Numbers 1

Thomson^{(i) 1} Again the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sina, in the tabernacle of the testimony, on the first day of the second month, in the second year of their coming out of the land of Egypt, and said, ² Take ye the sum of the whole congregation of Israel, according to pedigrees, and according to the houses of their patriarchal families, and according to the number of their names, according to their poll, every male ³ from twenty years old and upwards, every one who goeth out in the army of Israel; review them with their army. Thou and Aaron shall review them, ⁴ and with you there shall be of the chiefs, one from each tribe. They shall be the chiefs of the patriarchal houses; ⁵ and these are the names of the men who shall attend you. Of the Reubenites, Elisur, son of Sedur; ⁶ of the Symeonites, Salamiel, son of Surisadai; ⁷ of the children of Judas, Naasson, son of Aminadab; ⁸ of the children of Issachar, Nathaniel, son of Sogar; ⁹ of the Zabulonites, Eliab, son of Chailon; ¹⁰ of the children of Joseph; of the Ephraimites, Elisama, son of Emiud; of the Manassites, Gamaliel, son of Phadassur; ¹¹ of the Benjaminites, Abidon, son of Gadeoni; ¹² of the Danites, Achiezer, son of Amisadai; ¹³ of the Aserites, Phagiel, son of Echran; ¹⁴ of the Gadites, Elisaph, son of Raguel; ¹⁵ of the Nephthaleimites, Achire, son of Ainan. ¹⁶ These are renowned men of the congregation, chiefs of the tribes according to their patriarchal families, the chiliarchs of Israel. ¹⁷ So Moses and Aaron took these men, who were expressly named, ¹⁸ and assembled all the congregation on the first day of the second month, and marshalled them according to their pedigrees, according to their families, according to the number of their names, from twenty years old and upwards, every male by their poll, ¹⁹ as the Lord commanded Moses, and reviewed them in the wilderness of Sina. ²⁰ And there were of the children of Reuben, Jacob's first born, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of names by their poll; all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ²¹ on the review of those of the tribe of Reuben, were forty six thousand five hundred. ²² And of the Symeonites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names, according to their poll, all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ²³ on the review of them, of the tribe of Symeon, were fifty nine thousand three hundred. ²⁴ And of the Gadites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll, all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ²⁵ on a review of those of the tribe of Gad, were forty five thousand six hundred and fifty. ²⁶ And of the children of Judas, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll; all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ²⁷ on the review of those of the tribe of Judas, were seventy four thousand six hundred. ²⁸ And of the Issacharites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll, all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ²⁹ on a review of those of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty four thousand four hundred. ³⁰ And of the Zabulonites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll, 81 all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ³¹ on a review of those of the tribe of Zabulon, were fifty seven thousand four hundred. ³² And of the children of Joseph; Of the Ephraimites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll, all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ³³ on a review of those of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred. ³⁴ And of the Manassites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll, all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ³⁵ on a review of those of the tribe of Manasses, were thirty two thousand two hundred. ³⁶ And of the Benjaminites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll, all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ³⁷ on a review of those of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty five thousand four hundred. ³⁸ And of the Danites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll, all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ³⁹ on a review of those of the tribe of Dan, were sixty two thousand seven hundred. ⁴⁰ And of the Aserites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll, all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ⁴¹ on a review of those of the tribe of Aser, were forty one thousand five hundred. ⁴² And of the Nephthaleimites, according to their pedigrees, according to their communities, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names by their poll, all the males from twenty years old and upwards, every one who went out in the army, ⁴³ on a review of those of the tribe of Nephthaleim, were fifty three thousand four hundred. ⁴⁴ This was the review which Moses and Aaron, and the chiefs of Israel made. The chiefs were twelve, a man for every tribe. They were of the patriarchal houses of their respective tribes. ⁴⁵ And the whole review of the Israelites, comprehending their army from twenty years old and upwards, ⁴⁶ every one who went out to be marshalled in Israel, was six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. ⁴⁷ But the Levites of the tribe of their father's house, were not reviewed among the Israelites: ⁴⁸ for the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying, ⁴⁹ See that thou review not the tribe of Levi, nor take an account of them among the children of Israel. ⁵⁰ But thou shalt set the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the utensils thereof, and over all the things which are in it. They shall carry the tabernacle, and all its utensils, and they shall minister therein, and encamp about the tabernacle. ⁵¹ And when the tabernacle is to remove, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, they shall set it up. And if any of another family come near, let him be put to death. ⁵² And when the Israelites encamp, every man in his station, and every man according to his command, with their army, ⁵³ let the Levites encamp before them, around the tabernacle of the testimony, that there may be no lapse committed by the children of Israel; and that the Levites themselves may guard the tabernacle of the testimony. ⁵⁴ And when the Israelites had done according to all that the Lord commanded Moses,