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Chapter 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 ¹forces 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 Chaelon. 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 Aenan. ¹⁶ These were the 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

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of the month in the second year; and they ²registered them after their lineage, after their families, after the number of their names, from twenty years old and upwards, every male according to their ³number: 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 ⁴four 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,

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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.