1 Y ahweh 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 had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

¶ 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,

2 “ Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one;

Take 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,

3 f rom twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their divisions.

from 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.

4 W ith you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers’ house.

And with you there shall be a man of every tribe, every one head of the house of his fathers.

5 T hese are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.

And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe 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: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

of Issachar, Nethaneel, the son of Zuar;

9 O f Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.

of Zebulun, Eliab, the son of Helon;

10 O f the children 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 Ochran.

of Asher, Pagiel, the son of Ocran;

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 are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

these were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, captains of the thousands of Israel.

17 M oses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name.

¶ And Moses and Aaron took these men who were designated by their names,

18 T hey assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their ancestry by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, one by one.

and 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,

19 A s Yahweh commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

as the LORD had commanded Moses; and he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

20 T he children of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

And 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;

21 t hose who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

22 O f the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those who were numbered of it, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

Of 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,

23 t hose who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

24 O f the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

Of 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,

25 t hose who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

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

26 O f the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

Of 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,

27 t hose who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

28 O f the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

Of 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,

29 t hose who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

30 O f the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

Of 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,

31 t hose who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

32 O f the children of Joseph, of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

Of 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,

33 t hose who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred; and

34 O f the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

of 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,

35 t hose who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

36 O f the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

Of 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,

37 t hose who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

38 O f the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

Of 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,

39 t hose who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

40 O f the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

Of 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,

41 t hose who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

42 O f the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

Of 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,

43 t hose who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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

44 T hese are those who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house.

¶ 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.

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

So 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;

46 e ven all those who were numbered were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

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

47 B ut the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.

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

48 F or Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,

49 “ Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;

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

50 b ut 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, and shall encamp around it.

But 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.

51 W hen the tabernacle is to move, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

And 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.

52 T he children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions.

And the sons of Israel shall pitch their tents, each man by his own camp and each man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.

53 B ut the Levites shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the Testimony.”

But 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.

54 T hus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they did.

And the sons of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.