B'midbar (Num) 1
1
Parashah 34: B’midbar (In the desert) 1:1–4:20
1Adonai spoke to Moshe in the Sinai Desert, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month of the second year after they had left the land of Egypt. He said, 2“Take a census of the entire assembly of the people of Isra’el, by clans and families. Record the names of all the men 3twenty years old and over who are subject to military service in Isra’el. You and Aharon are to enumerate them company by company.
4Take with you from each tribe someone who is head of a clan. 5These are the men to take with you:
From Re’uven, Elitzur the son of Sh’de’ur;
6From Shim‘on, Shlumi’el the son of Tzurishaddai;
7From Y’hudah, Nachshon the son of ‘Amminadav;
8From Yissakhar, N’tan’el the son of Tzu‘ar;
9From Z’vulun, Eli’av the son of Helon.
10Of the children of Yosef:
From Efrayim, Elishama the son of ‘Ammihud;
From M’nasheh, Gamli’el the son of P’dahtzur.
11From Binyamin, Avidan the son of Gid‘oni;
12From Dan, Achi‘ezer the son of ‘Ammishaddai;
13From Asher, Pag‘i’el the son of ‘Okhran;
14From Gad, Elyasaf the son of De‘u’el;
15From Naftali, Achira the son of ‘Enan.”
16These were the ones called from the assembly, the chiefs of their fathers’ clans and heads of thousands in Isra’el. 17So Moshe and Aharon took these men who had been designated by name; 18and, on the first day of the second month, they gathered the whole assembly to state their genealogies by families and clans and recorded the names of all those twenty years old and over, as well as their total numbers. 19Moshe counted them in the Sinai Desert, just as Adonai had ordered him.
(ii) 20The men twenty years old and over who were subject to military service were recorded by name, family and clan, starting with the descendants of Re’uven, Isra’el’s firstborn. Here are the totals:
44Moshe, Aharon and the twelve leaders of Isra’el, each from a clan, 45counted the people of Isra’el by their clans, those twenty years old and over, eligible for military service in Isra’el; 46and the grand total came to 603,550.
47But those who were L’vi’im, according to the clan of their fathers, were not counted in this census; 48because Adonai had told Moshe, 49“Do not include the clan of Levi when you take the census of the people of Isra’el. 50Instead, give the L’vi’im charge over the tabernacle of the testimony, its equipment and everything else connected with it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its equipment, serve in it and set up their camp around it. 51When the tabernacle is to be moved onward, it is the L’vi’im who are to take it down and set it up in the new location; anyone else who involves himself is to be put to death. 52The rest of Isra’el are to set up camp, company by company, each man with his own banner. 53But the L’vi’im are to camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that no anger will come upon the assembly of the people of Isra’el. The L’vi’im are to be in charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.”
54This is what the people of Isra’el did — they did everything that Adonai had ordered Moshe.
Currently Selected:
B'midbar (Num) 1: CJB
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
For more information and to purchase a hard copy of the Complete Jewish Bible,
Learn More About Complete Jewish BibleNumbers 1
1
1The Lord spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting while they were in the Sinai desert. This was on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had left Egypt. He told him, 2“Census all the Israelites according to their tribe and family. Count every man and keep a record of each individual's name. 3Those aged twenty or older who can do military service are to be registered by you and Aaron in their Israelite army divisions. 4A representative from each tribe, the head of a family, must be there with you.
5These are the names of the men who will work with you:
From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur, son of Shedeur;
6from the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai;
7from the tribe of Judah, Nahshon, son of Amminadab;
8from the tribe of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar;
9from the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon;
10from the sons of Joseph: from the tribe of Ephraim, Elishama, son of Ammihud, and from the tribe of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur;
11from the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni;
12from the tribe of Dan, Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai;
13from the tribe of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ocran;
14from the tribe of Gad, Eliasaph, son of Deuel;
15and from the tribe of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan.”
16These were the men chosen from the Israelite community. They were the leaders of their fathers' tribes; the heads of the families of Israel. 17Moses and Aaron summoned these men who had been selected by name. 18They had all the Israelites gather together on the first day of the second month, and recorded the people's genealogy according to their tribe and family, and counted up the names of all those aged twenty or older, 19as the Lord had told Moses to do. Moses conducted this census in the Sinai desert.
20The descendants of Reuben (he was Israel's firstborn son), men aged twenty or over, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army 21from the tribe of Reuben totaled 46,500.
22The descendants of Simeon, men aged twenty or over, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army 23from the tribe of Simeon totaled 59,300.
24The descendants of Gad, men aged twenty or over, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army 25from the tribe of Gad totaled 45,650.
26The descendants of Judah, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army 27from the tribe of Judah, totaled 74,600.
28The descendants of Issachar, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army 29from the tribe of Issachar, totaled 54,400.
30The descendants of Zebulun, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army 31from the tribe of Zebulun, totaled 57,400.
32The descendants of Joseph: the descendants of Ephraim, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army 33from the tribe of Ephraim, totaled 40,500.
34And the descendants of Manasseh, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army 35from the tribe of Manasseh, totaled 32,200.
36The descendants of Benjamin, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army 37from the tribe of Benjamin, totaled 35,400.
38The descendants of Dan, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army 39from the tribe of Dan, totaled 62,700.
40The descendants of Asher, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army 41from the tribe of Asher, totaled 41,500.
42The descendants of Naphtali, men aged twenty or older, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army 43from the tribe of Naphtali, totaled 53,400.
44These were the totals of the men counted and registered by Moses and Aaron, with the help of the twelve leaders of Israel, who each represented their family. 45In this way all the Israelite men aged twenty or older who were able to serve in Israel's army were registered according to their families. 46The sum total of those registered was 603,550.
47However, the Levites were not registered with the others according to their tribe and families. 48This was because the Lord had told Moses, 49“Don't register the tribe of Levi; don't count them in the census with the other Israelites. 50Put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle and of the Testimony,#1:50. The Testimony refers to the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments contained inside the Ark. as well as all its furniture and everything it contains. They are the ones responsible for carrying the Tabernacle and all its items. They are to care for it, and to make their camp around it. 51When it's time to move the Tabernacle, the Levites shall take it down, and when it's time to make camp, the Levites shall put it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death. 52The Israelites are to make camp according to their tribal divisions, each person in their own camp under their own flag. 53But the Levites are to set up their camp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony to prevent anyone from making me angry with the Israelites.#1:53. Presumably by preventing anyone who was not a priest approaching too close to the Tabernacle. The Levites are responsible for looking after the Tabernacle of the Testimony.”
54The Israelites did everything that the Lord ordered Moses that they should do.
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported License. Version 4.3. For corrections send email to jonathangallagherfbv@gmail.com