¹Then Jehovah  ²spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the  ²Tent of Meeting, 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 assembly of the children of Israel, by their  ¹families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, every male, head by head.

From  ¹twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go forth  ²for military service in Israel, you and Aaron shall  ³number them by their companies.

And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each man the head of his fathers' household.

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

From Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

From Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

From Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

From Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.

From the children of Joseph: from Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

From Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.

From Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

From Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.

From Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

From Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan.

These are the ones who were called from the assembly, the leaders of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

And  ¹Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name.

And on the first day of the second month they gathered all the assembly together; and they  ¹registered themselves by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head.

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

And the children of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth for military service,

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

From the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' households, those who were numbered of them, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth for military service,

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

From the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth for military service,

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

From the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth for military service,

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

From the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth for military service,

Those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar: fifty-four thousand four hundred.

From the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth for military service,

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

From the children of Joseph: from the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth for military service,

Those who were numbered of them, from the tribe of Ephraim: forty thousand five hundred.

And from the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth for military service,

Those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh: thirty-two thousand two hundred.

From the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth for military service,

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

From the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth for military service,

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

From the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth for military service,

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

From the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth for military service,

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

These were the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each one for his fathers' household.

So all who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' households, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth for military service in Israel,

Even all the numbered men were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

But the  ¹Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers' tribe.

For Jehovah had spoken to Moses, saying,

Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor shall you take the sum of them among the children of Israel;

But you, appoint the Levites over the  ¹Tabernacle of the Testimony and over all its furnishings and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; and they shall minister to it and shall encamp around the tabernacle.

And when the tabernacle sets out, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle encamps, the Levites shall set it up. But the  ¹stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

And the children of Israel shall encamp, each one by his own camp and each one by his own standard, according to their companies.

But the Levites shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there be no wrath upon the assembly of the children of Israel. And the Levites shall keep the charge of the Tabernacle of the Testimony.

Thus did the children of Israel do; according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses, so they did.

Then Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

The children of Israel shall  ¹encamp each by his own  ²standard with the ensigns of their fathers' households; they shall encamp  ³facing the Tent of Meeting on every side.

And those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their companies; and the leader of the children of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: seventy-four thousand six hundred.

And those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the leader of the children of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar;

And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: fifty-four thousand four hundred.

Then the tribe of Zebulun; and the leader of the children of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon;

And his company, that is, his numbered men: fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

All who were numbered of the camp of Judah: one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their companies. They shall set out  ¹first.

On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their companies; and the leader of the children of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur;

And his company, that is, his numbered men: forty-six thousand five hundred.

And those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the leader of the children of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

Then the tribe of Gad; and the leader of the children of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Reuel;

And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

All who were numbered of the camp of Reuben: one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their companies. And they shall set out second.

Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.

On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their companies; and the leader of the children of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud;

And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: forty thousand five hundred.

And next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the leader of the children of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;

And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: thirty-two thousand two hundred.

Then the tribe of Benjamin; and the leader of the children of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni;

And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: thirty-five thousand four hundred.

All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim: one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their companies. And they shall set out third.

On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their companies; and the leader of the children of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

And those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the leader of the children of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran;

And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: forty-one thousand five hundred.

Then the tribe of Naphtali; and the leader of the children of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan;

And his company, that is, those who were numbered of them: fifty-three thousand four hundred.

All who were numbered of the camp of Dan: one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards.

These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' households. All who were numbered in the camps according to their companies were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

Thus did the children of Israel do. According to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards and so they set out, every one by their families, according to their fathers' households.

Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses at the time when Jehovah spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

And these are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar;

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests,  ¹who were consecrated to serve as priests.

But  ¹Nadab and Abihu died before Jehovah when they offered strange fire before Jehovah in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.

And Jehovah 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 assembly before the Tent of Meeting to do the service of the tabernacle.

And they shall keep all the  ¹furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and the charge of the children of Israel to do the service of the tabernacle.

And you shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given to him from among the children of Israel.

And you shall  ¹appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood; but the  ²stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

Then Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

As for Me, I have now taken the  ¹Levites from among the children of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the children of Israel. So the Levites shall be Mine.

For all the firstborn are Mine; on the day that I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They shall be Mine; I am Jehovah.

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

Number the children of Levi by their fathers' households, by their families; every male from a month old and upward you shall number.

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

And these were the  ¹sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

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

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

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

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 five hundred.

The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle on the west.

And the leader of the father's household 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, its covering and the screen for the entrance of the Tent of Meeting,

And the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the court, which is around the tabernacle and around the altar, and its cords for all its service.

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 six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.

The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle to the south.

And the leader of the father's household of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

And their  ¹charge shall be the Ark and the table and the lampstand and the altars and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they minister and the screen and all its service.

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be leader of the leaders of the Levites and have 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: six thousand two hundred.

And the leader of the father's household of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle to the north.

And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle and its bars and its pillars and its sockets and all its equipment and all the service pertaining to it,

And the pillars around the court and their sockets and their pegs and their cords.

And those who encamp before the tabernacle to the east, before the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, shall be Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the  ¹charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Jehovah, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward were twenty-two thousand.

And Jehovah said to Moses, Number all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

And you shall take the Levites for Me — I am Jehovah — instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the cattle of the children of Israel.

And Moses numbered, just as Jehovah commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.

And all the firstborn males according to the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those who were numbered of them were twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.

Then Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be Mine; I am Jehovah.

And for the redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel over and above the number of the Levites,

You shall take five shekels apiece per head; according to the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them. (The shekel is twenty gerahs.)

And you shall give the money, by which the excess number of them is redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons.

So Moses took the redemption money from those who were over and above those who were redeemed by the Levites;

From the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, a thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Jehovah, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.