1The 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, (Ex 19:1; Ex 25:22; Nu 10:11)2“Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by clans, by fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head. (Ex 30:12; Ex 38:26; Nu 1:18; Nu 1:20; Nu 1:22; Nu 3:47; Nu 26:2; 2Sa 24:2; 1Ch 21:2; 1Ch 23:3; 1Ch 23:24)3From twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go to war, you and Aaron shall list them, company by company. (Ex 12:51; Ex 30:14; Nu 14:29)4And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers.5And these are the names of the men who shall assist you. From Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; (Nu 7:30)6from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; (Nu 7:36)7from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; (Ex 6:23)8from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; (Nu 7:18)9from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon; (Nu 7:24)10from the sons of Joseph, from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; (Nu 7:48; Nu 7:54; 1Ch 7:26)11from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni; (Nu 7:60)12from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; (Nu 7:66)13from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran; (Nu 7:72)14from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel; (Nu 7:42)15from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.” (Nu 7:78)16These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the chiefs of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel. (Ex 18:21; Ex 18:25; Nu 7:2; Nu 26:9; 1Ch 27:16)17Moses and Aaron took these men who had been named, (1Ch 12:31; 1Ch 16:41; 2Ch 28:15; 2Ch 31:19; Ezr 8:20)18and on the first day of the second month, they assembled the whole congregation together, who registered themselves by clans, by fathers’ houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head,19as the Lord commanded Moses. So he listed them in the wilderness of Sinai.20The people of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their generations, by their clans, 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: (Nu 2:3)21those listed of the tribe of Reuben were 46,500. (Nu 26:7)22Of the people of Simeon, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, those of them who were listed, 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:23those listed of the tribe of Simeon were 59,300. (Nu 26:14)24Of the people of Gad, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war:25those listed of the tribe of Gad were 45,650. (Nu 26:18)26Of the people of Judah, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:27those listed of the tribe of Judah were 74,600. (Nu 26:22; 2Sa 24:9)28Of the people of Issachar, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:29those listed of the tribe of Issachar were 54,400. (Nu 26:25)30Of the people of Zebulun, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:31those listed of the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400. (Nu 26:27)32Of the people of Joseph, namely, of the people of Ephraim, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:33those listed of the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500. (Nu 26:37)34Of the people of Manasseh, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:35those listed of the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200. (Nu 26:34)36Of the people of Benjamin, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:37those listed of the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400. (Nu 26:41)38Of the people of Dan, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:39those listed of the tribe of Dan were 62,700. (Nu 26:43)40Of the people of Asher, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:41those listed of the tribe of Asher were 41,500. (Nu 26:47)42Of the people of Naphtali, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:43those listed of the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400. (Nu 26:50)44These are those who were listed, whom Moses and Aaron listed with the help of the chiefs of Israel, twelve men, each representing his fathers’ house. (Nu 26:64)45So all those listed of the people of Israel, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war in Israel—46all those listed were 603,550. (Ex 12:37; Ex 38:26; Nu 11:21; Nu 26:51)
Levites Exempted
47But the Levites were not listed along with them by their ancestral tribe. (Nu 2:33; Nu 26:57; Nu 26:62)48For the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,49“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not list, and you shall not take a census of them among the people of Israel.50But 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 take care of it and shall camp around the tabernacle. (Ex 38:21; Nu 3:7; Nu 3:23; Nu 4:15)51When 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 outsider comes near, he shall be put to death. (Nu 3:10; Nu 3:38; Nu 10:17; Nu 10:21; Nu 18:22; 1Sa 6:19; 2Sa 6:6; 1Ch 13:10)52The people of Israel shall pitch their tents by their companies, each man in his own camp and each man by his own standard. (Nu 2:2; Nu 2:34)53But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. And the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.” (Nu 3:7; Nu 3:38; Nu 8:19; Nu 8:26; Nu 9:19; Nu 9:23; Nu 16:46; Nu 18:3; Nu 18:5; Nu 31:30; Nu 31:47; 1Ch 23:32; 2Ch 13:11)54Thus did the people of Israel; they did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 1
New International Version
The census
1The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. He said:2‘Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.3You and Aaron are to count according to their divisions all the men in Israel who are twenty years old or more and able to serve in the army.4One man from each tribe, each of them the head of his family, is to help you.5‘These are the names of the men who are to assist you: ‘from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;6from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;7from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;8from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;9from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;10from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;11from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;12from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;13from Asher, Pagiel son of Okran;14from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;15from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.’16These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel.17Moses and Aaron took these men whose names had been specified,18and they called the whole community together on the first day of the second month. The people registered their ancestry by their clans and families, and the men twenty years old or more were listed by name, one by one,19as the Lord commanded Moses. And so he counted them in the Desert of Sinai:20From the descendants of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families.21The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.22From the descendants of Simeon: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were counted and listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families.23The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.24From the descendants of Gad: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.25The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650.26From the descendants of Judah: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.27The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.28From the descendants of Issachar: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.29The number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.30From the descendants of Zebulun: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.31The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.32From the sons of Joseph: From the descendants of Ephraim: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.33The number from the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.34From the descendants of Manasseh: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.35The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.36From the descendants of Benjamin: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.37The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.38From the descendants of Dan: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.39The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.40From the descendants of Asher: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.41The number from the tribe of Asher was 41,500.42From the descendants of Naphtali: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.43The number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.44These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family.45All the Israelites twenty years old or more who were able to serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.46The total number was 603,550.47The ancestral tribe of the Levites, however, was not counted along with the others.48The Lord had said to Moses:49‘You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites.50Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle of the covenant law – over all its furnishings and everything belonging to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they are to take care of it and camp round it.51Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall do it. Anyone else who approaches it is to be put to death.52The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard.53The Levites, however, are to set up their tents round the tabernacle of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.’54The Israelites did all this just as the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 1
King James Version
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,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;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 with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.5And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.6Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.7Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.8Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.9Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.10Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.11Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.12Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.13Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.14Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.15Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.16These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.17And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names: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.19As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.20And the children of Reuben, Israel' 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;21Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.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;23Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.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;25Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.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;27Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.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;29Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.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;31Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.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;33Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.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;35Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.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;37Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.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;39Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.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;41Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.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;43Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.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.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;46Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.47But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.48For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,49Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel: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.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.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 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.54And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.
Numbers 1
New International Reader’s Version
The men of Israel are counted
1The 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.3Count 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.4One 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.6From the tribe of Simeon will come Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.7From the tribe of Judah will come Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.8From the tribe of Issachar will come Nethanel, the son of Zuar.9From the tribe of Zebulun will come Eliab, the son of Helon.10From 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.11From the tribe of Benjamin will come Abidan, the son of Gideoni.12From the tribe of Dan will come Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.13From the tribe of Asher will come Pagiel, the son of Okran.14From the tribe of Gad will come Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.15From the tribe of Naphtali will come Ahira, the son of Enan.’16These 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.17Moses and Aaron went and got the men whose names had been given to them.18Then 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.19Everything was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses counted them in the Desert of Sinai.20Here is the number of men from the tribe of Reuben. He is Israel’s eldest 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.21The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.22Here 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.23The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.24Here 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.25The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650.26Here 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.27The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.28Here 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.29The number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.30Here 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.31The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.32Here 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.33The number from the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.34Here 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.35The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.36Here 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.37The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.38Here 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.39The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.40Here 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.41The number from the tribe of Asher was 41,500.42Here 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.43The number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.44These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron. The 12 leaders of Israel helped them. There was one leader from each tribe.45The 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.46The total number of men was 603,550.47But the families of the tribe of Levi were not counted along with the others.48The 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.50Instead, 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.51When 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.52The Israelites must set up their tents by military groups. All of them must be in their own camps under their own flags.53But 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.’54The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.