Numbers 1

1 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,

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 “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

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 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.

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 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.

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

5 These are the names of the leaders who must fight with you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

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

6 from the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

Of Simeon, Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

7 from the tribe of Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

Of Juda, Nahasson the son of Aminadab.

8 from the tribe of Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

Of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Suar.

9 from the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

Of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon.

10 from the tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph, Elishama son of Ammihud; from the tribe 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 from the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeon.

12 from the tribe of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.

13 from the tribe of Asher, Pagiel son of Okran;

Of Aser, Phegiel the son of Ochran.

14 from the tribe of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Duel.

15 and from the tribe of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

Of Nephtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

16 These were the men appointed from the people. They led their ancestors' tribes. They were the leaders of the clans in Israel.

These are the most noble princes of the multitude by their tribes and kindreds, and the chiefs of the army of Israel:

17 Moses and Aaron took these men, who were recorded by name,

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

18 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.

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 Then Moses recorded their numbers in the wilderness of Sinai, as Yahweh had commanded him to do.

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

20 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.

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 They counted 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben.

Were forty-six thousand five hundred.

22 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.

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 They counted 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon.

Fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

24 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.

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 They counted 45,650 men from the tribe of Gad.

Forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

26 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.

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 They counted 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah.

Were reckoned up seventy-four thousand six hundred.

28 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.

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 They counted 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar.

Were reckoned up fifty-four thousand four hundred.

30 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.

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 They counted 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun.

Fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

32 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.

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 They counted 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim.

Forty thousand five hundred.

34 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.

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 They counted 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh.

Thirty-two thousand two hundred.

36 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.

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 They counted 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin.

Thirty-five thousand four hundred.

38 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.

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 They counted 62,700 from the tribe of Dan.

Sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

40 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.

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 They counted 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher.

Forty-one thousand and five hundred.

42 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.

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 They counted 53,400 from the tribe of Naphtali.

Fifty-three thousand four hundred.

44 Moses and Aaron counted all these men, together with the twelve men who were leading the twelve tribes of Israel.

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 all the men of Israel from twenty years old and older, all who could fight in war, were counted in each of their families.

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 They counted 603,550 men.

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

47 But the men who were descended from Levi were not counted,

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

48 because Yahweh had said to Moses,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

49 “You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the total of the people of Israel.

Number not the tribe of Levi, neither shalt thou put down the sum of them with the children of Israel:

50 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.

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 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.

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 When the people of Israel set up their tents, each man must do so near the banner that belongs to his armed group.

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

53 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.”

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 The people of Israel did all these things. They did everything that Yahweh commanded through Moses.

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