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1 And the Lord said to Moses in the waste land of Sinai, in the Tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they came out of the land of Egypt,
1 Yahweh 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 full number of the children of Israel, by their families, and by their fathers' houses, every male by name;
2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one,
3 All those of twenty years old and over, who are able to go to war in Israel, are to be numbered by you and Aaron.
3 from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall count them by their divisions.
4 And to give you help, take one man from every tribe, the head of his father's house.
4 With you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of his fathers’ house.
5 These are the names of those who are to be your helpers: from Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur;
5 These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.
6 From Simeon, Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai;
6 Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
7 From Judah, Nahshon, the son of Amminadab;
7 Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
8 From Issachar, Nethanel, the son of Zuar;
8 Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.
9 From Zebulun, Eliab, the son of Helon;
9 Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.
10 Of the children of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur,
10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
11 From Benjamin, Abidan, the son of Gideoni;
11 Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.
12 From Dan, Ahiezer, the son of Ammi-shaddai;
12 Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
13 From Asher, Pagiel, the son of Ochran;
13 Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.
14 From Gad, Eliasaph, the son of Reuel;
14 Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
15 From Naphtali, Ahira, the son of Enan.
15 Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan.”
16 These are the men named out of all the people, chiefs of their fathers' houses, heads of the tribes of Israel.
16 These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.
17 And Moses and Aaron took these men, marked out by name;
17 Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name.
18 And they got together all the people on the first day of the second month; and everyone made clear his family and his father's house, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and over.
18 They assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their ancestry by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, one by one.
19 As the Lord had given orders to Moses, so they were numbered by him in the waste place of Sinai.
19 As Yahweh commanded Moses, so he counted them in the wilderness of Sinai.
20 The generations of the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;
20 The children of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:
21 Forty-six thousand, five hundred of the tribe of Reuben were numbered.
21 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
22 The generations of the sons of Simeon were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;
22 Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those who were counted of it, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:
23 Fifty-nine thousand, three hundred of the tribe of Simeon were numbered.
23 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
24 The generations of the sons of Gad were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
24 Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:
25 Forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty of the tribe of Gad were numbered.
25 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
26 The generations of the sons of Judah were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
26 Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:
27 Seventy-four thousand, six hundred of the tribe of Judah were numbered.
27 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
28 The generations of the sons of Issachar were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
28 Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:
29 Fifty-four thousand, four hundred of the tribe of Issachar were numbered.
29 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
30 The generations of the sons of Zebulun were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
30 Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:
31 Fifty-seven thousand, four hundred of the tribe of Zebulun were numbered.
31 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
32 The generations of the sons of Joseph were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
32 Of the children of Joseph: of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:
33 Forty thousand, five hundred of the tribe of Ephraim were numbered.
33 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.
34 The generations of the sons of Manasseh were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
34 Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:
35 Thirty-two thousand, two hundred of the tribe of Manasseh were numbered.
35 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
36 The generations of the sons of Benjamin were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
36 Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:
37 Thirty-five thousand, four hundred of the tribe of Benjamin were numbered.
37 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
38 The generations of the sons of Dan were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years and over who was able to go to war;
38 Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:
39 Sixty-two thousand, seven hundred of the tribe of Dan were numbered.
39 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
40 The generations of the sons of Asher were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
40 Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:
41 Forty-one thousand, five hundred of the tribe of Asher were numbered.
41 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
42 The generations of the sons of Naphtali were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
42 Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:
43 Fifty-three thousand, four hundred of the tribe of Naphtali were numbered.
43 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
44 These are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and by the twelve chiefs of Israel, one from every tribe.
44 These are those who were counted, whom Moses and Aaron counted, and the twelve men who were princes of Israel, each one for his fathers’ house.
45 So all those who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their families, all those of twenty years old and over who were able to go to war,
45 So all those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war in Israel—
46 Were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
46 all those who were counted were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
47 But the Levites, of the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered among them.
47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not counted among them.
48 For the Lord said to Moses,
48 For Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
49 Only the tribe of Levi is not to be numbered among the children of Israel,
49 “Only the tribe of Levi you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;
50 But to them you are to give the care of the Tent of meeting with its vessels and everything in it: they are to take up the Tent, and be responsible for everything to do with it, and put up their tents round it.
50 but appoint the Levites over the Tabernacle of the Testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; and they shall take care of it, and shall encamp around it.
51 And when the Tent of meeting goes forward, the Levites are to take it down; and when it is to be put up, they are to do it: any strange person who comes near it is to be put to death.
51 When the tabernacle is to move, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.
52 The children of Israel are to put up their tents, every man in his tent-circle round his flag.
52 The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions.
53 But the tents of the Levites are to be round the Tent of meeting, so that wrath may not come on the children of Israel: the Tent of meeting is to be in the care of the Levites.
53 But the Levites shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel. The Levites shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the Testimony.”
54 So the children of Israel did as the Lord had given orders to Moses.
54 Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they did.

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  • Abidan

    Tribal leader of Benjamin

    The son of Gideoni who was appointed leader of the tribe of Benjamin to help Moses and Aaron with the census, commanded his tribe's division on the march, and presented the ninth…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:11; Numbers 2:22; Numbers 7:60

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  • Ahiezer

    Tribal leader of Dan

    The son of Ammishaddai who was appointed leader of the tribe of Dan to help Moses and Aaron with the census, commanded his tribe's division on the march, and presented the tenth…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:12; Numbers 2:25; Numbers 7:66

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  • Ahira

    Tribal leader of Naphtali

    The son of Enan who was appointed leader of the tribe of Naphtali to help Moses and Aaron with the census, commanded his tribe's division on the march, and presented the twelfth…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:15; Numbers 2:29; Numbers 7:78

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  • Ammihud

    Son of Ladan

    Son of Ladan in Ephraim's line and father of Elishama, the Ephraimite leader in the wilderness, whose grandson was Joshua (1 Chronicles 7:26-27).

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:10; Numbers 2:18; 1 Chronicles 7:26

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  • Eliab

    Tribal leader of Zebulun

    The son of Helon who was appointed leader of the tribe of Zebulun to help Moses and Aaron with the census, commanded his tribe's division on the march, and presented the third…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:9; Numbers 2:7; Numbers 7:24

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  • Eliasaph

    Tribal leader of Gad

    The son of Deuel who was appointed leader of the tribe of Gad to help Moses and Aaron with the census, commanded his tribe's division on the march, and presented the sixth day's…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:14; Numbers 2:14; Numbers 7:42

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  • Elishama

    Tribal leader of Ephraim

    The son of Ammihud who was appointed leader of the tribe of Ephraim to help Moses and Aaron with the census, commanded his tribe's division on the march, and presented the seventh…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:10; Numbers 2:18; Numbers 7:48

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  • Elizur

    Tribal leader of Reuben

    The son of Shedeur who was appointed leader of the tribe of Reuben to help Moses and Aaron with the census, commanded his tribe's division on the march, and presented the fourth…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:5; Numbers 2:10; Numbers 7:30

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  • Enan

    Father of Ahira

    The father of Ahira, who was the leader of the tribe of Naphtali in the wilderness.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:15; Numbers 2:29

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  • Gamaliel

    Tribal leader of Manasseh

    The son of Pedahzur who was appointed leader of the tribe of Manasseh to help Moses and Aaron with the census, commanded his tribe's division on the march, and presented the…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:10; Numbers 2:20; Numbers 7:54

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  • Gideoni

    Father of Abidan

    The father of Abidan, who was the leader of the tribe of Benjamin in the wilderness.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:11; Numbers 2:22

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  • Helon

    Father of Eliab

    The father of Eliab, who was the leader of the tribe of Zebulun in the wilderness.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:9; Numbers 2:7

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  • Moses

    Deliverer and lawgiver

    Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.

    Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34

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  • Nahshon

    Leader of Judah

    Leader of the tribe of Judah in the wilderness, first to bring his offering.

    Cited in the guide: Num. 1:7; 2:3; 7:12; Ruth 4:20; Matt. 1:4

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  • Nethanel

    Tribal leader of Issachar

    The son of Zuar who was appointed leader of the tribe of Issachar to help Moses and Aaron with the census, commanded his tribe's division on the march, and presented the second…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:8; Numbers 2:5; Numbers 7:18

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  • Pagiel

    Tribal leader of Asher

    The son of Ocran who was appointed leader of the tribe of Asher to help Moses and Aaron with the census, commanded his tribe's division on the march, and presented the eleventh…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:13; Numbers 2:27; Numbers 7:72

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  • Pedahzur

    Father of Gamaliel

    The father of Gamaliel, who was the leader of the tribe of Manasseh in the wilderness.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:10; Numbers 2:20

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  • Shedeur

    Father of Elizur

    The father of Elizur, who was the leader of the tribe of Reuben in the wilderness.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:5; Numbers 2:10

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  • Shelumiel

    Tribal leader of Simeon

    The son of Zurishaddai who was appointed leader of the tribe of Simeon to help Moses and Aaron with the census, commanded his tribe's division on the march, and presented the…

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:6; Numbers 2:12; Numbers 7:36

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  • Zuar

    Father of Nethanel

    The father of Nethanel, who was the leader of the tribe of Issachar in the wilderness.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:8; Numbers 2:5

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  • Zurishaddai

    Father of Shelumiel

    The father of Shelumiel, who was the leader of the tribe of Simeon in the wilderness.

    Cited in the guide: Numbers 1:6; Numbers 2:12

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Cross references (52)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Exodus 25:22; Exodus 19:1; Numbers 10:11–12; Exodus 40:17; Numbers 9:1
  2. 2 Exodus 30:12; Exodus 38:26; Numbers 1:18; Numbers 26:2–4; Numbers 1:22
  3. 3 Exodus 30:14; Numbers 14:29; Numbers 26:2; 2 Samuel 24:9; 2 Chronicles 26:11–13
  4. 4 Numbers 1:16; Exodus 18:25; Numbers 25:4; Numbers 2:3–31; Numbers 7:10–83
  5. 5 Numbers 7:30; Genesis 30:5–20; Genesis 29:32–35; Genesis 46:8–24; Revelation 7:4–8
  6. 6 Numbers 7:36; Numbers 2:12
  7. 7 Luke 3:32; Numbers 10:14; Ruth 4:20; Ruth 4:18; 1 Chronicles 2:10–11
  8. 8 Numbers 7:18; Numbers 2:5; Numbers 10:15
  9. 9 Numbers 7:24; Numbers 10:16; Numbers 2:7
  10. 10 Numbers 7:48; Numbers 7:54; 1 Chronicles 7:26–27; Numbers 2:20; Numbers 2:18
  11. 11 Numbers 7:60; Numbers 10:24; Numbers 2:22
  12. 12 Numbers 7:66; Numbers 2:25; Numbers 10:25
  13. 13 Numbers 7:72; Numbers 10:26; Numbers 2:27
  14. 14 Numbers 2:14; Numbers 7:42; Numbers 10:20
  15. 15 Numbers 7:78; Numbers 10:27; Numbers 2:29
  16. 16 Exodus 18:25; Exodus 18:21; Numbers 7:2; Numbers 26:9; 1 Chronicles 27:16–22
  17. 17 Numbers 1:5–15; Revelation 7:4–17; John 10:3
  18. 18 Ezra 2:59; Nehemiah 7:61; Hebrews 7:3; Hebrews 7:6; Numbers 1:1
  19. 19 Numbers 1:2; 2 Samuel 24:1–10; Numbers 26:1–2
  20. 20 Numbers 26:5–7; Numbers 2:10–11; Genesis 49:3–4; Genesis 46:9; Genesis 29:32
  21. 21 Numbers 26:7; Numbers 2:10–11
  22. 22 Numbers 26:12–14; Genesis 49:5–6; Genesis 46:10; Genesis 34:25–30; Genesis 29:33
  23. 23 Numbers 26:14; Numbers 25:14; Numbers 25:8–9; Numbers 2:13
  24. 24 Numbers 26:15–18; Genesis 49:19; Numbers 2:14–15; Genesis 30:10–11; Genesis 46:16
  25. 25 Numbers 26:18; Numbers 2:15
  26. 26 Genesis 29:35; Numbers 26:19–22; 2 Samuel 24:9; 1 Chronicles 5:2; Genesis 49:8–12
  27. 27 Numbers 26:22; 2 Samuel 24:9; Numbers 2:3–4; 2 Chronicles 17:14–16
  28. 28 Numbers 2:5–6; Numbers 23:23–25; Genesis 30:18; Numbers 26:23–25; Genesis 49:14–15
  29. 29 Numbers 26:25; Numbers 2:6
  30. 30 Numbers 26:26–27; Numbers 2:7–8; Genesis 49:13; Genesis 46:14; Genesis 30:20
  31. 31 Numbers 26:27; Numbers 2:8
  32. 32 Numbers 26:35–37; Deuteronomy 33:17; Genesis 48:1–22; Genesis 49:22–26; Genesis 39:1–23
  33. 33 Numbers 26:37; Numbers 2:19; Genesis 48:5; Deuteronomy 33:17
  34. 34 Numbers 26:28–34
  35. 35 Numbers 26:34; Genesis 48:19–20; Numbers 2:21
  36. 36 Genesis 49:27; Genesis 46:21; 2 Chronicles 17:17; Numbers 26:38–41; Genesis 35:16–18
  37. 37 Numbers 26:41; Numbers 2:23; Judges 20:44–46; 2 Chronicles 17:17
  38. 38 Genesis 46:23; Numbers 26:42–43; Genesis 49:16–17; Genesis 30:5–6
  39. 39 Numbers 26:43; Numbers 2:26
  40. 40 Numbers 26:44–47; Genesis 30:12–13; Genesis 49:20; Genesis 46:27
  41. 41 Numbers 26:47; Numbers 2:28
  42. 42 Genesis 30:7–8; Genesis 46:24; Genesis 49:21; Numbers 26:48–50
  43. 43 Numbers 26:50; Numbers 2:30
  44. 44 Numbers 26:64; Numbers 1:2–16
  45. 46 Exodus 12:37; Exodus 38:26; Numbers 26:51; Numbers 2:32; Genesis 17:6
  46. 47 Numbers 2:33; Numbers 3:1–4:49; Numbers 26:57–62; 1 Chronicles 21:6; 1 Chronicles 6:1–81
  47. 49 Numbers 26:62; Numbers 2:33
  48. 50 Exodus 38:21; Exodus 31:18; Numbers 4:15; Nehemiah 13:22; Numbers 3:23–38
  49. 51 Numbers 3:38; Numbers 3:10; 1 Samuel 6:19; 2 Samuel 6:7; Numbers 18:22
  50. 52 Numbers 2:2; Numbers 2:34; Numbers 24:2; Numbers 10:1–36
  51. 53 Numbers 16:46; Leviticus 10:6; 1 Chronicles 23:32; Numbers 8:19; Numbers 31:30
  52. 54 Deuteronomy 12:32; Matthew 28:20; Exodus 40:32; Exodus 39:32; Exodus 39:43

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