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Numbers 2 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Organization for Israel’s Camp
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:1 - Then the LORD gave these instructions to Moses and Aaron:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:2 - “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,[fn] but at some distance from it.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:4 - “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:
TribeLeaderNumber
JudahNahshon son of Amminadab74,600
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IssacharNethanel son of Zuar54,400
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ZebulunEliab son of Helon57,400
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:9 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:11 - “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:
TribeLeaderNumber
ReubenElizur son of Shedeur46,500
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SimeonShelumiel son of Zurishaddai59,300
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GadEliasaph son of Deuel[fn]45,650
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:16 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:17 - “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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:19 - “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:
TribeLeaderNumber
EphraimElishama son of Ammihud40,500
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ManassehGamaliel son of Pedahzur32,200
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BenjaminAbidan son of Gideoni35,400
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:24 - 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:26 - “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:
TribeLeaderNumber
DanAhiezer son of Ammishaddai62,700
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AsherPagiel son of Ocran41,500
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NaphtaliAhira son of Enan53,400
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:31 - 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.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:32 - In summary, the troops of Israel listed by their families totaled 603,550.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:33 - But as the LORD had commanded, the Levites were not included in this registration.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:34 - 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.
NLT Footnotes
Hebrew the Tent of Meeting; also in 2:17.
As in many Hebrew manuscripts, Samaritan Pentateuch, and Latin Vulgate (see also 1:14); most Hebrew manuscripts read son of Reuel.
As in many Hebrew manuscripts, Samaritan Pentateuch, and Latin Vulgate (see also 1:14); most Hebrew manuscripts read son of Reuel.
BLB Footnotes
The NLT conflates verse 3 with 4  
The NLT conflates verse 5 with 6  
The NLT conflates verse 7 with 8  
The NLT conflates verse 10 with 11  
The NLT conflates verse 12 with 13  
The NLT conflates verse 14 with 15  
The NLT conflates verse 18 with 19  
The NLT conflates verse 20 with 21  
The NLT conflates verse 22 with 23  
The NLT conflates verse 25 with 26  
The NLT conflates verse 27 with 28  
The NLT conflates verse 29 with 30  
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