Numbers 1

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the wilderness of Sinai. This happened on the first day of the second month during the second year after the people of Israel had come out from the land of Egypt. Yahweh said,

Then spake Yahweh unto Moses in the desert of Sinai in the tent of meeting, —on the first of the second month in the second year by their coming forth out of the land of Egypt saying:

2 “Conduct a census of all the men of Israel in each clan, in their fathers' families. Count them by name. Count every male, each man

Reckon ye up the sum of all the assembly of the sons of Israel, by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, every male, by their polls;

3 who is twenty years old or older. Count all who can fight as soldiers for Israel. You and Aaron must record the number of men in their armed groups.

from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war in Israel, —ye shall number them by their hosts, thou and Aaron;

4 A man from each tribe, a clan head, must serve with you as his tribe's leader. Each leader must lead the men who will fight for his tribe.

and with you, shall be one man for each tribe, —each man, head of his ancestral house, shall be.

5 These are the names of the leaders who must fight with you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

These, then, are the names of the men who shall stand with you, —Of Reuben, Elizur, son of Shedeur;

6 from the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

Of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

7 from the tribe of Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

Of Judah, Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

8 from the tribe of Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

Of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar;

9 from the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

Of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon;

10 from the tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph, Elishama son of Ammihud; from the tribe of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

Of the sons of Joseph, —Of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; Of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur;

11 from the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

Of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

12 from the tribe of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

Of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

13 from the tribe of Asher, Pagiel son of Okran;

Of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran;

14 from the tribe of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

Of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

15 and from the tribe of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

Of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.

16 These were the men appointed from the people. They led their ancestors' tribes. They were the leaders of the clans in Israel.

These, are they who had been summoned by the assembly, being princes of the tribes of their fathers, —heads of the thousands of Israel.

17 Moses and Aaron took these men, who were recorded by name,

So then Moses and Aaron took these men, who were distinguished by name;

18 and along with these men they assembled all the men of Israel on the first day of the second month. Then each man twenty years old and older identified his ancestry. He had to name the clans and families descended from his ancestors.

all the assembly also, called they together on the first of the second month, —and they declared their pedigree according to their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards by their polls.

19 Then Moses recorded their numbers in the wilderness of Sinai, as Yahweh had commanded him to do.

As Yahweh commanded Moses, so he mustered them in the desert of Sinai.

20 From the descendants of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

And they were [as followeth] —The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, in their pedigrees—by their families, by their ancestral houses, in the counting of names, by their polls, every male, from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

21 They counted 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben.

such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Reuben, forty-six thousand and five hundred.

22 From the descendants of Simeon were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

Of the sons of Simeon, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, —such as were numbered of him, in the counting of names by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

23 They counted 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon.

such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Simeon, fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

24 From the descendants of Gad were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

Of the sons of Gad, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war:

25 They counted 45,650 men from the tribe of Gad.

such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Gad, forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

26 From the descendants of Judah were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

Of the sons of Judah, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

27 They counted 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah.

such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Judah, seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

28 From the descendants of Issachar were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

Of the sons of Issachar, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty year old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

29 They counted 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar.

such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Issachar, fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

30 From the descendants of Zebulun were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

Of the sons of Zebulun, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

31 They counted 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun.

such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Zebulun, fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

32 From the descendants of Ephraim son of Joseph were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

Of the sons of Joseph—Of the sons of Ephraim, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

33 They counted 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim.

such as were numbered of them, as belonging to the tribe of Ephraim, forty thousand and five hundred.

34 From the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

Of the sons of Manasseh, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

35 They counted 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh.

such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Manasseh, thirty-two thousand, and two hundred.

36 From the descendants of Benjamin were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

Of the sons of Benjamin, in their pedigrees by their families, by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

37 They counted 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin.

such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

38 From the descendants of Dan were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

Of the sons of Dan, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

39 They counted 62,700 from the tribe of Dan.

such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Dan, sixty-two thousand, and seven hundred.

40 From the descendants of Asher were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

Of the sons of Asher, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

41 They counted 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher.

such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Asher, forty-one thousand, and five hundred.

42 From the descendants of Naphtali were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

The sons of Naphtali, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

43 They counted 53,400 from the tribe of Naphtali.

such as were numbered of them, as belonging to the tribe of Naphtali, fifty-three thousand, and four hundred.

44 Moses and Aaron counted all these men, together with the twelve men who were leading the twelve tribes of Israel.

These, are they who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron and the twelve princes of Israel did number, the princes acting each one for his ancestral house.

45 So all the men of Israel from twenty years old and older, all who could fight in war, were counted in each of their families.

So then all they who were numbered of the sons of Israel by their ancestral houses, from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war in Israel;

46 They counted 603,550 men.

so then all they who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

47 But the men who were descended from Levi were not counted,

But the Levites by the tribe of their fathers were not numbered in their midst.

48 because Yahweh had said to Moses,

For Yahweh spake unto Moses saying:

49 “You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the total of the people of Israel.

Only the tribe of Levi, shalt thou not number, nor the sum of them, shalt thou reckon up, in the midst of the sons of Israel.

50 Instead, assign the Levites to care for the tabernacle of the covenant decrees, and to care for all the furnishings in the tabernacle and for everything in it. The Levites must carry the tabernacle, and they must carry the tabernacle's furnishings. They must care for the tabernacle and make their camp around it.

But do, thou thyself, put the Levites in charge over the habitation of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof and over all that pertaineth thereto, they, shall bear the habitation, and all the furniture thereof, and they, shall attend thereupon; and, round about the habitation, shall they encamp.

51 When the tabernacle is to move to another place, the Levites must take it down. When the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites must set it up. Any stranger who comes near the tabernacle must be killed.

And, when the habitation is to set forward, the Levites shall take it down, and when the habitation is to be pitched, the Levites, shall set it up, but the stranger that draweth near, shall be put to death.

52 When the people of Israel set up their tents, each man must do so near the banner that belongs to his armed group.

So then the sons of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man, near his own camp, and, every man, near his own standard, by their hosts;

53 However, the Levites must set up their tents around the tabernacle of the covenant decrees so that my anger does not come upon the people of Israel. The Levites must care for the tabernacle of the covenant decrees.”

but the Levites, shall pitch their tents round about the habitation of the testimony, that there be no wrath upon the assembly of the sons of Israel, —so shall the Levites keep the watch of the habitation of the testimony.

54 The people of Israel did all these things. They did everything that Yahweh commanded through Moses.

Thus did the sons of Israel, —according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so, did they.