New American Standard Bible 1995

Holman Christian Standard Bible

1Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

1The LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai, on the first day of the second month of the second year after Israel's departure from the land of Egypt: "

2"Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, every male, head by head

2Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of every male one by one.

3from twenty years old and upward, whoever is able to go out to war in Israel, you and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

3You and Aaron are to register those who are 20 years old or more by their military divisions--everyone who can serve in Israel's army.

4"With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, each one head of his father's household.

4A man from each tribe is to be with you, each one the head of his ancestral house.

5"These then are the names of the men who shall stand with you: of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;

5These are the names of the men who are to assist you: Elizur son of Shedeur from Reuben;

6of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

6Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai from Simeon;

7of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

7Nahshon son of Amminadab from Judah;

8of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;

8Nethanel son of Zuar from Issachar;

9of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;

9Eliab son of Helon from Zebulun;

10of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;

10from the sons of Joseph: Elishama son of Ammihud from Ephraim, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur from Manasseh;

11of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

11Abidan son of Gideoni from Benjamin;

12of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

12Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai from Dan;

13of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

13Pagiel son of Ochran from Asher;

14of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;

14Eliasaph son of Deuel from Gad;

15of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

15Ahira son of Enan from Naphtali.

16"These are they who were called of the congregation, the leaders of their fathers' tribes; they were the heads of divisions of Israel."

16These are the men called from the community; they are leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of Israel's clans."

17So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,

17So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,

18and they assembled all the congregation together on the first of the second month. Then they registered by ancestry in their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, head by head,

18and they assembled the whole community on the first day of the second month. They recorded their ancestry by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting one by one the names of those 20 years old or more,

19just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

19just as the LORD commanded Moses. He registered them in the Wilderness of Sinai:

20Now the sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

20The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting one by one the names of every male 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

21their numbered men of the tribe of Reuben were 46,500.

21those registered for the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.

22Of the sons of Simeon, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, their numbered men, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

22The descendants of Simeon: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, those registered counting one by one the names of every male 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

23their numbered men of the tribe of Simeon were 59,300.

23those registered for the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.

24Of the sons of Gad, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

24The descendants of Gad: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

25their numbered men of the tribe of Gad were 45,650.

25those registered for the tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.

26Of the sons of Judah, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

26The descendants of Judah: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

27their numbered men of the tribe of Judah were 74,600.

27those registered for the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.

28Of the sons of Issachar, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

28The descendants of Issachar: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

29their numbered men of the tribe of Issachar were 54,400.

29those registered for the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.

30Of the sons of Zebulun, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

30The descendants of Zebulun: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

31their numbered men of the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400.

31those registered for the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.

32Of the sons of Joseph, namely, of the sons of Ephraim, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

32The descendants of Joseph: The descendants of Ephraim: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

33their numbered men of the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.

33those registered for the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.

34Of the sons of Manasseh, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

34The descendants of Manasseh: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

35their numbered men of the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.

35those registered for the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.

36Of the sons of Benjamin, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

36The descendants of Benjamin: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

37their numbered men of the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.

37those registered for the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.

38Of the sons of Dan, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

38The descendants of Dan: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

39their numbered men of the tribe of Dan were 62,700.

39those registered for the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.

40Of the sons of Asher, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

40The descendants of Asher: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

41their numbered men of the tribe of Asher were 41,500.

41those registered for the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.

42Of the sons of Naphtali, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

42The descendants of Naphtali: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

43their numbered men of the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400.

43those registered for the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.

44These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each of whom was of his father's household.

44These are the men Moses and Aaron registered, with the assistance of the 12 leaders of Israel; each represented his ancestral house.

45So all the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers' households, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war in Israel,

45So all the Israelites 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in Israel's army, were registered by their ancestral houses.

46even all the numbered men were 603,550.

46All those registered numbered 603,550.

47The Levites, however, were not numbered among them by their fathers' tribe.

47But the Levites were not registered with them by their ancestral tribe.

48For the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying,

48For the LORD had told Moses: "

49"Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor shall you take their census among the sons of Israel.

49Do not register or take a census of the tribe of Levi with the other Israelites.

50"But you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it; they shall also camp around the tabernacle.

50Appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They are to transport the tabernacle and all its articles, take care of it, and camp around it.

51"So when the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle encamps, the Levites shall set it up. But the layman who comes near shall be put to death.

51Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to stop at a campsite, the Levites are to set it up. Any unauthorized person who comes near it must be put to death."

52"The sons of Israel shall camp, each man by his own camp, and each man by his own standard, according to their armies.

52The Israelites are to camp by their military divisions, each man with his encampment and under his banner.

53"But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there will be no wrath on the congregation of the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the testimony."

53The Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the Israelite community."

54Thus the sons of Israel did; according to all which the LORD had commanded Moses, so they did.

54The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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