Numbers 2

1 Then the LORD [Yehovah, The covenant Name of God] said [to speak, communicate, or command] to Moses [the Israelite leader, born to Amram and Jochebed] and Aaron [the brother of Moses, the first high priest of the Israelites]: word study 2 “The Israelites [children of Israel, descendants of Jacob] are to camp [set up their tents, pitch their dwellings] around [surrounding, encompassing] the Tent [tabernacle, place of meeting] of Meeting [appointed time, sacred gathering] at a distance [far off, not close] from it, each man [individual, person] under [beside, near] his standard [flag, banner], with the banners [ensigns, signs] of his family [house, clan, household]. word study 3 On the east side, toward the sunrise [facing the rising sun], the divisions [armies, hosts] of Judah [the tribe descended from Judah, son of Jacob] are to camp [pitch their tents, encamp] under their standard [flag, banner]: The leader [prince, captain] of the descendants [sons, children] of Judah is Nahshon [the son of Amminadab, a leader of Judah] son of Amminadab, word study 4 and his division [army, large group] numbers [to reckon, count] 74,600. word study 5 The tribe [a group of people with a common ancestor, family] of Issachar [there is recompense, a son of Jacob] will camp [to set up camp, pitch a tent, encamp] next to it [nearby, adjacent]. The leader [a high-ranking official, captain, chief] of the Issacharites [the children of Issachar, descendants] is Nethanel [given of God, a chief] son [a descendant, male child] of Zuar [an Israelite, father of Nethanel], word study 6 and his division [army, large group of people] numbers [to reckon, counted individually] 54,400. word study 7 Next will be the tribe [a group of people] of Zebulun [a son of Jacob, founder of one of the twelve tribes]. The leader [a high-ranking official] of the Zebulunites [descendants of Zebulun] is Eliab [a leader of Zebulun] son [a descendant] of Helon [an Israelite, father of Eliab, meaning strength], word study 8 and his division [army, large group of people] numbers [to reckon, counted] 57,400 [fifty-seven thousand, a multitude of four hundred]. word study 9 The total number [complete sum, entire count] of men in the divisions [armies, companies] of the camp [encampment, military formation] of Judah [the tribe descended from Judah, the son of Jacob] is 186,400 [a hundred thousand and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred]; they shall set out [depart, journey] first [at the beginning, in the lead]. word study 10 On the south [southern direction, towards the right hand] side, the divisions [armies, large groups] of Reuben [the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah, ancestor of the tribe] are to camp [set up their tents, encamp] under their standard [flag, banner]: The leader [captain, prince] of the Reubenites [sons of Reuben, descendants] is Elizur [a leader of the Reuben tribe] son [descendant, offspring] of Shedeur [an Israelite, father of Elizur], word study 11 and his division [army, large group] numbers [to reckon, counted] 46,500 [forty-six thousand, a large company of five hundred]. word study 12 The tribe [a group of people with a common ancestry] of Simeon [Shimeon, the second son of Jacob] will camp [pitch their tents, set up their dwelling] next to it [beside, nearby]. The leader [prince, captain, one in charge] of the Simeonites [the children of Simeon] is Shelumiel [meaning peace of God] son [descendant, offspring] of Zurishaddai [my rock is almighty], word study 13 and his division [army, large group of people] numbers [to reckon, count with precision] 59,300. word study 14 Next will be the tribe [a group of people with a common ancestor] of Gad [the seventh son of Jacob]. The leader [chief, captain, or high-ranking official] of the Gadites [descendants of Gad] is Eliasaph [a Gadite chief] son of Deuel [or Reuel, a significant figure in Israel’s history], word study 15 and his division [army, large group of people] numbers [to reckon, counted] 45,650. word study 16 The total number [entire sum, complete count] of men in the divisions [armies, companies] of the camp [encampment, army] of Reuben [the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah] is 151,450 [a hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty]; they shall set out [journey, depart] second [in the second place, following the first group]. word study 17 In the middle [at the center, midst] of the camps [armies, groups of people], the Tent [Tabernacle, sacred dwelling] of Meeting [appointed time, sacred season] is to travel [set out, journey] with the camp [host, company] of the Levites [descendants of Levi, priestly tribe]. They are to set out [depart, remove] in the order [arrangement, sequence] they encamped [pitched, settled], each [every individual] in his own place [position, station] under [according to, beneath] his standard [flag, banner]. word study 18 On the west [toward the sea, in a western direction] side, the divisions [armies, large groups] of Ephraim [doubly fruitful, referring to Joseph’s son and the tribe] are to camp [set up their tents, encamp] under their standard [flag, identifying banner]: The leader [captain, prince, high-ranking official] of the Ephraimites [descendants of Ephraim] is Elishama [my God has heard, a man of Judah] son [descendant] of Ammihud [my kinsman is majesty], word study 19 and his division [army, large group] numbers [to reckon, count] 40,500 [forty thousand and five hundred, a large multitude]. word study 20 The tribe [a group of people with a shared heritage] of Manasseh [a grandson of Jacob, an ancestor of a large tribe] will be next to it [adjacent, nearby, beside]. The leader [a high-ranking official, a captain] of the Manassites [the people of Manasseh] is Gamaliel [reward of God, a leader in the wilderness] son [a descendant, a child] of Pedahzur [the Rock has ransomed, a father of Gamaliel], word study 21 and his division [army, large group] numbers [to reckon, counted] 32,200 [thirty and two thousand, a multitude of two hundred]. word study 22 Next will be the tribe [a group of people] of Benjamin [son of the right hand]. The leader [a high-ranking official, a prince] of the Benjamites [sons of Benjamin] is Abidan [my father is judge] son [a descendant] of Gideoni [an Israelite living during the time of the Exodus], word study 23 and his division [army, large group of people] numbers [to reckon, counted] 35,400. word study 24 The total number [entire sum, complete count] of men in the divisions [armies, companies] of the camp [encampment, military formation] of Ephraim [doubly fruitful, referring to Joseph’s son and the tribe that descended from him] is 108,100 [a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred]; they shall set out [journey, depart, remove] third [in the third rank, position, or sequence] [following the second group, behind the descendants of Levi]. word study 25 On the north [Zaphon, northern direction] side, the divisions [army, large group] of Dan [a son of Jacob, the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel] are to camp [set up their tents, encamp] under their standard [flag, identifying banner]: The leader [captain, high-ranking official] of the Danites is Ahiezer [my brother is help, a Danite chief] son of Ammishaddai [my kinsman is Almighty, the father of Ahiezer], word study 26 and his division [army, large group of people] numbers [to reckon, counted] 62,700 [two and sixty thousand and seven hundred, a large company]. word study 27 The tribe [a group of people with a shared heritage] of Asher [the eighth son of Jacob, one of the twelve tribes of Israel] will camp [to set up camp, pitch a tent] next to it [beside, upon]. The leader [a high-ranking official, captain] of the Asherites [the people of Asher, descendants of Asher] is Pagiel [a leader of the tribe of Asher] son [a male descendant] of Ocran [the father of Pagiel], word study 28 and his division [army, large group of people] numbers [to reckon, counted] 41,500 [one and forty thousand and five hundred, a large company of people]. word study 29 Next will be the tribe [a group of people with a shared heritage] of Naphtali [a son of Jacob and founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel]. The leader [captain, high-ranking official] of the Naphtalites [people of Naphtali] is Ahira [my brother is evil, a leader of the Israelite tribe] son [descendant] of Enan [having eyes, a prince of the tribe], word study 30 and his division [army, large group of people] numbers [to reckon, counted] 53,400 [fifty-three thousand, four hundred, a large multitude]. word study 31 The total number [complete count, entire sum] of men in the camp [army, group of people] of Dan [a son of Jacob, the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel] is 157,600 [a hundred and fifty-seven thousand, six hundred]; they shall set out [start their journey, depart] last [hindmost, at the rear], under their standards [flags, banners, identifying symbols].” word study 32 These [specific, chosen] are the Israelites [descendants of Jacob, God’s people], numbered [reckoned, counted] according to their families [households, clans]. The total [sum, count] of those counted [numbered, reckoned] in the camps [army, encampments], by their divisions [armies, hosts], was 603,550. word study 33 But the Levites [descendants of Levi, one of Jacob’s 12 sons] were not [lacking, absent] counted [numbered, reckoned] among the other Israelites [sons of Israel, God’s chosen people], as the LORD [Yehovah, The covenant Name of God] had commanded [given orders, appointed] Moses [the Israelite leader, lawgiver]. word study 34 So the Israelites [children of Israel, descendants of Jacob] did everything [all that was commanded, according to all instructions] the LORD [Yehovah, The covenant Name of God] commanded Moses; they camped [pitched their tents, encamped] under their standards [flags, banners] in this way and set out [journeyed, traveled] in the same way, each man [individual, person] with his clan [family, tribe] and his family [household, relatives, according to the house of their fathers]. word study