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1 A year after Israel’s departure from Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tabernacle in the wilderness of Sinai. On the first day of the second month of that year he said,
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The LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. He said:
2 “From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their clans and families. List all the men
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“Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.
3 twenty years old or older who are able to go to war. You and Aaron must register the troops,
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You and Aaron are to count according to their divisions all the men in Israel who are twenty years old or more and able to serve in the army.
4 and you will be assisted by one family leader from each tribe.
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One man from each tribe, each of them the head of his family, is to help you.
5 “These are the tribes and the names of the leaders who will assist you: Tribe Leader Reuben Elizur son of Shedeur
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These are the names of the men who are to assist you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
6 Simeon Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai
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from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
7 Judah Nahshon son of Amminadab
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from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
8 Issachar Nethanel son of Zuar
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from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;
9 Zebulun Eliab son of Helon
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from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;
10 Ephraim son of Joseph Elishama son of Ammihud Manasseh son of Joseph Gamaliel son of Pedahzur
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from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
11 Benjamin Abidan son of Gideoni
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from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
12 Dan Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai
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from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
13 Asher Pagiel son of Ocran
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from Asher, Pagiel son of Okran;
14 Gad Eliasaph son of Deuel
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from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
15 Naphtali Ahira son of Enan
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from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
16 These are the chosen leaders of the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.”
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These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel.
17 So Moses and Aaron called together these chosen leaders,
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Moses and Aaron took these men whose names had been specified,
18 and they assembled the whole community of Israel on that very day. All the people were registered according to their ancestry by their clans and families. The men of Israel who were twenty years old or older were listed one by one,
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and they called the whole community together on the first day of the second month. The people registered their ancestry by their clans and families, and the men twenty years old or more were listed by name, one by one,
19 just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses recorded their names in the wilderness of Sinai.
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as the LORD commanded Moses. And so he counted them in the Desert of Sinai:
20 This is the number of men twenty years old or older who were able to go to war, as their names were listed in the records of their clans and families :
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From the descendants of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.
22 Simeon 59,300
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From the descendants of Simeon: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were counted and listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.
24 Gad 45,650
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From the descendants of Gad: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650.
26 Judah 74,600
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From the descendants of Judah: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.
28 Issachar 54,400
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From the descendants of Issachar: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.
30 Zebulun 57,400
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From the descendants of Zebulun: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.
32 Ephraim son of Joseph 40,500
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From the sons of Joseph: From the descendants of Ephraim: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The number from the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.
34 Manasseh son of Joseph 32,200
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From the descendants of Manasseh: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.
36 Benjamin 35,400
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From the descendants of Benjamin: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.
38 Dan 62,700
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From the descendants of Dan: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.
40 Asher 41,500
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From the descendants of Asher: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The number from the tribe of Asher was 41,500.
42 Naphtali 53,400
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From the descendants of Naphtali: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.
44 These were the men registered by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, all listed according to their ancestral descent.
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These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family.
45 They were registered by families—all the men of Israel who were twenty years old or older and able to go to war.
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All the Israelites twenty years old or more who were able to serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.
46 The total number was 603,550.
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The total number was 603,550.
47 But this total did not include the Levites.
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The ancestral tribe of the Levites, however, was not counted along with the others.
48 For the LORD had said to Moses,
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The LORD had said to Moses:
49 “Do not include the tribe of Levi in the registration; do not count them with the rest of the Israelites.
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“You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites.
50 Put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with all its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and all its furnishings as you travel, and they must take care of it and camp around it.
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Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle of the covenant law—over all its furnishings and everything belonging to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they are to take care of it and encamp around it.
51 Whenever it is time for the Tabernacle to move, the Levites will take it down. And when it is time to stop, they will set it up again. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the Tabernacle must be put to death.
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Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall do it. Anyone else who approaches it is to be put to death.
52 Each tribe of Israel will camp in a designated area with its own family banner.
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The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard.
53 But the Levites will camp around the Tabernacle of the Covenant to protect the community of Israel from the LORD ’s anger. The Levites are responsible to stand guard around the Tabernacle.”
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The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.”
54 So the Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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The Israelites did all this just as the LORD commanded Moses.
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