Numbers 1

1 And the LORD 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,

Yahweh spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the wilderness of Sinai. This happened on the first day of the second month during the second year after the people of Israel had come out from the land of Egypt. Yahweh 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;

“Conduct a census of all the men of Israel in each clan, in their fathers' families. Count them by name. Count every male, each man

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.

who is twenty years old or older. Count all who can fight as soldiers for Israel. You and Aaron must record the number of men in their armed groups.

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

A man from each tribe, a clan head, must serve with you as his tribe's leader. Each leader must lead the men who will fight for his tribe.

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 leaders who must fight with you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

from the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

7 Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

from the tribe of Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

8 Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

from the tribe of Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.

from the tribe of 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 tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph, Elishama son of Ammihud; from the tribe of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

11 Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.

from the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

12 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

from the tribe of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

13 Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.

from the tribe of Asher, Pagiel son of Okran;

14 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

from the tribe of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

and from the tribe of 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 were the men appointed from the people. They led their ancestors' tribes. They were the leaders of the clans in Israel.

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

Moses and Aaron took these men, who were recorded 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 along with these men they assembled all the men of Israel on the first day of the second month. Then each man twenty years old and older identified his ancestry. He had to name the clans and families descended from his ancestors.

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

Then Moses recorded their numbers in the wilderness of Sinai, as Yahweh had commanded him to do.

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 descendants of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

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

They counted 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben.

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 descendants of Simeon were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

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

They counted 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon.

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 descendants of Gad were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

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

They counted 45,650 men from the tribe of Gad.

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 descendants of Judah were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

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

They counted 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah.

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 descendants of Issachar were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

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

They counted 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar.

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 descendants of Zebulun were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

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

They counted 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun.

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 descendants of Ephraim son of Joseph were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

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

They counted 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim.

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;

From the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

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

They counted 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh.

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 descendants of Benjamin were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

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

They counted 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin.

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 descendants of Dan were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

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

They counted 62,700 from the tribe of Dan.

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 descendants of Asher were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

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

They counted 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher.

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 descendants of Naphtali were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

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

They counted 53,400 from the tribe of Naphtali.

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.

Moses and Aaron counted all these men, together with the twelve men who were leading the twelve tribes of Israel.

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 men of Israel from twenty years old and older, all who could fight in war, were counted in each of their families.

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

They counted 603,550 men.

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

But the men who were descended from Levi were not counted,

48 For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,

because Yahweh 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:

“You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the total of the people of Israel.

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, assign the Levites to care for the tabernacle of the covenant decrees, and to care for all the furnishings in the tabernacle and for everything in it. The Levites must carry the tabernacle, and they must carry the tabernacle's furnishings. They must care for the tabernacle and make their 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.

When the tabernacle is to move to another place, the Levites must take it down. When the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites must set it up. Any stranger who comes near the tabernacle must 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.

When the people of Israel set up their tents, each man must do so near the banner that belongs to his armed group.

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.

However, the Levites must set up their tents around the tabernacle of the covenant decrees so that my anger does not come upon the people of Israel. The Levites must care for the tabernacle of the covenant decrees.”

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

The people of Israel did all these things. They did everything that Yahweh commanded through Moses.