1. And the Lord spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
2. Each man of the sons of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, according to the ensigns of the houses of their fathers; round about the tabernacle of the testimony shall they pitch.
3. These shall pitch toward the sunrise, on the east: the standard of the camp of Judah throughout their hosts and the prince of the sons of Judah, Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.
4. His host, with those that were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
5. Next to him shall pitch those of the tribe of Issachar and the prince of the sons of Issachar, Nethaneel, the son of Zuar.
6. His host, with those that were numbered thereof, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
7. And the tribe of Zebulun and the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, the son of Helon.
8. His host, with those that were numbered thereof, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9. All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, by their hosts. These shall set forth first.
10. The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be towards the Negev, by their hosts and the prince of the sons of Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
11. His host, with those that were numbered thereof, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
12. And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon and the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.
13. His host, with those that were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
14. And the tribe of Gad and the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.
15. His host, with those that were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
16. All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, by their hosts. And they shall set forth second.
17. Then shall set forward the tabernacle of the testimony, the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps, in the manner that they encamp, so shall they set forward, each one in his place by their standards.