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- THE LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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- The Israelites shall encamp, each by his own [tribal] standard or banner with the ensign of his father's house, opposite the Tent of Meeting and facing it on every side.
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- On the east side toward the sunrise shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah encamp by their companies; Nahshon son of Amminadab being the leader of the sons of Judah.
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- Judah's host as numbered totaled 74,600.
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- Next to Judah the tribe of Issachar shall encamp, Nethanel son of Zuar being the leader of the sons of Issachar.
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- Issachar's host as numbered totaled 54,400.
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- Then the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon being the leader of the sons of Zebulun.
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- Zebulun's host as numbered totaled 57,400.
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- All these [three tribes] numbered in the camp of Judah totaled 186,400. They shall set forth first [on the march].
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- On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben by their companies, the leader of the sons of Reuben being Elizur son of Shedeur.
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- Reuben's host as numbered totaled 46,500.
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- Those who encamp next to Reuben shall be the tribe of Simeon, the leader of the sons of Simeon being Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
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- Simeon's host as numbered totaled 59,300.
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- Then the tribe of Gad, the leader of the sons of Gad being Eliasaph son of Reuel (Deuel).
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- Gad's host as numbered totaled 45,650.
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- The whole number in [the three tribes of] the camp of Reuben was 151,450. They shall take second place [on the march].
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- Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they encamp so shall they set forward, every man in his place, standard after standard.
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- On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim by their companies, the leader of the sons of Ephraim being Elishama son of Ammihud.
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- Ephraim's host as numbered totaled 40,500.
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- Beside Ephraim shall be the tribe of Manasseh, the leader of the sons of Manasseh being Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
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- Manasseh's host as numbered totaled 32,200.
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- Then the tribe of Benjamin, the leader of the sons of Benjamin being Abidan son of Gideoni.
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- Benjamin's host as numbered totaled 35,400.
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- The whole number [of the three tribes] in the camp of Ephraim totaled 108,100. They shall go forward in third place.
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- The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side [of the tabernacle] by their companies, the leader of the sons of Dan being Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
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- Dan's host as numbered totaled 62,700.
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- Encamped next to Dan shall be the tribe of Asher, the leader of the sons of Asher being Pagiel son of Ochran.
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- Asher's host as numbered totaled 41,500.
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- Then the tribe of Naphtali, the leader of the sons of Naphtali being Ahira son of Enan.
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- Naphtali's host as numbered totaled 53,400.
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- The whole number [of the three tribes] in the camp of Dan totaled 157,600. They shall set out last, standard after standard.
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- These are the Israelites as numbered by their fathers' houses. All in the camps who were numbered by their companies were 603,550.
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- But the Levites were not numbered with the Israelites, for so the Lord commanded Moses.
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- Thus the Israelites did according to all the Lord commanded Moses; so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, everyone with his [tribal] families, according to his father's house.
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