Numbers 1

1 The Lord spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting while they were in the Sinai desert. This was on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had left Egypt. He told him,

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 “Census all the Israelites according to their tribe and family. Count every man and keep a record of each individual's 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 Those aged twenty or older who can do military service are to be registered by you and Aaron in their Israelite army divisions.

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 A representative from each tribe, the head of a family, must be there with you.

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 the men who will work with you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur, son of Shedeur;

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

6 from the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai;

of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

7 from the tribe of Judah, Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

8 from the tribe of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar;

of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Zuar;

9 from the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon;

of Zebulon, Eliab the son of Helon.

10 from the sons of Joseph: from the tribe of Ephraim, Elishama, son of Ammihud, and from the tribe of Manasseh, Gamaliel, 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 the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni;

of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

12 from the tribe of Dan, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai;

of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

13 from the tribe of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ocran;

of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

14 from the tribe of Gad, Eliasaph, son of Deuel;

of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel;

15 and from the tribe of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan.”

of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”

16 These were the men chosen from the Israelite community. They were the leaders of their fathers' tribes; the heads of the families 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 Moses and Aaron summoned these men who had been selected by name.

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

18 They had all the Israelites gather together on the first day of the second month, and recorded the people's genealogy according to their tribe and family, and counted up the names of all those aged twenty or older,

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 told Moses to do. Moses conducted this census in the Sinai desert.

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

20 The descendants of Reuben, (he was Israel's firstborn son), men aged twenty or over, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

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 from the tribe of Reuben totaled 46,500.

there were forty-six thousand five hundred.

22 The descendants of Simeon, men aged twenty or over, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

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 from the tribe of Simeon totaled 59,300.

there were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

24 The descendants of Gad, men aged twenty or over, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

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 from the tribe of Gad totaled 45,650.

there were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

26 The descendants of Judah, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

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 from the tribe of Judah, totaled 74,600.

there were counted seventy-four thousand six hundred.

28 The descendants of Issachar, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

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 from the tribe of Issachar, totaled 54,400.

there were counted fifty-four thousand four hundred.

30 The descendants of Zebulun, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

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 from the tribe of Zebulun, totaled 57,400.

there were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

32 The descendants of Joseph: the descendants of Ephraim, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

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 from the tribe of Ephraim, totaled 40,500.

there were forty thousand five hundred.

34 And the descendants of Manasseh, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

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 from the tribe of Manasseh, totaled 32,200.

there were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

36 The descendants of Benjamin, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

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 from the tribe of Benjamin, totaled 35,400.

there were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

38 The descendants of Dan, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

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 from the tribe of Dan, totaled 62,700.

there were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

40 The descendants of Asher, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

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 from the tribe of Asher, totaled 41,500.

there were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.

42 The descendants of Naphtali, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army

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 from the tribe of Naphtali, totaled 53,400.

there were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

44 These were the totals of the men counted and registered by Moses and Aaron, with the help of the twelve leaders of Israel, who each represented their family.

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 In this way all the Israelite men aged twenty or older who were able to serve in Israel's army were registered according to their families.

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 The sum total of those registered was 603,550.

six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

47 However, the Levites were not registered with the others according to their tribe and families.

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

48 This was because the Lord had told Moses,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

49 “Don't register the tribe of Levi; don't count them in the census with the other Israelites.

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

50 Put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle and of the Testimony, as well as all its furniture and everything it contains. They are the ones responsible for carrying the Tabernacle and all its items. They are to care for it, and to make their camp around 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 When it's time to move the Tabernacle, the Levites shall take it down, and when it's time to make camp, the Levites shall put it up. Any outsider who goes near it must 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 Israelites are to make camp according to their tribal divisions, each person in their own camp under their own flag.

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

53 But the Levites are to set up their camp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony to stop anyone making me angry with the Israelites. The Levites are responsible for looking after the Tabernacle of the Testimony.”

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 The Israelites did everything that the Lord ordered Moses that they should do.

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