Numbers 1

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai in the tabernacle of the covenant, the first day of the second month, the second year of their going out of Egypt, saying:

And YHWH speaks to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year of their going out of the land of Egypt, saying,

2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel by their families, and houses, and the names of every one, as many as are of the male sex,

“Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names—every male by their counted heads;

3 From twenty years old and upwards, of all the men of Israel fit for war, and you shall number them by their troops, thou and Aaron.

from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host in Israel, you number them by their hosts, you and Aaron;

4 And there shall be with you the princes of the tribes, and of the houses in their kindreds,

and with you there is a man for a tribe, each is a head of the house of his fathers.

5 Whose names are these: Of Ruben, Elisur the son of Sedeur.

And these [are] the names of the men who stand with you: for Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

6 Of Simeon, Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

for Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

7 Of Juda, Nahasson the son of Aminadab.

for Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

8 Of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Suar.

for Issachar, Nathaneel son of Zuar;

9 Of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon.

for Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

10 And of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elisama the son of Ammiud: of Manasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

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

11 Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeon.

for Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

12 Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.

for Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

13 Of Aser, Phegiel the son of Ochran.

for Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

14 Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Duel.

for Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

15 Of Nephtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

for Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

16 These are the most noble princes of the multitude by their tribes and kindreds, and the chiefs of the army of Israel:

These [are] those called of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they [are] heads of the thousands of Israel.

17 Whom Moses and Aaron took with all the multitude of the common people:

And Moses takes—Aaron also—these men, who were defined by name,

18 And assembled them on the first day of the second month, reckoning them up by the kindreds, and houses, and families, and heads, and names of every one from twenty years old and upward,

and they assembled all the congregation on the first of the second month, and they declare their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names from a son of twenty years and upward, by their counted heads,

19 As the Lord had commanded Moses. And they were numbered in the desert of Sinai.

as YHWH has commanded Moses; and he numbers them in the wilderness of Sinai.

20 Of Ruben the eldest son of Israel, by their generations and families and houses and names of every head, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war,

And the sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, by their counted heads, every male from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

21 Were forty-six thousand five hundred.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Reuben, are forty-six thousand and five hundred.

22 Of the sons of Simeon by their generations and families, and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names and heads of every one, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sons of Simeon—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, its numbered ones in the number of names, by their counted heads, every male from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

23 Fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Simeon, [are] fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

24 Of the sons of Gad, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sons of Gad—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

25 Forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Gad, [are] forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

26 Of the sons of Juda, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sons of Judah—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

27 Were reckoned up seventy-four thousand six hundred.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Judah, [are] seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

28 Of the sons of Issachar, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war,

Of the sons of Issachar—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

29 Were reckoned up fifty-four thousand four hundred.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Issachar, [are] fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

30 Of the sons of Zabulon, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sons of Zebulun—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

31 Fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Zebulun, [are] fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

32 Of the sons of Joseph, namely, of the sons of Ephraim, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sons of Joseph: of the sons of Ephraim—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

33 Forty thousand five hundred.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Ephraim, [are] forty thousand and five hundred.

34 Moreover of the sons of Manasses, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war,

Of the sons of Manasseh—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

35 Thirty-two thousand two hundred.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Manasseh, [are] thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

36 Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sons of Benjamin—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

37 Thirty-five thousand four hundred.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Benjamin, [are] thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

38 Of the sons of Dan, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sons of Dan—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

39 Sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Dan, [are] sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.

40 Of the sons of Aser, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sons of Asher—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

41 Forty-one thousand and five hundred.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Asher, [are] forty-one thousand and five hundred.

42 Of the sons of Nephtali, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sons of Naphtali—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

43 Fifty-three thousand four hundred.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Naphtali, [are] fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

44 These era they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the twelve princes of Israel, every one by the houses of their kindreds.

These [are] those numbered, whom Moses numbered—Aaron also—and the princes of Israel, twelve men, each one has been [the representative] for the house of his fathers.

45 And the whole number of the children of Israel by their houses and families, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go to war,

And they are, all those numbered of the sons of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host in Israel,

46 Were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men.

indeed, all those numbered are six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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

And the Levites, for the tribe of their fathers, have not numbered themselves in their midst,

48 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

seeing YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

49 Number not the tribe of Levi, neither shalt thou put down the sum of them with the children of Israel:

“Only the tribe of Levi you do not number, and you do not take up their census in the midst of the sons of Israel;

50 But appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, and all the vessels thereof, and whatsoever pertaineth to the ceremonies. They shall carry the tabernacle and all the furniture thereof: and they shall minister, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

and you, appoint the Levites over the Dwelling Place of the Testimony, and over all its vessels, and over all that it has; they carry the Dwelling Place, and all its vessels, and they serve it; and they encamp around the Dwelling Place.

51 When you are to go forward, the Levites shall take down the tabernacle: when you are to camp, they shall set it up. What stranger soever cometh to it, shall be slain.

And in the journeying of the Dwelling Place, the Levites take it down, and in the encamping of the Dwelling Place, the Levites raise it up; and the stranger who is coming near is put to death.”

52 And the children of Israel shall camp every man by his troops and bands and army.

And the sons of Israel have encamped, each by his camp, and each by his standard, by their hosts;

53 But the Levites shall pitch their tents round about the tabernacle, lest there come indignation upon the multitude of the children of Israel, and they shall keep watch, and guard the tabernacle of the testimony.

and the Levites encamp around the Dwelling Place of the Testimony; and there is no wrath on the congregation of the sons of Israel, and the Levites have kept the charge of the Dwelling Place of the Testimony.

54 And the children of Israel did according to all things which the Lord had commanded Moses.

And the sons of Israel do according to all that YHWH has commanded Moses; so they have done.