“1 And 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 Take 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; 3 From 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. 4 And with you there shall be a
man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. 5 And
these [are] the names of the men that shall stand with you: of [the
tribe of] Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur. 6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel the
son of Zurishaddai. 7 Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 8 Of
Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of
Helon. 10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of
Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 11 Of Benjamin;
Abidan the son of Gideoni. 12 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 13
Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran. 14 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan. 16 These [were] the renowned of
the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of
thousands in Israel.”
“17 And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by [their]
names: 18 And 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. 19 As the LORD
commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. 20 And
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 Those that were
numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Reuben, [were] forty and six
thousand and five hundred. 22 Of 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 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of
the tribe of Simeon, [were] fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
24 Of 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 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Gad, [were]
forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty. 26 Of 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 Those that were
numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Judah, [were] threescore and
fourteen thousand and six hundred. 28 Of 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 Those that were numbered of
them, [even] of the tribe of Issachar, [were] fifty and four thousand
and four hundred. 30 Of 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 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of
the tribe of Zebulun, [were] fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
32 Of 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 Those that were numbered of
them, [even] of the tribe of Ephraim, [were] forty thousand and five
hundred. 34 Of 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 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe
of Manasseh, [were] thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 36 Of 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
Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Benjamin,
[were] thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 38 Of 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 Those that were
numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Dan, [were] threescore and two
thousand and seven hundred. 40 Of 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 Those that were numbered of
them, [even] of the tribe of Asher, [were] forty and one thousand and
five hundred. 42 Of 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 Those that were numbered of
them, [even] of the tribe of Naphtali, [were] fifty and three thousand
and four hundred.”
“44 These [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. 45 So 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; 46 Even
all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand
and five hundred and fifty.”
“47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered
among them. 48 For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying, 49 Only thou
shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among
the children of Israel: 50 But 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. 51 And 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. 52 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents,
every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout
their hosts. 53 But 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. 54 And the children of Israel did according to
all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.” (Nu 1:1-54 AV)
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