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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 registered 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
Tribe
Judah
5-6
7-8
Issachar
Zebulun
Leader
Number
Nahshon son of
Amminadab
74,600
Nethanel son of Zuar 54,400
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:
12-13
Tribe
Reuben
Simeon
14-15
Gad
Leader
Number
Elizur son of Shedeur 46,500
Shelumiel son of
Zurishaddai
59,300
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 of the camp.
All the tribes are to travel in the same order that
they camp, each in position under the appropriate family banner.
18-19 “The divisions of Ephraim, Manasseh,
and Benjamin are to camp on the west side of
the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners.
These are the names of the tribes, their leaders,
and the numbers of their registered troops:
Tribe
Ephraim
20-21
22-23
Leader
Elishama son of
Ammihud
Manasseh Gamaliel son of
Pedahzur
Benjamin Abidan son of
Gideoni
Number
40,500
32,200
35,400
24 So the total of all the troops on Ephraim’s side
of the camp is 108,100. These three tribes will
be third in line whenever the Israelites travel.
25-26 “The divisions of Dan, Asher, and Naphtali are to camp on the north side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are
the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the
numbers of their registered troops:
Tribe
Dan
27-28
29-30
Asher
Naphtali
Leader
Ahiezer son of
Ammishaddai
Pagiel son of Ocran
Ahira son of Enan
Number
62,700
41,500
53,400
31 So
the total of all the troops on Dan’s side of
the camp is 157,600. These three tribes will be
last, marching under their banners whenever
the Israelites travel.”
32 In summary, the troops of Israel listed by
their families totaled 603,550. 33 But as the Lord
had commanded, the Levites were not included
in this registration. 34 So the people of Israel did
everything as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Each clan and family set up camp and marched
under their banners exactly as the Lord had
instructed them.
Levites Appointed for Service
This is the family line of Aaron and Moses
as it was recorded when the Lord spoke to
Moses on Mount Sinai: 2 The names of Aaron’s
sons were Nadab (the oldest), Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3 These sons of Aaron were
anointed and ordained to minister as priests.
4 But Nadab and Abihu died in the Lord’s presence in the wilderness of Sinai when they
burned before the Lord the wrong kind of fire,
3
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.