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

Every man¹ of the children of Israel shall pitch² by his own standard, with the ensign³ of their father's house: far off⁴ about the⁵ tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.

¶ And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard⁶ of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon⁷ the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

⁸And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

⁹And 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.

¹⁰And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

¹¹Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.

¹²And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

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 shall¹³ first set forth.

¶ On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben¹⁴ according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur¹⁵ the son of Shedeur.

¹⁶And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel¹⁷ the son of Zurishaddai.

¹⁸And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph¹⁹ the son of Reuel.

²⁰And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred²¹ thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall²² set forth in the second rank.

Then the tabernacle²³ 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.

On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim²⁴ according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama²⁵ the son of Ammihud.

²⁶And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

¶ And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel²⁷ the son of Pedahzur.

²⁸And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan²⁹ the son of Gideoni.

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

All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred³¹ thousand and³² eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

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 Ahiezer³³ the son of Ammishaddai.

³⁴And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel³⁵ the son of Ocran.

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty³⁶ and one thousand and five hundred.

Then the tribe³⁷ of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira³⁸ the son of Enan.

¶³⁹And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred⁴⁰ thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They⁴¹ shall go hindmost with their standards.

⁴²These 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.

⁴³But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

And the children of Israel did according⁴⁴ to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they⁴⁵ pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.