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32-33 Ephraim son of Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,500
34-35 Manasseh son of Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,200
36-37 Benjamin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,400
38-39 Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,700
40-41 Asher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,500
42-43 Naphtali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,400
44 These were the men registered by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders
of Israel, all listed according to their ancestral descent. 45 They were regis-
tered by families—all the men of Israel who were twenty years old or older
and able to go to war. 46 The total number was 603,550.
47 But this total did not include the Levites. 48 For the Lord had said to
Moses, 49 “Do not include the tribe of Levi in the registration; do not count
them with the rest of the Israelites. 50 Put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant,* along with all its furnishings and equipment.
They must carry the Tabernacle and all its furnishings as you travel, and
they must take care of it and camp around it. 51 Whenever it is time for the
Tabernacle to move, the Levites will take it down. And when it is time to
stop, they will set it up again. But any unauthorized person who goes too
near the Tabernacle must be put to death. 52 Each tribe of Israel will camp
in a designated area with its own family banner. 53 But the Levites will camp
around the Tabernacle of the Covenant to protect the community of Israel
from the Lord’s anger. The Levites are responsible to stand guard around
the Tabernacle.”
54 So the Israelites did everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Organization for Israel’s Camp
Then the Lord gave these instructions to Moses and Aaron: 2 “When the
Israelites set up camp, each tribe will be assigned its own area. The tribal
divisions will camp beneath their family banners on all four sides of the
Tabernacle,* but at some distance from it.
3-4 “The divisions of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun are to camp toward the
sunrise on the east side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners.
These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their
registered troops:
2
5-6
7-8
Tribe
Leader
Number
Judah . . . . . . . . . Nahshon son of Amminadab . . . . . . . . . 74,600
Issachar . . . . . . . Nethanel son of Zuar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,400
Zebulun . . . . . . . Eliab son of Helon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,400
9 So the total of all the troops on Judah’s side of the camp is 186,400. These
three tribes are to lead the way whenever the Israelites travel to a new
campsite.
10-11 “The divisions of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad are to camp on the south
side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of
the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
Leader
Number
Tribe
Reuben . . . . . . . Elizur son of Shedeur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,500
12-13 Simeon. . . . . . . . Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai . . . . . . . . 59,300
14-15 Gad . . . . . . . . . . Eliasaph son of Deuel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,650
16 So the total of all the troops on Reuben’s side of the camp is 151,450. These
three tribes will be second in line whenever the Israelites travel.
17 “Then the Tabernacle, carried by the Levites, will set out from the middle
1:50 Or Tabernacle of the Testimony; also in 1:53. 2:2 Hebrew the Tent of Meeting; also in 2:17.
2:14-15 As in many Hebrew manuscripts, Samaritan Pentateuch, and Latin Vulgate (see also 1:14);
most Hebrew manuscripts read son of Reuel.
NUMBERS 2:17
