Numbers 2, side by side

Two versions of the same chapter. Each row is one verse, so you can see how the wording changes.

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1Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:

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1And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

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2“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family.

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2Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.

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3On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:

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3And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.

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4The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab, and his division numbers 74,600.

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4And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

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5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,

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5And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.

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6and his division numbers 54,400.

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6And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

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7Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,

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7Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.

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8and his division numbers 57,400.

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8And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

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9The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.

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9All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.

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10On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard:

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10On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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11The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur, and his division numbers 46,500.

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11And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

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12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

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12And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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13and his division numbers 59,300.

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13And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

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14Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,

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14Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

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15and his division numbers 45,650.

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15And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

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16The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.

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16All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.

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17In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard.

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17Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.

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18On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard:

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18On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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19The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud, and his division numbers 40,500.

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19And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

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20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

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20And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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21and his division numbers 32,200.

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21And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

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22Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,

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22Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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23and his division numbers 35,400.

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23And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

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24The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.

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24All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

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25On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard:

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25The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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26The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, and his division numbers 62,700.

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26And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

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27The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ocran,

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27And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

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28and his division numbers 41,500.

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28And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

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29Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan,

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29Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

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30and his division numbers 53,400.

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30And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

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31The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”

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31All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.

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32These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.

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32These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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33But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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33But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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34So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.

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34And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.

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