25 “The [a]standard of the forces with Dan shall be on the north side according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.” 26 And his army was numbered at sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

27 “Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher, and the leader of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.” 28 And his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred.

29 “Then comes the tribe of Naphtali, and the leader of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.” 30 And his army was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred. 31 “All who were numbered of the forces with Dan, one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred—(A)they shall [b]break camp last, with their [c]standards.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 2:25 banner
  2. Numbers 2:31 Lit. set forth last
  3. Numbers 2:31 banners

25 On the north(A) will be the divisions of the camp of Dan under their standard.(B) The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.(C) 26 His division numbers 62,700.

27 The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.(D) 28 His division numbers 41,500.

29 The tribe of Naphtali(E) will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.(F) 30 His division numbers 53,400.

31 All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last,(G) under their standards.

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The armed men went before the priests who blew the trumpets, (A)and the rear guard came after the ark, while the priests continued blowing the trumpets.

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The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard(A) followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were sounding.

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