Numbers 1
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the
wilderness of Sina, in the tabernacle of witness, on the first day of the
second month, in the second year of their departure from the land of Egypt,
saying, 2 Take the sum of all the
congregation of Israel according to their kindreds, according to the houses of
their fathers' families, according to their number by their names, according
to their heads: every male 3 from
twenty years old and upwards, every one that goes forth in the
aGr. force.forces of Israel, take account of them with their strength; thou and Aaron
take account of them. 4 And with you
there shall be each one of the rulers according to the tribe of each: they
shall be according to the houses of their families.
5 And these are the names of the men
who shall be present with you; of the tribe of Ruben, Elisur the son of
Sediur. 6 Of Symeon, Salamiel the son
of Surisadai. 7 Of Juda, Naasson the
son of Aminadab. 8 Of Issachar,
Nathanael the son of Sogar. 9 Of
Zabulon, Eliab the son of Chælon.
10 Of the sons of Joseph, of Ephraim,
Elisama the son of Emiud: of Manasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadasur.
11 Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of
Gadeoni. 12 Of Dan, Achiezer the son
of Amisadai. 13 Of Aser, Phagaiel the
son of Echran. 14 Of Gad, Elisaph the
son of Raguel. 15 Of Nephthali,
Achire the son of Ænan. 16 These were
famous men of the congregation, heads of the tribes according to their
families: these are heads of thousands in Israel.
17 And Moses and Aaron took these men
who were called by name. 18 And they
assembled all the congregation on the first day of the month in the second
year; and they
bἄξονες dicebantur olim tabulae publicae; atque inde ἐπαξοοῦν, quod
videtur esse, in tabulas referre. L. Bos.registered them after their lineage, after their families, after the number
of their names, from twenty years old and upwards, every male according to
their
cGr. head or poll.number: 19 as the Lord commanded
Moses, so they were numbered in the wilderness of Sina.
20 And the sons of Ruben the
first-born of Israel according to their kindreds, according to their
divisions, according to the houses of their families, according to the number
of their names, according to their heads, were—all males from twenty years old
and upward, every one that went out with the host—
21 the numbering of them of the tribe
of Ruben, was forty-six thousand and four hundred.
22 For the children of Symeon
according to their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the
houses of their families, according to the number of their names, according to
their polls, all males from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes
out with the host, 23 the numbering
of them of the tribe of Symeon, was fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
24 For the sons of Juda according to
their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of their
families, according to the number of their names, according to their polls,
all males from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth with the
host, 25 the numbering of them of the
tribe of Juda, was seventy-four thousand and six hundred.
26 For the sons of Issachar according
to their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of
their families, according to the number of their names, according to their
polls, all males from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth
with the host, 27 the numbering of
them of the tribe of Issachar, was fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
28 For the sons of Zabulon according
to their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of
their families, according to the number of their names, according to their
polls, all males from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes out
with the host, 29 the numbering of
them of the tribe of Zabulon, was fifty-seven thousand and
dAlex. 500.four hundred.
30 For the sons of Joseph, the sons
of Ephraim, according to their kindreds, according to their divisions,
according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their
names, according to their polls, all males from twenty years old and upward,
every one that goes out with the host,
31 the numbering of them of the tribe
of Ephraim, was forty thousand and five hundred.
32 For the sons of Manasse according
to their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of
their families, according to the number of their names, according to their
polls, all males from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes out
with the host, 33 the numbering of
them of the tribe of Manasse, was thirty-two thousand and two hundred.
34 For the sons of Benjamin according
to their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of
their families, according to the number of their names, according to their
polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth
with the host, 35 the numbering of
them of the tribe of Benjamin, was thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
36 For the sons of Gad according to
their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of their
families, according to the number of their names, according to their polls,
all males from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth with the
host, 37 the numbering of them of the
tribe of Gad, was forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
38 For the sons of Dan according to
their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of their
families, according to the number of their names, according to their polls,
all males from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth with the
host, 39 the numbering of them of the
tribe of Dan, was sixty and two thousand and seven hundred.
40 For the sons of Aser according to
their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of their
families, according to the number of their names, according to their polls,
every male from twenty years old and upward, every one that goes forth with
the host, 41 the numbering of them of
the tribe of Aser, was forty and one thousand and five hundred.
42 For the sons of Nephthali
according to their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the
houses of their families, according to the number of their names, according to
their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, every one who goes
forth with the host, 43 the numbering
of them of the tribe of Nephthali, was fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
44 This is the numbering which Moses
and Aaron and the rulers of Israel, being twelve men, conducted: there was a
man for each tribe, they were according to the tribe of the houses of their
family. 45 And the whole numbering of
the children of Israel with their host from twenty years old and upward, every
one that goes out to set himself in battle array in Israel, came to
46 six hundred thousand and three
thousand and five hundred and fifty.
47 But the Levites of the tribe of
their family were not counted among the children of Israel.
48 And the Lord spoke to Moses,
saying, 49 See, thou shalt not muster
the tribe of Levi, and thou shalt not take their numbers, in the midst of the
children of Israel. 50 And do thou
set the Levites over the tabernacle of witness, and over all its furniture,
and over all things that are in it; and they shall do service in it, and they
shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
51 And in removing the tabernacle,
the Levites shall take it down, and in pitching the tabernacle they shall set
it up: and let the stranger that advances
to touch it die.
52 And the children of Israel shall
encamp, every man in his own order, and every man according to his
eOr, headship, i. e. according to the situation of his captain or
prince.company, with their host. 53 But let
the Levites encamp round about the tabernacle of witness fronting it, and
so there shall be no sin among the children of
Israel; and the Levites themselves shall keep the guard of the tabernacle of
witness. 54 And the children of
Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so did
they.