Numbers 1

The Census of Israel’s Warriors

1Now the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872 in the wildernessH4057 of SinaiH5514, in the tentH168 of meetingH4150, on 1the firstH259 day of the secondH8145 month, in the secondH8145 yearH8141 after they had comeH3318 outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, sayingH559, 2“2TakeH5375 a 3censusH7218 of allH3605 the congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, everyH3605 maleH2145, headH1538 by headH1538 3from 4twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, whoeverH3605 is able to goH3318 to warH6635 in IsraelH3478. You and AaronH175 shall 5countH6485 them by their armiesH6635. 4With you, moreover, there shall be a manH376 of eachH376 tribeH4294, 6eachH376 oneH376 headH7218 of his father’sH1 householdH1004. 5TheseH428 then are the namesH8034 of the menH376 whoH834 shall standH5975 with you: 7of the tribe of ReubenH7205, ElizurH468 the sonH1121 of ShedeurH7707; 6of the tribe of SimeonH8095, ShelumielH8017 the sonH1121 of ZurishaddaiH6701; 7of the tribe of JudahH3063, 8NahshonH5177 the sonH1121 of AmminadabH5992; 8of IssacharH3485, NethanelH5417 the sonH1121 of ZuarH6686; 9of ZebulunH2074, EliabH446 the sonH1121 of HelonH2497; 10of the sonsH1121 of JosephH3130: of EphraimH669, ElishamaH476 the sonH1121 of AmmihudH5989; of ManassehH4519, GamalielH1583 the sonH1121 of PedahzurH6301; 11of BenjaminH1144, AbidanH27 the sonH1121 of GideoniH1441; 12of DanH1835, AhiezerH295 the sonH1121 of AmmishaddaiH5996; 13of AsherH836, PagielH6295 the sonH1121 of OchranH5918; 14of GadH1410, EliasaphH460 the sonH1121 of 9DeuelH1845; 15of NaphtaliH5321, AhiraH299 the sonH1121 of EnanH5881. 16TheseH428 are the men whoH7148 wereH7148 10calledH7148 from the congregationH5712, the leadersH5387 of their fathers’H1 tribesH4294; they were the 11headsH7218 of 12divisionsH505 of IsraelH3478.”

17So MosesH4872 and AaronH175 tookH3947 theseH428 menH376 whoH834 had been designatedH5344 by nameH8034, 18and they assembledH6950 allH3605 the congregationH5712 on the 13firstH259 day of the secondH8145 monthH2320. Then they registeredH3205 byH3205 14ancestryH3205 in their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, headH1538 by headH1538, 19justH3512 asH3512 15the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872. So he countedH6485 them in the wildernessH4057 of SinaiH5514.

2016Now the sonsH1121 of ReubenH7205, Israel’sH3478 firstbornH1060, their descendantsH8435 by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, headH1538 by headH1538, everyH3605 maleH2145 from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, whoeverH3605 was able to goH3318 to warH6635, 21their numberedH6485 men of the tribeH4294 of ReubenH7205 were 46,500H8337H705H505H2568H3967.

2217Of the sonsH1121 of SimeonH8095, their descendantsH8435 by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, their numberedH6485 men, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, headH1538 by headH1538, everyH3605 maleH2145 from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, 18whoeverH3605 was able to goH3318 to warH6635, 23their numberedH6485 men of the tribeH4294 of SimeonH8095 were 59,300H8672H2572H505H7969H3967.

2419Of the sonsH1121 of GadH1410, their descendantsH8435 by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, whoeverH3605 was able to goH3318 to warH6635, 25their numberedH6485 men of the tribeH4294 of GadH1410 were 45,650H2568H705H505H8337H3967H2572.

2620Of the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063, their descendantsH8435 by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, whoeverH3605 was able to goH3318 to warH6635, 27their numberedH6485 men of the tribeH4294 of JudahH3063 were 74,600H702H7657H505H8337H3967.

2821Of the sonsH1121 of IssacharH3485, their descendantsH8435 by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, whoeverH3605 was able to goH3318 to warH6635, 29their numberedH6485 men of the tribeH4294 of IssacharH3485 were 54,400H702H2572H505H3967.

3022Of the sonsH1121 of ZebulunH2074, their descendantsH8435 by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, whoeverH3605 was able to goH3318 to warH6635, 31their numberedH6485 men of the tribeH4294 of ZebulunH2074 were 57,400H7651H2572H505H702H3967.

3223Of the sonsH1121 of JosephH3130, namely, of the sonsH1121 of EphraimH669, their descendantsH8435 by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, whoeverH3605 was able to goH3318 to warH6635, 33their numberedH6485 men of the tribeH4294 of EphraimH669 were 40,500H705H505H2568H3967.

3424Of the sonsH1121 of ManassehH4519, their descendantsH8435 by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, whoeverH3605 was able to goH3318 to warH6635, 35their numberedH6485 men of the tribeH4294 of ManassehH4519 were 32,200H8147H7970H505H3967.

3625Of the sonsH1121 of BenjaminH1144, their descendantsH8435 by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, whoeverH3605 was able to goH3318 to warH6635, 37their numberedH6485 men of the tribeH4294 of BenjaminH1144 were 35,400H2568H7970H505H702H3967.

3826Of the sonsH1121 of DanH1835, their descendantsH8435 by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, whoeverH3605 was able to goH3318 to warH6635, 39their numberedH6485 men of the tribeH4294 of DanH1835 were 62,700H8147H8346H505H7651H3967.

4027Of the sonsH1121 of AsherH836, their descendantsH8435 by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, whoeverH3605 was able to goH3318 to warH6635, 41their numberedH6485 men of the tribeH4294 of AsherH836 were 41,500H259H705H505H2568H3967.

4228Of the sonsH1121 of NaphtaliH5321, their descendantsH8435 by their familiesH4940, by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, according to the numberH4557 of namesH8034, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, whoeverH3605 was able to goH3318 to warH6635, 43their numberedH6485 men of the tribeH4294 of NaphtaliH5321 were 53,400H7969H2572H505H702H3967.

44TheseH428 are the ones who were numberedH6485, whomH834 MosesH4872 and AaronH175 countedH6485, with the leadersH5387 of IsraelH3478, twelveH8147H6240 menH376, eachH376H259 of whom was of his father’sH1 householdH1004. 45So allH3605 the numberedH6485 men of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 by their fathers’H1 householdsH1004, from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, whoeverH3605 was able to goH3318 to warH6635 in IsraelH3478, 46allH3605 the numberedH6485 men were 29603,550H8337H3967H505H7969H2568H2572.

Levites Exempted

4730The LevitesH3881, however, were not countedH6485 amongH8432 them by their fathers’H1 tribeH4294. 48For the LordH3068 had spokenH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 49“OnlyH389 the tribeH4294 of LeviH3878 31you shall not countH6485, norH3808 shall you takeH5375 their 32censusH7218 amongH8432 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478. 50And you shall 33appointH6485 the LevitesH3881 overH5921 the 34tabernacleH4908 of the testimonyH5715, and overH5921 allH3605 its furnishingsH3627 and overH5921 everythingH3605 that belongs to it. They shall carryH5375 the tabernacleH4908 and allH3605 its furnishingsH3627, and they shall takeH8334 careH8334 ofH8334 it; they shall also campH2583 aroundH5439 the 35tabernacleH4908. 5136So when the tabernacleH4908 is to moveH5265 onH5265, the LevitesH3881 shall takeH3381 it downH3381; and when the tabernacleH4908 encampsH2583, the LevitesH3881 shall setH6965 it upH6965. But 37the 38laymanH2114 who comesH7131 nearH7131 it shall be putH4191 toH4191 deathH4191. 5239So the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 shall campH2583, eachH376 manH376 by his own campH4264, and eachH376 manH376 by his own 40flagH1714, according to their armiesH6635. 5341But the LevitesH3881 shall campH2583 aroundH5439 the tabernacleH4908 of the testimonyH5715, so that there will be 42noH3808 divine wrathH7110 againstH5921 the congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478. 43So the LevitesH3881 shall beH8104 responsibleH8104 forH8104 serviceH4931 to the tabernacleH4908 of the testimonyH5715.” 54And the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 didH6213 so; in accordance with allH3605 that the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872, soH3651 they didH6213.