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God spoke to Moses and Aaron saying:
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The children of Israel shall encamp each man by his division with the flag staffs of their fathers' house; some distance from the Tent of Meeting they shall encamp.
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Those camping in front, to the east, were the legions under the division of the camp of Judah. The prince of the children of Judah was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
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His legion numbered seventy four thousand, six hundred.
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Camping next to him, the tribe of Issachar; the prince of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zu'ar.
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His legion numbered fifty four thousand, four hundred.
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[Then] the tribe of Zebulun, and the prince of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
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His legion numbered fifty seven thousand, four hundred.
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The total sum for the legions of Judah's camp was one hundred and eighty six thousand, four hundred; these shall journey first.
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The legions under the division of the camp of Reuben were to the south. The prince of the children of Reuben was Elitzur the son of Shedeur.
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His legion numbered forty six thousand, five hundred.
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Camping next to him, the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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His legion numbered fifty nine thousand, three hundred.
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[Then] the tribe of Gad. The prince of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Re'uel.
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His legion numbered forty five thousand, six hundred and fifty.
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The total sum for the legions of Reuben's camp was one hundred and fifty thousand, four hundred and fifty; they shall be the second to set out.
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Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, [with] the Levite camp, in the center of the other camps. Just as they camp, so shall they travel, each man in his place, by their divisions.
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The legions under the division of the camp of Ephraim were to the west. The prince of the children of Ephraim was Elishama'the son of 'Amihud.
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His legion numbered forty thousand, five hundred.
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Next to him, the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the children of Manasseh was Gamliel the son of Pedahzur.
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His legion numbered thirty two thousand, two hundred.
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[Then] the tribe of Benjamin. The prince of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gid'oni.
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His legion numbered thirty five thousand, four hundred.
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The total sum for the legions under the division of the camp of Ephraim was one hundred and eight thousand, one hundred; they shall be the third to set out.
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The legions under the division of the camp of Dan were to the north. The prince of the children of Dan was Ahi'ezer the son of Ammishaddai.
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His legion numbered sixty two thousand, seven hundred.
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Camping next to him was the tribe of Asher. The prince of the children of Asher was Pag'iel the son of 'Ocran.
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His legion numbered forty one thousand, five hundred.
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[Then] the tribe of Naphtali. The prince of the children of Naphtali was Ahira' the son of 'Enan.
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His legion numbered fifty three thousand, four hundred.
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The total sum for the legions under the division of the camp of Dan was one hundred and fifty seven thousand, six hundred; they shall be the last to set out.
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These are the numbers of the Israelites according to their fathers' houses. The total number of legions of the camps was six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
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However, the Levites were not counted with the rest of the Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.
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The Israelites did all that the Lord had commanded Moses; they encamped by their divisions, and so did they journey each man with his family, according to his father's house.
