Numbers 1

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

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 Take you the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;

“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 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: you and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

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 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

And there shall be with you the leaders of the tribes, as well as of the houses, in their kinships,

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

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

6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

7 Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

8 Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Zuar;

9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.

of Zebulon, Eliab the son of Helon.

10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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

11 Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.

of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

12 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

13 Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.

of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

14 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel;

15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”

16 These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

These are the very noble leaders of the multitude, by their tribes and kinships, and the heads of the army of Israel.

17 And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:

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

18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.

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 commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

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

20 And the children of Reuben, Israel’s oldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

there were forty-six thousand five hundred.

22 Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

there were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

24 Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.

there were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

26 Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were three score and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

there were counted seventy-four thousand six hundred.

28 Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

there were counted fifty-four thousand four hundred.

30 Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

there were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

32 Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.

there were forty thousand five hundred.

34 Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

there were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

36 Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

there were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

38 Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were three score and two thousand and seven hundred.

there were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

40 Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

there were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.

42 Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

there were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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

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 So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;

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

six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.

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

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

48 For the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

49 Only you shall not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:

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

50 But you shall 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 the vessels thereof; and they shall minister to it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

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 And when the tabernacle sets forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that comes near shall 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 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.

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

53 But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of 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 And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.

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