1 T he 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,

Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

2 T ake 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.

“ Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, every male, head by head

3 F rom twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go forth to war you and Aaron shall number, company by company.

from twenty years old and upward, whoever is able to go out to war in Israel, you and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

4 A nd with you there shall be a man from each tribe, each being the head of his father’s house.

With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, each one head of his father’s household.

5 A nd these are the names of the men who shall attend you: Of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

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

6 O f Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

7 O f Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

8 O f Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;

9 O f Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;

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

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

11 O f Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

12 O f Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

13 O f Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran;

of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

14 O f Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;

15 O f Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.

of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

16 T hese were those chosen from the congregation, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, heads of thousands in Israel.

These are they who were called of the congregation, the leaders of their fathers’ tribes; they were the heads of divisions of Israel.”

17 A nd Moses and Aaron took these men who have been named,

So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,

18 A nd 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,

and they assembled all the congregation together on the first of the second month. Then they registered by ancestry in their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, head by head,

19 A s the Lord commanded Moses. So he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.

just as the Lord had commanded Moses. So he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

20 T he 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:

Now the sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

21 T hose of the tribe of Reuben numbered 46, 500.

their numbered men of the tribe of Reuben were 46, 500.

22 O f 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:

Of the sons of Simeon, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, their numbered men, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

23 T hose of the tribe of Simeon numbered 59, 300.

their numbered men of the tribe of Simeon were 59, 300.

24 O f 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:

Of the sons of Gad, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

25 T hose of the tribe of Gad numbered 45, 650.

their numbered men of the tribe of Gad were 45, 650.

26 O f 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:

Of the sons of Judah, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

27 T hose of the tribe of Judah numbered 74, 600.

their numbered men of the tribe of Judah were 74, 600.

28 O f 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:

Of the sons of Issachar, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

29 T hose of the tribe of Issachar numbered 54, 400.

their numbered men of the tribe of Issachar were 54, 400.

30 O f 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:

Of the sons of Zebulun, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

31 T hose of the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57, 400.

their numbered men of the tribe of Zebulun were 57, 400.

32 O f 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:

Of the sons of Joseph, namely, of the sons of Ephraim, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

33 T hose of the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40, 500.

their numbered men of the tribe of Ephraim were 40, 500.

34 O f 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:

Of the sons of Manasseh, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

35 T hose of the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32, 200.

their numbered men of the tribe of Manasseh were 32, 200.

36 O f 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:

Of the sons of Benjamin, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

37 T hose of the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35, 400.

their numbered men of the tribe of Benjamin were 35, 400.

38 O f 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:

Of the sons of Dan, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

39 T hose of the tribe of Dan numbered 62, 700.

their numbered men of the tribe of Dan were 62, 700.

40 O f 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:

Of the sons of Asher, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

41 T hose of the tribe of Asher numbered 41, 500.

their numbered men of the tribe of Asher were 41, 500.

42 O f 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:

Of the sons of Naphtali, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

43 T hose of the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53, 400.

their numbered men of the tribe of Naphtali were 53, 400.

44 T hese were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each representing his father’s house.

These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each of whom was of his father’s household.

45 S o all those numbered of the Israelites, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, able to go to war in Israel,

So all the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war in Israel,

46 A ll who were numbered were 603, 550.

even all the numbered men were 603, 550. Levites Exempted

47 B ut the Levites by their fathers’ tribe were not numbered with them.

The Levites, however, were not numbered among them by their fathers’ tribe.

48 F or the Lord had said to Moses,

For the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying,

49 O nly the tribe of Levi you shall not number in the census of the Israelites.

“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor shall you take their census among the sons of Israel.

50 B ut 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 and all its furnishings, and they shall minister to it and encamp around it.

But you shall 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; they shall also camp around the tabernacle.

51 W hen 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 who approach the tabernacle shall be put to death.

So when the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle encamps, the Levites shall set it up. But the layman who comes near shall be put to death.

52 T he Israelites shall pitch their tents by their companies, every man by his own camp and every man by his own standard.

The sons of Israel shall camp, each man by his own camp, and each man by his own standard, according to their armies.

53 B ut 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.

But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there will be no wrath on the congregation of the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.”

54 T hus did the Israelites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did.

Thus the sons of Israel did; according to all which the Lord had commanded Moses, so they did.