10 “On the south side shall be the flag of the camp of Reuben by their armies; and the leader of the sons of Reuben: (A)Elizur the son of Shedeur, 11 and his army, their numbered men: 46,500. 12 And those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the leader of the sons of Simeon: (B)Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, 13 and his army, their numbered men: 59,300. 14 Then follows the tribe of Gad; and the leader of the sons of Gad: (C)Eliasaph the son of [a]Deuel, 15 and his army, their numbered men: 45,650. 16 The total of the numbered men of the camp of Reuben: 151,450 by their armies. And (D)they shall set out second.

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  1. Numbers 2:14 Many mss (cf. 1:14); some ancient versions Reuel

10 On the south(A) will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.(B) 11 His division numbers 46,500.

12 The tribe of Simeon(C) will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.(D) 13 His division numbers 59,300.

14 The tribe of Gad(E) will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.[a](F) 15 His division numbers 45,650.

16 All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben,(G) according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.

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  1. Numbers 2:14 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Vulgate (see also 1:14); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Reuel