Numbers 1

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the covenant, on the first day of the second month, in the year after their departure from Egypt, saying:

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,

2 “Take a total of the entire assembly of the sons of Israel, by their families and houses, and the names of each one, of whomever is of the male sex,

“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

3 from twenty years and above, of all the able-bodied men out of Israel, and you shall number them by their companies, you and Aaron.

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.

4 And there shall be with you the leaders of the tribes, as well as of the houses, in their kinships,

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.

5 the names of whom are these: of Ruben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;

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

6 of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

from the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

7 of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

from the tribe of Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

8 of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Zuar;

from the tribe of Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

9 of Zebulon, Eliab the son of Helon.

from the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

10 And from the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;

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

11 of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

from the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

12 of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

from the tribe of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

13 of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

from the tribe of Asher, Pagiel son of Okran;

14 of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel;

from the tribe of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

15 of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”

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

16 These are the very noble leaders of the multitude, by their tribes and kinships, and the heads of the army of Israel.

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

17 Moses and Aaron took these, with all the multitude of the common people,

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

18 and they gathered them together on the first day of the second month, taking a census of them by kinships, and houses, and families, and heads, and the names of each one from twenty years and above,

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.

19 just as the Lord had instructed Moses. And they were numbered in the desert of Sinai.

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

20 Of Ruben, the firstborn of Israel, by their generations and families and houses, and the names of each head, of all who were of the male sex, from twenty years and above, capable of going to war,

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.

21 there were forty-six thousand five hundred.

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

22 Of the sons of Simeon, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names and heads of each one, of all who were of the male sex, from twenty years and above, capable of going to war,

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.

23 there were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

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

24 Of the sons of Gad, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who could go forth to war,

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.

25 there were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

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

26 Of the sons of Judah, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,

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.

27 there were counted seventy-four thousand six hundred.

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

28 Of the sons of Issachar, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who could go forth to war,

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.

29 there were counted fifty-four thousand four hundred.

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

30 Of the sons of Zebulon, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,

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.

31 there were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

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

32 From the sons of Joseph, of the sons of Ephraim, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,

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.

33 there were forty thousand five hundred.

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

34 Furthermore, of the sons of Manasseh, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,

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.

35 there were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

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

36 Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,

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.

37 there were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

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

38 Of the sons of Dan, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,

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.

39 there were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

They counted 62,700 from the tribe of Dan.

40 Of the sons of Asher, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,

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.

41 there were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.

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

42 Of the sons of Naphtali, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,

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.

43 there were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

They counted 53,400 from the tribe of Naphtali.

44 These are the ones who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one by the houses of their kinships.

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

45 And the entire number of the sons of Israel by their houses and families, from twenty years and above, who were able to go forth to war, were

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.

46 six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

They counted 603,550 men.

47 But the Levites in the tribes of their families were not numbered with them.

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

48 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

because Yahweh had said to Moses,

49 “Do not number the tribe of Levi, neither shall you take a total of them with the sons of Israel.

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

50 But appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, and all its vessels, and whatever pertains to the ceremonies. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles. And they shall be for the ministry, and they shall encamp all around the tabernacle.

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.

51 When you would depart, the Levites shall take down the tabernacle. When you are to make camp, they shall set it up. Any outsider who will approach it shall be killed.

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.

52 Now the sons of Israel shall make camp, each one by his companies and bands, as well as his army.

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

53 Moreover, the Levites shall fix their tents all around the tabernacle, lest there be an indignation over the multitude of the sons of Israel. And they shall stand watch as guardians over the tabernacle of the testimony.”

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.”

54 Therefore, the sons of Israel acted according to everything that the Lord had instructed Moses.

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