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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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And the LORD spoke 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 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 ye the number of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by head count
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 upward, all who are able to go forth to war in Israel. Thou 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 of every tribe, every one head of the house of his fathers.
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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And these are the names of the men who shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
6 From the tribe of Simeon will come Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.
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of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
7 From the tribe of Judah will come Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.
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of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
8 From the tribe of Issachar will come Nethanel, the son of Zuar.
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of Issachar, Nethaneel the son of Zuar;
9 From the tribe of Zebulun will come Eliab, the son of Helon.
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of 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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of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud, and of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
11 From the tribe of Benjamin will come Abidan, the son of Gideoni.
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of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;
12 From the tribe of Dan will come Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.
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of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
13 From the tribe of Asher will come Pagiel, the son of Ocran.
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of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran;
14 From the tribe of Gad will come Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.
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of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;
15 From the tribe of Naphtali will come Ahira, the son of Enan."
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of 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 the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
17 Moses and Aaron went and got the men whose names had been given to them.
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And Moses and Aaron took these men who are expressly named.
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 declared their pedigrees according to their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward by head count.
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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And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, according to their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by head count every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
21 The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.
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those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and 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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Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, according to their families, by the house of their fathers, those who were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by head count every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
23 The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.
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those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and 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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Of the children of Gad, by their generations, according to their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
25 The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650.
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those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and 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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Of the children of Judah, by their generations, according to their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
27 The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.
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those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and 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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Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, according to their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
29 The number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.
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those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and 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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Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, according to their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
31 The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.
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those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and 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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Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, according to their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
33 The number from the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.
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those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and 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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Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, according to their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
35 The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.
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those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and 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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Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, according to their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
37 The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.
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those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and 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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Of the children of Dan, by their generations, according to their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
39 The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.
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those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and 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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Of the children of Asher, by their generations, according to their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
41 The number from the tribe of Asher was 41,500.
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those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and 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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Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, according to their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
43 The number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.
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those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and 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 those who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men; each one was for the house of his fathers.
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 were all those who were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war in Israel,
46 The total number was 603,550.
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even all those who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand and 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, according to the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
48 The LORD had spoken to Moses. He had said,
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For the LORD had spoken unto 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 shalt thou not number, neither take the count 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 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.
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 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 who cometh nigh 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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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.
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 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."
54 The people of Israel did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses; so did they.
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