Numbers 1

1 The Lord spake againe vnto Moses in the wildernesse of Sinai, in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, in the first day of the second moneth, in the second yere after they were come out of 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 ye the summe of all the Congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, and housholdes of their fathers with the nomber of their names: to wit, all the males, man by man:

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

3 From twentie yere olde and aboue, all that go forth to the warre in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them, throughout their armies.

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 shalbe men of euery tribe, such as are the heads of the house of their fathers.

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, of the tribe of Reuben, Elizur, the sonne of Shedeur:

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

6 Of Simeon, Shelumiel the sonne of Zurishaddai:

from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

7 Of Iudah, Nahshon the sonne of Amminadab:

from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

8 Of Issachar, Nethaneel, the sonne of Zuar:

from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

9 Of Zebulun, Eliab, the sonne of Helon:

from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

10 Of the children of Ioseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the sonne of Ammihud: of Manasseh, Gamliel, the sonne of Pedahzur:

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

11 Of Beiamin, Abida the sonne of Gideoni:

from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

12 Of Dan, Ahiezer, the sonne of Ammishaddai:

from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

13 Of Asher, Pagiel, the sonne of Ocran:

from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

14 Of Gad, Eliasaph, the sonne of Deuel:

from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

15 Of Naphtali, Ahira the sonne of Enan.

and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

16 These were famous in the Congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, and heads ouer thousands in 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 The Moses and Aaron tooke these men which are expressed by their names.

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

18 And they called all the Congregation together, in the first day of the second moneth, who declared their kindreds by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yere olde and aboue, man by man.

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 the Lord had commanded Moses, so he nombred them in the wildernesse of Sinai.

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

20 So were the sonnes of Reuben Israels eldest sonne by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, man by man euery male from twentie yere olde and aboue, as many as went forth to warre:

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 The nomber of them, I say, of the tribe of Reuben, was sixe and fourtie thousande, and fiue hundreth.

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

22 Of the sonnes of Simeon by their generatios, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, the summe therof by the nomber of their names, man by man, euery male from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went forth to warre:

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 The summe of them, I say, of the tribe of Simeon was nine and fiftie thousande, and three hundreth.

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

24 Of the sonnes of Gad by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yere olde and aboue, all that went forth to warre:

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 The number of them, I say, of the tribe of Gad was fiue and fourtie thousand, and six hundreth and fiftie.

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

26 Of the sonnes of Iudah by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yere olde and aboue, all that went forth to warre:

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 The nomber of them, I say, of the tribe of Iudah was three score and fourteene thousande, and sixe hundreth.

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

28 Of the sonnes of Issachar by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went forth to warre:

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 The nomber of them also of the tribe of Issachar was foure and fiftie thousande and foure hundreth.

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

30 Of the sonnes of Zebulun by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went foorth to warre:

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 The nomber of them also of the tribe of Zebulun was seuen and fiftie thousand and foure hundreth.

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

32 Of the sonnes of Ioseph, namely of the sonnes of Ephraim by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went foorth to warre:

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 The nomber of them also of the tribe of Ephraim was fourtie thousande and fiue hundreth.

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

34 Of the sonnes of Manasseh by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went foorth to warre:

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 The nober of the also of ye tribe of Manasseh was two and thirtie thousand and two hundreth.

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

36 Of the sonnes of Beniamin by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went foorth to warre:

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 The nomber of them also of the tribe of Beniamin was fiue and thirtie thousande and foure hundreth.

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

38 Of the sonnes of Dan by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went foorth to warre:

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 The nomber of the also of ye tribe of Dan was three score and two thousand and seue hudreth.

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

40 Of the sonnes of Asher by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went foorth to warre:

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 The nomber of them also of ye tribe of Asher was one and fourtie thousand and fiue hudreth.

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

42 Of the children of Naphtali, by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, from twentie yeere olde and aboue, all that went to the warre:

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 The nomber of them also of the tribe of Naphtali, was three and fiftie thousand, and foure hundreth.

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

44 These are the summes which Moses, and Aaron nombred, and the Princes of Israel, the twelue men, which were euery one for the house of their 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 So this was all the summe of the sonnes of Israel, by the houses of their fathers, from twenty yeere olde and aboue, all that went to the warre 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 And all they were in nomber sixe hudreth and three thousande, fiue hundreth and fiftie.

And all those counted totaled 603,550.

47 But the Leuites, after the tribes of their fathers were not nombred among them.

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

48 For the Lord had spoken vnto Moses, and said,

For the LORD had said to Moses:

49 Onely thou shalt not number the tribe of Leui, neither take the summe of them among the children of Israel:

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

50 But thou shalt appoynt the Leuites ouer the Tabernacle of the Testimonie, and ouer all the instruments thereof, and ouer all things that belong to it: they shall beare the Tabernacle, and all the instruments thereof, and shall minister in it, and shall dwell round about the Tabernacle.

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 goeth forth, the Leuites shall take it downe: and when the Tabernacle is to be pitched, ye Leuites shall set it vp: for the stranger that commeth neere, shalbe slaine.

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 Also the children of Israel shall pitch their tentes, euery man in his campe, and euery man vnder his standerd throughout their armies.

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

53 But the Leuites shall pitch rounde about the Tabernacle of the Testimonie, least vengeance come vpon the Congregation of the children of Israel, and the Leuites shall take the charge of the Tabernacle of the Testimonie.

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 So the children of Israel did according to all that ye Lord had comanded Moses: so did they.

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