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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: | 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 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 entire Israelite community by their clans and families, counting the name of every individual male. |
| 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 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 from every tribe, each one the head of his father’s house. | 4And to help you there is to be a man from each tribe, each man the head of his family. |
| 5“These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: from 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; |
| 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 Ocran; |
| 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 ones chosen from the community, leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the thousands of Israel. |
| 17Then Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned 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 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 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. |
| 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: | 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 who were numbered of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred. | 21Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Reuben were 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: 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 who were numbered of the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred. | 23Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Simeon were 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: 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 who were numbered of the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. | 25Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Gad were 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: 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 who were numbered of the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred. | 27Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Judah were 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: 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 who were numbered of the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred. | 29Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Issachar were 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: 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 who were numbered of the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred. | 31Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Zebulun were 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: 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 who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred. | 33Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Ephraim were 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: 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 who were numbered of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred. | 35Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Manasseh were 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: 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 who were numbered of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred. | 37Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Benjamin were 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: 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 who were numbered of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred. | 39Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Dan were 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: 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 who were numbered of the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred. | 41Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Asher were 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: 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 who were numbered of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred. | 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 one representing his father’s house. | 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 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 who were twenty years old or older, who could serve in Israel's army, were numbered according to their families. |
| 46all who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. | 46And all those numbered totaled 603,550. |
| 47But the Levites 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 take a census of them among the children of Israel; | 49"Only the tribe of Levi you must not number or count with 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. | 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 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 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. |
| 52The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, everyone by his own camp, everyone 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. |
| 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.” | 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 children of Israel did; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they did. | 54The Israelites did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses--that is what they did. |
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