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(1) The LORD spoke to 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 had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

(2) "Take a census of the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of their names, every male by counting their heads;

(3) From 20 years old and upward, all who are able to go to war in Israel; you and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

(4) And with YOU there shall be a man of every tribe, each man being the head of his fathers' house.

(5) These are the names of the men who shall stand with YOU: from the tribe of 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, Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

(9) From Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon.

(10) From the children 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 of Deuel.

(15) From Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan."

(16) These were called from the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

(17) Moses and Aaron took these men who are designated by their names,

(18) and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their ancestry by their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from 20 years old and upward, by counting their heads.

(19) As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

(20) The children of Reuben, Israel’s oldest son, by their generations, by their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by the counting of their heads, every male from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war;

(21) Those that were numbered of them, from the tribe of Reuben, were 46,500.

(22) Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, by their families, by the house of their fathers, those who were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by the counting of their heads, every male from 20 years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war;

(23) Those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were 59,300.

(24) Of the children of Gad, by their generations, by their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from 20 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.