Numbers

Tells about the Israelites' 40 years in the desert, including their travels and the census of their tribes.

Chapter 2

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

*And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

2 Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.

*Every Israeli man should set up camp near his family's flag, and they must stay far from the main tent, where the whole group meets.

3 And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

*On the east side, where the sun rises, the people from Judah's camp will set up their tents with their army. Nahshon, son of Amminadab, will be the leader for the people of Judah.

4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

*His group and the counted people totaled 64,600.

5 And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.

*The people camping near them are from the tribe of Issachar, and their leader is Nethaneel, son of Zuar.

6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

*His group and the counted people totaled fifty-four thousand four hundred.

7 Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.

*Then, the people from the group of Zebulun: and a leader named Eliab, son of Helon, will lead the children of Zebulun.

8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

*His group and the counted people were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.

*In the Judah camp, there were 186,400 people in total. They will go first in the army.

10 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

*On the southern side, the banner of Reuben's camp, based on their groups, will be placed. The leader of Reuben's tribe will be Elizur, son of Shedeur.

11 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

*His group and the total counted were 46,500.

12 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

*Those camping near him are from the tribe of Simeon, and their leader is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai.

13 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

*His group and the counted people with them totaled fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.

14 Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

*Then, the group called Gad: and their leader, the children of Gad, is Eliasaph, son of Reuel.

15 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

*His group and the counted people with them totaled forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.

16 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.

*In the Reuben camp, there were 105,450 people. They will go in the second group of fighters.

17 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.

*Then, the tent for the group of people will move with the Levite's area in the middle of the overall group. When they set up camp, they should also move forward in the same way, with each person staying in their spot and following the banners.

18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

*On the west side, the banner of Ephraim's camp will be placed, based on their army groups. The leader of Ephraim's group is Elishama, son of Ammihud.

19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

*His group and the counted people with them totaled forty-five hundred.

20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

*By him, the people of Manasseh will exist, and their leader will be Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur.

21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

*His group and the counted people with them totaled thirty-two thousand, two hundred.

22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

*Then, the group of Benjamin and their leader will be Abidan, son of Gideoni.

23 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

*His group and the counted people with them totaled thirty-five thousand four hundred.

24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

*In the Ephraim camp, there were 108,100 people in total, including soldiers. They will be in the third row moving forward.

25 The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

*The Dan camp's flag will be in the north, with their soldiers. Their leader is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai.

26 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

*And the total count of his guests was 3,627.

27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

*Those camping near Asher will be from the tribe of Asher, and their leader will be Pagiel, son of Ocran.

28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

*His group and the counted people with them totaled 41,500.

29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

*Then, the Naphtali tribe: and their leader is Ahira, son of Enan.

30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

*His group and the counted people with them totaled fifty-three thousand four hundred.

31 All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.

*In the Dan camp, there were 100,057 people. They will go last with their flags.

32 These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

*This verse says that the total number of people from the Israelite families, counted in their different groups, was six hundred thousand, three thousand, five hundred, and fifty.

33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

*But the Levites weren't counted with the other Israelites; because the Lord told Moses to do it that way.

34 And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.

*The children of Israel followed all of God's commands given through Moses. They camped near symbols called standards and moved forward in groups based on family lines, following their ancestors' households.

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