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 spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

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 ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;

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.

From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

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 with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

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

And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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

Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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

Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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

Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

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

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

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

Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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

Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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

Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.

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

Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

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

Of 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 were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

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

And Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by their names:

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 assembled all the congregation on the first day of the second month, and they declared their genealogies after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.

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

As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness 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.

And the children of Reuben, Israel’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

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.

Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

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.

Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.

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.

Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were seventy and four thousand and six hundred.

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.

Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

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.

Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

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.

Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.

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.

Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

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.

Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

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.

Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were sixty and two thousand and seven hundred.

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.

Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

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.

Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

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

These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.

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 were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;

46 They counted 603,550 men.

Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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

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

48 because Yahweh had said to Moses,

For the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying,

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

Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them 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 thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all its vessels, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all its vessels; and they shall minister to it, and shall encamp around the tabernacle.

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 tabernacle moveth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh near shall 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.

And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.

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 Levites shall encamp around the tabernacle of testimony, that there may be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

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

And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.