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Censo dos soldados de Israel
No primeiro dia do segundo mês, no segundo ano desde a saída dos israelitas do Egito, o Senhor falou a Moisés na tenda do encontro, no deserto do Sinai, e disse: 2 "Realize um censo de toda a comunidade de Israel, de acordo com seus clãs e famílias. Faça uma lista de todos os homens 3 de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra. Você e Arão registrarão os soldados 4 com a ajuda do chefe dos clãs de cada uma das tribos. 
"Estes são os chefes dos clãs que os ajudarão, conforme suas tribos: 
da tribo de Rúben, Elizur, filho de Sedeur; 
da tribo de Simeão, Selumiel, filho de Zurisadai; 
da tribo de Judá, Naassom, filho de Aminadabe; 
da tribo de Issacar, Natanael, filho de Zuar; 
da tribo de Zebulom, Eliabe, filho de Helom; 
da tribo de Efraim, filho de José, Elisama, filho de Amiúde; 
da tribo de Manassés, filho de José, Gamaliel, filho de Pedazur; 
da tribo de Benjamim, Abidã, filho de Gideoni; 
da tribo de Dã, Aieser, filho de Amisadai; 
da tribo de Aser, Pagiel, filho de Ocrã; 
da tribo de Gade, Eliasafe, filho de Deuel; 
da tribo de Naftali, Aira, filho de Enã. 
Esses são os representantes escolhidos da comunidade, líderes das tribos de seus antepassados, chefes dos clãs de Israel". 
Assim, Moisés e Arão convocaram os líderes nomeados 18 e, naquele mesmo dia, reuniram toda a comunidade. Todos foram registrados conforme sua linhagem, de acordo com seus clãs e famílias. Os homens de 20 anos para cima foram registrados um a um, 19 como o Senhor tinha ordenado a Moisés. Desse modo, Moisés registrou seus nomes enquanto estavam no deserto do Sinai, na seguinte ordem: 
Da tribo de Rúben, o filho mais velho de Jacó, os homens de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra, conforme os nomes anotados nos registros de seus clãs e famílias, 21 totalizaram 46.500. Esse é o número da tribo de Rúben. 
Da tribo de Simeão, os homens de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra, conforme os nomes anotados nos registros de seus clãs e famílias, 23 totalizaram 59.300. Esse é o número da tribo de Simeão. 
Da tribo de Gade, os homens de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra, conforme os nomes anotados nos registros de seus clãs e famílias, 25 totalizaram 45.650. Esse é o número da tribo de Gade. 
Da tribo de Judá, os homens de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra, conforme os nomes anotados nos registros de seus clãs e famílias, 27 totalizaram 74.600. Esse é o número da tribo de Judá. 
Da tribo de Issacar, os homens de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra, conforme os nomes anotados nos registros de seus clãs e famílias, 29 totalizaram 54.400. Esse é o número da tribo de Issacar. 
Da tribo de Zebulom, os homens de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra, conforme os nomes anotados nos registros de seus clãs e famílias, 31 totalizaram 57.400. Esse é o número da tribo de Zebulom. 
Da tribo de Efraim, filho de José, os homens de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra, conforme os nomes anotados nos registros de seus clãs e famílias, 33 totalizaram 40.500. Esse é o número da tribo de Efraim. 
Da tribo de Manassés, filho de José, os homens de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra, conforme os nomes anotados nos registros de seus clãs e famílias, 35 totalizaram 32.200. Esse é o número da tribo de Manassés. 
Da tribo de Benjamim, os homens de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra, conforme os nomes anotados nos registros de seus clãs e famílias, 37 totalizaram 35.400. Esse é o número da tribo de Benjamim. 
Da tribo de Dã, os homens de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra, conforme os nomes anotados nos registros de seus clãs e famílias, 39 totalizaram 62.700. Esse é o número da tribo de Dã. 
Da tribo de Aser, os homens de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra, conforme os nomes anotados nos registros de seus clãs e famílias, 41 totalizaram 41.500. Esse é o número da tribo de Aser. 
Da tribo de Naftali, os homens de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra, conforme os nomes anotados nos registros de seus clãs e famílias, 43 totalizaram 53.400. Esse é o número da tribo de Naftali. 
Moisés, Arão e os doze líderes de Israel registraram esses homens, todos incluídos na lista de acordo com suas famílias. 45 Todos os homens de Israel de 20 anos para cima, aptos para irem à guerra, foram registrados de acordo com suas famílias. 46 No total, 603.550 homens. 
Esse total, porém, não incluía os clãs dos levitas, 48 pois o Senhor tinha dito a Moisés: 49 "Não inclua a tribo de Levi no censo e não conte seus membros com o restante dos israelitas. 50 Encarregue os levitas de cuidarem do tabernáculo da aliança e de toda a sua mobília e todos os seus utensílios. Eles transportarão o tabernáculo e todos os seus utensílios, cuidarão dele e acamparão ao seu redor. 51 Sempre que o tabernáculo tiver de ser transportado, os levitas o desmontarão. Na hora de acampar, eles o armarão novamente. Qualquer pessoa não autorizada que se aproximar do tabernáculo será executada. 52 Os israelitas acamparão de acordo com suas divisões numa área designada por sua bandeira. 53 Os levitas, por sua vez, acamparão ao redor do tabernáculo da aliança para proteger a comunidade de Israel da ira do Senhor. É responsabilidade dos levitas montar guarda ao redor do tabernáculo da aliança". 
Os israelitas fizeram exatamente conforme o Senhor havia ordenado a Moisés. 

Yahweh 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 children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one, 3 from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall count them by their divisions. 4 With you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of his fathers’ house. 5 These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: 
Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur. 
Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 
Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 
Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar. 
Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon. 
Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 
Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni. 
Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 
Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran. 
Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 
Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan." 
These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel. 17 Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name. 18 They assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their ancestry by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, one by one. 19 As Yahweh commanded Moses, so he counted them in the wilderness of Sinai. 
The children of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 21 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred. 
Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those who were counted of it, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 23 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred. 
Of the children 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 out to war: 25 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty. 
Of the children of Judah, 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 out to war: 27 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred. 
Of the children of Issachar, 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 out to war: 29 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred. 
Of the children of Zebulun, 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 out to war: 31 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred. 
Of the children of Joseph: of the children of Ephraim, 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 out to war: 33 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred. 
Of the children of Manasseh, 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 out to war: 35 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred. 
Of the children of Benjamin, 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 out to war: 37 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred. 
Of the children of Dan, 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 out to war: 39 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred. 
Of the children of Asher, 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 out to war: 41 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred. 
Of the children of Naphtali, 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 out to war: 43 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred. 
These are those who were counted, whom Moses and Aaron counted, and the twelve men who were princes of Israel, each one for his fathers’ house. 45 So all those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war in Israel— 46 all those who were counted were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty. 47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not counted among them. 48 For Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 49 "Only the tribe of Levi you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them among the children 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 shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; and they shall take care of it, and shall encamp around it. 51 When the tabernacle is to move, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death. 52 The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions. 53 But the Levites shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel. The Levites shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the Testimony." 
Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they did. 

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