1. The Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron:
2. “Every one of the Israelites must camp under his standard with the emblems of his family; they must camp at some distance around the tent of meeting.
3. “Now those who will be camping on the east, toward the sunrise, are the divisions of the camp of Judah under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
4. Those numbered in his division are 74,600.
5. Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.
6. Those numbered in his division are 54,400.
7. Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
8. Those numbered in his division are 57,400.
9. All those numbered of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, are 186,400. They will travel at the front.
10. “On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.