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,

And the Lord said to Moses in the waste land of Sinai, in the Tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they came out of the land of Egypt,

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

Take the full number of the children of Israel, by their families, and by their fathers' houses, every male by name;

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.

All those of twenty years old and over, who are able to go to war in Israel, are to be numbered by you 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 to give you help, take one man from every tribe, the head of his father's house.

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

These are the names of those who are to be your helpers: from Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur;

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

From Simeon, Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai;

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

From Judah, Nahshon, the son of Amminadab;

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

From Issachar, Nethanel, the son of Zuar;

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

From Zebulun, Eliab, the 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 children of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur,

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

From Benjamin, Abidan, the son of Gideoni;

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

From Dan, Ahiezer, the son of Ammi-shaddai;

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

From Asher, Pagiel, the son of Ochran;

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

From Gad, Eliasaph, the son of Reuel;

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

From Naphtali, Ahira, the 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 the men named out of all the people, chiefs of their fathers' houses, heads of the tribes of Israel.

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

And Moses and Aaron took these men, marked out 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.

And they got together all the people on the first day of the second month; and everyone made clear his family and his father's house, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and over.

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

As the Lord had given orders to Moses, so they were numbered by him in the waste place 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.

The generations of the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;

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

Forty-six thousand, five hundred of the tribe of Reuben were numbered.

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.

The generations of the sons of Simeon were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;

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

Fifty-nine thousand, three hundred of the tribe of Simeon were numbered.

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.

The generations of the sons of Gad were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty of the tribe of Gad were numbered.

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.

The generations of the sons of Judah were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Seventy-four thousand, six hundred of the tribe of Judah were numbered.

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.

The generations of the sons of Issachar were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Fifty-four thousand, four hundred of the tribe of Issachar were numbered.

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.

The generations of the sons of Zebulun were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Fifty-seven thousand, four hundred of the tribe of Zebulun were numbered.

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.

The generations of the sons of Joseph were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Forty thousand, five hundred of the tribe of Ephraim were numbered.

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.

The generations of the sons of Manasseh were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Thirty-two thousand, two hundred of the tribe of Manasseh were numbered.

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.

The generations of the sons of Benjamin were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Thirty-five thousand, four hundred of the tribe of Benjamin were numbered.

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.

The generations of the sons of Dan were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years and over who was able to go to war;

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

Sixty-two thousand, seven hundred of the tribe of Dan were numbered.

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.

The generations of the sons of Asher were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Forty-one thousand, five hundred of the tribe of Asher were numbered.

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 generations of the sons of Naphtali were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Fifty-three thousand, four hundred of the tribe of Naphtali were numbered.

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 by Moses and Aaron and by the twelve chiefs of Israel, one from every tribe.

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 all those who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their families, all those of twenty years old and over who were able to go to war,

46 They counted 603,550 men.

Were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.

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

But the Levites, of the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered among them.

48 because Yahweh had said to Moses,

For the Lord said to Moses,

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 is not to be numbered among the children 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 to them you are to give the care of the Tent of meeting with its vessels and everything in it: they are to take up the Tent, and be responsible for everything to do with it, and put up their tents round it.

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 Tent of meeting goes forward, the Levites are to take it down; and when it is to be put up, they are to do it: any strange person who comes near it is to 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.

The children of Israel are to put up their tents, every man in his tent-circle round his flag.

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 tents of the Levites are to be round the Tent of meeting, so that wrath may not come on the children of Israel: the Tent of meeting is to be in the care of the Levites.

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

So the children of Israel did as the Lord had given orders to Moses.