Numbers 1

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses in/on/with wilderness (Wilderness of) Sinai in/on/with tent meeting in/on/with one to/for month [the] second in/on/with year [the] second to/for to come out: come them from land: country/planet Egypt to/for to say

2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one,

to lift: count [obj] head: count all congregation son: descendant/people Israel to/for family their to/for house: household father their in/on/with number name all male to/for head their

3 from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall count them by their divisions.

from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war in/on/with Israel to reckon: list [obj] them to/for army their you(m. s.) and Aaron

4 With you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of his fathers’ house.

and with you to be man man to/for tribe man head: leader to/for house: household father his he/she/it

5 These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.

and these name [the] human which to stand: stand with you to/for Reuben Elizur son: child Shedeur

6 Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

to/for Simeon Shelumiel son: child Zurishaddai

7 Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

to/for Judah Nahshon son: child Amminadab

8 Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

to/for Issachar Nethanel son: child Zuar

9 Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.

to/for Zebulun Eliab son: child Helon

10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

to/for son: child Joseph to/for Ephraim Elishama son: child Ammihud to/for Manasseh Gamaliel son: child Pedahzur

11 Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.

to/for Benjamin Abidan son: child Gideoni

12 Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

to/for Dan Ahiezer son: child Ammishaddai

13 Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.

to/for Asher Pagiel son: child Ochran

14 Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

to/for Gad Eliasaph son: child Deuel

15 Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan.”

to/for Naphtali Ahira son: child Enan

16 These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

these (to call: call to *QK) [the] congregation leader tribe father their head: leader thousand: clan Israel they(masc.)

17 Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name.

and to take: take Moses and Aaron [obj] [the] human [the] these which to pierce in/on/with name

18 They assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their ancestry by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, one by one.

and [obj] all [the] congregation to gather in/on/with one to/for month [the] second and to beget upon family their to/for house: household father their in/on/with number name from son: aged twenty year and above [to] to/for head their

19 As Yahweh commanded Moses, so he counted them in the wilderness of Sinai.

like/as as which to command LORD [obj] Moses and to reckon: list them in/on/with wilderness (Wilderness of) Sinai

20 The children of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

and to be son: descendant/people Reuben firstborn Israel generation their to/for family their to/for house: household father their in/on/with number name to/for head their all male from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war

21 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

to reckon: list their to/for tribe Reuben six and forty thousand and five hundred

22 Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those who were counted of it, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

to/for son: descendant/people Simeon generation their to/for family their to/for house: household father their to reckon: list his in/on/with number name to/for head their all male from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war

23 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

to reckon: list their to/for tribe Simeon nine and fifty thousand and three hundred

24 Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

to/for son: descendant/people Gad generation their to/for family their to/for house: household father their in/on/with number name from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war

25 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

to reckon: list their to/for tribe Gad five and forty thousand and six hundred and fifty

26 Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

to/for son: descendant/people Judah generation their to/for family their to/for house: household father their in/on/with number name from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war

27 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

to reckon: list their to/for tribe Judah four and seventy thousand and six hundred

28 Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

to/for son: descendant/people Issachar generation their to/for family their to/for house: household father their in/on/with number name from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war

29 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

to reckon: list their to/for tribe Issachar four and fifty thousand and four hundred

30 Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

to/for son: descendant/people Zebulun generation their to/for family their to/for house: household father their in/on/with number name from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war

31 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

to reckon: list their to/for tribe Zebulun seven and fifty thousand and four hundred

32 Of the children of Joseph: of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

to/for son: descendant/people Joseph to/for son: descendant/people Ephraim generation their to/for family their to/for house: household father their in/on/with number name from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war

33 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.

to reckon: list their to/for tribe Ephraim forty thousand and five hundred

34 Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

to/for son: descendant/people Manasseh generation their to/for family their to/for house: household father their in/on/with number name from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war

35 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

to reckon: list their to/for tribe Manasseh two and thirty thousand and hundred

36 Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

to/for son: descendant/people Benjamin generation their to/for family their to/for house: household father their in/on/with number name from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war

37 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

to reckon: list their to/for tribe Benjamin five and thirty thousand and four hundred

38 Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

to/for son: descendant/people Dan generation their to/for family their to/for house: household father their in/on/with number name from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war

39 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

to reckon: list their to/for tribe Dan two and sixty thousand and seven hundred

40 Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

to/for son: descendant/people Asher generation their to/for family their to/for house: household father their in/on/with number name from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war

41 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

to reckon: list their to/for tribe Asher one and forty thousand and five hundred

42 Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

son: descendant/people Naphtali generation their to/for family their to/for house: household father their in/on/with number name from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war

43 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

to reckon: list their to/for tribe Naphtali three and fifty thousand and four hundred

44 These are those who were counted, whom Moses and Aaron counted, and the twelve men who were princes of Israel, each one for his fathers’ house.

these [the] to reckon: list which to reckon: list Moses and Aaron and leader Israel two ten man man one to/for house: household father his to be

45 So all those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war in Israel—

and to be all to reckon: list son: descendant/people Israel to/for house: household father their from son: aged twenty year and above [to] all to come out: regular army: war in/on/with Israel

46 all those who were counted were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

and to be all [the] to reckon: list six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty

47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not counted among them.

and [the] Levi to/for tribe father their not to reckon: list in/on/with midst their

48 For Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

49 “Only the tribe of Levi you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;

surely [obj] tribe Levi not to reckon: list and [obj] head: count their not to lift: count in/on/with midst son: descendant/people Israel

50 but appoint the Levites over the Tabernacle of the Testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; and they shall take care of it, and shall encamp around it.

and you(m. s.) to reckon: overseer [obj] [the] Levi upon tabernacle [the] testimony and upon all article/utensil his and upon all which to/for him they(masc.) to lift: bear [obj] [the] tabernacle and [obj] all article/utensil his and they(masc.) to minister him and around to/for tabernacle to camp

51 When the tabernacle is to move, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

and in/on/with to set out [the] tabernacle to go down [obj] him [the] Levi and in/on/with to camp [the] tabernacle to arise: establish [obj] him [the] Levi and [the] be a stranger [the] approaching to die

52 The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions.

and to camp son: descendant/people Israel man: anyone upon camp his and man: anyone upon standard his to/for army their

53 But the Levites shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel. The Levites shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the Testimony.”

and [the] Levi to camp around to/for tabernacle [the] testimony and not to be wrath upon congregation son: descendant/people Israel and to keep: guard [the] Levi [obj] charge tabernacle [the] testimony

54 Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they did.

and to make: do son: descendant/people Israel like/as all which to command LORD [obj] Moses so to make: do