Numbers, 1

1. Yahweh spoke to Moses, in the desert of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after the exodus from Egypt, and said:

1. The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in 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. 'Take a census of the whole community of Israelites by clans and families, taking a count of the names of all the males, head by head.

2. "Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by families, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head;

3. You and Aaron will register all those in Israel, twenty years of age and over, fit to bear arms, company by company;

3. from twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go forth to war, you and Aaron shall number them, company by company.

4. you will have one man from each tribe, the head of his family, to help you.

4. And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers.

5. 'These are the names of those who must help you: For Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur.

5. And these are the names of the men who shall attend you. From Reuben, Eli'zur the son of Shed'eur;

6. For Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

6. from Simeon, Shelu'mi-el the son of Zurishad'dai;

7. For Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab.

7. from Judah, Nahshon the son of Ammin'adab;

8. For Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar.

8. from Is'sachar, Nethan'el the son of Zu'ar;

9. For Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon.

9. from Zeb'ulun, Eli'ab the son of Helon;

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

10. from the sons of Joseph, from E'phraim, Eli'shama the son of Ammi'hud, and from Manas'seh, Gama'liel the son of Pedah'zur;

11. For Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni.

11. from Benjamin, Abi'dan the son of Gideo'ni;

12. For Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

12. from Dan, Ahi-e'zer the son of Ammishad'dai;

13. For Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran.

13. from Asher, Pa'giel the son of Ochran;

14. For Gad, Eliasaph son of Reuel.

14. from Gad, Eli'asaph the son of Deu'el;

15. For Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.'

15. from Naph'tali, Ahi'ra the son of Enan."

16. These were men of repute in the community; they were the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of Israel's thousands.

16. These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.

17. Moses and Aaron took these men who had been named

17. Moses and Aaron took these men who have been named,

18. and on the first day of the second month they mustered the whole community. The Israelites established their pedigrees by clans and families, and one by one the names of all men of twenty years and over were recorded.

18. and on the first day of the second month, they assembled the whole congregation together, who registered themselves by families, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head,

19. As Yahweh had ordered, Moses registered them in the desert of Sinai.

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

20. Once the pedigrees of the descendants of Reuben, Israel's first-born, had been established by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, fit to bear arms, were recorded one by one.

20. The people of Reuben, Israel's first-born, their generations, by their families, 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 forth to war:

21. The total of these for the tribe of Reuben was forty-six thousand five hundred.

21. the number of the tribe of Reuben was forty-six thousand five hundred.

22. Once the pedigrees of Simeon's descendants had been established by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, fit to bear arms, were recorded one by one.

22. Of the people of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, those of them that were numbered, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:

23. The total of these for the tribe of Simeon was fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

23. the number of the tribe of Simeon was fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

24. Once the pedigrees of Gad's descendants had been established by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, fit to bear arms, were recorded one by one.

24. Of the people of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:

25. The total of these for the tribe of Gad was forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

25. the number of the tribe of Gad was forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

26. Once the pedigrees of Judah's descendants had been established by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, fit to bear arms, were recorded one by one.

26. Of the people of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:

27. The total of these for the tribe of Judah was seventy-four thousand six hundred.

27. the number of the tribe of Judah was seventy-four thousand six hundred.

28. Once the pedigrees of Issachar's descendants had been established by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, fit to bear arms, were recorded one by one.

28. Of the people of Is'sachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:

29. The total of these for the tribe of Issachar was fifty-four thousand four hundred.

29. the number of the tribe of Is'sachar was fifty-four thousand four hundred.

30. Once the pedigrees of Zebulun's descendants had been established by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, fit to bear arms, were recorded one by one.

30. Of the people of Zeb'ulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:

31. The total of these for the tribe of Zebulun was fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

31. the number of the tribe of Zeb'ulun was fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

32. As regards the descendants of Joseph: once the pedigrees of Ephraim's descendants had been established by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, fit to bear arms, were recorded one by one.

32. Of the people of Joseph, namely, of the people of E'phraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:

33. The total of these for the tribe of Ephraim was forty thousand five hundred.

33. the number of the tribe of E'phraim was forty thousand five hundred.

34. Once the pedigrees of Manasseh's descendants had been established by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, fit to bear arms, were recorded one by one.

34. Of the people of Manas'seh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:

35. The total of these for the tribe of Manasseh was thirty-two thousand two hundred.

35. the number of the tribe of Manas'seh was thirty-two thousand two hundred.

36. Once the pedigrees of Benjamin's descendants had been established by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, fit to bear arms, were recorded one by one.

36. Of the people of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:

37. The total of these for the tribe of Benjamin was thirty-five thousand four hundred.

37. the number of the tribe of Benjamin was thirty-five thousand four hundred.

38. Once the pedigrees of Dan's descendants had been established by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, fit to bear arms, were recorded one by one.

38. Of the people of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:

39. The total of these for the tribe of Dan was sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

39. the number of the tribe of Dan was sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

40. Once the pedigrees of Asher's descendants had been established by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, fit to bear arms, were recorded one by one.

40. Of the people of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:

41. The total of these for the tribe of Asher was forty-one thousand five hundred.

41. the number of the tribe of Asher was forty-one thousand five hundred.

42. Once the pedigrees of Naphtali's descendants had been established by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, fit to bear arms, were recorded one by one.

42. Of the people of Naph'tali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:

43. The total of these for the tribe of Naphtali was fifty-three thousand four hundred.

43. the number of the tribe of Naph'tali was fifty-three thousand four hundred.

44. Such were the men registered by Moses, Aaron and the leaders of Israel, of whom there were twelve, each representing his family.

44. These are those who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered with the help of the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each representing his fathers' house.

45. All the Israelites of twenty years and over, fit to bear arms, were counted by families.

45. So the whole number of the people of Israel, by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war in Israel --

46. Altogether, the total came to six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

46. their whole number was six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

47. But the Levites and their tribes were not included in the count.

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

48. Yahweh spoke to Moses and said:

48. For the LORD said to Moses,

49. 'Do not, however, take a census of the Levites, or register them with the other Israelites,

49. "Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, and you shall not take a census of them among the people of Israel;

50. but enrol the Levites to take charge of the Dwelling where the Testimony is and of all its furnishings and belongings. They must carry the Dwelling and all its furnishings; they must look after the Dwelling and pitch their camp round it.

50. 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 tend it, and shall encamp around the tabernacle.

51. Whenever the Dwelling is moved, the Levites will dismantle it; whenever the Dwelling stops for the night, the Levites will erect it. Any unauthorised person coming near it will be put to death.

51. 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. And if any one else comes near, he shall be put to death.

52. The Israelites will pitch their tents, each in their own encampment and by their own standard, company by company,

52. The people of Israel shall pitch their tents by their companies, every man by his own camp and every man by his own standard;

53. but the Levites will pitch their tents round the Dwelling where the Testimony is. In this way Retribution will be kept from falling on the whole community of Israelites, and the Levites will keep charge of the Dwelling of the Testimony.'

53. but the Levites shall encamp around the tabernacle of the testimony, that there may be no wrath upon the congregation of the people of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the testimony."

54. The Israelites did exactly as Yahweh had ordered Moses. They did as he said.

54. Thus did the people of Israel; they did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.