Numbers 1
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1And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai in the tabernacle of the covenant, the first day of the second month, the second year of their going out of Egypt, saying:
2Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel by their families, and houses: and the names of every one, as many as are of the male sex,
3From twenty years old and upwards, of all the men of Israel fit for war. And you shall number them by their troops, thou and Aaron.
4And there shall be with you the princes of the tribes, and of the houses in their kindreds,
5Whose names are these: Of Ruben, Elisur the son of Sedeur.
6Of Simeon, Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.
7Of Juda, Nahasson the son of Aminadab.
8Of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Suar.
9Of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon.
10And of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elisama the son of Ammiud: of Manasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.
11Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeon.
12Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.
13Of Aser, Phegiel the son of Ochran.
14Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Duel.
15Of Nephtali, Ahira the son of Enan.
16These are the most noble princes of the multitude by their tribes and kindreds, and the chiefs of the army of Israel,
17Whom Moses and Aaron took with all the multitude of the common people:
18And assembled them on the first day of the second month, reckoning them up by the kindreds, and houses, and families, and heads, and names of every one from twenty years old and upward:
19As the Lord had commanded Moses. And they were numbered in the desert of Sinai.
20Of Ruben the eldest son of Israel, by their generations and families and houses and names of every head, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war,
21Were forty-six thousand five hundred.
22Of the sons of Simeon by their generations and families, and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names and heads of every one, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war,
23Fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
24Of the sons of Gad, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
25Forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
26Of the sons of Juda, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
27Were reckoned up seventy-four thousand six hundred.
28Of the sons of Issachar, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war,
29Were reckoned up fifty-four thousand four hundred.
30Of the sons of Zabulon, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
31Fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
32Of the sons of Joseph, namely, of the sons of Ephraim, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
33Forty thousand five hundred.
34Moreover of the sons of Manasses, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war,
35Thirty-two thousand two hundred.
36Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
37Thirty-five thousand four hundred.
38Of the sons of Dan, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
39Sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
40Of the sons of Aser, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
41Forty-one thousand and five hundred.
42Of the sons of Nephtali, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
43Fifty-three thousand four hundred.
44These are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the twelve princes of Israel, every one by the houses of their kindreds.
45And the whole number of the children of Israel by their houses and families, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go to war,
46Were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men.
47But the Levites in the tribes of their families were not numbered with them.
48And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
49Number not the tribe of Levi, neither shalt thou put down the sum of them with the children of Israel:
50But appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, and all the vessels thereof, and whatsoever pertaineth to the ceremonies. They shall carry the tabernacle and all the furniture thereof: and they shall minister, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
51When you are to go forward, the Levites shall take down the tabernacle: when you are to camp, they shall set it up. What stranger soever cometh to it shall be slain.
52And the children of Israel shall camp every man by his troops and bands and army.
53But the Levites shall pitch their tents round about the tabernacle, lest there come indignation upon the multitude of the children of Israel: and they shall keep watch, and guard the tabernacle of the testimony.
54And the children of Israel did according to all things which the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Numbers 1
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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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