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| 1And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, | 1Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the wilderness of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites departed from the land of Egypt. He said: |
| 2Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls; | 2"Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and families, counting the name of every individual male. |
| 3From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies. | 3You and Aaron are to number all in Israel who can serve in the army, those who are twenty years old or older, by their divisions. |
| 4And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. | 4And to help you there is to be a man from each tribe, each man the head of his family. |
| 5And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur. | 5Now these are the names of the men who are to help you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur; |
| 6Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. | 6from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai; |
| 7Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab. | 7from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab; |
| 8Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. | 8from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar; |
| 9Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon. | 9from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon; |
| 10Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. | 10from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur; |
| 11Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. | 11from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni; |
| 12Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. | 12from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai; |
| 13Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran. | 13from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran; |
| 14Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel. | 14from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel; |
| 15Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan. | 15from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan." |
| 16These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel. | 16These were the ones chosen from the community, leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the thousands of Israel. |
| 17And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names: | 17So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned specifically by name, |
| 18And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. | 18and they assembled the entire community together on the first day of the second month. Then the people recorded their ancestry by their clans and families, and the men who were twenty years old or older were listed by name individually, |
| 19As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. | 19just as the LORD had commanded Moses. And so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. |
| 20And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house 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; | 20And they were as follows: The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually. |
| 21Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. | 21Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Reuben were 46,500. |
| 22Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, 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; | 22From the descendants of Simeon: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males numbered of them twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually. |
| 23Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. | 23Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Simeon were 59,300. |
| 24Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house 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; | 24From the descendants of Gad: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name. |
| 25Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty. | 25Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Gad were 45,650. |
| 26Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house 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; | 26From the descendants of Judah: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name. |
| 27Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. | 27Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Judah were 74,600. |
| 28Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house 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; | 28From the descendants of Issachar: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name. |
| 29Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. | 29Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Issachar were 54,400. |
| 30Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house 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; | 30From the descendants of Zebulun: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name. |
| 31Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. | 31Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400. |
| 32Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house 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; | 32From the sons of Joseph: From the descendants of Ephraim: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name. |
| 33Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred. | 33Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500. |
| 34Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house 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; | 34From the descendants of Manasseh: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name. |
| 35Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. | 35Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200. |
| 36Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house 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; | 36From the descendants of Benjamin: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name. |
| 37Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. | 37Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400. |
| 38Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house 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; | 38From the descendants of Dan: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name. |
| 39Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. | 39Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Dan were 62,700. |
| 40Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house 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; | 40From the descendants of Asher: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name. |
| 41Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. | 41Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Asher were 41,500. |
| 42Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house 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; | 42From the descendants of Naphtali: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name. |
| 43Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. | 43Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400. |
| 44These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers. | 44These were the men whom Moses and Aaron numbered along with the twelve leaders of Israel, each of whom was from his own family. |
| 45So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel; | 45All the Israelites who were twenty years old or older, who could serve in Israel's army, were numbered according to their families. |
| 46Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. | 46And all those numbered totaled 603,550. |
| 47But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. | 47But the Levites, according to the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered among them. |
| 48For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying, | 48The LORD had said to Moses, |
| 49Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel: | 49"Only the tribe of Levi you must not number or count with the other Israelites. |
| 50But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of 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 unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle. | 50But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, over all its furnishings and over everything in it. They must carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; and they must attend to it and camp around it. |
| 51And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. | 51Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites must take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be reassembled, the Levites must set it up. Any unauthorized person who approaches it must be killed. |
| 52And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts. | 52"The Israelites will camp according to their divisions, each man in his camp, and each man by his standard. |
| 53But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony. | 53But the Levites must camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that the LORD's anger will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the testimony." |
| 54And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they. | 54The Israelites did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses--that is what they did. |
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