Numbers 1:16-46 - The Census Of The Tribes

16 These were councilors of the congregation and lords in the tribes of their fathers and captains over thousands in Israel.

17 And Moses and Aaron took these men, above named, 18 and gathered all the congregation together, the first day of the second month, and reckoned them after their birth and kindreds and houses of their fathers by name from twenty years and above, head by head; 19 as the LORD commanded Moses, even so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. 20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, in their generations, kindreds and houses of their fathers - when they were numbered every man by name, all that were males from twenty years and above, as many as were able to go forth in war - 21 were numbered in the tribe of Reuben, forty six thousand and five hundred. 22 Among the children of Simeon, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when every man's name was told, of all the males from twenty years and above, whatsoever was meet for the war - 23 were numbered in the tribe of Simeon forty nine thousand and three hundred. 24 Among the children of Gad, their generation in their kindreds and households of their fathers - when they were told by name, from twenty years and above, all that were mete for the war - 25 were numbered in the tribe of Gad forty five thousand, six hundred and fifty. 26 Among the children of Judah, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - by the number of names, from twenty years and above, all that were able to war - 27 were told in the tribe of Judah seventy four thousand and six hundred. 28 Among the children of Issachar, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when their names were counted, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was apt for war - 29 were numbered in the tribe of Issachar fifty four thousand and four hundred. 30 Among the children of Zebulun, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers -after the number of names, from twenty years and above, whosoever was mete for the war - 31 were counted in the tribe of Zebulun fifty seven thousand and four hundred. 32 Among the children of Joseph, first among the children of Ephraim, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when the names of all that were apt to the war were told, from twenty years and above - 33 were in number in the tribe of Ephraim, forty thousand, and six hundred. 34 Among the children of Manasseh, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when the names of all that were apt to war were told, 35 from twenty and above - were numbered in the tribe of Manasseh thirty two thousand and two hundred. 36 Among the children of Benjamin, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - by the tale of names, from twenty years and above of all that were mete for war - 37 were numbered in the tribe of Benjamin thirty five thousand and four hundred. 38 Among the children of Dan, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - in the sum of names of all that was apt to war, 39 from twenty years and above - were numbered in the tribe of Dan fifty seven thousand and seven hundred. 40 Among the children of Asher, their generation, in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when they were summed by name, from twenty years and above, all that were apt to war - 41 were numbered in the tribe of Asher forty one thousand and five hundred. 42 Among the children of Naphtali, their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers - when their names were told, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was mete to war - 43 were numbered in the tribe of Naphtali fifty three thousand and four hundred.

44 These are the numbers which Moses and Aaron numbered with the twelve princes of Israel: of every house of their fathers, a man. 45 And all the numbers of the children of Israel, in the houses of their fathers, from twenty years and above, whatsoever was mete for the war in Israel, 46 drew unto the sum of six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.