Numbers 2

⁴⁰But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.

²⁵Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.

⁵⁰Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.

²²Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.

⁴But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”

³³For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.

²⁰Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,

¹⁰Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.

³²the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,

³³the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

¹⁴First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

¹⁵Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,

⁷from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

¹⁹The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.

²⁰These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.

²²These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered 76,500.

²⁷those registered to the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.

⁸from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

¹⁸On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, drew near.

²³and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

¹⁵Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,

²³These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,

²⁴the Jashubite clan from Jashub, and the Shimronite clan from Shimron.

²⁸From the sons of Issachar, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

²⁹those registered to the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.

²⁹those registered to the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.

²⁵These were the clans of Issachar, and their registration numbered 64,300.

⁹from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

²⁹and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

³⁰From the sons of Zebulun, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

³¹those registered to the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.

¹⁶and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.

²⁴On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.

³¹those registered to the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.

²⁶These were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans: The Seredite clan from Sered, the Elonite clan from Elon, and the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.

²⁷These were the clans of Zebulun, and their registration numbered 60,500.

¹⁴First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

⁵These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

³⁵and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

¹These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.

³Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

⁴Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.

¹⁸Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.

³⁰On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.

⁷These were the clans of Reuben, and their registration numbered 43,730.

²¹those registered to the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.

⁶from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

¹⁹Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,

⁴¹and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

³⁶On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, drew near.

²³those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.

¹⁴These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.

⁴²On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, drew near.

¹⁴from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

²⁰and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.

⁴⁷and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

²⁵those registered to the tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.

¹⁸These were the clans of Gad, and their registration numbered 40,500.

¹⁸Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.

⁹The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.

²⁴The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.

³¹The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”

²¹Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

⁵⁰Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.

⁵¹Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death.

¹⁷Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.

³⁸Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.

⁴⁰But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.

⁵For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.

¹⁰from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

²²Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.

¹⁴But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

¹⁵Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

⁴⁸On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.

⁵And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.

¹For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

²before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.

³³those registered to the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.

³⁷These were the clans of Ephraim, and their registration numbered 32,500. These clans were the descendants of Joseph.

¹⁰from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

⁵⁹and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

²³Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,

⁵⁴On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.

³⁵those registered to the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.

³⁴These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered 52,700.

¹¹from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

²⁷There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.

²⁴and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.

⁶⁵and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

⁶⁰On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.

⁴¹These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered 45,600.

³⁷those registered to the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.

²²Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.

²before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally Your mighty power and come to save us.

¹⁶The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.

³¹The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”

⁹The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.

¹²from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

⁶⁶On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.

²⁵Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.

⁷¹and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

³⁹those registered to the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.

⁴³All of them were Shuhamite clans, and their registration numbered 64,400.

¹³from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

⁷²On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.

⁷⁷and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.

⁴¹those registered to the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.

⁴⁷These were the clans of Asher, and their registration numbered 53,400.

¹⁵and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

⁴⁸These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans: The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel, the Gunite clan from Guni,

⁴⁹the Jezerite clan from Jezer, and the Shillemite clan from Shillem.

⁸³and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

⁴²From the sons of Naphtali, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

⁴³those registered to the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.

²⁷and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.

⁷⁸On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.

⁵⁰These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400.

⁴²From the sons of Naphtali, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

⁴³those registered to the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.

²⁵Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.

¹⁶The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.

²⁴The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.

⁹The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.

⁴⁶And all those counted totaled 603,550.

²⁶a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.

³⁷The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.

²¹But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’

⁵¹These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.

⁹The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.

⁵⁷Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.

⁵⁸These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,

⁴⁷The Levites, however, were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers.

⁴⁸For the Lord had said to Moses:

⁶Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.

⁵How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!

⁶They spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the Lord has planted, like cedars beside the waters.

²When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,

⁶Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.

²“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.

⁵⁴Thus the Israelites did everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.