Numbers 1:1-39 ▼

1 The LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai. It was the first day of the second month in the second year after leaving Egypt. He said,

2 |Take a census of the whole community of Israel by families and households. List every man by name

3 who is at least 20 years old. You and Aaron must register everyone in Israel who is eligible for military duty. List them by divisions.

4 One man from each tribe will help you. Each of these men must be the head of a household.

5 |Here are the names of the men who will help you: Elizur, son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben;

6 Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon;

7 Nahshon, son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah;

8 Nethanel, son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar;

9 Eliab, son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun;

10 Elishama, son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Ephraim; Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Manasseh; (Ephraim and Manasseh are Joseph's descendants.)

11 Abidan, son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin;

12 Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan;

13 Pagiel, son of Ochran, from the tribe of Asher;

14 Eliasaph, son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad;

15 Ahira, son of Enan, from the tribe of Naphtali.|

16 These were the men chosen from the community, the leaders of their ancestors' tribes, and heads of the divisions of Israel.

17 Moses and Aaron took the men who had been named

18 and assembled the whole community on the first day of the second month. Each man at least 20 years old provided his genealogy by family and household. Then his name was listed.

19 So Moses registered the men of Israel in the Desert of Sinai as the LORD had commanded him.

20 The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Reuben], Israel's firstborn son, listed every man by name who was at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

21 The total for the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.

22 The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Simeon] registered and listed every man by name who was at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

23 The total for the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.

24 The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Gad] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

25 The total for the tribe of Gad was 45,650.

26 The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Judah] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

27 The total for the tribe of Judah was 74,600.

28 The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Issachar] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

29 The total for the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.

30 The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Zebulun] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

31 The total for the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.

32 The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Joseph]-those from [Ephraim]-listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

33 The total for the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.

34 The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Manasseh] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

35 The total for the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.

36 The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Benjamin] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

37 The total for the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.

38 The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Dan] listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

39 The total for the tribe of Dan was 62,700.