In the wilderness ב

1and Hashem has spoken to Moshe and to Aaron, so to say:

2each by his standard/banner, according to the ensigns/insignia of their father's household, shall encamp the children of Yisroel; (at a) distance around round the Tent of Meeting shall they encamp.

3and the that which encamp in east to sunrise shall be: the standard/banner of the camp of Yehudah according their legions, with the chieftain of the children of Yehudah, Nachshon the son of Aminadav,

4and his host/legion – their numbered, four and seventy a thousand and six hundred.

5and the that which encamp near him: tribe Yissakhar, with the chieftain of the children of Yissakhar, Netanel the son of Tzuar,

6and his host/legion – his numbered, four and fifty a thousand and four hundred;

7tribe Zevulun, with the chieftain of the children of Zevulun, Eliav the son of Chelon,

8and his host/legion – his numbered, seven and fifty a thousand and four hundred.

9all numbered from the camp of Yehudah: hundred and eighty a thousand and six a thousand and four hundred, according their legions. they shall to set out/journey first.

10the standard/banner of the camp of Reuven shall be to south, according to their legions, with the chieftain of the children of Reuven, Elitzur the son of Shede'ur,

11and his host/legion – his numbered, six and forty a thousand and five hundred.

12and the that which encamp near him: tribe Shim'on, with the chieftain of the children of Shim'on, Shelumiel the son of Tzurishaddai,

13and his host/legion – their numbered, nine and fifty thousand and three hundred;

14and tribe Gad, with the chieftain of the children of Gad, Elyasaph the son of Reuel,

15and his host/legion – their numbered, five and forty a thousand and six hundred and fifty.

16all numbered of the camp of Reuven, hundred a thousand and one and fifty a thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their legions. and they shall to set out/journey the second.

17and the Tent of Meeting, the camp of the Levites, shall to set out/journey in midst of of the camp; so as they rest, so shall they to set out/journey; each on his place according their standards/banners.

18the standard/banner of the camp of Ephrayim according to their legions shall be to west, with the chieftain of the children of Ephrayim, Elishama the son of Ammihud,

19and his host/legion – their numbered, forty thousand and five hundred.

20and near him tribe Menasheh, with the chieftain of the children of Menasheh, Gamli'el the son of Pedahtzur,

21and his host/legion – their numbered, two and thirty thousand and two hundred;

22and tribe Binyamin, with the chieftain of the children of Binyamin, Avidan the son of Gideoni,

23and his host/legion – their numbered, five and thirty a thousand and four hundred.

24all numbered of the camp of Ephrayim, hundred thousand and eight thousand and hundred, according their legions. and they shall to set out/journey the third.

25the standard/banner of the camp of Dan shall be to north, according their legions, with the chieftain of the children of Dan, Achi'ezer the son of Ammishaddai,

26and his host/legion – their numbered, two and sixty thousand and seven hundred.

27and the which encamp near him: tribe Asher, with the chieftain of the children of Asher, Pagiel the son of Okhran,

28and his host/legion – their numbered, one and forty thousand and five hundred;

29and tribe Naphtali, with the chieftain of the children of Naphtali, Achira the son of Enan,

30and his host/legion – their numbered, three and fifty thousand and four hundred.

31all numbered of the camp of Dan, hundred thousand and seven and fifty thousand and six hundred. they shall to set out/journey last according to their standards/banners.

32these are the numbered of the children of Yisroel, according to their father's household; all numbered of the camps, according their legions, are having been six time hundred a thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

33but the Levites are not counted having become among the children of Yisroel; so as Hashem has commanded Moshe.

34and the children of Yisroel have done so as all that which Hashem has commanded Moshe; thus have them rested according to their standards/banners, and so have they moved out, each according his families, by his father's household.

English word for word translation of Orthodox Yiddish Torah (OYTORAH) © Artists for Israel International, 2024
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