Numbers 1
New International Reader's Version
The Men of Israel Are Counted
1 The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting. It happened in the Desert of Sinai. The Lord spoke to him on the first day of the second month. It was the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. The Lord said, 2 “Count all the men of Israel. Make a list of them by their tribes and families. List every man by name. List them one by one. 3 Count all the men able to serve in the army. They must be 20 years old or more. I want you and Aaron to make a list of them group by group. 4 One man from each tribe must help you. Those who help must be the heads of their families.
5 “Here are the names of the men who must help you.
“From the tribe of Reuben will come Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
6 From the tribe of Simeon will come Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.
7 From the tribe of Judah will come Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.
8 From the tribe of Issachar will come Nethanel, the son of Zuar.
9 From the tribe of Zebulun will come Eliab, the son of Helon.
10 From the tribe of Ephraim will come Elishama, the son of Ammihud.
From the tribe of Manasseh will come Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.
Ephraim and Manasseh are Joseph’s two sons.
11 From the tribe of Benjamin will come Abidan, the son of Gideoni.
12 From the tribe of Dan will come Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.
13 From the tribe of Asher will come Pagiel, the son of Okran.
14 From the tribe of Gad will come Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.
15 From the tribe of Naphtali will come Ahira, the son of Enan.”
16 These were the men appointed from the community. They were the leaders of the tribes of their people. They were the heads of the major families in Israel.
17 Moses and Aaron went and got the men whose names had been given to them. 18 Then Moses and Aaron gathered all the men of Israel together. It was the first day of the second month. The people wrote down the tribe and family they belonged to. The men 20 years old or more were listed by name. They were listed one by one. 19 Everything was done just as the Lord had commanded Moses. So Moses counted them in the Desert of Sinai.
20 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Reuben. He is Israel’s oldest son.
All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed one by one. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families. 21 The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.
22 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Simeon.
All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed one by one. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families. 23 The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.
24 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Gad.
All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families. 25 The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650.
26 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Judah.
All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families. 27 The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.
28 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Issachar.
All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families. 29 The number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.
30 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Zebulun.
All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families. 31 The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.
32 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Ephraim. He is the son of Joseph.
All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families. 33 The number from the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.
34 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Manasseh. He is the son of Joseph.
All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families. 35 The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.
36 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Benjamin.
All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families. 37 The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.
38 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Dan.
All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families. 39 The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.
40 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Asher.
All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families. 41 The number from the tribe of Asher was 41,500.
42 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Naphtali.
All the men able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed according to the records of their tribes and families. 43 The number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.
44 These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron. The 12 leaders of Israel helped them. There was one leader from each tribe. 45 The men who were counted were able to serve in Israel’s army. All of them were 20 years old or more. They were counted family by family. 46 The total number of men was 603,550.
47 But the families of the tribe of Levi were not counted along with the others. 48 The Lord had spoken to Moses. He had said, 49 “You must not count the men from the tribe of Levi. Do not include them when you list the other men of Israel. 50 Instead, put the Levites in charge of the holy tent. That is where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. The Levites will be in charge of everything that belongs to the holy tent. They must carry the tent and everything that belongs to it. They must take care of it. They must set up camp around it. 51 When the holy tent must be moved, the Levites must take it down. And when the tent must be set up, the Levites must do it. Anyone else who approaches it must be put to death. 52 The Israelites must set up their tents by military groups. All of them must be in their own camps under their own flags. 53 But the Levites must set up their tents around the holy tent. That’s where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. Then I will not be angry with the community of Israel. The Levites will be responsible for taking care of the tent.”
54 The Israelites did everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Numbers 1
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
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 came out of the land of Egypt, saying,
2 Take a census of all the males of the congregation of the Israelites by families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, head by head.
3 From twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go forth to war you and Aaron shall number, company by company.
4 And with you there shall be a man [to assist you] from each tribe, each being the head of his father’s house.
5 And these are the names of the men who shall attend you: Of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
6 Of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
7 Of Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
8 Of Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;
9 Of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;
10 Of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
11 Of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
12 Of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
13 Of Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran;
14 Of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
15 Of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.
16 These were those chosen from the congregation, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, heads of thousands [the highest class of officers] in Israel.
17 And Moses and Aaron took these men who have been named,
18 And assembled all the congregation on the first day of the second month, and they declared their ancestry after their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head,
19 As the Lord commanded Moses. So he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.
20 The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, 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 to war:
21 Those of the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.
22 Of the sons of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those numbered of them according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war:
23 Those of the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.
24 Of the sons of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war:
25 Those of the tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.
26 Of the sons of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:
27 Those of the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.
28 Of the sons of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:
29 Those of the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.
30 Of the sons of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:
31 Those of the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.
32 Of the sons of Joseph: the sons of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:
33 Those of the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.
34 Of the sons of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:
35 Those of the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.
36 Of the sons of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:
37 Those of the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.
38 Of the sons of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:
39 Those of the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.
40 Of the sons of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:
41 Those of the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.
42 Of the sons of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go to war:
43 Those of the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.
44 These were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each representing his father’s house.
45 So all those numbered of the Israelites, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, able to go to war in Israel,
46 All who were numbered were 603,550.
47 But the Levites by their fathers’ tribe were not numbered with them.
48 For the Lord had said to Moses,
49 Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number in the census of the Israelites.
50 But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, and over all its vessels and furnishings and all things that belong to it. They shall carry the tabernacle [when journeying] and all its furnishings, and they shall minister to it and encamp around it.
51 When the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down, and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. And the excluded [any not of the tribe of Levi] who approach the tabernacle shall be put to death.
52 The Israelites shall pitch their tents by their companies, every man by his own camp and every man by his own [tribal] standard.
53 But the Levites shall encamp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath upon the congregation of the Israelites; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.
54 Thus did the Israelites; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did.
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