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1 And the LORD spake unto 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 were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
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The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, 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 ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;
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"Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by clans, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head.
3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
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From twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go to war, you and Aaron shall list them, company by company.
4 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
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And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers.
5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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And these are the names of the men who shall assist you. From Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
7 Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
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from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
8 Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
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from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;
9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
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from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;
10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
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from the sons of Joseph, from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
11 Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;
12 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
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from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
13 Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.
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from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;
14 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
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from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;
15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
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from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan."
16 These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
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These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the chiefs of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.
17 And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:
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Moses and Aaron took these men who had been named,
18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
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and on the first day of the second month, they assembled the whole congregation together, who registered themselves by clans, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head,
19 As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
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as the LORD commanded Moses. So he listed them in the wilderness of Sinai.
20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
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The people of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war:
21 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
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those listed of the tribe of Reuben were 46,500.
22 Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
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Of the people of Simeon, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, those of them who were listed, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war:
23 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
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those listed of the tribe of Simeon were 59,300.
24 Of the children of Gad, 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;
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Of the people of Gad, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war:
25 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
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those listed of the tribe of Gad were 45,650.
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;
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Of the people of Judah, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:
27 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
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those listed of the tribe of Judah were 74,600.
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;
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Of the people of Issachar, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:
29 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
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those listed of the tribe of Issachar were 54,400.
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;
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Of the people of Zebulun, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:
31 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
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those listed of the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400.
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;
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Of the people of Joseph, namely, of the people of Ephraim, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:
33 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.
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those listed of the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.
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;
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Of the people of Manasseh, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:
35 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
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those listed of the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.
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;
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Of the people of Benjamin, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:
37 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
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those listed of the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.
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;
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Of the people of Dan, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:
39 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
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those listed of the tribe of Dan were 62,700.
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;
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Of the people of Asher, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:
41 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
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those listed of the tribe of Asher were 41,500.
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;
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Of the people of Naphtali, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:
43 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
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those listed of the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400.
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.
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These are those who were listed, whom Moses and Aaron listed with the help of the chiefs of Israel, twelve men, each representing his fathers' house.
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;
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So all those listed of the people of Israel, by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war in Israel--
46 Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
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all those listed were 603,550.
47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
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But the Levites were not listed along with them by their ancestral tribe.
48 For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,
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For the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
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"Only the tribe of Levi you shall not list, and you shall not take a census of them among the people 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.
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But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it and shall camp around 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.
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When the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. And if any outsider comes near, he 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.
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The people of Israel shall pitch their tents by their companies, each man in his own camp and each man by his own standard.
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.
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But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. And the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony."
54 And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.
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Thus did the people of Israel; they did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.
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