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Now the 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 had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

"Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, every male, head by head

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 their names, every male by their polls;

from twenty years old and upward, whoever is able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall count them by their armies.

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.

"With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, each one head of his father's household.

And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

"These then are the names of the men who shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;

And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.

of the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

of the tribe of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;

Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;

Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.

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

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

of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.

of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;

Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;

Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.

of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;

Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

"These are the men who were called from the congregation, the leaders of their fathers' tribes; they were the heads of divisions of Israel."

These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,

And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:

and they assembled all the congregation on the first day of the second month. Then they registered by ancestry in their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, head by head,

And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of 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.

just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So he counted them in the wilderness of Sinai.

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

Now the sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,

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;

their numbered men of the tribe of Reuben were 46,500.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

Of the sons of Simeon, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, their numbered men, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,

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;

their numbered men of the tribe of Simeon were 59,300.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

Of the sons of Gad, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,

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;

their numbered men of the tribe of Gad were 45,650.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.

Of the sons of Judah, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,

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;

their numbered men of the tribe of Judah were 74,600.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

Of the sons of Issachar, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,

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;

their numbered men of the tribe of Issachar were 54,400.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

Of the sons of Zebulun, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,

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;

their numbered men of the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

Of the sons of Joseph, namely, of the sons of Ephraim, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,

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;

their numbered men of the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.

Of the sons of Manasseh, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,

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;

their numbered men of the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

Of the sons of Benjamin, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,

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;

their numbered men of the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

Of the sons of Dan, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,

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;

their numbered men of the tribe of Dan were 62,700.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

Of the sons of Asher, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,

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;

their numbered men of the tribe of Asher were 41,500.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

Of the sons of Naphtali, their descendants by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,

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;

their numbered men of the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron counted, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each of whom was of his father's household.

These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.

So all the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers' households, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war in Israel,

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;

all the numbered men were 603,550.

Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.