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| 1Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle 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: | 1The LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. He said: |
| 2“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male individually, | 2"Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. |
| 3from twenty years old and above—all who are able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies. | 3You and Aaron are to count according to their divisions all the men in Israel who are twenty years old or more and able to serve in the army. |
| 4And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his father’s house. | 4One man from each tribe, each of them the head of his family, is to help you. |
| 5“These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: from Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; | 5These are the names of the men who are to assist you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur; |
| 6from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; | 6from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai; |
| 7from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; | 7from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab; |
| 8from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; | 8from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar; |
| 9from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon; | 9from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon; |
| 10from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; | 10from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur; |
| 11from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni; | 11from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni; |
| 12from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; | 12from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai; |
| 13from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran; | 13from Asher, Pagiel son of Okran; |
| 14from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; | 14from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel; |
| 15from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.” | 15from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan." |
| 16These were chosen from the congregation, leaders of their fathers’ tribes, heads of the divisions in Israel. | 16These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel. |
| 17Then Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned by name, | 17Moses and Aaron took these men whose names had been specified, |
| 18and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they recited their ancestry by families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, each one individually. | 18and they called the whole community together on the first day of the second month. The people registered their ancestry by their clans and families, and the men twenty years old or more were listed by name, one by one, |
| 19As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai. | 19as the LORD commanded Moses. And so he counted them in the Desert of Sinai: |
| 20Now the children of Reuben, Israel’s oldest son, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: | 20From the descendants of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families. |
| 21those who were numbered of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred. | 21The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500. |
| 22From the children of Simeon, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, of those who were numbered, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: | 22From the descendants of Simeon: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were counted and listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families. |
| 23those who were numbered of the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred. | 23The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300. |
| 24From the children of Gad, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: | 24From the descendants of Gad: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. |
| 25those who were numbered of the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. | 25The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650. |
| 26From the children of Judah, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: | 26From the descendants of Judah: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. |
| 27those who were numbered of the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred. | 27The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600. |
| 28From the children of Issachar, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: | 28From the descendants of Issachar: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. |
| 29those who were numbered of the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred. | 29The number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400. |
| 30From the children of Zebulun, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: | 30From the descendants of Zebulun: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. |
| 31those who were numbered of the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred. | 31The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400. |
| 32From the sons of Joseph, the children of Ephraim, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: | 32From the sons of Joseph: From the descendants of Ephraim: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. |
| 33those who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred. | 33The number from the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500. |
| 34From the children of Manasseh, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: | 34From the descendants of Manasseh: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. |
| 35those who were numbered of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred. | 35The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200. |
| 36From the children of Benjamin, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: | 36From the descendants of Benjamin: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. |
| 37those who were numbered of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred. | 37The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400. |
| 38From the children of Dan, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: | 38From the descendants of Dan: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. |
| 39those who were numbered of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred. | 39The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700. |
| 40From the children of Asher, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: | 40From the descendants of Asher: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. |
| 41those who were numbered of the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred. | 41The number from the tribe of Asher was 41,500. |
| 42From the children of Naphtali, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: | 42From the descendants of Naphtali: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families. |
| 43those who were numbered of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred. | 43The number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400. |
| 44These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each one representing his father’s house. | 44These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family. |
| 45So all who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war in Israel— | 45All the Israelites twenty years old or more who were able to serve in Israel's army were counted according to their families. |
| 46all who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. | 46The total number was 603,550. |
| 47But the Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers’ tribe; | 47The ancestral tribe of the Levites, however, was not counted along with the others. |
| 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 take a census of them among the children of Israel; | 49"You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites. |
| 50but you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its furnishings, and over all things that belong to it; they shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they shall attend to it and camp around the tabernacle. | 50Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle of the covenant law--over all its furnishings and everything belonging to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they are to take care of it and encamp around it. |
| 51And when the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death. | 51Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall do it. Anyone else who approaches it is to be put to death. |
| 52The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, everyone by his own camp, everyone by his own standard, according to their armies; | 52The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard. |
| 53but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.” | 53The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law." |
| 54Thus the children of Israel did; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they did. | 54The Israelites did all this just as the LORD commanded Moses. |
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