The First Census of Israel
1 Now theLordspoke to Mosesin the Wilderness of Sinai,in the tabernacle of meeting, on thefirstdayof the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying:
2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every maleindividually,
3 fromtwenty years old and above—all whoareabletogo to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
4 And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his father’s house.
5 “These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: from Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
6 from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
7 from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
8 from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;
9 from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;
10 from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
11 from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;
12 from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
13 from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran;
14 from Gad, Eliasaph the son ofDeuel;
15 from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”
16 Thesewerechosen from the congregation, leaders of their fathers’ tribes,heads of the divisions in Israel.
17 Then Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentionedby name,
18 and they assembled all the congregation together on the firstdayof the second month; and they recited theirancestry by families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, each one individually.
19 As theLordcommanded Moses, so he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.
20 Now thechildren of Reuben, Israel’s oldest son, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all whowereabletogo to war:
21 those who were numbered of the tribe of Reubenwereforty-six thousand five hundred.
22 From thechildren of Simeon, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, of those who were numbered, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all whowereabletogo to war:
23 those who were numbered of the tribe of Simeonwerefifty-nine thousand three hundred.
24 From thechildren of Gad, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all whowereabletogo to war:
25 those who were numbered of the tribe of Gadwereforty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
26 From thechildren of Judah, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all whowereabletogo to war:
27 those who were numbered of the tribe of Judahwereseventy-four thousand six hundred.
28 From thechildren of Issachar, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all whowereabletogo to war:
29 those who were numbered of the tribe of Issacharwerefifty-four thousand four hundred.
30 From thechildren of Zebulun, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all whowereabletogo to war:
31 those who were numbered of the tribe of Zebulunwerefifty-seven thousand four hundred.
32 From the sons of Joseph, thechildren of Ephraim, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all whowereabletogo to war:
33 those who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraimwereforty thousand five hundred.
34 From thechildren of Manasseh, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all whowereabletogo to war:
35 those who were numbered of the tribe of Manassehwerethirty-two thousand two hundred.
36 From thechildren of Benjamin, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all whowereabletogo to war:
37 those who were numbered of the tribe of Benjaminwerethirty-five thousand four hundred.
38 From thechildren of Dan, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all whowereabletogo to war:
39 those who were numbered of the tribe of Danweresixty-two thousand seven hundred.
40 From thechildren of Asher, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all whowereabletogo to war:
41 those who were numbered of the tribe of Asherwereforty-one thousand five hundred.
42 From the children of Naphtali, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all whowereabletogo to war:
43 those who were numbered of the tribe of Naphtaliwerefifty-three thousand four hundred.
44 These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each one representing his father’s house.
45 So all who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and above, all whowereabletogo to war in Israel—
46 all who were numbered weresix hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
47 Butthe Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers’ tribe;
48 for theLordhad spoken to Moses, saying:
49 “Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor take a census of them among the children of Israel;
50 but you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its furnishings, and over all things that belong to it; they shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they shall attend to itand camp around the tabernacle.
51 And when the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set itup.The outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
52 The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, everyone by his own camp,everyone by his own standard, according to their armies;
53 but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be nowrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shallkeep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.”
54 Thus the children of Israel did; according to all that theLordcommanded Moses, so they did.