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Numbers - Chapter 2

	Num 2:1	Then the LORD gave these instructions to Moses and Aaron:
	Num 2:2	"Each tribe will be assigned its own area in the camp, and the various groups will camp beneath their family banners. The Tabernacle [fn] will be located at the center of these tribal compounds.
	Num 2:3	"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 number of their available troops: [Tribe Leader Number] Judah Nahshon son of Amminadab 74,600
	Num 2:4	Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
	Num 2:5	Issachar Nethanel son of Zuar 54,400
	Num 2:6	Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
	Num 2:7	Zebulun Eliab son of Helon 57,400
	Num 2:8	Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
	Num 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.
	Num 2:10	"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 number of their available troops: [Tribe Leader Number] Reuben Elizur son of Shedeur 46,500
	Num 2:11	Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
	Num 2:12	Simeon Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai 59,300
	Num 2:13	Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
	Num 2:14	Gad Eliasaph son of Deuel [fn] 45,650
	Num 2:15	Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
	Num 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.
	Num 2:17	"Then the Levites will set out from the middle of the camp with the Tabernacle. All the tribes are to travel in the same order that they camp, each in position under the appropriate family banner.
	Num 2:18	"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 number of their available troops: [Tribe Leader Number] Ephraim Elishama son of Ammihud 40,500
	Num 2:19	Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
	Num 2:20	Manasseh Gamaliel son of Pedahzur 32,200
	Num 2:21	Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
	Num 2:22	Benjamin Abidan son of Gideoni 35,400
	Num 2:23	Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
	Num 2:24	So the total of all the troops on Ephraim's side of the camp is 108,100, and they will follow the Levites in the line of march.
	Num 2:25	"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 number of their available troops: [Tribe Leader Number] Dan Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai 62,700
	Num 2:26	Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
	Num 2:27	Asher Pagiel son of Ocran 41,500
	Num 2:28	Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
	Num 2:29	Naphtali Ahira son of Enan 53,400
	Num 2:30	Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
	Num 2:31	So the total of all the troops on Dan's side of the camp is 157,600. They are to bring up the rear whenever the Israelites move to a new campsite."
	Num 2:32	In summary, the troops of Israel listed by their families totaled 603,550.
	Num 2:33	The Levites were exempted from this census by the LORD's command to Moses.
	Num 2:34	So the people of Israel did everything just 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:

(2:2) Hebrew Tent of Meeting; also in 2:17.
(2:14-15) As in many Hebrew manuscripts, Samaritan Pentateuch, and Latin Vulgate (see also 1:14); most Hebrew manuscripts read son of Reuel.

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