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,

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 “ 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 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 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, whoever is able to go out to war in Israel, you and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

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

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

5 T hese are the names of the men who shall stand with you: 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: Nethanel 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 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 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 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 are they who were called of the congregation, the leaders of their fathers’ tribes; they were the heads of divisions of Israel.”

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

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

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. 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 Yahweh 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 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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

47 B ut the Levites after 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 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

For the Lord had spoken to 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 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 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 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 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.

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

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 on the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be responsible for 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 the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they did.

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