| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The 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 had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, | 1Then 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 people of Israel, by clans, by fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head. | 2"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 |
| 3From twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go to war, you and Aaron shall list them, company by company. | 3from twenty years old and upward, whoever is able to go out to war in Israel, you and Aaron shall number them by their armies. |
| 4And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers. | 4"With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, each one head of his father's household. |
| 5And these are the names of the men who shall assist you. From Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; | 5"These then are the names of the men who shall stand with you: of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; |
| 6from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; | 6of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; |
| 7from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; | 7of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; |
| 8from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; | 8of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; |
| 9from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon; | 9of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon; |
| 10from the sons of Joseph, from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; | 10of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; |
| 11from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni; | 11of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni; |
| 12from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; | 12of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; |
| 13from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran; | 13of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran; |
| 14from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; | 14of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; |
| 15from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.” | 15of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan. |
| 16These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the chiefs of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel. | 16"These are they who were called of the congregation, the leaders of their fathers' tribes; they were the heads of divisions of Israel." |
| 17Moses and Aaron took these men who had been named, | 17So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name, |
| 18and on the first day of the second month, they assembled the whole congregation together, who registered themselves by clans, by fathers’ houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head, | 18and 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, |
| 19as the LORD commanded Moses. So he listed them in the wilderness of Sinai. | 19just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. |
| 20The people of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their generations, by their clans, 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: | 20Now 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, |
| 21those listed of the tribe of Reuben were 46,500. | 21their numbered men of the tribe of Reuben were 46,500. |
| 22Of the people of Simeon, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, those of them who were listed, 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: | 22Of 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, |
| 23those listed of the tribe of Simeon were 59,300. | 23their numbered men of the tribe of Simeon were 59,300. |
| 24Of the people of Gad, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: | 24Of 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, |
| 25those listed of the tribe of Gad were 45,650. | 25their numbered men of the tribe of Gad were 45,650. |
| 26Of the people of Judah, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: | 26Of 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, |
| 27those listed of the tribe of Judah were 74,600. | 27their numbered men of the tribe of Judah were 74,600. |
| 28Of the people of Issachar, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: | 28Of 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, |
| 29those listed of the tribe of Issachar were 54,400. | 29their numbered men of the tribe of Issachar were 54,400. |
| 30Of the people of Zebulun, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: | 30Of 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, |
| 31those listed of the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400. | 31their numbered men of the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400. |
| 32Of the people of Joseph, namely, of the people of Ephraim, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: | 32Of 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, |
| 33those listed of the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500. | 33their numbered men of the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500. |
| 34Of the people of Manasseh, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: | 34Of 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, |
| 35those listed of the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200. | 35their numbered men of the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200. |
| 36Of the people of Benjamin, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: | 36Of 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, |
| 37those listed of the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400. | 37their numbered men of the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400. |
| 38Of the people of Dan, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: | 38Of 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, |
| 39those listed of the tribe of Dan were 62,700. | 39their numbered men of the tribe of Dan were 62,700. |
| 40Of the people of Asher, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: | 40Of 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, |
| 41those listed of the tribe of Asher were 41,500. | 41their numbered men of the tribe of Asher were 41,500. |
| 42Of the people of Naphtali, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: | 42Of 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, |
| 43those listed of the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400. | 43their numbered men of the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400. |
| 44These are those who were listed, whom Moses and Aaron listed with the help of the chiefs of Israel, twelve men, each representing his fathers’ house. | 44These 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. |
| 45So all those listed of the people of Israel, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war in Israel— | 45So 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, |
| 46all those listed were 603,550. | 46even all the numbered men were 603,550. |
| 47But the Levites were not listed along with them by their ancestral tribe. | 47The Levites, however, were not numbered among them by their fathers' tribe. |
| 48For the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 48For the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying, |
| 49“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not list, and you shall not take a census of them among the people of Israel. | 49"Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor shall you take their census among the sons of Israel. |
| 50But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it and shall camp around the tabernacle. | 50"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. |
| 51When the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. And if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death. | 51"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. |
| 52The people of Israel shall pitch their tents by their companies, each man in his own camp and each man by his own standard. | 52"The sons of Israel shall camp, each man by his own camp, and each man by his own standard, according to their armies. |
| 53But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. And the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.” | 53"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." |
| 54Thus did the people of Israel; they did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses. | 54Thus the sons of Israel did; according to all which the LORD had commanded Moses, so they did. |
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