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The Census
The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. He said:
The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. He said:
“Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.
“From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their clans and families. List all the men
You and Aaron are to count according to their divisions all the men in Israel who are twenty years old or more and able to serve in the army.
twenty years old or older who are able to go to war. You and Aaron must register the troops,
One man from each tribe, each of them the head of his family, is to help you.
and you will be assisted by one family leader from each tribe.
These are the names of the men who are to assist you:
from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
“These are the tribes and the names of the leaders who will assist you:
| Tribe | Leader |
| Reuben | Elizur son of Shedeur |
from the sons of Joseph:
from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;
from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;
from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
Ephraim son of JosephElishama son of Ammihud Manasseh son of Joseph Gamaliel son of Pedahzur
These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel.
These are the chosen leaders of the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.”
Moses and Aaron took these men whose names had been specified,
So Moses and Aaron called together these chosen leaders,
and they called the whole community together on the first day of the second month. The people registered their ancestry by their clans and families, and the men twenty years old or more were listed by name, one by one,
as the Lord commanded Moses. And so he counted them in the Desert of Sinai:
just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses recorded their names in the wilderness of Sinai.
These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family.
These were the men registered by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, all listed according to their ancestral descent.
All the Israelites twenty years old or more who were able to serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.
They were registered by families — all the men of Israel who were twenty years old or older and able to go to war.
The ancestral tribe of the Levites, however, was not counted along with the others.
But this total did not include the Levites.
“You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites.
“Do not include the tribe of Levi in the registration; do not count them with the rest of the Israelites.
Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of the tabernacle of the covenant law — over all its furnishings and everything belonging to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they are to take care of it and encamp around it.
Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall do it. Anyone else who approaches it is to be put to death.
Whenever it is time for the Tabernacle to move, the Levites will take it down. And when it is time to stop, they will set it up again. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the Tabernacle must be put to death.
The Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard.
Each tribe of Israel will camp in a designated area with its own family banner.
The Levites, however, are to set up their tents around the tabernacle of the covenant law so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are to be responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the covenant law.”
But the Levites will camp around the Tabernacle of the Covenant to protect the community of Israel from the LORD’s anger. The Levites are responsible to stand guard around the Tabernacle.”