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The Lord spoke to Moses in the Sinai Desert, in the Tent of Meeting on the first day of the second month, in the second year after the exodus from the land of Egypt, saying.
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Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by families following their fathers' houses; a head count of every male according to the number of their names.
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From twenty years old and upwards, all who are fit to go out to the army in Israel, you shall count them by their legions you and Aaron.
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With you there shall be a man from each tribe, one who is head of his father's house.
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These are the names of the men who shall stand with you; for Reuben, Elitzur the son of Shedeur.
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For Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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For Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
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For Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zu'ar.
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For Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon.
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For the children of Joseph: for Ephraim, Elishama' the son of 'Ammihud; for Manasseh, Gamliel the son of Pedazur.
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For Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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For Dan, Ahi'ezer the son of 'Ammishaddai.
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For Asher, Pag'iel the son of 'Ochran.
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For Gad, Eliasaph the son of De'uel.
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For Naphtali, Ahira' the son of 'Enan.
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These were the ones summoned by the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they are the heads of the thousands of Israel.
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Then Moses and Aaron took these men, who were indicated by [their] names,
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and they assembled all the congregation on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees according to their families according to their fathers' houses; according to the number of names, a head count of every male from twenty years old and upward.
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As the Lord commanded Moses, so did he count them in the Sinai desert.
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This was [the sum of] the children of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, their descendants according to their families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.
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Those counted from the tribe of Reuben [were] forty six thousand, five hundred.
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Of the tribe of Simeon, their descendants according to their families, according to their fathers' houses; his tally, according to the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.
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Those counted from the tribe of Simeon: fifty nine thousand, three hundred.
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Of the tribe of Gad, their descendants according to their families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.
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Those counted from the tribe of Gad: forty five thousand, six hundred and fifty.
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Of the tribe of Judah, their descendants according to their families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.
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Those counted from the tribe of Judah: seventy four thousand, six hundred.
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Of the tribe of Issachar, their descendants according to their families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.
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Those counted from the tribe of Issachar: fifty four thousand, four hundred.
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Of the tribe of Zebulun, their descendants according to their families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.
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Those counted from the tribe of Zebulun: fifty seven thousand, four hundred.
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Of the tribe of Ephraim, their descendants according to their families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.
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Those counted from the tribe of Ephraim: forty thousand, five hundred.
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Of the tribe of Manasseh, their descendants according to their families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.
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Those counted from the tribe of Manasseh: thirty two thousand, two hundred.
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Of the tribe of Benjamin, their descendants according to their families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.
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Those counted from the tribe of Benjamin: thirty five thousand, four hundred.
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Of the tribe of Dan, their descendants according to their families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.
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Those counted from the tribe of Dan: sixty two thousand, seven hundred.
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Of the tribe of Asher, their descendants according to their families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.
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Those counted from the tribe of Asher: forty one thousand, five hundred.
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Of the tribe of Naphtali, their descendants according to their families, according to their fathers' houses; the number of individual names of every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.
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Those counted from the tribe of Naphtali: fifty three thousand, four hundred.
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These are the numbered ones, whom Moses and Aaron and the twelve princes of Israel counted each one [representing] his fathers' house.
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All the children of Israel were counted according to their fathers' houses, from twenty years and upward, all who were fit to go out to the army.
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The sum of all those who were counted: six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
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But the Levites, according to their father's tribe were not numbered among them.
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The Lord spoke to Moses saying:
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Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, and you shall not reckon their sum among the children of Israel.
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But you shall appoint the Levites over the Tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its vessels and over all that belong to it; they shall carry the Tabernacle and they shall minister to it, and they shall encamp around the Tabernacle.
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When the Tabernacle is set to travel, the Levites shall dismantle it; and when the Tabernacle camps, the Levites shall erect it; any outsider [non Levite] who approaches shall be put to death.
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The children of Israel shall encamp, each man by his own camp and each man by his division.
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The Levites shall encamp around the Mishkan of the Testimony, so that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel and the Levites shall keep the charge of the Mishkan of the Testimony.
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And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses thus did they do.
