CEB 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: NIV 1 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: CEB 2 Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their households, recording the name of every male, NIV 2 “Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. CEB 3 20 years old and above, who is eligible for military service in Israel. These you and Aaron will enlist in their military units. NIV 3 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. CEB 4 Take with you one man from each tribe who is the head of his household. NIV 4 One man from each tribe, each of them the head of his family, is to help you. CEB 5 These are the names of the men who will assist you: from Reuben, Elizur, Shedeur's son; NIV 5 These are the names of the men who are to assist you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur; CEB 6 from Simeon, Shelumiel, Zurishaddai's son; NIV 6 from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai; CEB 7 from Judah, Nahshon, Amminadab's son; NIV 7 from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab; CEB 8 from Issachar, Nethanel, Zuar's son; NIV 8 from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar; CEB 9 from Zebulun, Eliab, Helon's son; NIV 9 from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon; CEB 10 from Joseph's sons: from Ephraim, Elishama, Ammihud's son; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, Pedahzur's son; NIV 10 from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur; CEB 11 from Benjamin, Abidan, Gideoni's son; NIV 11 from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni; CEB 12 from Dan, Ahiezer, Ammishaddai's son; NIV 12 from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai; CEB 13 from Asher, Pagiel, Ochran's son; NIV 13 from Asher, Pagiel son of Okran; CEB 14 from Gad, Eliasaph, Deuel's son; NIV 14 from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel; CEB 15 from Naphtali, Ahira, Enan's son. NIV 15 from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.” CEB 16 These are the ones appointed from the community, chiefs of their ancestral tribes and leaders of the divisions of Israel. NIV 16 These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel. CEB 17 Moses and Aaron took these men who were selected by name NIV 17 Moses and Aaron took these men whose names had been specified, CEB 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. NIV 18 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, CEB 19 Moses enlisted them in the Sinai desert just as the LORD commanded him. NIV 19 as the LORD commanded Moses. And so he counted them in the Desert of Sinai: CEB 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. NIV 20 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. CEB 21 Those enlisted from the tribe of Reuben were 46,500. NIV 21 The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500. CEB 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. NIV 22 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. CEB 23 Those enlisted from the tribe of Simeon were 59,300. NIV 23 The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300. CEB 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. NIV 24 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. CEB 25 Those enlisted from the tribe of Gad were 45,650. NIV 25 The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650. CEB 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. NIV 26 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. CEB 27 Those enlisted from the tribe of Judah were 74,600. NIV 27 The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600. CEB 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. NIV 28 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. CEB 29 Those enlisted from the tribe of Issachar were 54,400. NIV 29 The number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400. CEB 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. NIV 30 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. CEB 31 Those enlisted from the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400. NIV 31 The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400. CEB 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. NIV 32 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. CEB 33 Those enlisted from the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500. NIV 33 The number from the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500. CEB 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. NIV 34 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. CEB 35 Those enlisted from the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200. NIV 35 The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200. CEB 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. NIV 36 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. CEB 37 Those enlisted from the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400. NIV 37 The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400. CEB 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. NIV 38 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. CEB 39 Those enlisted from the tribe of Dan were 62,700. NIV 39 The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700. CEB 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. NIV 40 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. CEB 41 Those enlisted from the tribe of Asher were 41,500. NIV 41 The number from the tribe of Asher was 41,500. CEB 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. NIV 42 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. CEB 43 Those enlisted from the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400. NIV 43 The number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400. CEB 44 These are the ones who were enlisted by Moses, Aaron, and the twelve chiefs of Israel, each from his own household. NIV 44 These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family. CEB 45 All the Israelites 20 years old and above eligible for military service in Israel were enlisted by their households. NIV 45 All the Israelites twenty years old or more who were able to serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families. CEB 46 All those enlisted were 603,550. NIV 46 The total number was 603,550. CEB 47 But the Levites, belonging to their own ancestral tribe, weren't enlisted along with them. NIV 47 The ancestral tribe of the Levites, however, was not counted along with the others. CEB 48 The LORD spoke to Moses: NIV 48 The LORD had said to Moses: CEB 49 You must not enlist the tribe of Levi, nor should you take their census along with the Israelites. NIV 49 “You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites. CEB 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. NIV 50 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. CEB 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. NIV 51 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. CEB 52 The Israelites will camp each in their own place under the banner of their own military unit. NIV 52 The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard. CEB 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. NIV 53 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.” CEB 54 The Israelites did everything exactly as the LORD commanded Moses. NIV 54 The Israelites did all this just as the LORD commanded Moses.
NIV 1 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: NIV 2 “Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. NIV 3 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. NIV 4 One man from each tribe, each of them the head of his family, is to help you. NIV 5 These are the names of the men who are to assist you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur; NIV 6 from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai; NIV 7 from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab; NIV 8 from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar; NIV 9 from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon; NIV 10 from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur; NIV 11 from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni; NIV 12 from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai; NIV 13 from Asher, Pagiel son of Okran; NIV 14 from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel; NIV 15 from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.” NIV 16 These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel. NIV 17 Moses and Aaron took these men whose names had been specified, NIV 18 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, NIV 19 as the LORD commanded Moses. And so he counted them in the Desert of Sinai: NIV 20 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. NIV 21 The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500. NIV 22 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. NIV 23 The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300. NIV 24 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. NIV 25 The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650. NIV 26 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. NIV 27 The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600. NIV 28 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. NIV 29 The number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400. NIV 30 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. NIV 31 The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400. NIV 32 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. NIV 33 The number from the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500. NIV 34 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. NIV 35 The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200. NIV 36 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. NIV 37 The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400. NIV 38 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. NIV 39 The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700. NIV 40 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. NIV 41 The number from the tribe of Asher was 41,500. NIV 42 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. NIV 43 The number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400. NIV 44 These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family. NIV 45 All the Israelites twenty years old or more who were able to serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families. NIV 46 The total number was 603,550. NIV 47 The ancestral tribe of the Levites, however, was not counted along with the others. NIV 48 The LORD had said to Moses: NIV 49 “You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites. NIV 50 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. NIV 51 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. NIV 52 The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard. NIV 53 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.” NIV 54 The Israelites did all this just as the LORD commanded Moses.