Numbers 1

1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year of their going out of the land of Egypt, saying:

The Lord spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting while they were in the Sinai desert. This was on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had left Egypt. He told him,

2 'Take ye up the sum of all the company of the sons of Israel by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names — every male by their polls;

“Census all the Israelites according to their tribe and family. Count every man and keep a record of each individual's name.

3 from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host in Israel, ye do number them by their hosts, thou and Aaron;

Those aged twenty or older who can do military service are to be registered by you and Aaron in their Israelite army divisions.

4 and with you there is a man for a tribe, each is a head to the house of his fathers.

A representative from each tribe, the head of a family, must be there with you.

5 'And these [are] the names of the men who stand with you: 'For Reuben — Elizur son of Shedeur.

These are the names of the men who will work with you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur, son of Shedeur;

6 'For Simeon — Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

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

7 'For Judah — Nahshon son of Amminadab.

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

8 'For Issachar — Nathaneel son of Zuar.

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

9 'For Zebulun — Eliab son of Helon.

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

10 'For the sons of Joseph — for Ephraim: Elishama son of Ammihud: for Manasseh — Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

from the sons of Joseph: from the tribe of Ephraim, Elishama, son of Ammihud, and from the tribe of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur;

11 'For Benjamin — Abidan son of Gideoni.

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

12 'For Dan — Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

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

13 'For Asher — Pagiel son of Ocran.

from the tribe of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ocran;

14 'For Gad — Eliasaph son of Deuel.

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

15 'For Naphtali — Ahira son of Enan.'

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

16 These [are] those called of the company, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they [are] heads of the thousands of Israel.

These were the men chosen from the Israelite community. They were the leaders of their fathers' tribes; the heads of the families of Israel.

17 And Moses taketh — Aaron also — these men, who were defined by name,

Moses and Aaron summoned these men who had been selected by name.

18 and all the company they assembled on the first of the second month, and they declare their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names from a son of twenty years and upward, by their polls,

They had all the Israelites gather together on the first day of the second month, and recorded the people's genealogy according to their tribe and family, and counted up the names of all those aged twenty or older,

19 as Jehovah hath commanded Moses; and he numbereth them in the wilderness of Sinai.

as the Lord had told Moses to do. Moses conducted this census in the Sinai desert.

20 And the sons of Reuben, Israel's first-born — their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, by their polls, every male from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host —

The descendants of Reuben, (he was Israel's firstborn son), men aged twenty or over, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

21 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Reuben, are six and forty thousand and five hundred.

from the tribe of Reuben totaled 46,500.

22 Of the sons of Simeon — their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, its numbered ones in the number of names, by their polls, every male from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host —

The descendants of Simeon, men aged twenty or over, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

23 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Simeon, [are] nine and fifty thousand and three hundred.

from the tribe of Simeon totaled 59,300.

24 Of the sons of Gad — their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host —

The descendants of Gad, men aged twenty or over, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

25 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Gad, [are] five and forty thousand and six hundred and fifty.

from the tribe of Gad totaled 45,650.

26 Of the sons of Judah — their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host —

The descendants of Judah, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

27 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Judah, [are] four and seventy thousand and six hundred.

from the tribe of Judah, totaled 74,600.

28 Of the sons of Issachar — their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host —

The descendants of Issachar, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

29 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Issachar, [are] four and fifty thousand and four hundred.

from the tribe of Issachar, totaled 54,400.

30 Of the sons of Zebulun — their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host —

The descendants of Zebulun, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

31 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Zebulun, [are] seven and fifty thousand and four hundred.

from the tribe of Zebulun, totaled 57,400.

32 Of the sons of Joseph — of the sons of Ephraim — their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host —

The descendants of Joseph: the descendants of Ephraim, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

33 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Ephraim, [are] forty thousand and five hundred.

from the tribe of Ephraim, totaled 40,500.

34 Of the sons of Manasseh — their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host —

And the descendants of Manasseh, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

35 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Manasseh, [are] two and thirty thousand and two hundred.

from the tribe of Manasseh, totaled 32,200.

36 Of the sons of Benjamin — their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host —

The descendants of Benjamin, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

37 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Benjamin, [are] five and thirty thousand and four hundred.

from the tribe of Benjamin, totaled 35,400.

38 Of the sons of Dan — their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host —

The descendants of Dan, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

39 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Dan, [are] two and sixty thousand and seven hundred.

from the tribe of Dan, totaled 62,700.

40 Of the sons of Asher — their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host —

The descendants of Asher, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

41 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Asher, [are] one and forty thousand and five hundred.

from the tribe of Asher, totaled 41,500.

42 [Of] the sons of Naphtali — their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host —

The descendants of Naphtali, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

43 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Naphtali, [are] three and fifty thousand and four hundred.

from the tribe of Naphtali, totaled 53,400.

44 These [are] those numbered, whom Moses numbered — Aaron also, and the princes of Israel, twelve men — each for the house of his fathers, they have been.

These were the totals of the men counted and registered by Moses and Aaron, with the help of the twelve leaders of Israel, who each represented their family.

45 And they are, all those numbered of the sons of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host in Israel,

In this way all the Israelite men aged twenty or older who were able to serve in Israel's army were registered according to their families.

46 yea, all those numbered are six hundred thousand, and three thousand, and five hundred and fifty.

The sum total of those registered was 603,550.

47 And the Levites, for the tribe of their fathers, have not numbered themselves in their midst,

However, the Levites were not registered with the others according to their tribe and families.

48 seeing Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

This was because the Lord had told Moses,

49 'Only, the tribe of Levi thou dost not number, and their sum thou dost not take up in the midst of the sons of Israel;

“Don't register the tribe of Levi; don't count them in the census with the other Israelites.

50 and thou, appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its vessels, and over all that it hath; they bear the tabernacle, and all its vessels, and they serve it; and round about the tabernacle they encamp.

Put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle and of the Testimony, as well as all its furniture and everything it contains. They are the ones responsible for carrying the Tabernacle and all its items. They are to care for it, and to make their camp around it.

51 'And in the journeying of the tabernacle, the Levites take it down, and in the encamping of the tabernacle, the Levites raise it up; and the stranger who is coming near is put to death.'

When it's time to move the Tabernacle, the Levites shall take it down, and when it's time to make camp, the Levites shall put it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death.

52 And the sons of Israel have encamped, each by his camp, and each by his standard, by their hosts;

The Israelites are to make camp according to their tribal divisions, each person in their own camp under their own flag.

53 and the Levites encamp round about the tabernacle of the testimony; and there is no wrath on the company of the sons of Israel, and the Levites have kept the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.

But the Levites are to set up their camp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony to stop anyone making me angry with the Israelites. The Levites are responsible for looking after the Tabernacle of the Testimony.”

54 And the sons of Israel do according to all that Jehovah hath commanded Moses; so they have done.

The Israelites did everything that the Lord ordered Moses that they should do.