 1 The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt saying, 2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, according to their families, by their fathers' house, with the number of names, every male by their heads, 3 from 20 years old and upward, all who are able to go forth to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies. 4 With you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of the house of his fathers. 5 These are the names of the men who will stand with you: Of Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur; 6 Of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; 7 of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; 8 of Issachar, Nethaneel the son of Zuar; 9 of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon; 10 of the children of Joseph. Of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; 11 of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni; 12 of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; 13 of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran; 14 of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel; 15 of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan. 16 These were the noted ones of the congregation, rulers of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel. 17 Moses and Aaron took these men who are called by name. 18 They gathered all the congregation on the first day of the second month. They declared their pedigrees according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from 20 years old and upward, by their heads. 19 As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. 20 The children of Reuben, Israel's firstborn son, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, by their heads, every male from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war: 21 Those numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben were 46,500. 22 Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, those who were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their heads, every male from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war: 23 Those numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were 59.300. 24 Of the children of Gad, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war: 25 Those numbered of the tribe of Gad, were 45,650. 26 Of the children of Judah, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from 20 years old and upward, all able to go forth to war: 27 Those numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were 74,600. 28 Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war: 29 Those numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were 54,400. 30 Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war. 31 Those numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were 57,400. 32 Of the children of Joseph, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war: 33 Those numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were 40,500. 34 Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war: 35 Those numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were 32,200. 36 Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war: 37 Those numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were 35,400. 38 Of the children of Dan, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war: 39 Those numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were 62,700. 40 Of the children of Asher, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war: 41 Those numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were 41,500. 42 Of the children of Naphtali, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war: 43 Those were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were 53,400. 44 These are those who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the rulers of Israel being twelve men. Each one was for the house of his fathers. 45 All who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their fathers' house, from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war in Israel: 46 even all who were numbered were 603,550. 47 But the Levites, according to the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered among them. 48 For the Lord had spoken to Moses saying, 49 Only you shall not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel. 50 But you shall set the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all its vessels, and over all its things. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its vessels, serve it, and camp around the tabernacle. 51 When the tabernacle sets forth, the Levites shall take it down. And when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. And the stranger who comes near shall be put to death. 52 The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, each man by his own camp, and each man by his own banner, throughout their armies. 53 But the Levites shall pitch around the tabernacle of testimony, so that there may be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel. And the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony. 54 The children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses. So they did.
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