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:

The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land 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 a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one,

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 upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall count them by their divisions.

4 and with you, shall be one man for each tribe, —each man, head of his ancestral house, shall be.

With you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of his fathers’ house.

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

These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.

6 Of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

7 Of Judah, Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

8 Of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar;

Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

9 Of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon;

Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.

10 Of the sons of Joseph, —Of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; Of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur;

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

11 Of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.

12 Of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

13 Of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran;

Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.

14 Of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

15 Of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.

Of Naphtali: 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 those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

17 So then Moses and Aaron took these men, who were distinguished by name;

Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name.

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.

They assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; 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.

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

As the LORD commanded Moses, so he counted them in the wilderness 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;

The children of Reuben, Israel’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:

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

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand and 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 children of Simeon, 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:

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

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand and 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 children of Gad, 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:

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

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand and 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 children of Judah, 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:

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

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand and 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 children of Issachar, 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:

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

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand and 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 children of Zebulun, 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:

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

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand and 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 children of Joseph: of the children of Ephraim, 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:

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

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and 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;

Of the children of Manasseh, 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:

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

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand and 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 children of Benjamin, 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:

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

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand and 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 children of Dan, 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:

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

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand and 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 children of Asher, 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:

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

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Asher, were 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 children of Naphtali, 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:

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

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand and 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 are those who were counted, whom Moses and Aaron counted, and the twelve men who were princes of Israel, each one for his fathers’ house.

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;

So all those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war in Israel—

46 so then all they who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

all those who were counted were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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

But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not counted amongst them.

48 For Yahweh spake unto Moses saying:

For 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.

“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them amongst 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 the Levites 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.

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 the tabernacle is to move, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

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;

The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions.

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 encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel. The Levites shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the Testimony.”

54 Thus did the sons of Israel, —according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so, did they.

Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they did.