Numbers 1

1 On the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai. He said:

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:

2 “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.

“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,

3 You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.

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.

4 And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.

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

5 These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

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

6 from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

7 from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

8 from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Zuar;

9 from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

of Zebulon, Eliab the son of Helon.

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

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

11 from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

12 from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

13 from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

14 from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel;

15 and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”

16 These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.

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

17 So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,

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

18 and on the first day of the second month they assembled the whole congregation and recorded their ancestry by clans and families, counting one by one the names of those twenty years of age or older,

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,

19 just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai:

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

20 From the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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,

21 those registered to the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.

there were forty-six thousand five hundred.

22 From the sons of Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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,

23 those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.

there were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

24 From the sons of Gad, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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,

25 those registered to the tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.

there were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

26 From the sons of Judah, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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,

27 those registered to the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.

there were counted seventy-four thousand six hundred.

28 From the sons of Issachar, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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,

29 those registered to the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.

there were counted fifty-four thousand four hundred.

30 From the sons of Zebulun, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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,

31 those registered to the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.

there were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

32 From the sons of Joseph: From the sons of Ephraim, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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,

33 those registered to the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.

there were forty thousand five hundred.

34 And from the sons of Manasseh, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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,

35 those registered to the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.

there were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

36 From the sons of Benjamin, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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,

37 those registered to the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.

there were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

38 From the sons of Dan, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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,

39 those registered to the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.

there were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

40 From the sons of Asher, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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,

41 those registered to the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.

there were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.

42 From the sons of Naphtali, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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,

43 those registered to the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.

there were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

44 These were the men numbered by Moses and Aaron, with the assistance of the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family.

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.

45 So all the Israelites twenty years of age or older who could serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.

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

46 And all those counted totaled 603,550.

six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

47 The Levites, however, were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers.

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

48 For the LORD had said to Moses:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

49 “Do not number the tribe of Levi in the census with the other Israelites.

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

50 Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.

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.

51 Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death.

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.

52 The Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man in his own camp and under his own standard.

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

53 But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony.”

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.”

54 Thus the Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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