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,

Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day 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 children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male individually,

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 above—all who are able to go 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.

And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his father’s house.

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

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

6 O f Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

7 O f Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

8 O f Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;

9 O f Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

from 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;

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

11 O f Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

12 O f Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

13 O f Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran;

from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran;

14 O f Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;

15 O f Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.

from 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 were chosen from the congregation, leaders of their fathers’ tribes, heads of the divisions in Israel.

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

Then Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned 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 day of the second month; and they recited their ancestry by families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, each one individually.

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

As the Lord 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 children of Reuben, Israel’s oldest son, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:

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

those who were numbered of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred.

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:

From the children of Simeon, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, of those who were numbered, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:

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

those who were numbered of the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

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:

From the children of Gad, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:

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

those who were numbered of the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

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:

From the children of Judah, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:

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

those who were numbered of the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

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:

From the children of Issachar, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:

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

those who were numbered of the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

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:

From the children of Zebulun, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:

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

those who were numbered of the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

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:

From the sons of Joseph, the children of Ephraim, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:

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

those who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred.

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:

From the children of Manasseh, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:

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

those who were numbered of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

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:

From the children of Benjamin, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:

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

those who were numbered of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

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:

From the children of Dan, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:

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

those who were numbered of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

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:

From the children of Asher, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:

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

those who were numbered of the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred.

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:

From the children of Naphtali, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:

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

those who were numbered of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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 one representing his father’s house.

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 who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war in Israel—

46 A ll who were numbered were 603, 550.

all who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

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

But the Levites 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 take a census of them among the children 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, over all its furnishings, and over all things that belong to it; they shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they shall attend to it and 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.

And when the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The outsider 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 children of Israel shall pitch their tents, everyone by his own camp, everyone 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, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and 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 children of Israel did; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did.