Numbers 1

1 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,

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

“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 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.

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 to give you help, take one man from every tribe, the head of his father's house.

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

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

6 From Simeon, Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai;

of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

7 From Judah, Nahshon, the son of Amminadab;

of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

8 From Issachar, Nethanel, the son of Zuar;

of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Zuar;

9 From Zebulun, Eliab, the son of Helon;

of Zebulon, Eliab the son of Helon.

10 Of the children of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, the 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, the son of Gideoni;

of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

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

of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

13 From Asher, Pagiel, the son of Ochran;

of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

14 From Gad, Eliasaph, the son of Reuel;

of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel;

15 From Naphtali, Ahira, the son of Enan.

of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”

16 These are the men named out of all the people, chiefs of their fathers' houses, heads of the tribes 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 And Moses and Aaron took these men, marked out by name;

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

18 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.

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

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

20 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;

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

there were forty-six thousand five hundred.

22 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;

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

there were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

24 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;

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

there were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

26 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;

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

there were counted seventy-four thousand six hundred.

28 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;

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

there were counted fifty-four thousand four hundred.

30 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;

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

there were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

32 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;

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

there were forty thousand five hundred.

34 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;

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

there were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

36 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;

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

there were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

38 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;

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

there were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

40 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;

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

there were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.

42 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;

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

there were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

44 These are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and by the twelve chiefs of Israel, one from every tribe.

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 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,

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

six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

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

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

48 For the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

49 Only the tribe of Levi is not to be numbered among the children of Israel,

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

50 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.

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 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.

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

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

53 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.

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

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