THE FOURTH BOOK OF

MOSES,
called
N U M B E R S

Numbers 1 ©

God commands Moses and Aaron to number the Israelites from twenty years old and upward, being fit for battle, v. 1, etc. And that under the conduct of twelve chieftains, of every tribe one, 4. Whose names are set down, 5. This is performed, 17. The numbers are expressed in particular of each tribe, 20. And in general of all, 45. Whereof, nevertheless, the Levites are exempted, 47. To whom the charge is given to take care of the tabernacle, 50. Together with an appointment, where they were to camp themselves, namely, the Levites round about the tabernacle, and the rest of the tribes round about them, 52.

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AND the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day 1of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

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Takea ye 2the 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, 3every male by their polls;

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From 4twenty years old and upward, all 5that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall 6number them by their armies.

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And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one 7head of the house of his fathers.

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¶And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of 8the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

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Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.

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

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Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.

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Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of 9Deuel.

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Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

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These were 10the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, 11heads of 12thousands in Israel.

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

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And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, 13and 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, 14by their polls.

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

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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, 15all that were able to go forth to war;

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

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¶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;

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

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¶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;

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

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¶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;

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

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¶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;

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

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¶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;

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

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¶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;

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

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¶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;

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

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¶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;

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

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¶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;

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

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¶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;

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

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¶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;

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

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These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being 16twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.

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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;

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

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¶But the Levites 17after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered 18among them.

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For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,

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Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:

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But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle 19of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

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And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the 20stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

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And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard,c throughout their hosts.

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But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no 21wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the 22charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

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And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.