Numbers 1
1 Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out] in the wilderness of Sinai [Thorn], in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month (Iyar ·Light / I Am God your healer, 2·), in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery], 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 a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel [God prevails], by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one;
“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 who are able to go out to war in Israel [God prevails]. You and Aaron [Light-bringer] shall count them by their divisions.
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 With you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers’ house.
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 These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben [See, a son!]: 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 [Hearing]: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai [My rock almighty].
from the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
7 Of Judah [Praised]: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
from the tribe of Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
8 Of Issachar [Hire, Reward]: Nethanel the son of Zuar.
from the tribe of Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;
9 Of Zebulun [Living together]: Eliab the son of Helon.
from the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;
10 Of the children of Joseph [May he add]: Of Ephraim [Fruit]: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh [Causing to forget]: 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 [Son of right hand, Son of south]: Abidan the son of Gideoni.
from the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
12 Of Dan [He judged]: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
from the tribe of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
13 Of Asher [Happy]: Pagiel the son of Ochran.
from the tribe of Asher, Pagiel son of Okran;
14 Of Gad [Good fortune]: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
from the tribe of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
15 Of Naphtali [My wrestling]: Ahira the son of Enan.”
and from the tribe of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
16 These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel [God prevails].
These were the men appointed from the people. They led their ancestors' tribes. They were the leaders of the clans in Israel.
17 Moses [Drawn out] and Aaron [Light-bringer] took these men who are mentioned by name.
Moses and Aaron took these men, who were recorded by name,
18 They assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month (Iyar ·Light / I Am God your healer, 2·); and they declared their ancestry by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, one by one.
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 Adonai enjoined Moses [Drawn out], so he counted them in the wilderness of Sinai [Thorn].
Then Moses recorded their numbers in the wilderness of Sinai, as Yahweh had commanded him to do.
20 The children of Reuben [See, a son!], Israel [God prevails]’s firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Reuben [See, a son!], were forty-six thousand five hundred.
They counted 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben.
22 Of the children of Simeon [Hearing], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those who were counted of it, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Simeon [Hearing], were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
They counted 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon.
24 Of the children of Gad [Good fortune], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Gad [Good fortune], were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
They counted 45,650 men from the tribe of Gad.
26 Of the children of Judah [Praised], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Judah [Praised], were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
They counted 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah.
28 Of the children of Issachar [Hire, Reward], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Issachar [Hire, Reward], were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
They counted 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar.
30 Of the children of Zebulun [Living together], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Zebulun [Living together], were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
They counted 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun.
32 Of the children of Joseph [May he add], of the children of Ephraim [Fruit], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Ephraim [Fruit], were forty thousand five hundred.
They counted 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim.
34 Of the children of Manasseh [Causing to forget], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Manasseh [Causing to forget], were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
They counted 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh.
36 Of the children of Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south], were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
They counted 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin.
38 Of the children of Dan [He judged], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Dan [He judged], were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
They counted 62,700 from the tribe of Dan.
40 Of the children of Asher [Happy], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Asher [Happy], were forty-one thousand five hundred.
They counted 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher.
42 Of the children of Naphtali [My wrestling], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Naphtali [My wrestling], were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
They counted 53,400 from the tribe of Naphtali.
44 These are those who were counted, whom Moses [Drawn out] and Aaron [Light-bringer] counted, and the princes of Israel [God prevails], being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house.
Moses and Aaron counted all these men, together with the twelve men who were leading the twelve tribes of Israel.
45 So all those who were counted of the children of Israel [God prevails] by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war in Israel [God prevails];
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 those who were counted were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
They counted 603,550 men.
47 But the Levites [Descendants of United with] after the tribe of their fathers was not counted among them.
But the men who were descended from Levi were not counted,
48 For Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,
because Yahweh had said to Moses,
49 “Only the tribe of Levi [United with] you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel [God prevails];
“You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the total of the people of Israel.
50 but appoint the Levites [Descendants of United with] over the Tabernacle of the Testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle, and all its furnishings; and they shall take care of it, and shall encamp around it.
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 When the tabernacle is to move, the Levites [Descendants of United with] shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites [Descendants of United with] shall set it up. The stranger who comes near 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 The children of Israel [God prevails] shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions.
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 [Descendants of United with] shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel [God prevails]: and the Levites [Descendants of United with] shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the 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 Thus the children of Israel [God prevails] did. According to all that Adonai enjoined Moses [Drawn out], so they did.
The people of Israel did all these things. They did everything that Yahweh commanded through Moses.
