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,

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,

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;

“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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

6 for Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

from the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

7 for Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

from the tribe of Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

8 for Issachar, Nethaneel the son of Zuar;

from the tribe of Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

9 for Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;

from the tribe of 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 tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph, Elishama son of Ammihud; from the tribe of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

11 for Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

from the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

12 for Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

from the tribe of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

13 for Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran;

from the tribe of Asher, Pagiel son of Okran;

14 for Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;

from the tribe of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

15 for Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

and from the tribe of 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 were the men appointed from the people. They led their ancestors' tribes. They were the leaders of the clans in Israel.

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

Moses and Aaron took these men, who were recorded 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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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:

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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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

They counted 62,700 from the tribe of Dan.

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 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.

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

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

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 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.

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

They counted 53,400 from the tribe of Naphtali.

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.

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

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 men of Israel from twenty years old and older, all who could fight in war, were counted in each of their families.

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

They counted 603,550 men.

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

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

48 For Jehovah had spoken to Moses, saying,

because Yahweh 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.

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

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, 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.

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.

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.

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

When the people of Israel set up their tents, each man must do so near the banner that belongs to his armed group.

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.

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.”

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

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