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Bamidbar 2

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2:1

The Order of the Camp

And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 spake unto Mushah and unto Aharon, saying,
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"Chawahry man of the children of Yashar'al shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch."
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The East Side: The Vanguard

"And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Yahudah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Yahudah."
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"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred."
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The Tribe of Yashakar

"And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Yashakar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Yashakar."
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"And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred."
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The Tribe of Zabalun

"Then the tribe of Zabalun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zabalun."
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"And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred."
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"All that were numbered in the camp of Yahudah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth."
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The South Side

"On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Ra'uban according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Ra'uban shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur."
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"And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred."
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The Tribe of Sham'un

"And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Sham'un: and the captain of the children of Sham'un shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai."
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"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and nine thousand and three hundred."
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The Tribe of Gad

"Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Ra'uel."
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"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty."
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"All that were numbered in the camp of Ra'uban were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank."
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The Heart of the Host

"Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Lawiym in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards."
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The West Side

"On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Aphrayiym according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Aphrayiym shall be Aliyshama the son of Ammihud."
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"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred."
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The Tribe of Manashah

"And by him shall be the tribe of Manashah: and the captain of the children of Manashah shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur."
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"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and two hundred."
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The Tribe of Binyamiyn

"Then the tribe of Binyamiyn: and the captain of the sons of Binyamiyn shall be Abidan the son of Gid'uni."
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"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, thirty and five thousand and four hundred."
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"All that were numbered of the camp of Aphrayiym 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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The North Side: The Rearguard

"The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai."
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"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred."
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The Tribe of Ashar

"And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Ashar: and the captain of the children of Ashar shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran."
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"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, forty and one thousand and five hundred."
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The Tribe of Naphtaliy

"Then the tribe of Naphtaliy: and the captain of the children of Naphtaliy shall be Ahira the son of Enan."
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"And his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred."
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"All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards."
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The Summary of the Sum

These are those which were numbered of the children of Yashar'al by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
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But the Lawiym were not numbered among the children of Yashar'al; as 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commanded Mushah.
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And the children of Yashar'al did according to all that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 commanded Mushah: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.