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Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, --
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The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers' houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they encamp round about. --
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Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab. --
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His host, and those who were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred. --
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Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar. --
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His host, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred. --
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The tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon. --
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His host, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred. --
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All who were numbered of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first. --
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On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. --
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His host, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred. --
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Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. --
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His host, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred. --
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The tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. --
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His host, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty. --
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All who were numbered of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their hosts. They shall set forth second. --
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Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards. --
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On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. --
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His host, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred. --
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Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. --
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His host, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred. --
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The tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. --
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His host, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred. --
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All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth third. --
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On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. --
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His host, and those who were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred. --
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Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran. --
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His host, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred. --
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The tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. --
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His host, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred. --
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All who were numbered of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set forth hindmost by their standards. --
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These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses: all who were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty. --
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But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Yahweh commanded Moses. --
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Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, everyone by their families, according to their fathers' houses. --
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