17 The tent of meeting is to move out with the Levites’ camp, which is in the middle of the camps. They are to move out just as they camp, each in his place,[a] with their banners.

18 Ephraim’s military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud. 19 His military division numbers 40,500. 20 The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. 21 His military division numbers 32,200. 22 The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan son of Gideoni. 23 His military division numbers 35,400. 24 The total in their military divisions who belong to Ephraim’s encampment number 108,100; they will move out third.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 2:17 Lit each on his hand

17 Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites(A) will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.

18 On the west(B) will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim(C) under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.(D) 19 His division numbers 40,500.

20 The tribe of Manasseh(E) will be next to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.(F) 21 His division numbers 32,200.

22 The tribe of Benjamin(G) will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.(H) 23 His division numbers 35,400.

24 All the men assigned to the camp of Ephraim,(I) according to their divisions, number 108,100. They will set out third.(J)

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17 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.

18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

23 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

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