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1 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai in the tabernacle of the covenant, the first day of the second month, the second year of their going out 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 the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel by their families, and houses, and the names of every one, as many as are of the male sex,
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Take a census of the whole congregation of Israelites, in their clans, by ancestral houses, according to the number of names, every male individually;
3 From twenty years old and upwards, of all the men of Israel fit for war, and you shall number them by their troops, thou and Aaron.
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from twenty years old and upward, everyone in Israel able to go to war. You and Aaron shall enroll them, company by company.
4 And there shall be with you the princes of the tribes, and of the houses in their kindreds,
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A man from each tribe shall be with you, each man the head of his ancestral house.
5 Whose names are these: Of Ruben, Elisur the son of Sedeur.
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These are the names of the men who shall assist you: From Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur.
6 Of Simeon, Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.
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From Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
7 Of Juda, Nahasson the son of Aminadab.
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From Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab.
8 Of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Suar.
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From Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar.
9 Of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon.
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From Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon.
10 And of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elisama the son of Ammiud: of Manasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.
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From the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
11 Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeon.
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From Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni.
12 Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.
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From Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
13 Of Aser, Phegiel the son of Ochran.
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From Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran.
14 Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Duel.
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From Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel.
15 Of Nephtali, Ahira the son of Enan.
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From Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.
16 These are the most noble princes of the multitude by their tribes and kindreds, and the chiefs of the army of Israel:
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These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the divisions of Israel.
17 Whom Moses and Aaron took with all the multitude of the common people:
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Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,
18 And assembled them on the first day of the second month, reckoning them up by the kindreds, and houses, and families, and heads, and names of every one from twenty years old and upward,
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and on the first day of the second month they assembled the whole congregation together. They registered themselves in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, individually,
19 As the Lord had commanded Moses. And they were numbered in the desert of Sinai.
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as the Lord commanded Moses. So he enrolled them in the wilderness of Sinai.
20 Of Ruben the eldest son of Israel, by their generations and families and houses and names of every head, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war,
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The descendants of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, individually, every male from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war:
21 Were forty-six thousand five hundred.
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those enrolled of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred.
22 Of the sons of Simeon by their generations and families, and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names and heads of every one, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war,
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The descendants of Simeon, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, those of them that were numbered, according to the number of names, individually, every male from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war:
23 Fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
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those enrolled of the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
24 Of the sons of Gad, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
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The descendants of Gad, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war:
25 Forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
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those enrolled of the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
26 Of the sons of Juda, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
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The descendants of Judah, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war:
27 Were reckoned up seventy-four thousand six hundred.
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those enrolled of the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
28 Of the sons of Issachar, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war,
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The descendants of Issachar, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war:
29 Were reckoned up fifty-four thousand four hundred.
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those enrolled of the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
30 Of the sons of Zabulon, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
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The descendants of Zebulun, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war:
31 Fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
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those enrolled of the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
32 Of the sons of Joseph, namely, of the sons of Ephraim, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
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The descendants of Joseph, namely, the descendants of Ephraim, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war:
33 Forty thousand five hundred.
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those enrolled of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred.
34 Moreover of the sons of Manasses, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war,
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The descendants of Manasseh, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war:
35 Thirty-two thousand two hundred.
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those enrolled of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
36 Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
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The descendants of Benjamin, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war:
37 Thirty-five thousand four hundred.
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those enrolled of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
38 Of the sons of Dan, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
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The descendants of Dan, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war:
39 Sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
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those enrolled of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
40 Of the sons of Aser, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
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The descendants of Asher, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war:
41 Forty-one thousand and five hundred.
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those enrolled of the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred.
42 Of the sons of Nephtali, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, were able to go forth to war,
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The descendants of Naphtali, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war:
43 Fifty-three thousand four hundred.
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those enrolled of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
44 These are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the twelve princes of Israel, every one by the houses of their kindreds.
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These are those who were enrolled, whom Moses and Aaron enrolled with the help of the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each representing his ancestral house.
45 And the whole number of the children of Israel by their houses and families, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go to war,
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So the whole number of the Israelites, by their ancestral houses, from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war in Israel—
46 Were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men.
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their whole number was six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
47 But the Levites in the tribes of their families were not numbered with them.
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The Levites, however, were not numbered by their ancestral tribe along with them.
48 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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The Lord had said to Moses:
49 Number not the tribe of Levi, neither shalt thou put down the sum of them with the children of Israel:
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Only the tribe of Levi you shall not enroll, and you shall not take a census of them with the other Israelites.
50 But appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, and all the vessels thereof, and whatsoever pertaineth to the ceremonies. They shall carry the tabernacle and all the furniture thereof: and they shall minister, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
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Rather you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the covenant, and over all its equipment, and over all that belongs to it; they are to carry the tabernacle and all its equipment, and they shall tend it, and shall camp around the tabernacle.
51 When you are to go forward, the Levites shall take down the tabernacle: when you are to camp, they shall set it up. What stranger soever cometh to it, shall be slain.
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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 any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
52 And the children of Israel shall camp every man by his troops and bands and army.
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The other Israelites shall camp in their respective regimental camps, by companies;
53 But the Levites shall pitch their tents round about the tabernacle, lest there come indignation upon the multitude of the children of Israel, and they shall keep watch, and guard the tabernacle of the testimony.
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but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the covenant, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the Israelites; and the Levites shall perform the guard duty of the tabernacle of the covenant.
54 And the children of Israel did according to all things which the Lord had commanded Moses.
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The Israelites did so; they did just as the Lord commanded Moses.
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