New American Standard Bible 1995

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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,

1In the Sinai desert, the LORD spoke to Moses inside the Tent of Meeting on the first day of the second month of the second year after they had left the land of Egypt. He said,

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

2"Take a census of the entire Israeli community, numbering them by their tribes and by ancestral houses. List the names of every male one-by-one,

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.

3from 20 years and upward. You and Aaron are to register everyone in Israel who is able to go to war, company by company.

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

4One man from each tribe is to accompany you, each man being the leader of his ancestral house.

5"These then are the names of the men who shall stand with you: of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;

5"Here is a list of names of the men who are to assist you: "From Reuben: Shedeur's son Elizur.

6of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

6From Simeon: Zurishaddai's son Shelumiel.

7of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

7From Judah: Amminadab's son Nahshon.

8of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;

8From Issachar: Zuar's son Nethanel.

9of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;

9From Zebulun: Helon's son Eliab.

10of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;

10"From Joseph's descendants through Ephraim: Ammihud's son Elishama. From Manasseh: Pedahzur's son Gamaliel.

11of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

11From Benjamin: Gideoni's son Abidan.

12of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

12From Dan: Ammishaddai's son Ahiezer.

13of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

13From Asher: Ochran's son Pagiel.

14of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;

14From Gad: Deuel's son Eliasaph.

15of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

15From Naphtali: Enan's son Ahira."

16"These are they who were called of the congregation, the leaders of their fathers' tribes; they were the heads of divisions of Israel."

16These men were appointed from within their communities, since they were leaders of their ancestral houses and heads of the tribes of Israel.

17So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,

17Moses and Aaron gathered these men who had been mentioned by name.

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,

18They assembled the entire community together during the second month. Then they recorded their ancestries, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as well as the names of the men 20 years old and above individually,

19just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

19just as the LORD had commanded Moses. He numbered them in the Sinai desert.

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,

20The genealogies of the descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

21their numbered men of the tribe of Reuben were 46,500.

21Those registered with the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.

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,

22The genealogies of Simeon's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

23their numbered men of the tribe of Simeon were 59,300.

23Those registered with the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.

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,

24The genealogies of Gad's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

25their numbered men of the tribe of Gad were 45,650.

25Those registered with the tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.

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,

26The genealogies of Judah's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

27their numbered men of the tribe of Judah were 74,600.

27Those registered with the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.

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,

28The genealogies of Issachar's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

29their numbered men of the tribe of Issachar were 54,400.

29Those registered with the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.

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,

30The genealogies of Zebulun's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

31their numbered men of the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400.

31Those registered with the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.

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,

32The genealogies of Joseph's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

33their numbered men of the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.

33Those registered with the tribe of Joseph numbered 40,500.

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,

34The genealogies of Manasseh's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

35their numbered men of the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.

35Those registered with the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.

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,

36The genealogies of Benjamin's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

37their numbered men of the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.

37Those registered with the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.

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,

38The genealogies of Dan's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

39their numbered men of the tribe of Dan were 62,700.

39Those registered with the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.

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,

40The genealogies of Asher's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

41their numbered men of the tribe of Asher were 41,500.

41Those registered with the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.

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,

42The genealogies of Naphtali's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

43their numbered men of the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400.

43Those registered with the family of Naphtali numbered 53,400.

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.

44These individuals were the ones whom Moses and Aaron registered from the twelve leaders of Israel, each person from his ancestral house.

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,

45Everyone was numbered from the descendants of Israel, from their ancestral houses, from all the men who were 20 years and above and who could serve in the army.

46even all the numbered men were 603,550.

46The total of all those who were numbered was 603,550.

47The Levites, however, were not numbered among them by their fathers' tribe.

47The descendants of Levi were not counted according to their ancestral houses

48For the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying,

48because the LORD had ordered Moses:

49"Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor shall you take their census among the sons of Israel.

49"Be sure not to number or count the tribe of Levi with the rest of the Israelis.

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.

50Instead, appoint the descendants of Levi over the Tent of Meeting, all the vessels, and everything in it. They are to carry the tent and all the vessels in it. They are to attend to it and camp around it.

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.

51Whenever the tent is ready for travel, the descendants of Levi are to take it down. When it's time to encamp, the descendants of Levi are to set it up. Any unauthorized person who approaches it is to be executed.

52"The sons of Israel shall camp, each man by his own camp, and each man by his own standard, according to their armies.

52Then the Israelis are to encamp around the tent, arranged according to their company and the standard of their army.

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."

53But the descendants of Levi are to encamp on all sides of the Tent of Meeting so that divine wrath won't fall on the congregation of Israel. The descendants of Levi are to take care of the Tent of Meeting."

54Thus the sons of Israel did; according to all which the LORD had commanded Moses, so they did.

54The Israelis observed everything that the LORD had commanded Moses, doing exactly what they were told.

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