Numbers 1

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year after their departure from the land of Egypt, saying,

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:

2 Take the sum of the whole assembly of the children of Israel, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, every male, according to their polls;

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

3 from twenty years and upward, all that go forth to military service in Israel: ye shall number them according to their hosts, thou and Aaron.

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.

4 And with you there shall be a man for every tribe, a man who is the head of his father's house.

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

5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: for Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;

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

6 for Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

7 for Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

8 for Issachar, Nethaneel the son of Zuar;

from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

9 for Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;

from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

10 for the children of Joseph: for Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; for Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;

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

11 for Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

12 for Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

13 for Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran;

from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

14 for Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;

from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

15 for Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

16 These were those summoned of the assembly, princes of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the thousands of Israel.

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

17 And Moses and Aaron took these men who are expressed by their names,

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

18 and gathered the whole assembly together on the first of the second month. And they declared their pedigrees after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, according to their polls.

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,

19 As Jehovah had commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

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

20 And the sons of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, according to their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:

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,

21 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

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

22 Of the sons of Simeon: their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, those that were numbered of them, by the number of the names, according to their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:

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,

23 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

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

24 Of the sons of Gad: their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:

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,

25 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

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

26 Of the sons of Judah: their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:

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,

27 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

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

28 Of the sons of Issachar: their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:

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,

29 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

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

30 Of the sons of Zebulun: their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:

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,

31 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

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

32 Of the sons of Joseph: of the children of Ephraim: their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:

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,

33 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.

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

34 Of the children of Manasseh: their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:

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,

35 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

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

36 Of the sons of Benjamin: their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:

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,

37 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

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

38 Of the sons of Dan: their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:

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,

39 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

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

40 Of the sons of Asher: their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:

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,

41 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

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

42 Of the sons of Naphtali: their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:

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,

43 those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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

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

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

45 And all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, according to their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service in Israel,

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

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

And all those counted totaled 603,550.

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

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

48 For Jehovah had spoken to Moses, saying,

For the LORD had said to Moses:

49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel.

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

50 But thou, appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all its vessels; and they shall serve it, and round about the tabernacle shall they encamp;

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.

51 and when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle encampeth, the Levites shall set it up; and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.

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.

52 And the children of Israel shall encamp every man in his camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their hosts;

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

53 but the Levites shall encamp round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there come not wrath upon the assembly of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

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.”

54 And the children of Israel did so; according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses, so did they.

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