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1 On the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai. He said:
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 a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.
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 You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.
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 one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.
4 With you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of his fathers’ house.
5 These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur 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 son of Zurishaddai;
6 Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
7 from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
7 Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
8 from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;
8 Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.
9 from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;
9 Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.
10 from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel 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 son of Gideoni;
11 Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.
12 from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
12 Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
13 from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;
13 Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.
14 from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
14 Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
15 and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
15 Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan.”
16 These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans 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 So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,
17 Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name.
18 and on the first day of the second month they assembled the whole congregation and recorded their ancestry by clans and families, counting one by one the names of those twenty years of age or older,
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 just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai:
19 As Yahweh commanded Moses, so he counted them in the wilderness of Sinai.
20 From the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
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 those registered to the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.
21 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
22 From the sons of Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
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 those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.
23 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
24 From the sons of Gad, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
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 those registered to the tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.
25 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
26 From the sons of Judah, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
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 those registered to the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.
27 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
28 From the sons of Issachar, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
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 those registered to the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.
29 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
30 From the sons of Zebulun, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
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 those registered to the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.
31 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
32 From the sons of Joseph: From the sons of Ephraim, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
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 those registered to the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.
33 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.
34 And from the sons of Manasseh, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
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 those registered to the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.
35 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
36 From the sons of Benjamin, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
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 those registered to the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.
37 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
38 From the sons of Dan, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
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 those registered to the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.
39 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
40 From the sons of Asher, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
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 those registered to the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.
41 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
42 From the sons of Naphtali, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
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 those registered to the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.
43 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
44 These were the men numbered by Moses and Aaron, with the assistance of the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family.
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 the Israelites twenty years of age or older who could serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.
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 And all those counted totaled 603,550.
46 all those who were counted were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
47 The Levites, however, were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers.
47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not counted among them.
48 For the LORD had said to Moses:
48 For Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
49 “Do not number the tribe of Levi in the census with the other Israelites.
49 “Only the tribe of Levi you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;
50 Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around 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 Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must 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 Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man in his own camp and under his own standard.
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 Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony.”
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 Thus the Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded 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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  • Ammishaddai

    Father of Ahiezer

    The father of Ahiezer, who was the leader of the tribe of Dan in the wilderness.

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

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  • Deuel

    Father of Eliasaph

    The father of Eliasaph, who was the leader of the tribe of Gad in the wilderness.

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

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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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  • Ocran

    Father of Pagiel

    The father of Pagiel, who was the leader of the tribe of Asher in the wilderness.

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

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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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