round about the habitation of witness, that there fall no wrath upon
the congregation of the children of Israel, and the Levites shall wait
upon the habitation of witness. And the children of Israel did
according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron saying: The children of Israel
shall pitch: every man by his own standard with the arms of their
father's houses, a way from the presence of the tabernacle of witness.
On the eastside toward the rising of the son, shall they of the
standard of the host of Iuda pitch with their arms: And Nahesson the
son of Aminadab shall be captain over the sons of Iuda. And his host
and the number of them seventy four thousand and six hundred. And next
unto him shall the tribe of Isachar pitch and Nathaneel the son of Zuar
captain over the children of Isachar: his host and the number of them
fifty four thousand and four hundred. And then the tribe of Zabulon:
with Eliab the son of Helon, captain over the children of Zabulon, and
his host in the number of them: fifty seven thousand and four hundred.
So that all they that pertain unto the host of Iuda, are an hundred
thousand eighty six thousand and four hundred in their companies: and
these shall go in the forefront, when they journey. And on the south
side, the standard of the host of Ruben shall lie with their companies
and the captain over the sons of Ruben, Elizur the son of Sedeur, and
his host and the number of them forty six thousand, and five hundred.
And fast by him shall the tribe of Simeon pitch, and the captain over
the sons of Simeon. Salumiel the son of Zuri Sadai, and his host and
the number of them forty nine thousand and three hundred. And the tribe
of Gad also: And the captain over the sons of Gad, Eliasaph the son of
Deguel and his host and the number of them forty five thousand six
hundred and fifty. So that all the number that pertain unto the host of
Ruben, are an hundred thousand, fifty one thousand, four hundred and
fifty, with their companies, and they shall be the second in the
journey. And the tabernacle of witness with the host of the Levites,
shall go in the midst of the hosts: as they lie in their tents, even so
shall they proceed in the journey, every man in his quarter about their
standards. On the west side, the standard and the host of Ephraim shall
lie with their companies. And the captain over the sons of Ephraim,
Elisama the son of Amihud: and his host and the number of them forty
thousand and five hundred. And fast by him, the tribe of Manasse, and
the captain over the sons of Manasse, Gamaliel the son of Peda Zur and
his host and the number of them thirty two thousand and two hundred.
And the tribe of BenIamin also: and the captain over the sons of
BenIamin, Abidan the son of Gedeoni, and his host and the number of
them thirty five thousand and four hundred. All the number that
pertained unto the host of Ephraim, were an hundred thousand eight
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