Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
in the wilderness
of Sinai
, in the tent
of meeting
, on athe first
of the second
month, in the second
year
after they had come
out of the land
of Egypt
, saying
,
" aTake a 1census
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
from atwenty years
old
and upward
, whoever
is able to go
out to war
in Israel
, you and Aaron
shall 1number
them by their armies
.
"With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each
tribe
, aeach
one
head
of his father's
household
.
"These then are the names
of the men
who
shall stand
with you: aof Reuben
, Elizur
the son
of Shedeur
;
of Simeon, Shelumiel
the son
of Zurishaddai
;
of Judah, aNahshon
the son
of Amminadab
;
of Issachar, Nethanel
the son
of Zuar
;
of Zebulun, Eliab
the son
of Helon
;
of the sons of Joseph
: of Ephraim
, Elishama
the son
of Ammihud
; of Manasseh
, Gamaliel
the son
of Pedahzur
;
of Benjamin, Abidan
the son
of Gideoni
;
of Dan, Ahiezer
the son
of Ammishaddai
;
of Asher, Pagiel
the son
of Ochran
;
of Gad, Eliasaph
the son
of aDeuel
;
of Naphtali, Ahira
the son
of Enan
.
"These are they who
were acalled
of the congregation
, the leaders
of their fathers'
tribes
; they were the bheads
of 1divisions
of Israel
."
So Moses and Aaron
took
these
men
who
had been designated
by name
,
and they assembled all
the congregation
together on the afirst
of the second
month
. Then they registered
by bancestry
in their families
, by their fathers'
households
, according to the number
of names
, from twenty
years
old
and upward
, head
by head
,
just as athe LORD
had commanded
Moses
. So he numbered
them in the wilderness
of Sinai
.
aNow 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
,
their numbered men of the tribe
of Reuben
were 46,500
.
aOf 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
, bwhoever
was able to go
out to war
,
their numbered men of the tribe
of Simeon
were 59,300
.
aOf 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
,
their numbered men of the tribe
of Gad
were 45,650
.
aOf 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
,
their numbered men of the tribe
of Judah
were 74,600
.
aOf 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
,
their numbered men of the tribe
of Issachar
were 54,400
.
aOf 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
,
their numbered men of the tribe
of Zebulun
were 57,400
.
aOf 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
,
their numbered men of the tribe
of Ephraim
were 40,500
.
aOf 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
,
their numbered men of the tribe
of Manasseh
were 32,200
.
aOf 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
,
their numbered men of the tribe
of Benjamin
were 35,400
.
aOf 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
,
their numbered men of the tribe
of Dan
were 62,700
.
aOf 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
,
their numbered men of the tribe
of Asher
were 41,500
.
aOf 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
,
their numbered men of the tribe
of Naphtali
were 53,400
.
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
.
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
,
even all the numbered
men were a603,550
.
aThe Levites, however, were not numbered
among
them by their fathers'
tribe
.
For the LORD had spoken
to Moses
, saying
,
"Only the tribe
of Levi
ayou shall not number
, nor
shall you take
their 1census
among
the sons
of Israel
.
"But you shall aappoint the Levites
over
the 1tabernacle
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 1tabernacle
.
" aSo 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 bthe 1layman
who comes
near
shall be put
to death
.
" aThe sons of Israel
shall camp
, each
man
by his own camp
, and each
man
by his own standard
, according to their armies
.
" aBut the Levites shall camp
around
the tabernacle
of the testimony
, so that there will be bno
wrath
on the congregation
of the sons
of Israel
. cSo the Levites
shall keep
charge
of the tabernacle
of the testimony
."
Thus the sons of Israel
did
; according to all
which
the LORD
had commanded
Moses
, so
they did
.