1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, in the desert of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after their departure from the land of Egypt. He said:
2 "Take a census of the whole community of Israel, by clans and families, taking a count of the names of all the males, head by head.
3 You and Aaron will enlist all men of Israel, twenty years of age and over, able to give military service.
4 From each tribe you shall take a man, the head of his family, to help you in this.
5 These are the names of those who are to be your helpers: For Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur.
6 For Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
7 For Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab.
8 For Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar.
9 For Zebu-lun, Eliab son of Helon.
10 Of the sons of Joseph: for Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; for Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
11 For Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni.
12 For Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
13 For Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran.
14 For Gad, Eliasaph son of Reuel.
15 For Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan."
16 These men were elected by public acclamation; they were leaders of their ancestral clans, chiefs of Israel's hosts.
17 Moses and Aaron took these men who had been named,
18 and on the first day of the second month they called together the whole community. The sons of Israel listed their names according to their clans and families, and one by one the names of all men of twenty years and over were recorded and counted.
19 As Yahweh had commanded, Moses took a census of them in the desert of Sinai.
20 When the tribe of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, had been listed by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, able to give military service, were recorded one by one.
21 The total of these for the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.
22 When the tribe of Simeon had been listed by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, able to give military service, were recorded one by one.
23 The total of these for the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.
24 When the tribe of Gad had been listed by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, able to give military service were recorded one by one.
25 The total of these for the tribe of Gad was 45,650.
26 When the tribe of Judah had been listed by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, able to give military service, were recorded one by one.
27 The total of these for the tribe of Judah was 74,600.
28 When the tribe of Issachar had been listed by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, able to give military service were recorded one by one.
29 The total of these for the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.
30 When the tribe of Zebulun had been listed by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, able to give military service, were recorded one by one.
31 The total of these for the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.
32 The descendants of Joseph: when the tribe of Ephraim had been listed by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, able to give military service, were recorded one by one.
33 The total of these for the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.
34 When the tribe of Manasseh had been listed by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, able to give military service, were recorded one by one.
35 The total of these for the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.
36 When the tribe of Benjamin had been listed by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, able to give military service, were recorded one by one.
37 The total of these for the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.
38 When the tribe of Dan had been listed by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, able to give military service were recorded one by one.
39 The total of these for the tribe of Dan was 62,700.
40 When the tribe of Asher had been listed by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, able to give military service, were recorded one by one.
41 The total of these for the tribe of Asher was 41,500.
42 When the tribe of Napthali had been listed by clans and families, the names of all the males of twenty years and over, able to give military service, were recorded one by one.
43 The total of these for the tribe of Napthali was 53,400.
44 Such were the men registered by Moses, Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each representing his tribe.
45 Every man of Israel of twenty years and over, able to give military service, was counted according to his tribe.
46 Altogether the full total was 603,550.
47 But the Levites and their tribe were not included in the count.
48 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said:
49 "Do not take any census of the Levites, or register them among the sons of Israel.
50 You yourself must enlist the Levites to serve the Holy Tent of the Testimony and to look after its furnishings and its belongings. They are to carry the Holy Tent, and all its furnishings; they are to take care of it and set up their camp around it.
51 Whenever the Holy Tent is to be moved, the Levites shall take it down; whenever the Holy Tent is to be set up again, they shall do this. Any layman coming near it must be put to death.
52 The sons of Israel are to set up their tents in formation, each man with his own group and under his own banner.
53 But the Levites are to set up their tents around the Holy Tent of the Testimony, lest God's anger fall on the whole community of Israel. The Levites will take care of the Holy Tent of the Testimony."
54 The sons of Israel did exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
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Chapter 1 of the Numbers Book describes the Census of Men of Israel who were able to fight in war. The purpose of this census was to determine how many men were in each tribe that were in a military age and therefore would be eligible to fight for the nation of Israel. The verses below are related to the topics addressed in numbers 1:
Numbers 26:2 - "Takes the census of the entire congregation of the children of Israel since the age of twenty years, according to the houses of parents, all who can go out to war in Israel." This verse is similar to numbers 1, as it also talks about a census of men in Israel who are able to fight in war.
Exodus 30:12 - "When you make the sum of the children of Israel according to their number, each one will give the Lord the rescue of his soul, when he tells them; so that there is no plague between them when they tell them." This verse is related because it talks about the importance of giving a ransom when telling the people of Israel to avoid a plague.
2 Samuel 24:1-2-"And the wrath of the Lord again lit against Israel, and incited David against them, saying, Go, numbered Israel and Judah. Then the king said to Joab, head of the army , who was with Him: now goes through all the tribes of Israel, from Dã to Beersba, and make a census of the people, so that I know the number of the people. " This verse is related because it also talks about a census of the children of Israel and shows the consequences when the census is done without God's will.
Exodus 12:37-38 - "And the sons of Israel departed from Rameses to Supote, about six hundred thousand on foot, only men, and children. And also climbed with them a large multitude of all sorts of people, and sheep , and very numerous cattle ". This verse is related because it describes the large number of men who left Egypt during the exodus and shows the importance of knowing how many men were in each tribe.
Deuteronomy 20:1 - "When you go out to the battle against your enemies, and you see horses, and cars, and more numerous people than you, do not have, for the Lord your God is with you, who took you out of the earth of Egypt." This verse is related because it talks about the importance of trusting God, even when facing an enemy with a great army, and reminds the Israelites that the Lord had been with them since the Exodus of Egypt.
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