B'midbar (Num) 1
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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.
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A Census of Israel’s Warriors
1The Lord spoke to Moses #ch. 10:11, 12; Ex. 19:1 in the wilderness of Sinai, #Ex. 25:22in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2#Ex. 30:12; 38:26; 2 Sam. 24:2; 1 Chr. 21:2; See ch. 26:2-51 “Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by clans, #ver. 18, 20, 22; ch. 3:47; 1 Chr. 23:3, 24by fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head. 3#ch. 14:29; Ex. 30:14 From twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go to war, you and Aaron shall list them, #Ex. 12:51company by company. 4And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers. 5And these are the names of the men who shall assist you. From Reuben, #ch. 7:30Elizur the son of Shedeur; 6from Simeon, #ch. 7:36Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; 7from Judah, #See Ex. 6:23Nahshon the son of Amminadab; 8from Issachar, #ch. 7:18Nethanel the son of Zuar; 9from Zebulun, #ch. 7:24Eliab the son of Helon; 10from the sons of Joseph, from Ephraim, #ch. 7:48; 1 Chr. 7:26 Elishama the son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, #ch. 7:54Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; 11from Benjamin, #ch. 7:60Abidan the son of Gideoni; 12from Dan, #ch. 7:66Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; 13from Asher, #ch. 7:72Pagiel the son of Ochran; 14from Gad, Eliasaph the son of #ch. 7:42Deuel; 15from Naphtali, #ch. 7:78Ahira the son of Enan.” 16These were the ones #ch. 26:9 chosen from the congregation, #ch. 7:2; [Ex. 18:21, 25]; See 1 Chr. 27:16-22the chiefs of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.
17Moses and Aaron took these men #1 Chr. 12:31; 16:41; 2 Chr. 28:15; 31:19; Ezra 8:20who had been named, 18and on the first day of the second month, they assembled the whole congregation together, who registered themselves by clans, by fathers’ houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head, 19as the Lord commanded Moses. So he listed them in the wilderness of Sinai.
20The people of #For ver. 20-46, see ch. 2:3-32Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: 21those listed of the tribe of Reuben were #[ch. 26:7]46,500.
22Of the people of Simeon, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, those of them who were listed, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: 23those listed of the tribe of Simeon were #[ch. 26:14]59,300.
24Of the people of Gad, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: 25those listed of the tribe of Gad were #[ch. 26:18]45,650.
26Of the people of Judah, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 27those listed of the tribe of Judah were #[ch. 26:22; 2 Sam. 24:9]74,600.
28Of the people of Issachar, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 29those listed of the tribe of Issachar were #[ch. 26:25]54,400.
30Of the people of Zebulun, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 31those listed of the tribe of Zebulun were #[ch. 26:27]57,400.
32Of the people of Joseph, namely, of the people of Ephraim, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 33those listed of the tribe of Ephraim were #[ch. 26:37]40,500.
34Of the people of Manasseh, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 35those listed of the tribe of Manasseh were #[ch. 26:34]32,200.
36Of the people of Benjamin, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 37those listed of the tribe of Benjamin were #[ch. 26:41]35,400.
38Of the people of Dan, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 39those listed of the tribe of Dan were #[ch. 26:43]62,700.
40Of the people of Asher, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 41those listed of the tribe of Asher were #[ch. 26:47]41,500.
42Of the people of Naphtali, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 43those listed of the tribe of Naphtali were #[ch. 26:50]53,400.
44 # ch. 26:64 These are those who were listed, whom Moses and Aaron listed with the help of the chiefs of Israel, twelve men, each representing his fathers’ house. 45So all those listed of the people of Israel, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war in Israel— 46all those listed were #Ex. 38:26; [ch. 11:21; 26:51; Ex. 12:37]603,550.
Levites Exempted
47But #ch. 2:33; [ch. 26:57, 58, 62]; See ch. 3; ch. 4; 1 Chr. 6the Levites were not listed along with them by their ancestral tribe. 48For the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 49“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not list, and you shall not take a census of them among the people of Israel. 50#ch. 3:7, 8; Ex. 38:21; See ch. 4:15-33 But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it #See ch. 3:23-38and shall camp around the tabernacle. 51#ch. 10:17, 21 When the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. #ch. 3:10, 38; 18:22; [1 Sam. 6:19; 2 Sam. 6:6, 7; 1 Chr. 13:10]And if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death. 52The people of Israel shall pitch their tents by their companies, each man in his own camp and #ch. 2:2, 34each man by his own standard. 53But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no #ch. 8:19; 16:46; 18:5 wrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. #ch. 3:7, 8, 38; 8:26; 9:19, 23; 18:3-5; 31:30, 47; 1 Chr. 23:32; [2 Chr. 13:11]And the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.” 54Thus did the people of Israel; they did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses.
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