Numbers 1:1-23 ▼

1 And the Lord spake vnto Moyses in the wildernesse of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, the first day of the seconde moneth in the second yere after they were come out of the lande of Egypt, saying:

2 Take ye the summe of all the multitude of the children of Israel, after their kinredes & housholdes of their fathers, with the number of their names, all that are males, head by head,

3 From twentie yeres olde and aboue, euen all that go foorth to the warre in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them throughout their armies.

4 And with you shalbe men of euery tribe, such as are the heades of the houses of their fathers.

5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Ruben, Elizur, the sonne of Sedeur.

6 Of Simeon, Selumiel the sonne of Suri Saddai.

7 Of Iuda, Nahesson, the sonne of Aminadab.

8 Of Isachar, Nathanael the sonne of Zuar.

9 Of Zabulon, Eliab the sonne of Helo.

10 Among the chyldren of Ioseph: of Ephraim, Elisama the sonne of Ammihud: of Manasse, Gameliel the sonne of Pedazur.

11 Of Beniamin, Abidan the sonne of Gedeon.

12 Of Dan, Ahiezer the sonne of Ammi Saddai.

13 Of Aser, Pagiel the sonne of Orran.

14 Of Gad, Elisah the sonne of Duel.

15 Of Nephthali, Ahira ye sonne of Enan.

16 There were of great fame in the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, and heades ouer thousandes in Israel.

17 And Moyses & Aaron toke these men whiche are expressed by their names.

18 And they called all the congregation together the first day of the second moneth, and they were reckened throughout their kinredes and houses of their fathers, accordyng to the number of their names, from twentie yeres olde and aboue, head by head.

19 As the Lorde commaunded Moyses, euen so he numbred them in the wildernesse of Sinai.

20 So were the chyldren of Ruben, Israels eldest sonne, throughout their generations, and their kinredes, and houses of their fathers, accordyng to the number of their names, head by head, all males from twentie yeres old & aboue, as many as did go foorth to the warre:

21 The number of them that were of the tribe of Ruben, was fourtie & sixe thousande, and fiue hundred.

22 Of the chyldren of Simeon throughout their generations, & their kinredes, and houses of their fathers, the summe of the in the number of names head by head, all the males from twentie yeres and aboue, whosoeuer myght go foorth to the warre:

23 The summe of them that were of the tribe of Simeon, fiftie & nine thousande and three hundred.