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:

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

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.

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

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

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

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

6 of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

From Simeon, Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai;

7 of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

From Judah, Nahshon, the son of Amminadab;

8 of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Zuar;

From Issachar, Nethanel, the son of Zuar;

9 of Zebulon, Eliab the son of Helon.

From 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: from Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur,

11 of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

From Benjamin, Abidan, the son of Gideoni;

12 of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

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

13 of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

From Asher, Pagiel, the son of Ochran;

14 of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel;

From Gad, Eliasaph, the son of Reuel;

15 of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”

From 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 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, with all the multitude of the common people,

And Moses and Aaron took these men, marked out 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,

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

As the Lord had given orders to Moses, so they were numbered by him in the waste place 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 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 there were forty-six thousand five hundred.

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

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,

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 there were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

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

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,

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 there were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

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

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,

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 there were counted seventy-four thousand six hundred.

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

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,

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 there were counted fifty-four thousand four hundred.

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

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,

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 there were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

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

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,

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 there were forty thousand five hundred.

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

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,

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 there were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

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

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,

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 there were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

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

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,

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 there were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

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

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,

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 there were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.

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

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,

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 there were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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

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

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 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 six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

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

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

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

48 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

For the Lord said to Moses,

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 is not to be numbered among 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 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 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.

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

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

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

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