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1 The LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting. It happened in the Desert of Sinai. The LORD spoke to him on the first day of the second month. It was the second year after the people of Israel came out of Egypt. The LORD said,
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Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle 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 "Count all of the men of Israel. Make a list of them by their tribes and families. List every man by name. List them one by one.
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"Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male individually,
3 Count all of the men who are able to serve in the army. They must be 20 years old or more. I want you and Aaron to make a list of them company by company.
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from twenty years old and above--all who are able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
4 One man from each tribe must help you. Those who help must be the heads of their families.
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And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his father's house.
5 "Here are the names of the men who must help you. "From the tribe of Reuben will come Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
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"These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: from Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
6 From the tribe of Simeon will come Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.
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from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
7 From the tribe of Judah will come Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.
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from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
8 From the tribe of Issachar will come Nethanel, the son of Zuar.
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from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;
9 From the tribe of Zebulun will come Eliab, the son of Helon.
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from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;
10 From the tribe of Ephraim will come Elishama, the son of Ammihud. From the tribe of Manasseh will come Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur. Ephraim and Manasseh were Joseph's two sons.
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from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
11 From the tribe of Benjamin will come Abidan, the son of Gideoni.
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from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;
12 From the tribe of Dan will come Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.
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from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
13 From the tribe of Asher will come Pagiel, the son of Ocran.
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from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran;
14 From the tribe of Gad will come Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.
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from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;
15 From the tribe of Naphtali will come Ahira, the son of Enan."
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from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan."
16 Those were the men who were appointed from the community. They were the leaders of the tribes of their people. They were the heads of the major families in Israel.
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These were chosen from the congregation, leaders of their fathers' tribes, heads of the divisions in Israel.
17 Moses and Aaron went and got the men whose names had been given to them.
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Then Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned by name,
18 Then Moses and Aaron gathered all of the men of Israel together. It was the first day of the second month. The men announced the tribe and family they belonged to. Those who were 20 years old or more were listed by name. They were listed one by one.
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and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they recited their ancestry by families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, each one individually.
19 Everything was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses counted them in the Desert of Sinai.
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As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.
20 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Reuben, Israel's oldest son. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed one by one. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.
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Now the children of Reuben, Israel's oldest son, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
21 The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.
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those who were numbered of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred.
22 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Simeon. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed one by one. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.
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From the children of Simeon, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, of those who were numbered, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
23 The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.
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those who were numbered of the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
24 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Gad. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.
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From the children of Gad, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
25 The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650.
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those who were numbered of the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
26 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Judah. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.
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From the children of Judah, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
27 The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.
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those who were numbered of the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
28 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Issachar. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.
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From the children of Issachar, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
29 The number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.
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those who were numbered of the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
30 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Zebulun. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.
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From the children of Zebulun, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
31 The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.
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those who were numbered of the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
32 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Ephraim, the son of Joseph. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.
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From the sons of Joseph, the children of Ephraim, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
33 The number from the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.
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those who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred.
34 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Manasseh, the son of Joseph. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.
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From the children of Manasseh, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
35 The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.
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those who were numbered of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
36 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Benjamin. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.
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From the children of Benjamin, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
37 The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.
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those who were numbered of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
38 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Dan. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.
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From the children of Dan, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
39 The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.
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those who were numbered of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
40 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Asher. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.
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From the children of Asher, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
41 The number from the tribe of Asher was 41,500.
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those who were numbered of the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred.
42 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Naphtali. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.
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From the children of Naphtali, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
43 The number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.
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those who were numbered of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
44 Those were the men Moses and Aaron counted. The 12 leaders of Israel helped them. There was one leader from each tribe.
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These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each one representing his father's house.
45 The men who were counted were able to serve in Israel's army. All of them were 20 years old or more. They were counted family by family.
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So all who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war in Israel--
46 The total number was 603,550.
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all who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
47 But the families of the tribe of Levi were not counted along with the others.
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But the Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers' tribe;
48 The LORD had spoken to Moses. He had said,
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for the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying:
49 "You must not count the men from the tribe of Levi. Do not include them when you list the other men of Israel.
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"Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor take a census of them among the children of Israel;
50 "Instead, put the Levites in charge of the holy tent. That is where the tablets of the covenant are kept. The Levites will be in charge of everything that belongs to the holy tent. They must carry the tent and everything that belongs to it. They must take care of it. They must set up camp around it.
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but you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its furnishings, and over all things that belong to it; they shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they shall attend to it and camp around the tabernacle.
51 "When the holy tent must be moved, the Levites must take it down. And when the tent must be set up, the Levites must do it. Anyone else who goes near it will be put to death.
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And when the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
52 "The people of Israel must set up their tents by companies. All of them must be in their own camps under their own flags.
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The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, everyone by his own camp, everyone by his own standard, according to their armies;
53 "But the Levites must set up their tents around the holy tent where the tablets of the covenant are kept. Then my anger will not fall on the community of Israel. The Levites will be held accountable for taking care of the tent."
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but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony."
54 The people of Israel did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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Thus the children of Israel did; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did.
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