Numbers 1

1 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses in [the] wilderness of Sinai in [the] tent of meeting on [day] one of the month second in the year second of going out their from [the] land of Egypt saying.

In April of the year after the Israeli people left Egypt, Yahweh spoke to Moses/me while he/I was in the Sacred Tent, in the Sinai Desert. Yahweh said to him/me,

2 Lift up [the] head of all [the] congregation of [the] people of Israel to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their by [the] number of names of every male to heads their.

“I want you and Aaron to determine how many Israeli men are able to fight in battles. Write down the names of all the men who are at least 20 years old, and write down the names of their clans and families.

3 From a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare in Israel you will enroll them to military groups their you and Aaron.

4 And with you they will be a man a man to the tribe a man [is the] head of [the] house of ancestors his he.

[I have chosen] one man from each of the tribes to help you to do this. Each one will be a leader of his clan.

5 And these [are] [the] names of the men who they will stand with you for Reuben Elizur [the] son of Shedeur.

Their names are: Elizur, the son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben; Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon; Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah; Nethanel, the son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar; Eliab, the son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun; Elishama, the son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Ephraim; Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh; Abidan, the son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin; Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan; Pagiel, the son of Ocran, from the tribe of Asher; Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad; Ahira, the son of Enan, from the tribe of Naphtali.”

6 For Simeon Shelumiel [the] son of Zurishaddai.

7 For Judah Nahshon [the] son of Amminadab.

8 For Issachar Nethanel [the] son of Zuar.

9 For Zebulun Eliab [the] son of Helon.

10 For [the] sons of Joseph for Ephraim Elishama [the] son of Ammihud for Manasseh Gamaliel [the] son of Pedahzur.

11 For Benjamin Abidan [the] son of Gideoni.

12 For Dan Ahiezer [the] son of Ammishaddai.

13 For Asher Pagiel [the] son of Ocran.

14 For Gad Eliasaph [the] son of Deuel.

15 For Naphtali Ahira [the] son of Enan.

16 These ([were those] called *Q(K)*) [of] the congregation [the] leaders of [the] tribes of ancestors their [were] [the] heads of [the] families of Israel they.

Those were the men whom Yahweh chose from the people. They were leaders of their tribes. They were the chief men of the clans of the Israeli people.

17 And he took Moses and Aaron the men these who they had been designated by names.

Aaron and Moses/I summoned all these leaders,

18 And all the congregation they summoned on [day] one of the month second and they recorded their ancestry on clans their to [the] house of ancestors their by [the] number of names from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards to heads their.

and they gathered all of the people together on that same day. They listed/wrote down the names of all the men who were at least 20 years old, and with their names they wrote the names of their clans and their family groups

19 Just as he had commanded Yahweh Moses and he enrolled them in [the] wilderness of Sinai.

just as Moses/I had commanded. They wrote the names while (the Israelis/we) were there in the Sinai Desert.

20 And they were [the] descendants of Reuben [the] firstborn of Israel genealogies their to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their by [the] number of names to heads their every male from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare.

This is a list of the number of men who were at least 20 years old and able to fight in battles, and the names of their tribes: There were 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben (who was Jacob’s oldest son); there were 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon; there were 45,560 men from the tribe of Gad; there were 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah; there were 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar; there were 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun; there were 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim; there were 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh; there were 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin; there were 62,700 men from the tribe of Dan; there were 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher; there were 53,400 men from the tribe of Naphtali.

21 Enrolled [men] their of [the] tribe of Reuben [were] six and forty thousand and five hundred.

22 Of [the] descendants of Simeon genealogies their to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their enrolled [men] its by [the] number of names to heads their every male from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare.

23 Enrolled [men] their of [the] tribe of Simeon [were] nine and fifty thousand and three hundred.

24 Of [the] descendants of Gad genealogies their to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their by [the] number of names from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare.

25 Enrolled [men] their of [the] tribe of Gad [were] five and forty thousand and six hundred and fifty.

26 Of [the] descendants of Judah genealogies their to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their by [the] number of names from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare.

27 Enrolled [men] their of [the] tribe of Judah [were] four and seventy thousand and six hundred.

28 Of [the] descendants of Issachar genealogies their to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their by [the] number of names from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare.

29 Enrolled [men] their of [the] tribe of Issachar [were] four and fifty thousand and four hundred.

30 Of [the] descendants of Zebulun genealogies their to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their by [the] number of names from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare.

31 Enrolled [men] their of [the] tribe of Zebulun [were] seven and fifty thousand and four hundred.

32 Of [the] descendants of Joseph of [the] descendants of Ephraim genealogies their to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their by [the] number of names from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare.

33 Enrolled [men] their of [the] tribe of Ephraim [were] forty thousand and five hundred.

34 Of [the] descendants of Manasseh genealogies their to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their by [the] number of names from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare.

35 Enrolled [men] their of [the] tribe of Manasseh [were] two and thirty thousand and two hundred.

36 Of [the] descendants of Benjamin genealogies their to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their by [the] number of names from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare.

37 Enrolled [men] their of [the] tribe of Benjamin [were] five and thirty thousand and four hundred.

38 Of [the] descendants of Dan genealogies their to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their by [the] number of names from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare.

39 Enrolled [men] their of [the] tribe of Dan [were] two and sixty thousand and seven hundred.

40 Of [the] descendants of Asher genealogies their to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their by [the] number of names from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare.

41 Enrolled [men] their of [the] tribe of Asher [were] one and forty thousand and five hundred.

42 [the] descendants of Naphtali genealogies their to clans their to [the] house of ancestors their by [the] number of names from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare.

43 Enrolled [men] their of [the] tribe of Naphtali [were] three and fifty thousand and four hundred.

44 These [were] the enrolled [men] whom he enrolled Moses and Aaron and [the] leaders of Israel two [plus] ten man a man one for [the] house of ancestors his they were.

That was the number of men from each tribe that Aaron and Moses/I and the twelve leaders of the tribes of Israel listed, along with the names of their clans.

45 And they were all [those] enrolled of [the] people of Israel to [the] house of ancestors their from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards every [one who] goes forth warfare in Israel.

46 And they were all those enrolled six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

The total was 603,550 men.

47 And the Levites to [the] tribe of ancestors their not they were enrolled in midst of them.

But this number did not include the names of the men of the tribe of Levi,

48 And he had spoken Yahweh to Moses saying.

because Yahweh had said to Moses/me,

49 Only [the] tribe of Levi not you will enroll and head their not you will lift up in among [the] people of Israel.

“When you (count/write the names of) the men of the tribes of Israel, do not count the men in the tribe of Levi.

50 And you appoint the Levites over [the] tabernacle of the testimony and over all articles its and over all that [belongs] to it they they will carry the tabernacle and all articles its and they they will serve it and around the tabernacle they will encamp.

Appoint the male descendants of Levi to take care of the Sacred Tent and the chest inside it that contains [the tablets on which are written] the Ten Commandments. They must also take care of the other things that are inside the tent. [When you travel], they are the ones who must carry the tent and all the things that are inside it, and they must take care of it and set up their tents around it.

51 And when sets out the tabernacle they will take down it the Levites and when encamps the tabernacle they will raise up it the Levites and the stranger approaching he will be put to death.

Whenever it is time for all of you to move [to another location], the descendants of Levi are the ones who must dismantle the tent. And when it is time to stop traveling, they are the ones who must set up the Sacred Tent again. Any other person who goes near the Sacred Tent [to do this work] must be executed.

52 And they will encamp [the] people of Israel everyone at camp his and everyone at standard his to military groups their.

The people of each Israeli tribe must set up their tents in their own area, and they must set up a flag/banner that represents their tribe.

53 And the Levites they will encamp around [the] tabernacle of the testimony and not it will be wrath towards [the] congregation of [the] people Israel and they will keep the Levites [the] duty of [the] tabernacle of the testimony.

But the male descendants of Levi must set up their tents around the Sacred Tent, in order to protect the other Israeli people from being punished [MTY] by Yahweh [for coming close to the Sacred Tent]. The descendants of Levi are the ones who must stand around the Sacred Tent to guard it.”

54 And they did [the] people of Israel according to all that he had commanded Yahweh Moses so they did.

So the Israeli people did everything just like Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.