1. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron:
2. The Israelites shall camp, each in their own divisions, under the ensigns of their ancestral houses. They shall camp at some distance all around the tent of meeting.
3. Encamped on the east side, toward the sunrise, shall be the divisional camp of Judah, arranged in companies. The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon, son of Amminadab,
4. and the enrollment of his company is seventy-four thousand six hundred.
5. Encamped beside it is the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel, son of Zuar,
6. and the enrollment of his company is fifty-four thousand four hundred.
7. Also the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab, son of Helon,
8. and the enrollment of his company is fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9. The total enrollment of the camp of Judah by companies is one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred. They shall be first on the march.
10. The divisional camp of Reuben shall be on the south side, by companies. The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur, son of Shedeur,