1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the
congregation, on the first dayof the second month, in the second year after they were come out
of the land of Egypt, saying,
2 Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the
house of their fathers, with the number of theirnames, every male by their polls;
3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and
Aaron shall number them by their armies.
4 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
5 And these arethe names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe ofReuben; Elizur
the son of Shedeur.
6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
7 Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
8 Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel
the son of Pedahzur.
11 Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.
12 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
13 Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.
14 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
16 These werethe renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads
of thousands in Israel.
17 And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by theirnames:
18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first dayof the second month, and
they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to
the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
19 As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by
the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male
from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
21 Those that were numbered of them, evenof the tribe of Reuben, wereforty and six thousand
and five hundred.
22 Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their
fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their
polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
23 Those that were numbered of them, evenof the tribe of Simeon, werefifty and nine
thousand and three hundred.
24 Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their
fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were
able to go forth to war;
25 Those that were numbered of them, evenof the tribe of Gad, wereforty and five thousand
six hundred and fifty.
26 Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their
fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were
able to go forth to war;
27 Those that were numbered of them, evenof the tribe of Judah, werethreescore and fourteen
thousand and six hundred.
28 Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their

fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were
able to go forth to war;
29 Those that were numbered of them, evenof the tribe of Issachar, werefifty and four
thousand and four hundred.
30 Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their
fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were
able to go forth to war;
31 Those that were numbered of them, evenof the tribe of Zebulun, werefifty and seven
thousand and four hundred.
32 Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after
their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty
years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
33 Those that were numbered of them, evenof the tribe of Ephraim, wereforty thousand and
five hundred.
34 Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their
fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were
able to go forth to war;
35 Those that were numbered of them, evenof the tribe of Manasseh, werethirty and two
thousand and two hundred.
36 Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their
fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were
able to go forth to war;
37 Those that were numbered of them, evenof the tribe of Benjamin, werethirty and five
thousand and four hundred.
38 Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their
fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were
able to go forth to war;
39 Those that were numbered of them, evenof the tribe of Dan, werethreescore and two
thousand and seven hundred.
40 Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their
fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were
able to go forth to war;
41 Those that were numbered of them, evenof the tribe of Asher, wereforty and one thousand
and five hundred.
42 Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house
of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war;
43 Those that were numbered of them, evenof the tribe of Naphtali, werefifty and three
thousand and four hundred.
44 These arethose that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of
Israel, beingtwelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.
45 So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their
fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;
46 Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five
hundred and fifty.
47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
48 For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,
49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the
children of Israel:

50 But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels
thereof, and over all things that belongto it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels
thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
51 And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the
tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall
be put to death.
52 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man
by his own standard, throughout their hosts.
53 But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath
upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the
tabernacle of testimony.
54 And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
2 Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their
father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.
3 And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of
Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall becaptain of the
children of Judah.
4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, werethreescore and fourteen thousand
and six hundred.
5 And those that do pitch next unto him shall bethe tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of
Zuar shall becaptain of the children of Issachar.
6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, werefifty and four thousand and four
hundred.
7 Thenthe tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall becaptain of the children of
Zebulun.
8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, werefifty and seven thousand and four
hundred.
9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah werean hundred thousand and fourscore
thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.
10 On the south side shall bethe standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and
the captain of the children of Reuben shall beElizur the son of Shedeur.
11 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, wereforty and six thousand and five
hundred.
12 And those which pitch by him shall bethe tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of
Simeon shall beShelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
13 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, werefifty and nine thousand and three
hundred.
14 Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall beEliasaph the son of Reuel.
15 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, wereforty and five thousand and six
hundred and fifty.
16 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben werean hundred thousand and fifty and one
thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the
second rank.
17 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in
the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by
their standards.
18 On the west side shall bethe standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and
the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall beElishama the son of Ammihud.