| New Living Translation | King James Bible |
| 1A year after Israel’s departure from Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tabernacle in the wilderness of Sinai. On the first day of the second month of that year he said, | 1And the LORD spake unto 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 were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, |
| 2“From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their clans and families. List all the men | 2Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls; |
| 3twenty years old or older who are able to go to war. You and Aaron must register the troops, | 3From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies. |
| 4and you will be assisted by one family leader from each tribe. | 4And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. |
| 5“These are the tribes and the names of the leaders who will assist you: Tribe Leader Reuben Elizur son of Shedeur | 5And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur. |
| 6Simeon Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai | 6Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. |
| 7Judah Nahshon son of Amminadab | 7Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab. |
| 8Issachar Nethanel son of Zuar | 8Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. |
| 9Zebulun Eliab son of Helon | 9Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon. |
| 10Ephraim son of Joseph Elishama son of Ammihud Manasseh son of Joseph Gamaliel son of Pedahzur | 10Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. |
| 11Benjamin Abidan son of Gideoni | 11Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. |
| 12Dan Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai | 12Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. |
| 13Asher Pagiel son of Ocran | 13Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran. |
| 14Gad Eliasaph son of Deuel | 14Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel. |
| 15Naphtali Ahira son of Enan | 15Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan. |
| 16These are the chosen leaders of the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.” | 16These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel. |
| 17So Moses and Aaron called together these chosen leaders, | 17And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names: |
| 18and they assembled the whole community of Israel on that very day. All the people were registered according to their ancestry by their clans and families. The men of Israel who were twenty years old or older were listed one by one, | 18And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. |
| 19just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses recorded their names in the wilderness of Sinai. | 19As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. |
| 20This is the number of men twenty years old or older who were able to go to war, as their names were listed in the records of their clans and families : Tribe Number Reuben (Jacob’s oldest son) 46,500 | 20And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; |
| 21 | 21Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. |
| 22Simeon 59,300 | 22Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; |
| 23 | 23Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. |
| 24Gad 45,650 | 24Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; |
| 25 | 25Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty. |
| 26Judah 74,600 | 26Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; |
| 27 | 27Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. |
| 28Issachar 54,400 | 28Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; |
| 29 | 29Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. |
| 30Zebulun 57,400 | 30Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; |
| 31 | 31Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. |
| 32Ephraim son of Joseph 40,500 | 32Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; |
| 33 | 33Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred. |
| 34Manasseh son of Joseph 32,200 | 34Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; |
| 35 | 35Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. |
| 36Benjamin 35,400 | 36Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; |
| 37 | 37Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. |
| 38Dan 62,700 | 38Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; |
| 39 | 39Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. |
| 40Asher 41,500 | 40Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; |
| 41 | 41Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. |
| 42Naphtali 53,400 | 42Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; |
| 43 | 43Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. |
| 44These were the men registered by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, all listed according to their ancestral descent. | 44These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers. |
| 45They were registered by families—all the men of Israel who were twenty years old or older and able to go to war. | 45So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel; |
| 46The total number was 603,550. | 46Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. |
| 47But this total did not include the Levites. | 47But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. |
| 48For the LORD had said to Moses, | 48For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying, |
| 49“Do not include the tribe of Levi in the registration; do not count them with the rest of the Israelites. | 49Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel: |
| 50Put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with all its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and all its furnishings as you travel, and they must take care of it and camp around it. | 50But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle. |
| 51Whenever it is time for the Tabernacle to move, the Levites will take it down. And when it is time to stop, they will set it up again. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the Tabernacle must be put to death. | 51And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. |
| 52Each tribe of Israel will camp in a designated area with its own family banner. | 52And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts. |
| 53But the Levites will camp around the Tabernacle of the Covenant to protect the community of Israel from the LORD’s anger. The Levites are responsible to stand guard around the Tabernacle.” | 53But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony. |
| 54So the Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 54And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they. |
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