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And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, ² Let the children of Israel encamp fronting each other, every man keeping his own rank, according to their standards, according to the houses of their families; the children of Israel shall encamp round about the tabernacle of witness. ³ And they that encamp first toward the east shall be the order of the camp of Juda with their host, and the prince of the sons of Juda, Naasson the son of Aminadab. ⁴ His forces that were numbered, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred, ⁵ And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Issachar, and the prince of the sons of Issachar shall be Nathanael the son of Sogar. ⁶ His forces that were numbered, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred. ⁷ And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of ZabuIon, and the prince of the sons of Zabulon shall be Eliab the son of Chaelon. ⁸ His forces that were numbered were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred. ⁹ All that were numbered of the camp of Juda were a hundred and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred: they shall move first with their forces. ¹⁰ This is the order of the camp of Ruben; their forces shall be toward the south, and the prince of the children of Ruben shall be Elisur the son of Sediur. ¹¹ His forces that were numbered, were forty-six thousand and five hundred. ¹² And they that encamp next to him shall be of the tribe of Symeon, and the prince of the sons of Symeon shall be Salamiel the son of Surisadai. ¹³ His forces that were numbered were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred. ¹⁴ And they that encamp next to them shall be the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel. ¹⁵ His forces that were numbered, were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty. ¹⁶ All who were numbered of the camp of Ruben, were a hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty: they with their forces shall proceed in the second place.

¹⁷ And then the tabernacle of witness shall be set forward, and the camp of the Levites shall be between the camps; as they shall encamp, so also shall they commence their march, each one next in order to his fellow according to their companies. ¹⁸ The station of the camp of Ephraim shall be ¹westward with their forces, and the head of the children of Ephraim shall be Elisama the son of Emiud. ¹⁹ His forces that were numbered, are forty thousand and five hundred.

²⁰ And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Manasse, and the prince of the sons of Manasse, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur. ²¹ His forces that were numbered, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred. ²² And they that encamp next shall be

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according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names, according to their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth with the host, ³⁵ the numbering them of the tribe of Benjamin, was thirty-five thousand and four hundred. ³⁶ For the sons of Gad according to their kindreds, according to their divisions according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names, according to their polls, all males from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth with the host, ³⁷ the numbering of them of the tribe of Gad, was forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

³⁸ For the sons of Dan according to their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families according to the number of their names according to their polls, all males from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth with the host, ³⁹ the numbering of them of the tribe of Dan, was sixty and two thousand and seven hundred. ⁴⁰ For the sons of Aser according to their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names, according to their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth with the host, ⁴¹ the numbering of them of the tribe of Aser, was forty and one thousand and five hundred.

⁴² For the sons of Nephthali according to their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names, according to their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, every one who goes forth with the host, ⁴³ the numbering of them of the tribe of Nephthali, was fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

⁴⁴ This is the numbering which Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel, being twelve men, conducted: there was a man for each tribe, they were according to the tribe of the houses of their family. ⁴⁵ And the whole numbering of the children of Israel with their host from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes out to set himself in battle array in Israel, came to ⁴⁶ six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

⁴⁷ But the Levites of the tribe of their family were not counted among the children of Israel. ⁴⁸ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ⁴⁹ See, thou shall not muster the tribe of Levi, and thou shalt not take their numbers, in the midst of the children of Israel. ⁵⁰ And do thou set the Levites over the tabernacle of witness, and over all its furniture, and over all things that are in it; and they shall do service in it, and they shall encamp round about the tabernacle. ⁵¹ And in removing the tabernacle, the Levites shall take it down, and in pitching the tabernacle they shall set it up: and let the stranger that advances to touch it die. ⁵² And the children of Israel shall encamp, every man in his own order, and every man according to his ²company, with their host.

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spoke to Moses, saying, ¹² Behold, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel, instead of every male that opens the womb from among the children of Israel: they shall be their ransom, and the Levites shall be mine. ¹³ For every first-born is mine; in the day in which I smote every first-born in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to myself every first-born in Israel: both of man and beast, they shall be mine: I am the Lord.

¹⁴ And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sina, saying, ¹⁵ Take the number of the sons of Levi, according to the houses of their families, according to their divisions; number ye them every male from a month old and upwards. ¹⁶ And Moses and Aaron numbered them by the ³word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded them.

¹⁷ And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gedson, Caath, and Merari. ¹⁸ And these are the names of the sons of Gedson according to their families; Lobeni and Semei: ¹⁹ and the sons of Caath according to their families; Amram and Issaar, Chebron and Oziel: ²⁰ and the sons of Merari according to their families, Mooli and Musi; these are the families of the Levites according to the houses of their families. ²¹ To Gedson belongs the family of Lobeni, and the family of Semei: these are the families of Gedson. ²² The numbering of them according to the number of every male from a month old and upwards, their numbering was seven thousand and five hundred. ²³ And the sons of Gedson shall encamp westward behind the tabernacle. ²⁴ And the ruler of the household of the family of Gedson was Elisaph the son of Dael. ²⁵ And the charge of the sons of Gedson in the tabernacle of witness was the tent and the veil, and the covering of the door of the tabernacle of witness, ²⁶ and the curtains of the court, and the veil of the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and the remainder of all its works.

²⁷ To Caath belonged one division, that of Amram, and another division, that of Issaar, and another division, that of Chebron, and another division, that of Oziel: these are the divisions of Caath, according to number. ²⁸ Every male from a month old and upward, eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charges of the holy things. ²⁹ The families of the sons of Caath, shall encamp beside the tabernacle toward the south. ³⁰ And the chief of the house of the families of the divisions of Caath, was Elisaphan the son of Oziel.

³¹ And their charge was the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and all the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they do holy service, and the veil, and all their works. ³² And the chief over the chief of the Levites, was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, appointed to keep the charge of the holy things. ³³ To Merari belonged the family of Mooli, and the family of Musi: these are the families of Merari. ³⁴ The mustering of them according to number, every male from a month old and upwards, was six thousand and fifty. ³⁵ And the head of the house of the families of the

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of the tribe of Benjamin, and the prince of the sons Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni. ²³ His forces that were numbered, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred. ²⁴ All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred and eight thousand and one hundred: they with their forces shall set out third.

²⁵ The order of the camp of Dan shall be northward with their forces; and the prince of the sons of Dan, Achiezer the son of Amisadai. ²⁶ His forces that were numbered, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred. ²⁷ And they that encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Aser; and the prince of the sons of Aser, Phagiel the son of Echran. ²⁸ His forces that were numbered, were forty-one thousand and five hundred. ²⁹ And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Nephthali; and the prince of the children of Nephthali, Achire son of Aenan. ³⁰ His forces that were numbered were fifty-three thousand and four hundred. ³¹ All that were numbered of the camp of Dan, were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred: they shall set out last according to their order.

³² This is the numbering of the children of Israel according to the houses of their families: all the numbering of the camps with their forces, was six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty. ³³ But the Levites were not numbered wih them, as the Lord commanded Moses. ³⁴ And the children of Israel did all things that the Lord commanded Moses; thus they encamped in their order, and thus they began their march in succession each according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families.