'Divisions' in the Bible
You and Aaron are to number all in Israel who can serve in the army, those who are twenty years old or older, by their divisions.
"The Israelites will camp according to their divisions, each man in his camp, and each man by his standard.
"Now those who will be camping on the east, toward the sunrise, are the divisions of the camp of Judah under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
All those numbered of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, are 186,400. They will travel at the front.
"On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.
All those numbered of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, are 151,450. They will travel second.
"On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Amihud.
All those numbered of the camp of Ephraim, according to their divisions, are 108,100. They will travel third.
"On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those numbered in the camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.
These are the journeys of the Israelites, who went out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the authority of Moses and Aaron.