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1 The LORD spoke to Moses in the Sinai desert in the meeting tent on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they left the land of Egypt:
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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 a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their households, recording the name of every male,
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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 20 years old and above, who is eligible for military service in Israel. These you and Aaron will enlist in their military units.
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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 Take with you one man from each tribe who is the head of his household.
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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 These are the names of the men who will assist you: from Reuben, Elizur, Shedeur's son;
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And these are the names of the men who shall assist you. From Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
6 from Simeon, Shelumiel, Zurishaddai's son;
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from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
7 from Judah, Nahshon, Amminadab's son;
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from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
8 from Issachar, Nethanel, Zuar's son;
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from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;
9 from Zebulun, Eliab, Helon's son;
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from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;
10 from Joseph's sons: from Ephraim, Elishama, Ammihud's son; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, Pedahzur's son;
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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 from Benjamin, Abidan, Gideoni's son;
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from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;
12 from Dan, Ahiezer, Ammishaddai's son;
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from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
13 from Asher, Pagiel, Ochran's son;
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from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;
14 from Gad, Eliasaph, Deuel's son;
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from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;
15 from Naphtali, Ahira, Enan's son.
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from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan. ”
16 These are the ones appointed from the community, chiefs of their ancestral tribes and leaders of the divisions of 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 Moses and Aaron took these men who were selected by name
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Moses and Aaron took these men who had been named,
18 and they assembled the entire community on the first day of the second month. They registered them by their clans and their households, recording the name of each male 20 years old and above.
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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 Moses enlisted them in the Sinai desert just as the LORD commanded him.
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as the Lord commanded Moses. So he listed them in the wilderness of Sinai.
20 There were the descendants of Reuben, Israel's oldest, registered by their clans and their households. Every man 20 years old and above eligible for military service was individually recorded by name.
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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 enlisted from the tribe of Reuben were 46,500.
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those listed of the tribe of Reuben were ,500.
22 There were the descendants of Simeon, registered by their clans and their households. Every male 20 years old and above eligible for military service was individually recorded by name.
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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 enlisted from the tribe of Simeon were 59,300.
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those listed of the tribe of Simeon were ,300.
24 There were the descendants of Gad, registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name.
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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 enlisted from the tribe of Gad were 45,650.
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those listed of the tribe of Gad were ,650.
26 There were the descendants of Judah, registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name.
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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 enlisted from the tribe of Judah were 74,600.
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those listed of the tribe of Judah were ,600.
28 There were the descendants of Issachar, registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name.
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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 enlisted from the tribe of Issachar were 54,400.
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those listed of the tribe of Issachar were ,400.
30 There were the descendants of Zebulun, registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name.
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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 enlisted from the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400.
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those listed of the tribe of Zebulun were ,400.
32 From Joseph's descendants there were the descendants of Ephraim, registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name.
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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 enlisted from the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.
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those listed of the tribe of Ephraim were ,500.
34 There were the descendants of Manasseh, registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name.
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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 enlisted from the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.
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those listed of the tribe of Manasseh were ,200.
36 There were the descendants of Benjamin, registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name.
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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 enlisted from the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.
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those listed of the tribe of Benjamin were ,400.
38 There were the descendants of Dan, registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name.
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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 enlisted from the tribe of Dan were 62,700.
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those listed of the tribe of Dan were ,700.
40 There were the descendants of Asher, registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name.
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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 enlisted from the tribe of Asher were 41,500.
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those listed of the tribe of Asher were ,500.
42 There were the descendants of Naphtali, registered by their clans and their households. The men 20 years old and above eligible for military service were recorded by name.
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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 enlisted from the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400.
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those listed of the tribe of Naphtali were ,400.
44 These are the ones who were enlisted by Moses, Aaron, and the twelve chiefs of Israel, each from his own household.
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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 All the Israelites 20 years old and above eligible for military service in Israel were enlisted by their households.
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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 All those enlisted were 603,550.
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all those listed were ,550.
47 But the Levites, belonging to their own ancestral tribe, weren't enlisted along with them.
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But the Levites were not listed along with them by their ancestral tribe.
48 The LORD spoke to Moses:
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For the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
49 You must not enlist the tribe of Levi, nor should you take their census along with the Israelites.
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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 Rather, assign the Levites to the covenant dwelling, to all its equipment, and to everything that belongs to it. They will carry the dwelling and all its equipment, perform its religious ceremonies, and camp around the dwelling.
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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 When it's time to break camp, the Levites will take down the dwelling; and when it's time to make camp, the Levites will set up the dwelling. Any other person who approaches will 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 The Israelites will camp each in their own place under the banner of their own military unit.
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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 will camp around the covenant dwelling so that God's anger will not strike the Israelite community. The Levites will guard the covenant dwelling.
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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 The Israelites did everything exactly as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Thus did the people of Israel; they did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses.
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