Numbers 2

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

2 Ref `Each by his standard, with ensigns of the house of their fathers, do the sons of Israel encamp; over-against round about the tent of meeting they encamp.'

3 Ref And those encamping eastward towards the sun-rising, `are of' the standard of the camp of Judah, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah `is' Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

4 Ref and his host, and their numbered ones, `are' four and seventy thousand and six hundred.

5 Ref And those encamping by him `are of' the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the sons of Issachar `is' Nethaneel son of Zuar;

6 Ref and his host, and its numbered ones, `are' four and fifty thousand and four hundred.

7 Ref The tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun `is' Eliab son of Helon;

8 Ref and his host, and its numbered ones, `are' seven and fifty thousand and four hundred;

9 Ref all those numbered of the camp of Judah `are' a hundred thousand, and eighty thousand, and six thousand, and four hundred, by their hosts; they journey first.

10 Ref The standard of the camp of Reuben `is' southward, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Reuben `is' Elizur son of Shedeur;

11 Ref and his host, and its numbered ones, `are' six and forty thousand and five hundred.

12 Ref And those encamping by him `are of' the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon `is' Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

13 Ref and his host, and their numbered ones, `are' nine and fifty thousand and three hundred.

14 Ref And the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad `is' Eliasaph son of Reuel;

15 Ref and his host, and their numbered ones, `are' five and forty thousand and six hundred and fifty.

16 Ref All those numbered of the camp of Reuben `are' a hundred thousand, and one and fifty thousand, and four hundred and fifty, by their hosts; and they journey second.

17 Ref And the tent of meeting -- the camp of the Levites -- hath journeyed in the midst of the camps; as they encamp so they journey, each at his station by their standards.

18 Ref The standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts, `is' westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim `is' Elishama son of Ammihud;

19 Ref and his host, and their numbered ones, `are' forty thousand and five hundred.

20 Ref And by him `is' the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh `is' Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

21 Ref and his host, and their numbered ones, `are' two and thirty thousand, and two hundred.

22 Ref And the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin `is' Abidan son of Gideoni;

23 Ref and his host, and their numbered ones, `are' five and thirty thousand and four hundred.

24 Ref All those numbered of the camp of Ephraim `are' a hundred thousand, and eight thousand, and a hundred, by their hosts; and they journey third.

25 Ref The standard of the camp of Dan `is' northward, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Dan `is' Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

26 Ref and his host, and their numbered ones, `are' two and sixty thousand and seven hundred.

27 Ref And those encamping by him `are of' the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher `is' Pagiel son of Ocran;

28 Ref and his host, and their numbered ones, `are' one and forty thousand and five hundred.

29 Ref And the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali `is' Ahira son of Enan;

30 Ref and his host, and their numbered ones, `are' three and fifty thousand and four hundred.

31 Ref All those numbered of the camp of Dan `are' a hundred thousand, and seven and fifty thousand, and six hundred; at the rear they journey, by their standards.

32 Ref These `are' those numbered of the sons of Israel by the house of their fathers; all those numbered of the camps by their hosts `are' six hundred thousand, and three thousand, and five hundred and fifty.

33 Ref And the Levites have not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

34 Ref And the sons of Israel do according to all that Jehovah hath commanded Moses; so they have encamped by their standards, and so they have journeyed; each by his families, by the house of his fathers.

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.

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.

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