Numbers 1:50 - Prayer Tents

The First Census of Israel

1On the first day of the second month in the second year after the people of Israel left Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses there in the Tent of his presence in the Sinai Desert. He said,H3068H1696H4872H4057H5514H168H4150H259H8145H2320H8145H8141H3318H776H4714H559 2"You and Aaron are to take a census of the people of Israel by clans and families. List the names of all the menH5375H7218H5712H1121H3478H4940H1004H1H4557H8034H2145H1538 3twenty years old or older who are fit for military service.H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635H3478H175H6485H6635 4Ask one clan chief from each tribe to help you."H376H376H4294H376H7218H1004H1 5These are the men, leaders within their tribes, who were chosen from the community for this work:[Tribe: Clan chief] Reuben: Elizur son of Shedeur,H8034H582H5975H7205H468H1121H7707 6Simeon: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,H8095H8017H1121H6701 7Judah: Nahshon son of Amminadab,H3063H5177H1121H5992 8Issachar: Nethanel son of Zuar,H3485H5417H1121H6686 9Zebulun: Eliab son of Helon,H2074H446H1121H2497 10Ephraim: Elishama son of Ammihud, Manasseh: Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,H1121H3130H669H476H1121H5989H4519H1583H1121H6301 11Benjamin: Abidan son of Gideoni,H1144H27H1121H1441 12Dan: Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,H1835H295H1121H5996 13Asher: Pagiel son of Ochran,H836H6295H1121H5918 14Gad: Eliasaph son of Deuel,H1410H460H1121H1845 15Naphtali: Ahira son of Enan.H5321H299H1121H5881 16These are the men, leaders within their tribes, who were chosen from the community for this work.H7148H7121H5712H5387H4294H1H7218H505H1992H3478 17With the help of these twelve men Moses and AaronH4872H175H3947H582H5344H8034 18called together the whole community on the first day of the second month and registered all the people by clans and families. The names of all the men twenty years old or older were recorded and counted,H6950H5712H6950H259H8145H2320H3205H4940H1004H1H4557H8034H6242H8141H1121H4605H1538 19as the LORD had commanded. In the Sinai Desert, Moses registered the people.H3068H6680H4872H6485H4057H5514 20The men twenty years old or older who were fit for military service were registered by name according to clan and family, beginning with the tribe of Reuben, Jacob's oldest son. The totals were as follows:[Tribe Number]H1121H7205H3478H1060H8435H4940H1004H1H4557H8034H1538H2145H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635 21Reuben 46,500,H6485H4294H7205H705H8337H505H2568H3967 22SimeonH1121H8095H8435H4940H1004H1H6485H4557H8034H1538H2145H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635 2359,300,H6485H4294H8095H2572H8672H505H7969H3967 24GadH1121H1410H8435H4940H1004H1H4557H8034H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635 2545,650,H6485H4294H1410H705H2568H505H8337H3967H2572 26JudahH1121H3063H8435H4940H1004H1H4557H8034H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635 2774,600,H6485H4294H3063H7657H702H505H8337H3967 28IssacharH1121H3485H8435H4940H1004H1H4557H8034H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635 2954,400,H6485H4294H3485H2572H702H505H702H3967 30ZebulunH1121H2074H8435H4940H1004H1H4557H8034H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635 3157,400,H6485H4294H2074H2572H7651H505H702H3967 32EphraimH1121H3130H1121H669H8435H4940H1004H1H4557H8034H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635 3340,500,H6485H4294H669H705H505H2568H3967 34ManassehH1121H4519H8435H4940H1004H1H4557H8034H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635 3532,200,H6485H4294H4519H7970H8147H505H3967 36BenjaminH1121H1144H8435H4940H1004H1H4557H8034H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635 3735,400,H6485H4294H1144H7970H2568H505H702H3967 38DanH1121H1835H8435H4940H1004H1H4557H8034H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635 3962,700,H6485H4294H1835H8346H8147H505H7651H3967 40AsherH1121H836H8435H4940H1004H1H4557H8034H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635 4141,500,H6485H4294H836H705H259H505H2568H3967 42NaphtaliH1121H5321H8435H4940H1004H1H4557H8034H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635 4353,400,H6485H4294H5321H2572H7969H505H702H3967 44(SEE v.20)H6485H4872H175H6485H5387H3478H6240H8147H376H376H259H1004H1 45(SEE v.20)H6485H1121H3478H1004H1H6242H8141H1121H4605H3318H6635H3478 46Total 603,550.H6485H8337H3967H505H7969H505H2568H3967H2572 47The Levites were not registered with the other tribes,H3881H4294H1H6485H8432 48because the LORD had said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559 49"When you take a census of the men fit for military service, do not include the tribe of Levi.H6485H4294H3878H5375H7218H8432H1121H3478 50Instead, put the Levites in charge of the Tent of my presence and all its equipment. They shall carry it and its equipment, serve in it, and set up their camp around it.H6485H3881H4908H5715H3627H5375H4908H3627H8334H2583H5439H4908 51Whenever you move your camp, the Levites shall take the Tent down and set it up again at each new campsite. Anyone else who comes near the Tent shall be put to death.H4908H5265H3881H3381H4908H2583H3881H6965H2114H7131H4191 52The rest of the Israelites shall set up camp, company by company, each man with his own group and under his own banner.H1121H3478H2583H376H4264H376H1714H6635 53But the Levites shall camp around the Tent to guard it, so that no one may come near and cause my anger to strike the community of Israel."H3881H2583H5439H4908H5715H7110H5712H1121H3478H3881H8104H4931H4908H5715 54So the people of Israel did everything that the LORD had commanded Moses.H1121H3478H6213H3068H6680H4872H6213