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And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron ,
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The children of Israel are to put up their tents in the order of their families, by the flags of their fathers ' houses , facing the Tent of meeting on every side .
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Those whose tents are on the east side , looking to the dawn, will be round the flag of the children of Judah , with Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, as their chief.
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The number of his army was seventy-four thousand , six hundred .
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And nearest to him will be the tribe of Issachar , with Nethanel, the son of Zuar, as their chief.
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The number of his army was fifty -four thousand , four hundred .
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After him, the tribe of Zebulun , with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.
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The number of his army was fifty -seven thousand , four hundred .
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The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty -six thousand , four hundred . They go forward first .
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On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben , in the order of their armies , with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.
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The number of his army was forty -six thousand , five hundred .
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And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon , with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.
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The number of his army was fifty -nine thousand , three hundred .
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Then the tribe of Gad , with Eliasaph, son of Reuel , as their chief.
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The number of his army was forty-five thousand , six hundred and fifty .
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The number of all the armies of Reuben together came to a hundred and fifty -one thousand , four hundred and fifty . They go forward second.
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Then the Tent of meeting is to go forward, with the tents of the Levites, in the middle of the armies; in the same order as their tents are placed, they are to go forward, every man under his flag .
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On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim , with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.
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The number of his army was forty thousand , five hundred .
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And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.
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The number of his army was thirty -two thousand , two hundred .
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Then the tribe of Benjamin , with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.
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The number of his army was thirty -five thousand , four hundred .
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The number of all the armies of Ephraim was a hundred and eight thousand , one hundred . They go forward third .
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On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan , with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.
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The number of his army was sixty -two thousand , seven hundred .
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Nearest to him will be the tribe of Asher, with Pagiel, the son of Ochran, as their chief.
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The number of his army was forty -one thousand , five hundred ;
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Then the tribe of Naphtali , with Ahira, the son of Enan, as their chief.
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The number of his army was fifty -three thousand , four hundred .
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The number of all the armies in the tents of Dan was a hundred and fifty -seven thousand , six hundred . They will go forward last, by their flags.
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These are all who were numbered of the children of Israel , in the order of their fathers ' families: all the armies in their tents together came to six hundred and three thousand , five hundred and fifty .
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But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel , as the Lord said to Moses .
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So the children of Israel did as the Lord said to Moses , so they put up their tents by their flags, and they went forward in the same order , by their families , and by their fathers ' houses .