And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

Take the sum of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, according to their families, by their fathers' house, with the number of names, every male by their heads,

And with you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of the house of his fathers.

And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur;

of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

of Issachar, Nethaneel the son of Zuar;

of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;

of the sons of Joseph; of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;

of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran;

of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel;

of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

These were the noted ones of the congregation, rulers of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

And they gathered all the congregation on the first day of the second month. And they declared their pedigrees according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their heads.

As Jehovah commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

And the sons of Reuben, Israel's first-born son, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, by their heads, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war:

those numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand, five hundred.

Of the sons of Simeon, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their heads, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war:

those numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.

Of the sons of Gad, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war:

those numbered of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.

Of the sons of Judah, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all able to go forth to war:

those numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand, six hundred.

Of the sons of Issachar, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war:

those numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand, four hundred.

Of the sons of Zebulun, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war:

those numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand, four hundred.

Of the sons of Joseph, of the sons of Ephraim, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war:

those numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand, five hundred.

Of the sons of Manasseh, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war:

those numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand, two hundred.

Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war:

those numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand, four hundred.

Of the sons of Dan, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war:

those numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.

Of the sons of Asher, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war:

those numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand, five hundred.

Of the sons of Naphtali, by their generations, according to their families, by their fathers' house, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war:

those were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand, four hundred.

These are those who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the rulers of Israel being twelve men. Each one was for the house of his fathers.

And all those that were numbered of the sons of Israel, by their fathers' house, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel:

But the Levites, according to the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered among them.

Only you shall not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the sons of Israel.

But you shall set the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all its vessels, and over all its things. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its vessels. And they shall serve it, and shall camp around the tabernacle.

And when the tabernacle sets forth, the Levites shall take it down. And when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. And the stranger who comes near shall die.

And the sons of Israel shall pitch their tents, each man by his own camp, and each man by his own banner, throughout their armies.

But the Levites shall pitch around the tabernacle of testimony, so that there may be no wrath upon the congregation of the sons of Israel. And the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

And the sons of Israel did according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses. So they did.

Every man of the sons of Israel shall pitch by his own banner, with the banner of their father's house. They shall pitch far off, around the tabernacle of the congregation.

And those who pitch on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall be those of the banner of the camp of Judah, throughout their armies. And Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the sons of Judah.

And those that pitch next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. And Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the sons of Issachar.

And the tribe of Zebulun; the ruler of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred and eighty-six thousand and four hundred, by their armies. They shall set forth first.

On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies; the ruler of the sons of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

And those who pitch beside him shall be the tribe of Simeon. And the captain of the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

Then the tribe of Gad. And the ruler of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were a hundred fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the second rank.

And the tabernacle of the congregation shall go forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp. As they camp, so they shall go forward, each man in his place, by their banners.

On the west side shall be the banner of the camp of Ephraim, according to their armies. And the ruler of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

And beside him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. And the ruler of the sons of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

And the tribe of Benjamin; the ruler of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred eight thousand, one hundred, by their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

The banner of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side of their armies. And the ruler of the sons of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

And those that camp beside him shall be the tribe of Asher. And the ruler of the sons of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

Then the tribe of Naphtali. And the ruler of the sons of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

All those who were numbered in the camp of Dan were a hundred fifty-seven thousand, six hundred. They shall go last with their banners.

These are those numbered of the sons of Israel, by their fathers' house. All those numbered of the camps throughout their armies were six hundred three thousand, five hundred and fifty.

But the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel, even as Jehovah commanded Moses.

And the sons of Israel did according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses. So they pitched by their banners, and so they went forward, everyone according to their families, according to the house of their fathers.

These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day Jehovah spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.

And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the first-born, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he set apart to minister as priests.

And Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah when they offered strange fire before Jehovah in the wilderness of Sinai. And they had no sons. And Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priest in the presence of Aaron their father.

Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, so that they may minister to him.

And they shall keep his charge and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.

And they shall keep all the vessels of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his son. They are wholly given to him out of the sons of Israel.

And you shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office. And the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of all the first-born that open the womb from the sons of Israel. Therefore the Levites shall be Mine.

Because all the first-born are Mine. On the day that I struck all the first-born in the land of Egypt I set apart to Myself all the first-born in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be Mine. I am Jehovah.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai saying,

Number the sons of Levi according to their fathers' house, by their families. You shall number them, every male from a month old and upward.

And Moses numbered them according to the word of Jehovah, as he was commanded.

And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

And these were the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram and Izehar, Hebron and Uzziel.

And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These were the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites. These are the families of the Gershonites.

Those who were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward; those numbered of them were seven thousand, five hundred.

The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.

And the ruler of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, and its covering, and the veil for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

and the hangings of the court, and the veil for the door of the court which is by the tabernacle and by the altar all around, and the cords of it, for all the service of it.

And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites. These were the families of the Kohathites.

In number, all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.

And the ruler of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the lampstand, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the veil, and all the service of it.