Numbers 1
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Numbers 1:3-43

3You and Aaron are to muster by their divisions every son from 20 years and upward available to serve in the army of Israel.

4One man from each tribe, each head of his father’s household, is to assist you.

5“These then are the names of the men who will assist you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur.

6From Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

7From Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab.

8From Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar.

9From Zebulon, Eliab son of Helon.

10From the sons of Joseph—from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

11From Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni.

12From Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

13From Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran.

14From Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel.

15From Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

16These were those selected from the community, princes of their ancestral tribes. They were heads of the thousands of Israel.

17So Moses and Aaron took these men designated by name.

18They assembled all the community on the first day of the second month. They declared their lineage according to their families, the households of their forefathers, with the number of the names of those 20 years old and upward being listed individually.

19Moses numbered Israel in the wilderness of Sinai just as Adonai had commanded him.

20The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn (their generations, their families, by their ancestral households, according to the count of their names, every male from 20 years and upward, all available for the army),

21those counted from the tribe of Reuben were 46,500.

22From the sons of Simeon (their generations, according to their families, their ancestral households, whose names were counted by polls, every male 20 years and upward, every one who would go with the army),

23they counted from the tribe of Simeon 59,300.

24From the sons of Gad (their generations according to their families, to their ancestral households, in the count of names of every male 20 years old and upward, every one available to go out with the army),

25those counted from the tribe of Gad were 45,650.

26From the sons of Judah (their generations, by their families, their ancestral households, the count of their names, all who would go out with the army),

27those counted from the tribe of Judah were 74,600.

28From the sons of Issachar (their generations, according to their families, their ancestral households, by number of the names of every male 20 years old and upward, going out with the army),

29those counted from the tribe of Issachar were 54,400.

30From the sons of Zebulon (their generations, according to their families, to their ancestral households, by number of the names of everyone 20 years old and upward going out with the army),

31those counted from the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400.

32From the sons of Joseph—the sons of Ephraim (their generations according to their families, to their ancestral households, by count of the names of all those 20 years old and upward going out with the army),

33those numbered from the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.

34From the sons of Manasseh (their generations according to their families, their ancestral households, by number of the names of those 20 years old and upward going out with the army),

35those counted from the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.

36From the sons of Benjamin (their generations by their families, their ancestral households, by number of the names of every one 20 years old and upward going out with the army),

37those numbered from the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.

38From the sons of Dan, their generations by their families their ancestral households, by number of everyone 20 years old and upward who would go out with the army,

39those numbered from the tribe of Dan were 62,700.

40From the sons of Asher (their generations by their families, their ancestral households, by number everyone 20 years old and upward who could go out with the army),

41those counted from the tribe of Asher were 41,500.

42From the sons of Naphtali (their generations by their families, their ancestral households, by number everyone 20 years old and upward who would go out with the army),

43those counted from the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400.

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