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And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron , saying,
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The children of Israel shall encamp every one by his standard , with the ensign of their father 's house ; round about the tent of meeting, afar off, opposite to it shall they encamp.
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And [for] those encamping eastward toward the sun-rising [there shall be] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
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and his host , even those that were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred .
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And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar ; and the prince of the sons of Issachar shall be Nethaneel the son of Zuar;
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and his host , even those that were numbered thereof, fifty -four thousand four hundred .
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[With them shall be] the tribe of Zebulun ; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon;
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and his host , even those that were numbered thereof, fifty -seven thousand four hundred .
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All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred and eighty -six thousand four hundred , according to their hosts. They shall set forth first .
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The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be southward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur;
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and his host , even those that were numbered thereof, forty -six thousand five hundred .
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And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon ; and the prince of the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
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and his host , even those that were numbered of them, fifty -nine thousand three hundred .
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And [with them shall be] the tribe of Gad ; and the prince of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel ;
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and his host , even those that were numbered of them, forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty .
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All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred and fifty -one thousand four hundred and fifty , according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.
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And the tent of meeting shall set forth, the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps ; as they encamp, so shall they set forth, every man in his place, according to their standards .
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The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts shall be westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud;
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and his host , even those that were numbered of them, forty thousand five hundred .
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And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh ; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
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and his host , even those that were numbered of them, thirty -two thousand two hundred .
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And [with them shall be] the tribe of Benjamin ; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni;
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and his host , even those that were numbered of them, thirty -five thousand four hundred .
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All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred and eight thousand one hundred , according to their hosts. And they shall set forth third .
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The standard of the camp of Dan shall be northward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
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and his host , even those that were numbered of them, sixty -two thousand seven hundred .
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And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran;
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and his host , even those that were numbered of them, forty -one thousand five hundred .
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And [with them shall be] the tribe of Naphtali ; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan;
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and his host , even those that were numbered of them, fifty -three thousand four hundred .
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All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred and fifty -seven thousand six hundred . They shall set forth last according to their standards .
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These are those that were numbered of the children of Israel , according to their fathers ' houses : all those that were numbered of the camps , according to their hosts, were 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 Jehovah had commanded Moses .
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And the children of Israel did according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses : so they encamped according to their standards , and so they journeyed , every one according to their families , according to their fathers ' houses .