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Book of Numbers, Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 of NumbersRevised Standard Version (RSV)



  1. ¶ 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,
  2. “Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by families, by fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head;
  3. from twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go forth to war, you and Aaron shall number them, company by company.
  4. And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers.
  5. And these are the names of the men who shall attend you. From Reuben, Eli′zur the son of Shed′eur;
  6. from Simeon, Shelu′mi-el the son of Zurishad′dai;
  7. from Judah, Nahshon the son of Ammin′adab;
  8. from Is′sachar, Nethan′el the son of Zu′ar;
  9. from Zeb′ulun, Eli′ab the son of Helon;
  10. from the sons of Joseph, from E′phraim, Elish′ama the son of Ammi′hud, and from Manas′seh, Gama′liel the son of Pedah′zur;
  11. from Benjamin, Abi′dan the son of Gideo′ni;
  12. from Dan, Ahi-e′zer the son of Ammishad′dai;
  13. from Asher, Pa′giel the son of Ochran;
  14. from Gad, Eli′asaph the son of Deu′el;
  15. from Naph′tali, Ahi′ra the son of Enan.”
  16. These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.
  17. ¶ Moses and Aaron took these men who have been named,
  18. and on the first day of the second month, they assembled the whole congregation together, who registered themselves by families, by fathers’ houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head,
  19. as the LORD commanded Moses. So he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
  20. ¶ The people of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
  21. the number of the tribe of Reuben was forty-six thousand five hundred.
  22. ¶ Of the people of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those of them that were numbered, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
  23. the number of the tribe of Simeon was fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
  24. ¶ Of the people of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war:
  25. the number of the tribe of Gad was forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
  26. ¶ Of the people of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:
  27. the number of the tribe of Judah was seventy-four thousand six hundred.
  28. ¶ Of the people of Is′sachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:
  29. the number of the tribe of Is′sachar was fifty-four thousand four hundred.
  30. ¶ Of the people of Zeb′ulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:
  31. the number of the tribe of Zeb′ulun was fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
  32. ¶ Of the people of Joseph, namely, of the people of E′phraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:
  33. the number of the tribe of E′phraim was forty thousand five hundred.
  34. ¶ Of the people of Manas′seh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:
  35. the number of the tribe of Manas′seh was thirty-two thousand two hundred.
  36. ¶ Of the people of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:
  37. the number of the tribe of Benjamin was thirty-five thousand four hundred.
  38. ¶ Of the people of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:
  39. the number of the tribe of Dan was sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
  40. ¶ Of the people of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:
  41. the number of the tribe of Asher was forty-one thousand five hundred.
  42. ¶ Of the people of Naph′tali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war:
  43. the number of the tribe of Naph′tali was fifty-three thousand four hundred.
  44. ¶ These are those who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered with the help of the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each representing his fathers’ house.
  45. So the whole number of the people of Israel, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go forth to war in Israel—
  46. their whole number was six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
  47. ¶ But the Levites were not numbered by their ancestral tribe along with them.
  48. For the LORD said to Moses,
  49. “Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, and you shall not take a census of them among the people of Israel;
  50. but appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it; they are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall tend it, and shall encamp around the tabernacle.
  51. When the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. And if any one else comes near, he shall be put to death.
  52. The people of Israel shall pitch their tents by their companies, every man by his own camp and every man by his own standard;
  53. but the Levites shall encamp around the tabernacle of the testimony, that there may be no wrath upon the congregation of the people of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.”
  54. Thus did the people of Israel; they did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.


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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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