Numbers 1

The LORD spoke to Moses in the Sinai wilderness, inside the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month during the second year following their departure from Egypt:

KJV And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

Count the entire assembly of the Israelites by their clans and ancestral households, recording every male individually by name.

KJV Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;

Register every man twenty years old or older who is fit for military service in Israel. You and Aaron are to organize them by their divisions.

KJV From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

One man from each tribe will assist you — each of them a leader of his ancestral household.

KJV And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

These are the men designated to serve with you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur.

KJV And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.

From Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

KJV Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

From Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab.

KJV Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

From Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar.

KJV Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

From Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon.

KJV Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.

From the descendants of Joseph — from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

KJV Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

From Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni.

KJV Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.

From Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

KJV Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

From Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran.

KJV Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.

From Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel.

KJV Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

From Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.

KJV Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

These men were the ones summoned from the assembly — tribal leaders of their ancestral lines, commanders over the divisions of Israel.

KJV These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

Moses and Aaron summoned these men who had been designated by name,

KJV And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:

and on the first day of the second month, they assembled the entire community. The people registered their lineage by clan and ancestral household, with every male twenty years old or older recorded individually by name.

KJV And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.

In obedience to the LORD's command, Moses registered them in the Sinai wilderness.

KJV As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

The descendants of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, were registered by their clans and ancestral households. Every male twenty years old or older who was fit for military service was recorded individually by name.

KJV And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

The registered total for the tribe of Reuben: 46,500.

KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

The descendants of Simeon were registered by their clans and ancestral households. Every male twenty years old or older who was fit for military service was recorded individually by name.

KJV Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

The registered total for the tribe of Simeon: 59,300.

KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

The descendants of Gad were registered by their clans and ancestral households. Every male twenty years old or older who was fit for military service was recorded by name.

KJV Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

The registered total for the tribe of Gad: 45,650.

KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.

The descendants of Judah were registered by their clans and ancestral households. Every male twenty years old or older who was fit for military service was recorded by name.

KJV Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

The registered total for the tribe of Judah: 74,600.

KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

The descendants of Issachar were registered by their clans and ancestral households. Every male twenty years old or older who was fit for military service was recorded by name.

KJV Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

The registered total for the tribe of Issachar: 54,400.

KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

The descendants of Zebulun were registered by their clans and ancestral households. Every male twenty years old or older who was fit for military service was recorded by name.

KJV Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

The registered total for the tribe of Zebulun: 57,400.

KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

Among the descendants of Joseph: the descendants of Ephraim were registered by their clans and ancestral households. Every male twenty years old or older who was fit for military service was recorded by name.

KJV Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

The registered total for the tribe of Ephraim: 40,500.

KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.

The descendants of Manasseh were registered by their clans and ancestral households. Every male twenty years old or older who was fit for military service was recorded by name.

KJV Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

The registered total for the tribe of Manasseh: 32,200.

KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

The descendants of Benjamin were registered by their clans and ancestral households. Every male twenty years old or older who was fit for military service was recorded by name.

KJV Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

The registered total for the tribe of Benjamin: 35,400.

KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

The descendants of Dan were registered by their clans and ancestral households. Every male twenty years old or older who was fit for military service was recorded by name.

KJV Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

The registered total for the tribe of Dan: 62,700.

KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

The descendants of Asher were registered by their clans and ancestral households. Every male twenty years old or older who was fit for military service was recorded by name.

KJV Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

The registered total for the tribe of Asher: 41,500.

KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

The descendants of Naphtali were registered by their clans and ancestral households. Every male twenty years old or older who was fit for military service was recorded by name.

KJV Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

The registered total for the tribe of Naphtali: 53,400.

KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

These were the men registered by Moses and Aaron along with the twelve leaders of Israel, each representing his own ancestral household.

KJV These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.

The combined total of all Israelites registered by ancestral household — every man twenty years old or older who was fit for military service —

KJV So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;

came to 603,550.

KJV Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

The Levites, however, were not registered among them according to their ancestral tribe.

KJV But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.

The LORD had instructed Moses:

KJV For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,

Do not register the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the Israelites.

KJV Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:

Instead, assign the Levites responsibility for the tabernacle of the testimony — all its furnishings and everything connected to it. They will carry the tabernacle and all its equipment, perform its service, and set up camp around it.

KJV But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

Whenever the camp moves, the Levites are to disassemble the tabernacle; whenever the camp stops, the Levites are to erect it. Any unauthorized person who approaches it must be put to death.

KJV And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

The Israelites are to camp in their assigned positions, each man with his own division, each under his own tribal banner.

KJV And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.

The Levites are to camp surrounding the tabernacle of the testimony so that no divine wrath falls on the Israelite community. The Levites will maintain the guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.

KJV But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

The Israelites carried out everything exactly as the LORD had commanded Moses.

KJV And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.