Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 1:17-47

17And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןve.'a.ha.RonH175tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947these menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582which are expressedנִקְּב֖וּni.ke.VuH5344by theirnamesבְּשֵׁמֽוֹת׃be.she.MotH8034:

18And they assembledH6950all the congregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712togetherH6950on the firstבְּאֶחָד֙be.'e.ChadH259dayof the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,and they declared their pedigreesוַיִּתְיַֽלְד֥וּvai.yit.yal.DuH3205after their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םmish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of the namesשֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֖עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,by their pollsלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃le.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538.

19As Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,so he numberedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖םvai.yif.ke.DemH6485them in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֥רbe.mid.BarH4057of Sinaiסִינָֽי׃ פsi.NaiH5514.

20And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205,Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478eldest sonבְּכֹ֣רbe.KhorH1060,by their generationsתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtol.do.TamH8435,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֤רbe.mis.ParH4557of the namesשֵׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034,by their pollsלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔םle.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538,every maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,all that were able to go forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635;

21Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, evenof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֑ןre.'u.VenH7205, werefortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֛יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and sixשִׁשָּׁ֧הshi.ShahH8337thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ פme.'otH3967.

22Of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,by their generationsתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtol.do.TamH8435,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,those that were numberedפְּקֻדָ֗יוpe.ku.DavH6485of them, according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֤רbe.mis.ParH4557of the namesשֵׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034,by their pollsלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔םle.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538,every maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,all that were able to go forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635;

23Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, evenof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Simeonשִׁמְע֑וֹןshim.'onH8095, werefiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and nineתִּשְׁעָ֧הtish.'AhH8672thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and threeוּשְׁלֹ֥שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ פme.'otH3967.

24Of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410,by their generationsתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtol.do.TamH8435,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of the namesשֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,all that were able to go forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635;

25Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, evenof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Gadגָ֑דGadH1410, werefortyוְאַרְבָּעִים֙ve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֤הcha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ פva.cha.mi.ShimH2572.

26Of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,by their generationsתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtol.do.TamH8435,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of the namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,all that were able to go forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635;

27Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, evenof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, werethreescore and fourteenאַרְבָּעָ֧ה וְשִׁבְעִ֛ים'ar.ba.'Ah ve.shiv.'ImH702 H7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ פme.'otH3967.

28Of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,by their generationsתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtol.do.TamH8435,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of the namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,all that were able to go forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635;

29Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, evenof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֑רyi.so.sh.KharH3485, werefiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and fourאַרְבָּעָ֧ה'ar.ba.'AhH702thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ פme.'otH3967.

30Of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,by their generationsתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtol.do.TamH8435,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of the namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,all that were able to go forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635;

31Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, evenof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֑ןze.vu.LunH2074, werefiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and sevenשִׁבְעָ֧הshiv.'AhH7651thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ פme.'otH3967.

32Of the childrenלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130, namely,of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,by their generationsתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtol.do.TamH8435,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of the namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,all that were able to go forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635;

33Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, evenof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, werefortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ פme.'otH3967.

34Of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,by their generationsתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtol.do.TamH8435,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of the namesשֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,all that were able to go forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635;

35Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, evenof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֑הme.na.ShehH4519, werethirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970and twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and two hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃ פu.ma.Ta.yimH3967.

36Of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144,by their generationsתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtol.do.TamH8435,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of the namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,all that were able to go forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635;

37Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, evenof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144, werethirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970and fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֧הcha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ פme.'otH3967.

38Of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Danדָ֔ןDanH1835,by their generationsתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtol.do.TamH8435,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of the namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,all that were able to go forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635;

39Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, evenof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Danדָ֑ןDanH1835, werethreescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֛יםve.shi.ShimH8346and twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and sevenוּשְׁבַ֥עu.she.Va'H7651hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ פme.'otH3967.

40Of the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Asherאָשֵׁ֔ר'a.SherH836,by their generationsתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtol.do.TamH8435,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of the namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,all that were able to go forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635;

41Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, evenof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Asherאָשֵׁ֑ר'a.SherH836, werefortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֛יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and oneאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ פme.'otH3967.

42Of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321,throughout their generationsתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtol.do.TamH8435,after their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of the namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,all that were able to go forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635;

43Those that were numberedפְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םpe.ku.dei.HemH6485of them, evenof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321, werefiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֧הshe.lo.ShahH7969thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and fourוְאַרְבַּ֥עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ פme.'otH3967.

44These arethose that were numberedהַפְּקֻדִ֡יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485,which Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedפָּקַ֨דpa.KadH6485,and the princesוּנְשִׂיאֵ֣יu.ne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, beingtwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376:eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259was for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of his fathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1.

45So were all those that were numberedפְּקוּדֵ֥יpe.ku.DeiH6485of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,by the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,all that were able to go forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

46Even all they that were numberedהַפְּקֻדִ֔יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485were sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505and fiveוַחֲמֵ֥שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃va.cha.mi.ShimH2572.

47But the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881after the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1were not numberedהָתְפָּקְד֖וּhat.pak.DuH6485amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃ פbe.to.KhamH8432them.

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