And LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they came out of the land of Egypt, saying,

from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go forth to war in Israel. Thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

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

And these are the names of the men who shall stand with you. Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.

And Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name,

and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month. And they declared their ancestry after their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and

And the sons of Reuben, Israel's first-born, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go

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

Of the sons of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, those who were numbered of it, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were a

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

So all those who were numbered of the sons of Israel by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war in Israel,

even all those who were numbered were six hundred three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

but appoint thou the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the furniture of it, and over all that belongs to it. They shall bear the tabernacle, and all the furniture of it, and they shall minister to it, and s

And when the tabernacle sets forward, 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 be put to death.

And the sons of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their armies.

But the Levites shall encamp round about the tabernacle of the testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the sons of Israel. And the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.

And LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

And those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be those of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their armies. And the ruler of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

And those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. And the ruler of the sons of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

And his army, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

[Then] the tribe of Zebulun. And the ruler of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

And his army, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

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

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

And his army, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.

And those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. And the ruler of the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

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

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

All who were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their armies. And they shall set forth second.

On the west side shall be the standard 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 his army, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

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

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

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

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred eight thousand and a hundred, according to their armies. And they shall set forth third.

On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their armies. And the ruler of the sons of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.

And those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher. And the ruler of the sons of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.

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

And his army, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred fifty-seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set forth rearmost by their standards.

These are those who were numbered of the sons of Israel by their fathers' houses. All who were numbered of the camps according to their armies were six hundred three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

Thus did the sons of Israel. According to all that LORD commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, everyone by their families, according to their fathers' houses.

Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that LORD 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.

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

And LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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

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

And they shall keep all the furniture of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sons of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

And thou shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the sons of Israel.

And thou shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood. And the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

And LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the sons of Israel instead of all the first-born who opens the womb among the sons of Israel. And the Levites shall be mine,

for all the first-born are mine. On the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I hallowed to me all the first-born in Israel, both man and beast. They shall be mine. I am LORD.

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

Number the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families. Thou shall number them, every male from a month old and upward.

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

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

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

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

And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites. 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, even those who were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.

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

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tent of meeting shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering of it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting,

and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, 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 Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites.

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

And the ruler of the fathers' house 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 candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the screen, and all the service of it.

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be ruler of the rulers of the Levites, [with] the oversight of those who keep the charge of the sanctuary.

Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites. These are the families of Merari.

And those who were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.

And the ruler of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle northward.