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:

The LORD 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,

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,

“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,

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

6 of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

7 of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

8 of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Zuar;

Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

9 of Zebulon, Eliab the son of Helon.

Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.

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

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

11 of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.

12 of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

13 of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.

14 of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel;

Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

15 of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”

Of Naphtali: Ahira the 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 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.

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

Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned 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,

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.

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

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

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,

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:

21 there were forty-six thousand five hundred.

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

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,

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:

23 there were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

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

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,

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:

25 there were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

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

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,

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:

27 there were counted seventy-four thousand six hundred.

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

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,

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:

29 there were counted fifty-four thousand four hundred.

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

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,

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:

31 there were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

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

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,

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:

33 there were forty thousand five hundred.

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

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,

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:

35 there were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

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

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,

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:

37 there were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

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

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,

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:

39 there were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

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

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,

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:

41 there were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.

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

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,

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:

43 there were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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

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.

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.

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 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—

46 six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

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

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

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

48 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

For the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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

“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them amongst the children 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.

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.

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, 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.

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

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.

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.”

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.”

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

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