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Text -- Numbers 2:18-34 (NET)
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The Tribes on the West
2:18 “On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard . The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Amihud .
2:19 Those numbered in his division are 40,500 .
2:20 Next to them will be the tribe of Manasseh . The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur .
2:21 Those numbered in his division are 32,200 .
2:22 Next will be the tribe of Benjamin . The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni .
2:23 Those numbered in his division are 35,400 .
2:24 All those numbered of the camp of Ephraim , according to their divisions , are 108,100 . They will travel third .
The Tribes on the North
2:25 “On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan , under their standards . The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai .
2:26 Those numbered in his division are 62,700 .
2:27 Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Asher . The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran .
2:28 Those numbered in his division are 41,500 .
2:29 Next will be the tribe of Naphtali . The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan .
2:30 Those numbered in his division are 53,400 .
2:31 All those numbered of the camp of Dan are 157,600 . They will travel last , under their standards .”
Summary
2:32 These are the Israelites , numbered according to their families . All those numbered in the camps , by their divisions , are 603,550 .
2:33 But the Levites were not numbered among the other Israelites , as the Lord commanded Moses .
2:34 So the Israelites did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses ; that is the way they camped under their standards , and that is the way they traveled , each with his clan and family .
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