New American Standard Bible 1995

NET Bible

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,

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:

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 Israelite community by their clans and families, counting the name of every individual male.

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.

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.

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

4And to help you there is to be a man from each tribe, each man the head of his family.

5"These then are the names of the men who shall stand with you: 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, Nethanel 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 sons 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 Ochran;

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."

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 were the ones chosen from the community, leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

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

17So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned specifically 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,

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,

19just as the LORD had 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.

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,

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.

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

21Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Reuben were 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,

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.

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

23Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Simeon were 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,

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.

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

25Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Gad were 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,

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.

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

27Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Judah were 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,

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.

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

29Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Issachar were 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,

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.

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

31Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Zebulun were 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,

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.

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

33Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Ephraim were 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,

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.

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

35Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Manasseh were 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,

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.

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

37Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Benjamin were 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,

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.

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

39Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Dan were 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,

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.

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

41Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Asher were 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,

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.

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

43Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Naphtali were 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 were the men whom Moses and Aaron numbered along with the twelve leaders of Israel, each of whom was from his own family.

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,

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 the numbered men were 603,550.

46And all those numbered totaled 603,550.

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

47But the Levites, according to the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered among them.

48For the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying,

48The LORD had said to Moses,

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

49"Only the tribe of Levi you must not number or count with the other Israelites.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

52"The Israelites will camp according to their divisions, each man in his camp, and each man by his standard.

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 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."

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

54The Israelites did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses--that is what they did.

New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit //www.lockman.org

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. //netbible.com. Used by permission. All rights reserved.