Numbers 2 · Parashat Bamidbar

And the Lord spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying,

Every man of the children of Yisra᾽el shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensigns of their father’s house: far off about the Tent of Meeting shall they pitch.

And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Yehuda pitch by their hosts: and Naĥshon the son of ῾Amminadav shall be captain of the children of Yehuda.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were seventy four thousand, six hundred.

And those that pitch next to him shall be the tribe of Yissakhar: and Netan᾽el the son of Żu῾ar shall be captain of the children of Yissakhar.

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

Then the tribe of Zevulun: and Eli᾽av the son of Ḥelon shall be captain of the children of Zevulun.

And his host, and those that were numbered of it, were fifty seven thousand, four hundred.

All that were numbered in the camp of Yehuda were a hundred and eighty six thousand, four hundred, by their hosts. These shall first set forth.

On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Re᾽uven by their hosts: and the captain of the children of Re᾽uven shall be Eliżur the son of Shede᾽ur.

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

And those who pitch by him shall be the tribe of Shim῾on: and the captain of the children of Shim῾on shall be Shelumi᾽el the son of Żurishadday.

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

Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Elyasaf the son of Re῾u᾽el.

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

All that were numbered in the camp of Re᾽uven were a hundred and fifty one thousand, four hundred and fifty, by their hosts. And they shall set forth in the second rank.

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.

On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Efrayim by their hosts: and the captain of the sons of Efrayim shall be Elishama the son of ῾Ammihud.

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

And by him shall be the tribe of Menashshe: and the captain of the children of Menashshe shall be Gamli᾽el the son of Pedażur.

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

Then the tribe of Binyamin: and the captain of the sons of Binyamin shall be Avidan the son of Gid῾oni.

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

All that were numbered of the camp of Efrayim were a hundred and eight thousand and one hundred, by their hosts. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their hosts: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Aĥi῾ezer the son of ῾Ammishadday.

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

And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pag῾i᾽el the son of ῾Okhran.

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

Then the tribe of Naftali: and the captain of the children of Naftali shall be Aĥira the son of ῾Enan.

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

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

These are those who were numbered of the children of Yisra᾽el by the houses of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps by their hosts were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.

But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Yisra᾽el; as the Lord commanded Moshe.

And the children of Yisra᾽el did according to all that the Lord commanded Moshe: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, everyone after their families, according to the houses of their fathers.