10 “On the (A)south side shall be the standard of the forces with Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.” 11 And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred.

12 “Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.” 13 And his army was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

14 “Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of [a]Reuel.” 15 And his army was numbered at forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. 16 “All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Reuben, one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty—(B)they shall [b]be the second to break camp.

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  1. Numbers 2:14 Deuel, Num. 1:14; 7:42
  2. Numbers 2:16 Lit. set forth second

10 On the south(A) will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.(B) 11 His division numbers 46,500.

12 The tribe of Simeon(C) will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.(D) 13 His division numbers 59,300.

14 The tribe of Gad(E) will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.[a](F) 15 His division numbers 45,650.

16 All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben,(G) according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.

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  1. Numbers 2:14 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Vulgate (see also 1:14); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Reuel