Numbers 1

1  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 came out of the land of Egypt, saying,2  Take a census of all the males of the congregation of the Israelites by families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, head by head.3  From twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go forth to war you and Aaron shall number, company by company.4  And with you there shall be a man [to assist you] from each tribe, each being the head of his father’s house.5  And these are the names of the men who shall attend you: Of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;6  Of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;7  Of Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;8  Of Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;9  Of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;10  Of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;11  Of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;12  Of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;13  Of Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran;14  Of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;15  Of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.16  These were those chosen from the congregation, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, heads of thousands [the highest class of officers] in Israel.17  And Moses and Aaron took these men who have been named,18  And assembled all the congregation on the first day of the second month, and they declared their ancestry after their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head,19  As the Lord commanded Moses. So he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.20  The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war:21  Those of the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.22  Of the sons of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those numbered of them according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war:23  Those of the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.24  Of the sons of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war:25  Those of the tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.26  Of the sons of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:27  Those of the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.28  Of the sons of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:29  Those of the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.30  Of the sons of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:31  Those of the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.32  Of the sons of Joseph: the sons of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:33  Those of the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.34  Of the sons of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:35  Those of the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.36  Of the sons of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:37  Those of the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.38  Of the sons of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:39  Those of the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.40  Of the sons of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:41  Those of the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.42  Of the sons of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:43  Those of the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.44  These were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each representing his father’s house.45  So all those numbered of the Israelites, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, able to go to war in Israel,46  All who were numbered were 603,550.47  But the Levites by their fathers’ tribe were not numbered with them.48  For the Lord had said to Moses,49  Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number in the census of the Israelites.50  But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, and over all its vessels and furnishings and all things that belong to it. They shall carry the tabernacle [when journeying] and all its furnishings, and they shall minister to it and encamp around it.51  When the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down, and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. And the excluded [any not of the tribe of Levi] who approach the tabernacle shall be put to death.52  The Israelites shall pitch their tents by their companies, every man by his own camp and every man by his own [tribal] standard.53  But the Levites shall encamp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath upon the congregation of the Israelites; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.54  Thus did the Israelites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did.

Numbers 1

Organizing the Census of the Israelites

1 s Now the Lords spoket to Moses in the tent of meetings in the wildernesss of Sinais on the first day of the second month of the second year aftert the Israelitest departed from the land of Egypt.s He said:t2 “Take a censust of the entires Israelite communityt by their clans and families,t counting the name of every individual male.t3 You and Aaron are to numbert all in Israel who can serve in the army,t those who aret twenty years old or older,t by their divisions.t4 And to help yout there is to be a man from eacht tribe, each mant the heads of his family.t

5 Now these are the names of the men who are to helpt you:
fromt Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

6 from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;s

7 from Judah, Nahshons son of Amminadab;

8 from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

9 from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

10 from the sons of Joseph:
from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;
from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

11 from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

12 from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

13 from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

14 from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;s

15 from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

The Census of the Tribes

16 These were the ones chosens from the community, leaderst of their ancestral tribes.t They were the heads of the thousandss of Israel.
17 So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned specifically by name,18 and they assembledt the entire community together on the first day of the second month.s Then the people recorded their ancestryt by their clans and families, and the men who were twenty years old or older were listedt by name individually,

19 just as the Lord had commanded Moses. And so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

20 And they were as follows:
The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually.

21 Those of them who were numberedt from the tribe of Reuben were 46,500.s
22 From the descendants of Simeon: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males numbered of thems twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually.

23 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Simeon were 59,300.
24 s From the descendants of Gad: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

25 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Gad were 45,650.
26 From the descendants of Judah: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

27 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Judah were 74,600.
28 From the descendants of Issachar: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

29 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Issachar were 54,400.
30 From the descendants of Zebulun: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

31 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400.

32 From the sons of Joseph:
From the descendants of Ephraim: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.33 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.34 From the descendants of Manasseh: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

35 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.
36 From the descendants of Benjamin: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

37 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.
38 From the descendants of Dan: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

39 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Dan were 62,700.
40 From the descendants of Asher: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

41 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Asher were 41,500.
42 Froms the descendants of Naphtali: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.

43 Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400.
44 These were the men whom Moses and Aaron numberedt along with the twelve leaders of Israel, each of whomt was from his own family.45 All the Israelites who were twenty years old or older, who could serve in Israel’s army, were numberedt according to their families.

46 And all those numbered totaled 603,550.

The Exemption of the Levites

47 Butt the Levites, according to the tribe of their fathers,t were not numbereds among them.48 The Lord had said to Moses,t49 “Only the tribe of Levis you must not numbert or countt witht the other Israelites.50 But appointt the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony,t over all its furnishings and over everything in it. They must carryt the tabernacle and all its furnishings; and theyt must attend to it and camp around it.t

51 Whenever the tabernacle is to move,t the Levites must take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be reassembled,t the Levites must set it up.t Any unauthorized persont who approaches it must be killed.
52 “The Israelites will camp according to their divisions, each man in his camp, and each man by his standard.

53 But the Levites must camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that the Lord’s angerst will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are responsible for the caret of the tabernacle of the testimony.”

54 The Israelites did according to all that the Lord commanded Mosess – that is what they did.