Numbers 2

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 Ref The children of Israel are to put up their tents in the order of their families, by the flags of their fathers' houses, facing the Tent of meeting on every side.

3 Ref Those whose tents are on the east side, looking to the dawn, will be round the flag of the children of Judah, with Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, as their chief.

4 Ref The number of his army was seventy-four thousand, six hundred.

5 Ref And nearest to him will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel, the son of Zuar, as their chief.

6 Ref The number of his army was fifty-four thousand, four hundred.

7 Ref After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.

8 Ref The number of his army was fifty-seven thousand, four hundred.

9 Ref The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They go forward first.

10 Ref On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.

11 Ref The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.

12 Ref And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.

13 Ref The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.

14 Ref Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.

15 Ref The number of his army was forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.

16 Ref The number of all the armies of Reuben together came to a hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty. They go forward second.

17 Ref Then the Tent of meeting is to go forward, with the tents of the Levites, in the middle of the armies; in the same order as their tents are placed, they are to go forward, every man under his flag.

18 Ref On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.

19 Ref The number of his army was forty thousand, five hundred.

20 Ref And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.

21 Ref The number of his army was thirty-two thousand, two hundred.

22 Ref Then the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.

23 Ref The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.

24 Ref The number of all the armies of Ephraim was a hundred and eight thousand, one hundred. They go forward third.

25 Ref On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.

26 Ref The number of his army was sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.

27 Ref Nearest to him will be the tribe of Asher, with Pagiel, the son of Ochran, as their chief.

28 Ref The number of his army was forty-one thousand, five hundred;

29 Ref Then the tribe of Naphtali, with Ahira, the son of Enan, as their chief.

30 Ref The number of his army was fifty-three thousand, four hundred.

31 Ref The number of all the armies in the tents of Dan was a hundred and fifty-seven thousand, six hundred. They will go forward last, by their flags.

32 Ref These are all who were numbered of the children of Israel, in the order of their fathers' families: all the armies in their tents together came to six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.

33 Ref But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord said to Moses.

34 Ref So the children of Israel did as the Lord said to Moses, so they put up their tents by their flags, and they went forward in the same order, by their families, and by their fathers' houses.

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

2 Ref The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers' houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they encamp round about.

3 Ref And those that encamp on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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

5 Ref And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

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

7 Ref `And' the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

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

9 Ref All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first.

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

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

12 Ref And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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

14 Ref And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

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

16 Ref All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.

17 Ref Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, 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, by their standards.

18 Ref On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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

20 Ref And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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

22 Ref And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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

24 Ref All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth third.

25 Ref On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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

27 Ref And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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

29 Ref And the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

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

31 Ref All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set forth hindmost by their standards.

32 Ref These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses: all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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

34 Ref Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, every one by their families, according to their fathers' houses.

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

2 Ref "The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers' houses: at a distance from the tent of meeting shall they encamp around it."

3 Ref Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

4 Ref His division, and those who were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

5 Ref Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

6 Ref His division, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

7 Ref The tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

8 Ref His division, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

9 Ref All who were numbered of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out first.

10 Ref "On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

11 Ref His division, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

12 Ref "Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

13 Ref His division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

14 Ref "The tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

15 Ref His division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

16 Ref "All who were numbered of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their hosts. They shall set out second.

17 Ref "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 out, every man in his place, by their standards.

18 Ref "On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

19 Ref His division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred.

20 Ref "Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

21 Ref His division, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

22 Ref "The tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

23 Ref His host, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

24 Ref "All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third.

25 Ref "On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

26 Ref His division, and those who were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

27 Ref "Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.

28 Ref His division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.

29 Ref "The tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

30 Ref His division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

31 Ref "All who were numbered of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards."

32 Ref These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses. All who were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

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

34 Ref Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, according to their fathers' houses.

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