Numbers 2
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Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron: Begin Abide·
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“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. Begin Abide·
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On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab, Begin Abide·
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and his division numbers 74,600. Begin Abide·
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The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar, Begin Abide·
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and his division numbers 54,400. Begin Abide·
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Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon, Begin Abide·
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and his division numbers 57,400. Begin Abide·
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The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first. Begin Abide·
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On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur, Begin Abide·
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and his division numbers 46,500. Begin Abide·
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The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, Begin Abide·
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and his division numbers 59,300. Begin Abide·
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Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel, Begin Abide·
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and his division numbers 45,650. Begin Abide·
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The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second. Begin Abide·
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In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard. Begin Abide·
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On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud, Begin Abide·
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and his division numbers 40,500. Begin Abide·
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The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, Begin Abide·
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and his division numbers 32,200. Begin Abide·
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Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni, Begin Abide·
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and his division numbers 35,400. Begin Abide·
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The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third. Begin Abide·
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On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, Begin Abide·
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and his division numbers 62,700. Begin Abide·
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The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran, Begin Abide·
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and his division numbers 41,500. Begin Abide·
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Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan, Begin Abide·
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and his division numbers 53,400. Begin Abide·
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The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.” Begin Abide·
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These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550. Begin Abide·
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But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses. Begin Abide·
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So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family. Begin Abide·