Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
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 Num 1:1 |
One day in midspring, [fn] during the second year after Israel's departure from Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tabernacle [fn] in the wilderness of Sinai. He said, |
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Num 1:2 |
"Take a census of the whole community of Israel by their clans and families. List the names of all the men |
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Num 1:3 |
twenty years old or older who are able to go to war. You and Aaron are to direct the project, |
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Num 1:4 |
assisted by one family leader from each tribe." |
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Num 1:5 |
These are the tribes and the names of the leaders chosen for the task: [Tribe Leader] Reuben Elizur son of Shedeur |
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Num 1:6 |
Simeon Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai |
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Num 1:7 |
Judah Nahshon son of Amminadab |
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Num 1:8 |
Issachar Nethanel son of Zuar |
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Num 1:9 |
Zebulun Eliab son of Helon |
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Num 1:10 |
Ephraim son of Joseph Elishama son of Ammihud Manasseh son of Joseph Gamaliel son of Pedahzur |
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Num 1:11 |
Benjamin Abidan son of Gideoni |
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Num 1:12 |
Dan Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai |
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Num 1:13 |
Asher Pagiel son of Ocran |
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Num 1:14 |
Gad Eliasaph son of Deuel |
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Num 1:15 |
Naphtali Ahira son of Enan |
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Num 1:16 |
These tribal leaders, heads of their own families, were chosen from among all the people. |
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Num 1:17 |
Now Moses and Aaron and the chosen leaders |
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Num 1:18 |
called together the whole community of Israel on that very day. [fn] All the people were registered according to their ancestry by their clans and families. The men of Israel twenty years old or older were registered, one by one, |
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Num 1:19 |
just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses counted the people there in the wilderness of Sinai. |
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Num 1:20 |
This is the number of men twenty years old or older who were able to go to war, each listed according to his own clan and family [fn]: [Tribe Number] Reuben (Jacob's [fn] oldest son) 46,500 |
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Num 1:21 |
Omitted from the NLT. See the  button or the footnotes for additional information.
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Num 1:22 |
Simeon 59,300 |
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Num 1:23 |
Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
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Num 1:24 |
Gad 45,650 |
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Num 1:25 |
Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
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Num 1:26 |
Judah 74,600 |
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Num 1:27 |
Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
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Num 1:28 |
Issachar 54,400 |
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Num 1:29 |
Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
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Num 1:30 |
Zebulun 57,400 |
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Num 1:31 |
Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
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Num 1:32 |
Ephraim son of Joseph 40,500 |
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Num 1:33 |
Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
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Num 1:34 |
Manasseh son of Joseph 32,200 |
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Num 1:35 |
Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
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Num 1:36 |
Benjamin 35,400 |
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Num 1:37 |
Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
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Num 1:38 |
Dan 62,700 |
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Num 1:39 |
Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
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Num 1:40 |
Asher 41,500 |
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Num 1:41 |
Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
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Num 1:42 |
Naphtali 53,400 |
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Num 1:43 |
Omitted from the NLT. See the button or the footnotes for additional information.
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Num 1:44 |
These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, all listed according to their ancestral descent. |
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Num 1:45 |
They were counted by families--all the men of Israel who were twenty years old or older and able to go to war. |
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Num 1:46 |
The total number was 603,550. |
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Num 1:47 |
But this total did not include the Levites. |
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Num 1:48 |
For the LORD had said to Moses, |
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Num 1:49 |
"Exempt the tribe of Levi from the census; do not include them when you count the rest of the Israelites. |
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Num 1:50 |
You must put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant, [fn] along with its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and its equipment as you travel, and they must care for it and camp around it. |
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Num 1:51 |
Whenever the Tabernacle is moved, the Levites will take it down and set it up again. Anyone else who goes too near the Tabernacle will be executed. |
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Num 1:52 |
Each tribe of Israel will have a designated camping area with its own family banner. |
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Num 1:53 |
But the Levites will camp around the Tabernacle of the Covenant to offer the people of Israel protection from the LORD's fierce anger. The Levites are responsible to stand guard around the Tabernacle." |
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Num 1:54 |
So the Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
NLT Footnotes:
- (1:1) Hebrew On the first day of the second month. This day of the Hebrew lunar calendar occurs in April or early May.
- (1:1) Hebrew Tent of Meeting.
- (1:18) Hebrew on the first day of the second month; see 1:1.
- (1:20-21) In the Hebrew text, number of men... family is repeated in 1:22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42.
- (1:20-21) Hebrew Israel's.
- (1:50) Or Tabernacle of the Testimony; also in 1:53.
