Numbers 1

1 And YHWH spake unto 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,

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

3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by 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 there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his 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 son 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 son of Zurishaddai.

from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

7 Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

8 Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.

from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

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

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

11 Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.

from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

12 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

13 Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.

from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

14 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

16 These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of 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 And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:

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

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

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

20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest 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;

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

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

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;

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

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

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;

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

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

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;

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

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

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;

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

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

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;

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

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

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

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

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;

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

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

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;

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

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

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;

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

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

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;

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

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

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;

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

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

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 were the men numbered by Moses and Aaron, with the assistance of the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family.

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;

So all the Israelites twenty years of age or older who could serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.

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

And all those counted totaled 603,550.

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

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

48 For YHWH had spoken unto Moses, saying,

For the LORD 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:

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

50 But thou shalt 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 unto it, and shall encamp 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 setteth 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 cometh nigh shall be put to death.

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 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.

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

53 But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

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 And the children of Israel did according to all that YHWH commanded Moses, so did they.

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