1. The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron:
2. “The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral houses. They are to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it:
3. Judah’s military divisions will camp on the east side toward the sunrise under their banner. The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
4. His military division numbers 74,600.
5. The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar.
6. His military division numbers 54,400.
7. The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon.