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 said to Moses in the waste land of Sinai, in the Tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they came out of the land of Egypt,

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 full number of the children of Israel, by their families, and by their fathers' houses, every male by name;

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;

All those of twenty years old and over, who are able to go to war in Israel, are to be numbered by you and Aaron.

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

And to give you help, take one man from every tribe, the head of his father's house.

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

These are the names of those who are to be your helpers: from Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur;

6 for Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

From Simeon, Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai;

7 for Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

From Judah, Nahshon, the son of Amminadab;

8 for Issachar, Nathaneel son of Zuar;

From Issachar, Nethanel, the son of Zuar;

9 for Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

From Zebulun, Eliab, the son of Helon;

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

Of the children of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur,

11 for Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

From Benjamin, Abidan, the son of Gideoni;

12 for Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

From Dan, Ahiezer, the son of Ammi-shaddai;

13 for Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

From Asher, Pagiel, the son of Ochran;

14 for Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

From Gad, Eliasaph, the son of Reuel;

15 for Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

From Naphtali, 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 men named out of all the people, chiefs of their fathers' houses, heads of the tribes of Israel.

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

And Moses and Aaron took these men, marked out by name;

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 they got together all the people on the first day of the second month; and everyone made clear his family and his father's house, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and over.

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

As the Lord had given orders to Moses, so they were numbered by him in the waste place 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—

The generations of the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;

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

Forty-six thousand, five hundred of the tribe of Reuben were numbered.

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—

The generations of the sons of Simeon were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;

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

Fifty-nine thousand, three hundred of the tribe of Simeon were numbered.

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—

The generations of the sons of Gad were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go 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 of the tribe of Gad were numbered.

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—

The generations of the sons of Judah were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Seventy-four thousand, six hundred of the tribe of Judah were numbered.

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—

The generations of the sons of Issachar were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Fifty-four thousand, four hundred of the tribe of Issachar were numbered.

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—

The generations of the sons of Zebulun were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Fifty-seven thousand, four hundred of the tribe of Zebulun were numbered.

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—

The generations of the sons of Joseph were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Forty thousand, five hundred of the tribe of Ephraim were numbered.

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—

The generations of the sons of Manasseh were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Thirty-two thousand, two hundred of the tribe of Manasseh were numbered.

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—

The generations of the sons of Benjamin were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Thirty-five thousand, four hundred of the tribe of Benjamin were numbered.

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—

The generations of the sons of Dan were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years and over who was able to go to war;

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

Sixty-two thousand, seven hundred of the tribe of Dan were numbered.

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—

The generations of the sons of Asher were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Forty-one thousand, five hundred of the tribe of Asher were numbered.

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—

The generations of the sons of Naphtali were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

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

Fifty-three thousand, four hundred of the tribe of Naphtali were numbered.

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 are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and by the twelve chiefs of Israel, one from every tribe.

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,

So all those who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their families, all those of twenty years old and over who 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.

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

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

48 seeing YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

For the Lord said to Moses,

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;

Only the tribe of Levi is not to be numbered among 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 to them you are to give the care of the Tent of meeting with its vessels and everything in it: they are to take up the Tent, and be responsible for everything to do with it, and put up their tents round it.

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.”

And when the Tent of meeting goes forward, the Levites are to take it down; and when it is to be put up, they are to do it: any strange person who comes near it is to be put to death.

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

The children of Israel are to put up their tents, every man in his tent-circle round his flag.

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 tents of the Levites are to be round the Tent of meeting, so that wrath may not come on the children of Israel: the Tent of meeting is to be in the care of the Levites.

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

So the children of Israel did as the Lord had given orders to Moses.