Numbers 1:3-43

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

4One 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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17Moses and Aaron took the men who had been named

18and 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.

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

20The 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.

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

22The 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.

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

24The 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.

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

26The 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.

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

28The 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.

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

30The 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.

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

32The 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.

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

34The 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.

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

36The 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.

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

38The 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.

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

40The roster of families and households for the descendants of Asher listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

41The total for the tribe of Asher was 41,500.

42The roster of families and households for the descendants of Naphtali listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

43The total for the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.