Numbers 1

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year of their going out of the land of Egypt, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai in the tabernacle of the covenant, the first day of the second month, the second year of their going out of Egypt, saying:

2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names—every male by their counted heads;

Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel by their families, and houses, and the names of every one, as many as are of the male sex,

3 from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host in Israel, you number them by their hosts, you and Aaron;

From twenty years old and upwards, of all the men of Israel fit for war, and you shall number them by their troops, thou and Aaron.

4 and with you there is a man for a tribe, each is a head of the house of his fathers.

And there shall be with you the princes of the tribes, and of the houses in their kindreds,

5 And these [are] the names of the men who stand with you: for Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

Whose names are these: Of Ruben, Elisur the son of Sedeur.

6 for Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

Of Simeon, Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

7 for Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

Of Juda, Nahasson the son of Aminadab.

8 for Issachar, Nathaneel son of Zuar;

Of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Suar.

9 for Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

Of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon.

10 for the sons of Joseph: for Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; for Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

And of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elisama the son of Ammiud: of Manasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

11 for Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeon.

12 for Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.

13 for Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

Of Aser, Phegiel the son of Ochran.

14 for Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Duel.

15 for Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

Of Nephtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

16 These [are] those called of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they [are] heads of the thousands of Israel.

These are the most noble princes of the multitude by their tribes and kindreds, and the chiefs of the army of Israel:

17 And Moses takes—Aaron also—these men, who were defined by name,

Whom Moses and Aaron took with all the multitude of the common people:

18 and they assembled all the congregation on the first of the second month, and they declare their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names from a son of twenty years and upward, by their counted heads,

And assembled them on the first day of the second month, reckoning them up by the kindreds, and houses, and families, and heads, and names of every one from twenty years old and upward,

19 as YHWH has commanded Moses; and he numbers them in the wilderness of Sinai.

As the Lord had commanded Moses. And they were numbered in the desert of Sinai.

20 And the sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, by their counted heads, every male from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

Of Ruben the eldest son of Israel, by their generations and families and houses and names of every head, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war,

21 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Reuben, are forty-six thousand and five hundred.

Were forty-six thousand five hundred.

22 Of the sons of Simeon—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, its numbered ones in the number of names, by their counted heads, every male from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

Of the sons of Simeon by their generations and families, and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names and heads of every one, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war,

23 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Simeon, [are] fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

Fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

24 Of the sons of Gad—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

Of the sons of Gad, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

25 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Gad, [are] forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

Forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

26 Of the sons of Judah—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

Of the sons of Juda, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

27 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Judah, [are] seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

Were reckoned up seventy-four thousand six hundred.

28 Of the sons of Issachar—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

Of the sons of Issachar, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war,

29 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Issachar, [are] fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

Were reckoned up fifty-four thousand four hundred.

30 Of the sons of Zebulun—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

Of the sons of Zabulon, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

31 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Zebulun, [are] fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

Fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

32 Of the sons of Joseph: of the sons of Ephraim—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

Of the sons of Joseph, namely, of the sons of Ephraim, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

33 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Ephraim, [are] forty thousand and five hundred.

Forty thousand five hundred.

34 Of the sons of Manasseh—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

Moreover of the sons of Manasses, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war,

35 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Manasseh, [are] thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

Thirty-two thousand two hundred.

36 Of the sons of Benjamin—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

37 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Benjamin, [are] thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

Thirty-five thousand four hundred.

38 Of the sons of Dan—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

Of the sons of Dan, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

39 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Dan, [are] sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.

Sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

40 Of the sons of Asher—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

Of the sons of Aser, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

41 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Asher, [are] forty-one thousand and five hundred.

Forty-one thousand and five hundred.

42 Of the sons of Naphtali—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

Of the sons of Nephtali, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

43 their numbered ones, for the tribe of Naphtali, [are] fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

Fifty-three thousand four hundred.

44 These [are] those numbered, whom Moses numbered—Aaron also—and the princes of Israel, twelve men, each one has been [the representative] for the house of his fathers.

These era they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the twelve princes of Israel, every one by the houses of their kindreds.

45 And they are, all those numbered of the sons of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host in Israel,

And the whole number of the children of Israel by their houses and families, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go to war,

46 indeed, all those numbered are six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

Were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men.

47 And the Levites, for the tribe of their fathers, have not numbered themselves in their midst,

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

48 seeing YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

49 “Only the tribe of Levi you do not number, and you do not take up their census in the midst of the sons of Israel;

Number not the tribe of Levi, neither shalt thou put down the sum of them with the children of Israel:

50 and you, appoint the Levites over the Dwelling Place of the Testimony, and over all its vessels, and over all that it has; they carry the Dwelling Place, and all its vessels, and they serve it; and they encamp around the Dwelling Place.

But appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, and all the vessels thereof, and whatsoever pertaineth to the ceremonies. They shall carry the tabernacle and all the furniture thereof: and they shall minister, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

51 And in the journeying of the Dwelling Place, the Levites take it down, and in the encamping of the Dwelling Place, the Levites raise it up; and the stranger who is coming near is put to death.”

When you are to go forward, the Levites shall take down the tabernacle: when you are to camp, they shall set it up. What stranger soever cometh to it, shall be slain.

52 And the sons of Israel have encamped, each by his camp, and each by his standard, by their hosts;

And the children of Israel shall camp every man by his troops and bands and army.

53 and the Levites encamp around the Dwelling Place of the Testimony; and there is no wrath on the congregation of the sons of Israel, and the Levites have kept the charge of the Dwelling Place of the Testimony.

But the Levites shall pitch their tents round about the tabernacle, lest there come indignation upon the multitude of the children of Israel, and they shall keep watch, and guard the tabernacle of the testimony.

54 And the sons of Israel do according to all that YHWH has commanded Moses; so they have done.

And the children of Israel did according to all things which the Lord had commanded Moses.