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

16 These were the men chosen from the congregation. They were the leaders of their ancestors' tribes, and heads of the divisions of Israel.

17 Moses and Aaron took the men who had been named 18 and assembled the whole congregation on the first day of the second month. Each man at least twenty years old provided his genealogy by family and household. Then his name was listed. 19 Moses registered the men of Israel in the Desert of Sinai as Jehovah commanded him. 20 The roster of families and households for the descendants of Reuben, Israel's firstborn son, listed every man by name that was at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. 21 The total for the tribe of Reuben was forty-six thousand. 22 The roster of families and households for the descendants of Simeon registered and listed every man by name that was at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. 23 The total for the tribe of Simeon was fifty-nine thousand three hundred. 24 The roster of families and households for the descendants of Gad listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. 25 The total for the tribe of Gad was forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. 26 The roster of families and households for the descendants of Judah listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. 27 The total for the tribe of Judah was seventy-four thousand six hundred. 28 The roster of families and households for the descendants of Issachar listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. 29 The total for the tribe of Issachar was fifty-four thousand four hundred. 30 The roster of families and households for the descendants of Zebulun listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. 31 The total for the tribe of Zebulun was fifty-seven thousand four hundred. 32 The roster of families and households for the descendants of Joseph, those from Ephraim, listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. 33 The total for the tribe of Ephraim was forty thousand five hundred. 34 The roster of families and households for the descendants of Manasseh listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. 35 The total for the tribe of Manasseh was thirty-two thousand two hundred. 36 The roster of families and households for the descendants of Benjamin listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. 37 The total for the tribe of Benjamin was thirty-five thousand four hundred. 38 The roster of families and households for the descendants of Dan listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. 39 The total for the tribe of Dan was sixty-two thousand seven hundred. 40 The roster of families and households for the descendants of Asher listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. 41 The total for the tribe of Asher was forty-one thousand five hundred. 42 The roster of families and households for the descendants of Naphtali listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. 43 The total for the tribe of Naphtali was fifty-three thousand four hundred.

44 Moses, Aaron, and the twelve leaders of Israel, each representing his own family, added up these totals. 45 The Israelites registered by households. The grand total of men who were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty 46 was six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.