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 unto 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 were come out of the land 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 ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male, by their polls;

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 upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: ye shall number them by their hosts, even 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 with you there shall be a man of every tribe, every one head of his fathers' house.

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

And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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

Of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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

Of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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

Of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar.

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

Of Zebulun, 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;

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

11 from the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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

Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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

Of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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

Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

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

Of Naphtali, 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 were the elect of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

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

And Moses and Aaron took these men that are pointed out by name.

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 they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.

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

As the LORD commanded Moses, so did he number them in the wilderness 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.

And the children of Reuben, Israel's first-born, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and 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 children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, those that were numbered thereof, according to the number of names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and 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 children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, 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.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty and 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 children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, 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.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and 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 children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and 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 children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, 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.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and 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 children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, 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.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and 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.

Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and 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 children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, 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.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and 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 children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, 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.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and 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 children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, 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.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty and 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 children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, 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.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

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

These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men; they were each one for his fathers' house.

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 all those that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;

46 They counted 603,550 men.

even all those that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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

But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.

48 because Yahweh had said to Moses,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

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

'Howbeit the tribe of Levi thou shalt not number, neither shalt thou take the sum of them among 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 thou the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof, and over all that belongeth to it; they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof; and they shall minister unto it, 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.

And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.

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 pitch their tents, every man with his own camp, and every man with his own standard, according to their hosts.

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 round about the tabernacle of the testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.'

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

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