“Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of every male one by one.

The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting one by one the names of every male 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

The descendants of Simeon: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, those registered counting one by one the names of every male 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

“Register the Levites by their ancestral houses and their clans. You are to register every male one month old or more.”

Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 7,500.

Counting every male one month old or more, there were 8,600 responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

Those registered, counting every male one month old or more, numbered 6,200.

The Lord told Moses: “Register every firstborn male of the Israelites one month old or more, and list their names.

You must send away both male or female; send them outside the camp, so that they will not defile their camps where I dwell among them.”

He is to rededicate his time of consecration to the Lord and to bring a year-old male lamb as a restitution offering. But do not count the previous period, because his consecrated hair became defiled.

He is to present an offering to the Lord of one unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, one unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, one unblemished ram as a fellowship offering,

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

one male goat for a sin offering;

and two bulls, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five male lambs a year old, for the fellowship sacrifice. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

one male goat for a sin offering;

and two bulls, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five male lambs a year old, for the fellowship sacrifice. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

one male goat for a sin offering;

and two bulls, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five male lambs a year old, for the fellowship sacrifice. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

one male goat for a sin offering;

and two bulls, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five male lambs a year old, for the fellowship sacrifice. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

one male goat for a sin offering;

and two bulls, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five male lambs a year old, for the fellowship sacrifice. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

one male goat for a sin offering;

and two bulls, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five male lambs a year old, for the fellowship sacrifice. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

one male goat for a sin offering;

and two bulls, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five male lambs a year old, for the fellowship sacrifice. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

one male goat for a sin offering;

and two bulls, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five male lambs a year old, for the fellowship sacrifice. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

one male goat for a sin offering;

and two bulls, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five male lambs a year old, for the fellowship sacrifice. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

one male goat for a sin offering;

and two bulls, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five male lambs a year old, for the fellowship sacrifice. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

one male goat for a sin offering;

and two bulls, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five male lambs a year old, for the fellowship sacrifice. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ochran.

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

one male goat for a sin offering;

and two bulls, five rams, five male breeding goats, and five male lambs a year old, for the fellowship sacrifice. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

All the livestock for the burnt offering totaled 12 bulls, 12 rams, and 12 male lambs a year old, with their grain offerings, and 12 male goats for the sin offering.

All the livestock for the fellowship sacrifice totaled 24 bulls, 60 rams, 60 male breeding goats, and 60 male lambs a year old. This was the dedication gift for the altar after it was anointed.

and if it was done unintentionally without the community’s awareness, the entire community is to prepare one young bull for a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord, with its grain offering and drink offering according to the regulation, and one male goat as a sin offering.

You are to eat it as a most holy offering. Every male may eat it; it is to be holy to you.

You will pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your assessment: five shekels of silver by the standard sanctuary shekel, which is 20 gerahs.

Those registered were 23,000, every male one month old or more; they were not registered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.

And say to them: This is the fire offering you are to present to the Lord:

“Each day present two unblemished year-old male lambs as a regular burnt offering.

“On the Sabbath day present two unblemished year-old male lambs, four quarts of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and its drink offering.

“At the beginning of each of your months present a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old—all unblemished—

Their drink offerings are to be two quarts of wine with each bull, one and a third quarts with the ram, and one quart with each male lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering for all the months of the year.

And one male goat is to be offered as a sin offering to the Lord, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering.

Present a fire offering, a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. Your animals are to be unblemished.

and one male goat for a sin offering to make atonement for yourselves.

Present a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old,

and one male goat to make atonement for yourselves.

Offer a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old—all unblemished—

and two quarts with each of the seven male lambs.

Also offer one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for yourselves.

Present a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. All your animals are to be unblemished.

Offer one male goat for a sin offering. The regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings are in addition to the sin offering of atonement.

Present a burnt offering, a fire offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord: 13 young bulls, two rams, and 14 male lambs a year old. They are to be unblemished.

Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

“On the second day present 12 young bulls, two rams, and 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished—

Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

“On the third day present 11 bulls, two rams, 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished—

Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

“On the fourth day present 10 bulls, two rams, 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished—

Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

“On the fifth day present nine bulls, two rams, 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished—

Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

“On the sixth day present eight bulls, two rams, 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished—

Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

“On the seventh day present seven bulls, two rams, and 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished—

Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

Present a burnt offering, a fire offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord: one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old—all unblemished—

Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

They waged war against Midian, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and killed every male.

So now, kill all the male children and kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man,

Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying every firstborn male the Lord had struck down among them, for the Lord had executed judgment against their gods.