Numbers 1

1 Then spake Yahweh unto Moses in the desert of Sinai in the tent of meeting, —on the first of the second month in the second year by their coming forth 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 Reckon ye up the sum of all the assembly of the sons of Israel, by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, every male, by their polls;

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 twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war in Israel, —ye shall number them by their hosts, thou 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, shall be one man for each tribe, —each man, head of his ancestral house, shall be.

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

5 These, then, are the names of the men who shall stand with you, —Of Reuben, Elizur, son of Shedeur;

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

6 Of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

Of Simeon, Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

7 Of Judah, Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

Of Juda, Nahasson the son of Aminadab.

8 Of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar;

Of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Suar.

9 Of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon;

Of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon.

10 Of the sons of Joseph, —Of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; Of 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 Of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeon.

12 Of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.

13 Of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran;

Of Aser, Phegiel the son of Ochran.

14 Of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Duel.

15 Of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.

Of Nephtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

16 These, are they who had been summoned by the assembly, being princes of the tribes of their fathers, —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 So then Moses and Aaron took these men, who were distinguished by name;

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

18 all the assembly also, called they together on the first of the second month, —and they declared their pedigree according to their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards by their polls.

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 Yahweh commanded Moses, so he mustered them in the desert of Sinai.

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

20 And they were [as followeth] —The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, in their pedigrees—by their families, by their ancestral houses, in the counting of names, by their polls, every male, from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

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 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Reuben, forty-six thousand and five hundred.

Were forty-six thousand five hundred.

22 Of the sons of Simeon, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, —such as were numbered of him, in the counting of names by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

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 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Simeon, fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

Fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

24 Of the sons of Gad, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war:

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 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Gad, forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

Forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

26 Of the sons of Judah, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

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 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Judah, seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

Were reckoned up seventy-four thousand six hundred.

28 Of the sons of Issachar, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty year old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

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 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Issachar, fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

Were reckoned up fifty-four thousand four hundred.

30 Of the sons of Zebulun, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

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 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Zebulun, fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

Fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

32 Of the sons of Joseph—Of the sons of Ephraim, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

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 such as were numbered of them, as belonging to the tribe of Ephraim, forty thousand and five hundred.

Forty thousand five hundred.

34 Of the sons of Manasseh, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

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 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Manasseh, thirty-two thousand, and two hundred.

Thirty-two thousand two hundred.

36 Of the sons of Benjamin, in their pedigrees by their families, by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

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 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

Thirty-five thousand four hundred.

38 Of the sons of Dan, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

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 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Dan, sixty-two thousand, and seven hundred.

Sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

40 Of the sons of Asher, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

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 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Asher, forty-one thousand, and five hundred.

Forty-one thousand and five hundred.

42 The sons of Naphtali, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

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 such as were numbered of them, as belonging to the tribe of Naphtali, fifty-three thousand, and four hundred.

Fifty-three thousand four hundred.

44 These, are they who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron and the twelve princes of Israel did number, the princes acting each one for his ancestral house.

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 So then all they who were numbered of the sons of Israel by their ancestral houses, from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war 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 so then all they who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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

47 But the Levites by the tribe of their fathers were not numbered in their midst.

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

48 For Yahweh spake unto Moses saying:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

49 Only the tribe of Levi, shalt thou not number, nor the sum of them, shalt thou reckon up, 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 But do, thou thyself, put the Levites in charge over the habitation of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof and over all that pertaineth thereto, they, shall bear the habitation, and all the furniture thereof, and they, shall attend thereupon; and, round about the habitation, shall they encamp.

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, when the habitation is to set forward, the Levites shall take it down, and when the habitation is to be pitched, the Levites, shall set it up, but the stranger that draweth near, shall be 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 So then the sons of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man, near his own camp, and, every man, near his own standard, by their hosts;

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

53 but the Levites, shall pitch their tents round about the habitation of the testimony, that there be no wrath upon the assembly of the sons of Israel, —so shall the Levites keep the watch of the habitation 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 Thus did the sons of Israel, —according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so, did they.

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