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The Census of Israel’s Warriors

1 Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses° in the wilderness° of Sinai°, in the tent° of meeting°, on athe first° of the second° month, in the second° year° after they had come° out of the land° of Egypt°, saying°, 2aTake° a Icensus° of all° the congregation° of the sons° of Israel°, by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, according to the number° of names°, every° male°, head° by head° 3 from atwenty° years° old° and upward°, whoever° [is able to] go° out to war° in Israel°, you and Aaron° shall Inumber° them by their armies°. 4 With you, moreover, there shall be a man° of each° tribe°, aeach° one° head° of his father’s° household°. 5 These° then are the names° of the men° who° shall stand° with you: aof Reuben°, Elizur° the son° of Shedeur°; 6 of Simeon°, Shelumiel° the son° of Zurishaddai°; 7 of Judah°, aNahshon° the son° of Amminadab°; 8 of Issachar°, Nethanel° the son° of Zuar°; 9 of Zebulun°, Eliab° the son° of Helon°; 10 of the sons° 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 Ochran°; 14 of Gad°, Eliasaph° the son° of aDeuel°; 15 of Naphtali°, Ahira° the son° of Enan°. 16 These° are they who° were acalled° of the congregation°, the leaders° of their fathers’° tribes°; they were the bheads° of Idivisions° of Israel°.”

[1] aEx 40:2, 17
[2] ILit sum aEx 12:37; 38:25, 26; Nu 26:2
[3] ILit muster, and so throughout the ch aEx 30:14; 38:26
[4] aEx 18:21, 25; Nu 1:16; Dt 1:15
[5] aGn 29:32; Ex 1:2; Dt 33:6; Rv 7:5
[7] aRu 4:20; 1Ch 2:10; Lk 3:32
[14] aNu 2:14
[16] ILit thousands; or clans aEx 18:21; Nu 7:2; 16:2; 26:9 bEx 18:25

17 ¶ So Moses° and Aaron° took° these° men° who° had been designated° by name°, 18 and they assembled° all° the congregation° together on the afirst° of the second° month°. Then they registered° by bancestry° in their families°, by their fathers’° households°, according to the number° of names°, from twenty° years° old° and upward°, head° by head°, 19 just° as athe LORD° had commanded° Moses°. So he numbered° them in the wilderness° of Sinai°.

[18] aNu 1:1 bEzr 2:59; He 7:3
[19] a2S 24:1

20aNow the sons° of Reuben°, Israel’s° firstborn°, their genealogical° registration° by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, according to the number° of names°, head° by head°, every° male° from twenty° years° old° and upward°, whoever° [was able to] go° out to war°, 21 their numbered° men of the tribe° of Reuben° [were] 46,500°°°°°.

[20] aNu 26:5-7

22aOf the sons° of Simeon°, their genealogical° registration° by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, their numbered° men, according to the number° of names°, head° by head°, every° male° from twenty° years° old° and upward°, bwhoever° [was able to] go° out to war°, 23 their numbered° men of the tribe° of Simeon° [were] 59,300°°°°°.

[22] aNu 26:12-14 bPs 144:1

24aOf the sons° of Gad°, their genealogical° registration° by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, according to the number° of names°, from twenty° years° old° and upward°, whoever° [was able to] go° out to war°, 25 their numbered° men of the tribe° of Gad° [were] 45,650°°°°°°.

[24] aGn 30:11; Nu 26:15-18; Jsh 4:12; Jr 49:1

26aOf the sons° of Judah°, their genealogical° registration° by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, according to the number° of names°, from twenty° years° old° and upward°, whoever° [was able to] go° out to war°, 27 their numbered° men of the tribe° of Judah° [were] 74,600°°°°°.

[26] aGn 29:35; Nu 26:19-22; 2S 24:9; Ps 78:68; Mt 1:2

28aOf the sons° of Issachar°, their genealogical° registration° by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, according to the number° of names°, from twenty° years° old° and upward°, whoever° [was able to] go° out to war°, 29 their numbered° men of the tribe° of Issachar° [were] 54,400°°°°°.

[28] aNu 26:23-25

30aOf the sons° of Zebulun°, their genealogical° registration° by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, according to the number° of names°, from twenty° years° old° and upward°, whoever° [was able to] go° out to war°, 31 their numbered° men of the tribe° of Zebulun° [were] 57,400°°°°°.

[30] aNu 26:26, 27

32aOf the sons° of Joseph°, [namely], of the sons° of Ephraim°, their genealogical° registration° by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, according to the number° of names°, from twenty° years° old° and upward°, whoever° [was able to] go° out to war°, 33 their numbered° men of the tribe° of Ephraim° [were] 40,500°°°°.

[32] aNu 26:35-37; Dt 33:13-17; Jr 7:15; Ob 19

34aOf the sons° of Manasseh°, their genealogical° registration° by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, according to the number° of names°, from twenty° years° old° and upward°, whoever° [was able to] go° out to war°, 35 their numbered° men of the tribe° of Manasseh° [were] 32,200°°°°.

[34] aNu 26:28-34

36aOf the sons° of Benjamin°, their genealogical° registration° by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, according to the number° of names°, from twenty° years° old° and upward°, whoever° [was able to] go° out to war°, 37 their numbered° men of the tribe° of Benjamin° [were] 35,400°°°°°.

[36] aGn 49:27; Nu 26:38-41; 2Ch 17:17; Rv 7:8

38aOf the sons° of Dan°, their genealogical° registration° by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, according to the number° of names°, from twenty° years° old° and upward°, whoever° [was able to] go° out to war°, 39 their numbered° men of the tribe° of Dan° [were] 62,700°°°°°.

[38] aGn 30:6; 46:23; Nu 2:25; 26:42, 43

40aOf the sons° of Asher°, their genealogical° registration° by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, according to the number° of names°, from twenty° years° old° and upward°, whoever° [was able to] go° out to war°, 41 their numbered° men of the tribe° of Asher° [were] 41,500°°°°°.

[40] aNu 26:44-47

42aOf the sons° of Naphtali°, their genealogical° registration° by their families°, by their fathers’° households°, according to the number° of names°, from twenty° years° old° and upward°, whoever° [was able to] go° out to war°, 43 their numbered° men of the tribe° of Naphtali° [were] 53,400°°°°°.

[42] aNu 26:48-50

44 ¶ These° are the ones who were numbered°, whom° Moses° and Aaron° numbered°, with the leaders° of Israel°, twelve°° men°, each° of whom° was of his father’s° household°. 45 So all° the numbered° men of the sons° of Israel° by their fathers’° households°, from twenty° years° old° and upward°, whoever° [was able to] go° out to war° in Israel°, 46 even all° the numbered° men were a603,550°°°°°°°°.

[46] aEx 12:37; 38:26; Nu 2:32; 26:51

Levites Exempted

47aThe Levites°, however, were not numbered° among° them by their fathers’° tribe°. 48 For the LORD° had spoken° to Moses°, saying°, 49 “Only° the tribe° of Levi° ayou shall not number°, nor° shall you take° their Icensus° among° the sons° of Israel°. 50 But you shall aappoint° the Levites° over° the Itabernacle° of the testimony°, and over° all° its furnishings° and over° all° that belongs to it. They shall carry° the tabernacle° and all° its furnishings°, and they shall take° care° of it; they shall also camp° around° the Itabernacle°. 51 aSo when the tabernacle° is to set° out, the Levites° shall take° it down°; and when the tabernacle° encamps°, the Levites° shall set° it up. But bthe Ilayman° who comes° near° shall be put° to death°. 52 aThe sons° of Israel° shall camp°, each° man° by his own camp°, and each° man° by his own standard°, according to their armies°. 53 aBut the Levites° shall camp° around° the tabernacle° of the testimony°, so that there will be bno° wrath° on the congregation° of the sons° of Israel°. cSo the Levites° shall keep° charge° of the tabernacle° of the testimony°.” 54 Thus the sons° of Israel° did°; according to all° which° the LORD° had commanded° Moses°, so° they did°.

[47] aNu 2:33; 3:14-39; 4:49; 26:57-64
[49] ILit sum aNu 26:62
[50] ILit dwelling place, and so throughout the ch aEx 38:21; Nu 3:6-8, 25-37; 4:15, 25-27, 31, 32
[51] ILit stranger aNu 4:1-33 bNu 3:10, 38; 4:15, 19, 20
[52] aNu 2:2, 34
[53] aNu 3:23, 29, 35, 38 bLv 10:6; Nu 16:46; 18:5 cNu 8:24; 18:2-4; 1Ch 23:32


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God commandeth Moses to number the people.

1 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Mosesº in the wildernessº of Sinai,º in the tabernacleº of the congregation,º on the firstº [day] of the secondº month,º in the secondº yearº after they were come outºª of the landº² of Egypt,º saying,ºª 2 Takeºª ye² the sumº of all² the congregationº of the childrenº of Israel,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º with the numberº of [their] names,º every² maleº by their polls;º 3 From twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that are able to go forthºª to warº in Israel:º thou² and Aaronº shall numberºª them by their armies.º 4 And with² you there shall be² a manº of everyº tribe;º every oneº headº of the houseº of his fathers.º

[1] Ex 19:1; 25:22; 40:17; Lv 1:1; 27:34; Nu 9:1; 10:11; 1K 6:1.
[2] Gn 49:1; Ex 1:1; 6:14; 30:12; 38:26; Nu 1:18, 22, 26; 26:2, 63; 2S 24:1; 1Ch 21:1; 27:23.
[3] Ex 12:17; 30:14; Nu 14:29; 26:2; 32:11; 33:1; Dt 3:18; 24:5; 2S 24:9; 2Ch 17:13; 26:11.
[4] Ex 18:25; Nu 1:16; 2:3; 7:10; 10:14; 13:2; 17:3; 25:4, 14; 34:18; Jsh 22:14; 1Ch 27:1.

The princes of the tribes.

5 ¶ And these² [are] the namesº of the men¹² that² shall standºª with² you: of [the tribe of] Reuben;º Elizurº the sonº of Shedeur.º 6 Of Simeon;º Shelumielº the sonº of Zurishaddai.º 7 Of Judah;º Nahshonº the sonº of Amminadab.º 8 Of Issachar;º Nethaneelº the sonº of Zuar.º 9 Of Zebulun;º Eliabº the sonº of Helon.º 10 Of the childrenº of Joseph:º of Ephraim;º Elishamaº the sonº of Ammihud:º of Manasseh;º Gamalielº the sonº of Pedahzur.º 11 Of Benjamin;º Abidanº the sonº of Gideoni.º 12 Of Dan;º Ahiezerº the sonº of Ammishaddai.º 13 Of Asher;º Pagielº the sonº of Ocran.º 14 Of Gad;º Eliasaphº the sonº of Deuel.º 15 Of Naphtali;º Ahiraº the sonº of Enan.º 16 These² [were]¹ the renownedºª of the congregation,º princesº of the tribesº of their fathers,º headsº of thousandsº in¹ Israel.º

[5] Gn 29:32; 30:5; 35:17; 46:8; 49:1; Ex 1:2; Nu 2:10; 7:30; 10:18; Dt 33:1; Rv 7:4.
[6] Nu 2:12; 7:36.
[7] Nu 2:3; 7:12; 10:14; Ru 4:18; 1Ch 2:10; Mt 1:2; Lk 3:32.
[8] Nu 2:5; 7:18; 10:15.
[9] Nu 2:7; 7:24; 10:16.
[10] Nu 2:18, 20; 7:48, 54; 10:22, 23; 1Ch 7:26.
[11] Nu 2:22; 7:60; 10:24.
[12] Nu 2:25; 7:66; 10:25.
[13] Nu 2:27; 7:72; 10:26.
[14] Nu 2:14; 7:42; 10:20.
[15] Nu 2:29; 7:78; 10:27.
[16] Ex 18:21, 25; Nu 1:4; 2:3; 7:2, 10; 10:14; 11:17; 16:2; 26:9; Dt 1:15; Jg 6:15; 1S 22:7; 23:23; 1Ch 27:16; Mi 5:2.

The number of every tribe.

17 ¶ And Mosesº and Aaronº tookºª² these² men¹² which² are expressedºª by [their] names:º 18 And they assembledºª all² the congregationº together¹ª on the firstº [day] of the secondº month,º and they declared their pedigreesºª after² their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º according to the numberº of the names,º from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º by their polls.º 19 As² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses,º so he numberedºª them in the wildernessº of Sinai.º 20 And the childrenº of Reuben,º Israel'sº eldest son,º by their generations,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º according to the numberº of the names,º by their polls,º every² maleº from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that were able to go forthºª to war;º 21 Those that were numberedºª of them, [even] of the tribeº of Reuben,º [were] fortyº and sixº thousandº and fiveº hundred.º

[17] Nu 1:5; Jn 10:3; Rv 7:4.
[18] Nu 1:2, 20; Ezr 2:59; Ne 7:61; He 7:3, 6.
[19] Nu 1:2; 26:1; 2S 24:1.
[20] Gn 29:32; 46:9; 49:3; Nu 2:10; 26:5; 1Ch 5:1.
[21] Nu 2:10; 26:1, 7.

22 ¶ Of the childrenº of Simeon,º by their generations,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º those that were numberedºª of them, according to the numberº of the names,º by their polls,º every² maleº from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that were able to go forthºª to war;º 23 Those that were numberedºª of them, [even] of the tribeº of Simeon,º [were] fiftyº and nineº thousandº and threeº hundred.º

[22] Gn 29:33; 34:25; 42:24; 46:10; 49:5; Nu 2:12; 26:12.
[23] Nu 2:13; 25:8, 14; 26:14.

24 ¶ Of the childrenº of Gad,º by their generations,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º according to the numberº of the names,º from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that were able to go forthºª to war;º 25 Those that were numberedºª of them, [even] of the tribeº of Gad,º [were] fortyº and fiveº thousandº sixº hundredº and fifty.º

[24] Gn 30:10; 46:16; 49:19; Nu 2:14; 26:15.
[25] Nu 2:15; 26:18.

26 ¶ Of the childrenº of Judah,º by their generations,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º according to the numberº of the names,º from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that were able to go forthºª to war;º 27 Those that were numberedºª of them, [even] of the tribeº of Judah,º [were] threescore and fourteenºº thousandº and sixº hundred.º

[26] Gn 29:35; 46:12; 49:8; Nu 2:3; 26:19; 2S 24:9; 1Ch 5:2; 2Ch 17:14.
[27] Nu 2:3; 26:22; 2S 24:9; 2Ch 17:14.

28 ¶ Of the childrenº of Issachar,º by their generations,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º according to the numberº of the names,º from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that were able to go forthºª to war;º 29 Those that were numberedºª of them, [even] of the tribeº of Issachar,º [were] fiftyº and fourº thousandº and fourº hundred.º

[28] Gn 30:18; 46:13; 49:14; Nu 2:5; 23:23.
[29] Nu 2:6; 26:25.

30 ¶ Of the childrenº of Zebulun,º by their generations,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º according to the numberº of the names,º from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that were able to go forthºª to war;º 31 Those that were numberedºª of them, [even] of the tribeº of Zebulun,º [were] fiftyº and sevenº thousandº and fourº hundred.º

[30] Gn 30:20; 46:14; 49:13; Nu 2:7; 26:26.
[31] Nu 2:8; 26:27.

32 ¶ Of the childrenº of Joseph,º [namely], of the childrenº of Ephraim,º by their generations,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º according to the numberº of the names,º from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that were able to go forthºª to war;º 33 Those that were numberedºª of them, [even] of the tribeº of Ephraim,º [were] fortyº thousandº and fiveº hundred.º

[32] Gn 30:24; 37:1; 39:1; 46:20; 48:1; 49:22; Nu 2:18; 26:35; Dt 33:17.
[33] Gn 48:5; Nu 2:19; 26:37; Dt 33:17.

34 ¶ Of the childrenº of Manasseh,º by their generations,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º according to the numberº of the names,º from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that were able to go forthºª to war;º 35 Those that were numberedºª of them, [even] of the tribeº of Manasseh,º [were] thirtyº and twoº thousandº and two hundred.º

[34] Gn 41:51; 46:20; 48:1; 50:23; Nu 26:34; Dt 33:17; Jsh 4:12; 17:1; 1Ch 7:14; Rv 7:6.
[35] Gn 48:19; Nu 2:21; 26:34.

36 ¶ Of the childrenº of Benjamin,º by their generations,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º according to the numberº of the names,º from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that were able to go forthºª to war;º 37 Those that were numberedºª of them, [even] of the tribeº of Benjamin,º [were] thirtyº and fiveº thousandº and fourº hundred.º

[36] Gn 35:16; 44:20; 46:21; 49:27.
[37] Nu 2:23; 26:41; Jg 20:44; 2Ch 17:17.

38 ¶ Of the childrenº of Dan,º by their generations,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º according to the numberº of the names,º from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that were able to go forthºª to war;º 39 Those that were numberedºª of them, [even] of the tribeº of Dan,º [were] threescoreº and twoº thousandº and sevenº hundred.º

[38] Gn 30:5; 46:23; 49:16.
[39] Nu 2:26; 26:43.

40 ¶ Of the childrenº of Asher,º by their generations,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º according to the numberº of the names,º from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that were able to go forthºª to war;º 41 Those that were numberedºª of them, [even] of the tribeº of Asher,º [were] fortyº and oneº thousandº and fiveº hundred.º

[40] Gn 30:12; 46:27; 49:20.
[41] Nu 2:28; 26:47.

42 ¶ Of the childrenº of Naphtali,º throughout their generations,º after their families,º by the houseº of their fathers,º according to the numberº of the names,º from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that were able to go forthºª to war;º 43 Those that were numberedºª of them, [even] of the tribeº of Naphtali,º [were] fiftyº and threeº thousandº and fourº hundred.º 44 These² [are] those that were numbered,ºª which² Mosesº and Aaronº numbered,ºª and the princesº of Israel,º [being] twelveºº men:º eachº oneº was² for the houseº of his fathers.º 45 So were² all² those that were numberedºª of the childrenº of Israel,º by the houseº of their fathers,º from twentyº yearsº oldº² and upward,º all² that were able to go forthºª to warº in Israel;º 46 Even all² they that were numberedºª were² sixº hundredº thousandº and threeº thousandº and fiveº hundredº and fifty.º

[42] Gn 30:7; 46:24; 49:21.
[43] Nu 2:30; 26:50.
[44] Nu 1:2; 26:64.
[46] Gn 12:2; 13:16; 15:5; 17:6; 22:17; 26:3; 28:14; 46:3; Ex 12:37; 38:26; Nu 2:32; 23:10; 26:51; Dt 10:22; 2S 24:9; 1K 4:20; 1Ch 21:5; 2Ch 13:3; 17:14; He 11:11; Rv 7:4.

The Levites are exempted for the service of the LORD.

47 ¶ But the Levitesº after the tribeº of their fathersº were not² numberedºª amongº them. 48 For the LORDº had spokenºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 49 Only² thou shalt not² numberºª² the tribeº of Levi,º neither² takeºª the sumº of them amongº the childrenº of Israel:º 50 But thou² shalt appointºª² the Levitesº over² the tabernacleº of testimony,º and over² all² the vesselsº thereof, and over² all things² that² [belong] to it: they² shall bearºª² the tabernacle,º and all² the vesselsº thereof; and they² shall ministerºª unto it, and shall encampºª round aboutº the tabernacle.º 51 And when the tabernacleº setteth forward,ºª the Levitesº shall take it down:ºª² and when the tabernacleº is to be pitched,ºª the Levitesº shall set it up:ºª² and the strangerºª that cometh nighº shall be put to death.ºª 52 And the childrenº of Israelº shall pitch their tents,ºª every manº by² his own camp,º and every manº by² his own standard,º throughout their hosts.º 53 But the Levitesº shall pitchºª round aboutº the tabernacleº of testimony,º that there be² no² wrathº upon² the congregationº of the childrenº of Israel:º and the Levitesº shall keepºª² the chargeº of the tabernacleº of testimony.º 54 And the childrenº of Israelº didºª according to all² that² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses,º so² didºª they.

[47] Nu 1:3, 50; 2:33; 3:1; 4:1; 8:1; 26:57; 1Ch 6:1; 21:6.
[49] Nu 2:33; 26:62.
[50] Ex 31:18; 32:26; 38:21; Nu 1:53; 2:17; 3:1, 23; 4:15, 25; 10:21; 20:11; 1Ch 23:1; 25:1; Ezr 8:25, 33; Ne 12:8, 22, 47; 13:5, 10, 22; Ps 122:4.
[51] Lv 22:10; Nu 3:10, 38; 4:5; 10:11, 17; 16:40; 18:22; 1S 6:19; 2S 6:7.
[52] Nu 2:2, 34; 10:1; 24:2.
[53] Lv 10:6; Nu 1:50; 3:7; 8:19, 24; 16:46; 18:3, 5; 31:30, 47; 1S 6:19; 1Ch 23:32; 2Ch 13:10; Jr 5:31; 23:15; Ac 20:28; 1Ti 4:13; 2Ti 4:2.
[54] Ex 23:21; 39:32, 43; 40:16, 32; Nu 2:34; Dt 12:32; 1S 15:22; Mt 28:20.


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