Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the wilderness of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites departed from the land of Egypt. He said:

Now these are the names of the men who are to help you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;

from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

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

from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan."

just as the Lord had commanded Moses. And so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

And they were as follows: The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually.

"Now those who will be camping on the east, toward the sunrise, are the divisions of the camp of Judah under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.

Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.

"On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.

Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

"On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Amihud.

Next to them will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.

"On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Asher. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran.

Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.

Now these are the records of Aaron and Moses when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai:

Now the leader of the clan of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

Now the leader of the clan of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

Now the head of all the Levitical leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the sanctuary.

Now the leader of the clan of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

"The appointed responsibility of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest is for the oil for the light, and the spiced incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil; he also has the appointed responsibility over all the tabernacle with all that is in it, over the sanctuary and over all its furnishings."

This is the service of the families of the Gershonites concerning the tent of meeting. Their responsibilities will be under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

This is the service of the families of the Merarites, their entire service concerning the tent of meeting, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest."

"Tell the Israelites, 'When a man or a woman commits any sin that people commit, thereby breaking faith with the Lord, and that person is found guilty,

then he must confess his sin that he has committed and must make full reparation, add one fifth to it, and give it to whomever he wronged.

and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites, as their service required, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah.

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering.

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the Zebulunites, presented an offering.

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the Reubenites, presented an offering.

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the Simeonites, presented an offering.

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Sheloumiel son of Zurishaddai.

On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the Gadites, presented an offering.

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the Ephraimites, presented an offering.

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the Manassehites, presented an offering.

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the Benjaminites, presented an offering.

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Amishaddai, leader of the Danites, presented an offering.

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Amishaddai.

On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader of the Asherites, presented an offering.

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.

On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the Naphtalites, presented an offering.

and for the sacrifice of peace offerings: two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt:

And they observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight in the wilderness of Sinai; in accordance with all that the Lord had commanded Moses, so the Israelites did.

But the man who is ceremonially clean, and was not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover, that person must be cut off from his people. Because he did not bring the Lord's offering at its appointed time, that man must bear his sin.

So the Israelites set out on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.

The standard of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Over the company of the tribe of Issacharites was Nathanel son of Zuar,

and over the company of the tribe of the Zebulunites was Elion son of Helon.

The standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their companies; over his company was Elizur son of Shedeur.

Over the company of the tribe of the Simeonites was Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

and over the company of the tribe of the Gadites was Eliasaph son of Deuel.

And the standard of the camp of the Ephraimites set out according to their companies; over his company was Elishama son of Ammihud.

Over the company of the tribe of the Manassehites was Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

and over the company of the tribe of Benjaminites was Abidan son of Gideoni.

The standard of the camp of the Danites set out, which was the rear guard of all the camps by their companies; over his company was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

Over the company of the tribe of the Asherites was Pagiel son of Ocran,

and over the company of the tribe of the Naphtalites was Ahira son of Enan.

Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel, the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We are journeying to the place about which the Lord said, 'I will give it to you.' Come with us and we will treat you well, for the Lord has promised good things for Israel."

Joshua son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his choice young men, said, "My lord Moses, stop them!"

When the cloud departed from above the tent, Miriam became leprous as snow. Then Aaron looked at Miriam, and she was leprous!

So Aaron said to Moses, "O my lord, please do not hold this sin against us, in which we have acted foolishly and have sinned!

Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;

from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;

from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;

from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;

from the tribe of Joseph, namely, the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi son of Susi;

from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;

from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;

from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vopshi;

from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Maki.

These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to investigate the land. And Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.

So they went up and investigated the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, at the entrance of Hamath.

When they went up through the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak, were living. (Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of those who had investigated the land, tore their garments.

then they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you, Lord, are among this people, that you, Lord, are seen face to face, that your cloud stands over them, and that you go before them by day in a pillar of cloud and in a pillar of fire by night.