1 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the testimony, on the first of the second month, in the second year after they were come 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 the sum of all the congregation of the sons of Israel by their families, by the houses of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls,

“ 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 that are able to go forth to war in Israel; thou and Aaron shall number them by their hosts.

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 of every tribe, every one head of the house of his fathers.

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 that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben, Elizur, the 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, the son of Zurishaddai;

of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

7 o f Judah, Nahshon, the son of Amminadab;

of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

8 o f Issachar, Nethaneel, the son of Zuar;

of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;

9 o f Zebulun, Eliab, the son of Helon;

of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;

10 o f the sons of Joseph, of Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel, the 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, the son of Gideoni;

of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

12 o f Dan, Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai;

of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

13 o f Asher, Pagiel, the son of Ocran;

of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

14 o f Gad, Eliasaph, the son of Deuel;

of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;

15 o f Naphtali, Ahira, the son of Enan;

of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

16 t hese were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, captains of the thousands of 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 ¶ And Moses and Aaron took these men who were designated by their names,

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

18 a nd they assembled all the congregation together on the first of the second month, and they were gathered by their lineages, by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls,

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 had commanded Moses; and 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 A nd the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, by their generations, after their families, by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 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 that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

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

22 O f the sons of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the houses of their fathers, those that were numbered of him, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 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 that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

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

24 O f the sons of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 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 that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

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

26 O f the sons of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 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 that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

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

28 O f the sons of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 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 that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

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

30 O f the sons of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 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 that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

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

32 O f the sons of Joseph: of the sons of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 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 that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred; and

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

34 o f the sons of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 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 that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

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

36 O f the sons of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 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 that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

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

38 O f the sons of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 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 that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

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

40 O f the sons of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 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 that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

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

42 O f the sons of Naphtali, by their generations, after their families, by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 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 that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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

44 ¶ These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the twelve princes of Israel, one man for each house of his fathers.

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 were all those that were numbered of the sons of Israel, by the houses of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth 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 those that were numbered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

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

47 ¶ But the Levites according to the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.

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

48 F or the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,

For the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying,

49 O nly thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the sons of Israel;

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

50 B ut thou shalt place the Levites in the tabernacle of the testimony and over all the vessels thereof and over all things that belong to it; they shall bear the tabernacle and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister in it and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

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 A nd when the tabernacle departs, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up; and the stranger that comes near 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 A nd the sons of Israel shall pitch their tents, each man by his own camp and each man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.

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 pitch round about the tabernacle of the testimony that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the sons of Israel; and the Levites shall keep the 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 A nd the sons of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.

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