24 Bible Verses about Camping During The Exodus

He said, "Please, do not abandon us because you know our encampment in the desert, and {you should be our guide}.

{who goes} {before you} on your way, seeking a place for your encampment, in fire at night and in a cloud by day, to show you the way that {you should go}.

And the angel of God who was going before the camp of Israel set out and went behind them. And the column of cloud set out ahead of them, and it stood [still] behind them,

[so that] it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. And {it was a dark cloud}, but it gave light [to] the night, [so that] {neither approached the other} all night.

"The {Israelites} will encamp each with his standard, with a banner according to {their families}; they will encamp around the tent of assembly. The ones who encamp on the eastern side, toward the sunrise, [will be] of the standard of the camp of Judah according to their divisions; and the leader of the descendants of Judah [will be] Nahshon son of Amminadab, and his division and {the ones counted} [are] seventy-four thousand six hundred.read more.
And the ones who encamp next to him [will be] the tribe of Issachar. And the leader of the descendants of Issachar [will be] Nethanel son of Zuar, and his division [are] fifty-four thousand four hundred. For the tribe of Zebulun: the leader of the descendants of Zebulun [will be] Eliab son of Helon, and his division and the {ones counted} [are] fifty-seven thousand four hundred. All those counted from the camp of Judah [are] one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred. They will set out first according to their divisions. "The standard of the camp of Reuben [will be] to the south according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants [will be] Elizur son of Shedeur. And his division and the {ones counted} [are] forty-six thousand five hundred. Those encamped next to him [will be] the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the descendants of Simeon [will be] Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. And his division and the {ones counted} [are] fifty-nine thousand three hundred. For the tribe of Gad: the leader of the descendants of Gad [will be] Eliasaph son of Reuel. And his division and the {ones counted} [are] forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. All {those counted} from the camp of Reuben [are] one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty. They will set out second according to their divisions. "The tent of assembly the camp of the Levites will set out in the midst of the camps; they will set out just as they encamped, {each according to their standards}. "The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions [will be] to the west. The leader of the descendants of Ephraim [will be] Elishama son of Ammihud. And his division and the {ones counted} [are] forty thousand five hundred. The tribe of Manasseh [will be] next to him. The leader of the descendants of the tribe of Manasseh [will be] Camaliel son of Pedahzur. And his division and the {ones counted} [are] thirty-two thousand two hundred. For the tribe of Benjamin: the leader of the descendants of Benjamin [will be] Abidan son of Gideoni. And his division and the {ones counted} [are] thirty-five thousand four hundred. All {those counted} from the camp of Ephraim [are] one hundred and eighty thousand one hundred. They will set out third according to their divisions. "The standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions [will be] to the west. The leader of the descendants of Dan [will be] Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. And his division and the {ones counted} [are] sixty-two thousand seven hundred. Those encamped next to him [will be] the tribe of Asher. The leader of the descendants of Asher [will be] Pagiel son of Ocran. And his division and the {ones counted} [are] forty-one thousand five hundred. For the tribe of Naphtali: the leader of the descendants of Naphtali [will be] Ahira son of Enan. And his division and the {ones counted} [are] fifty-three thousand four hundred. All the {ones counted} from the camp of Dan [are] one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They will set out {last} according to their divisions." These [were] the ones counted of the {Israelites} according to {their families}; all those counted from the camps according to their divisions [were] six hundred and three thousand five hundred. The Levites were not counted in the midst of the {Israelites}, just as Yahweh commanded Moses. And the {Israelites} did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses. They encamped according to their standards, and they set out each one according to their clans among {their families}.

Balaam lift up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to its tribes, and the spirit of God was upon it.

On the {command of Yahweh} the {Israelites} would set out, and on the {command of Yahweh} they encamped; all the days that the cloud dwelled on the tabernacle they encamped.

When the cloud {remained} a number of days on the tabernacle, on the {command of Yahweh} they encamped; and on the {command of Yahweh} they set out.

On the {command of Yahweh} they encamped, and on the {command of Yahweh} they set out. They kept the requirement of Yahweh, on the {command of Yahweh} in the hand of Moses.

[Whenever] the cloud lifted up from on the tent, after that the {Israelites} would set out, and in the place where the cloud dwelled, there the {Israelites} camped.

You will {appoint} them over the tabernacle of the testimony, over all its vessels, and over all that belongs to it. They will carry the tabernacle and all its vessels, and they will care for it; and they will camp around the tabernacle.

But the Levites will encamp around the tabernacle of the testimony, and there will not be wrath on the community of the {Israelites}; and the Levites will keep the requirements of the tabernacle of the testimony."

The {Israelites} will encamp, each in their own camp, and each by their own banner according to their divisions.

And the {Israelites} did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses. They encamped according to their standards, and they set out each one according to their clans among {their families}.

The clans of the Gershonites will camp behind the tabernacle to the west,

The clan of the descendants of Kohath will encamp on the side of the tabernacle to the south.

[The] leader of {the family} according to the clans of Merari [is] Zuriel son of Abihail; they will encamp of the side of the tabernacle to the north.

Those encamped before the tabernacle to the east--before the tent of assembly to the east--[were] Moses and Aaron and his sons; they will keep the responsibility of the sanctuary {for the Israelites}; and the stranger who approaches will be put to death.

And they set out from Succoth, and they encamped at Etham on the edge of the desert.

"Speak to the {Israelites} so that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol {and the sea}; before Baal Zephon, [which is] opposite it, you will camp by the sea.

The {Israelites} set out and encamped at Oboth.

From there they set out and encamped at the valley of Zered.

From there they set out and encamped beyond Arnon, which [is] in the desert that goes out from the boundary of the Amorites, because Arnon [is] the boundary of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

The {Israelites} set out, and they encamped on the desert-plateau of Moab, across from Jericho beyond [the] Jordan.