1 And Jehovah 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 head count of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male by head,3 from twenty years old and above; all who are able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies.4 And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his father’s house.5 These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: from Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;6 from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;7 from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;8 from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;9 from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;10 from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;11 from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;12 from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;13 from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran;14 from Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;15 from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.16 These were chosen from the congregation, leaders of their fathers’ tribes, heads of thousands in Israel.17 And Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,18 and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their lineage by families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, each one by head.19 As Jehovah commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.20 And the sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, every male by head, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:21 those who were numbered of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred.22 From the sons of Simeon, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, of those who were numbered, according to the number of names, every male by head, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:23 those who were numbered of the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.24 From the sons of Gad, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:25 those who were numbered of the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.26 From the sons of Judah, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:27 those who were numbered of the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred.28 From the sons of Issachar, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:29 those who were numbered of the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred.30 From the sons of Zebulun, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:31 those who were numbered of the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.32 From the sons of Joseph, the sons of Ephraim, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:33 those who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred.34 From the sons of Manasseh, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:35 those who were numbered of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.36 From the sons of Benjamin, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:37 those who were numbered of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.38 From the sons of Dan, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:39 those who were numbered of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.40 From the sons of Asher, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:41 those who were numbered of the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred.42 From the sons of Naphtali, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:43 those who were numbered of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred.44 These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each one representing his father’s house.45 So all who were numbered of the sons of Israel, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war in Israel;46 all who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.47 But the Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers’ tribe;48 for Jehovah had spoken to Moses, saying:49 Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor take a head count of them among the sons of Israel;50 but you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its furnishings, and over all things that belong to it; they shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they shall serve for it and camp around the tabernacle.51 And when the tabernacle sets out, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, 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, everyone by his own camp, everyone by his own standard, according to their armies;53 but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.54 Thus the children of Israel did; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, thus they did.

1 And the Lord spak to Moises in the deseert of Synay, in the tabernacle of the boond of pees, in the firste day of the secounde monethe, in the tother yeer of her goyng out of Egipt,2 and seide, Take ye `the summe of al the congregacioun of the sones of Israel, bi her kynredis, and howsis, and `the names of alle bi hem silf, what3 euer thing is of male kynde fro the twentithe yeere and aboue, of alle the stronge men of Israel; and thou and Aaron schulen noumbre hem bi her cumpanies.4 And the princes of lynagis and of housis, in her kynredis, schulen be with you,5 of whiche princes these ben the names; of Ruben, Elisur, the sone of Sedeur;6 of Symeon, Salamyel, the sone of Suri Sadday;7 of Juda, Naason, the sone of Amynadab; of Ysacar,8 Nathanael, the sone of Suar;9 of Zabulon, Eliab, the sone of Elon; sotheli of the sones of Joseph,10 of Effraym, Elisama, the sone of Amyud; of Manasses, Gamaliel the sone of Phadussur;11 of Beniamyn, Abidan, the sone of Gedeon;12 of Dan, Aiezer, the sone of Amysadday;13 of Aser, Fegiel, the sone of Ochran;14 of Gad, Elisaphan, the sone of Duel;15 of Neptalym, Hayra, the sone of Henam.16 These weren the noblest princes of the multitude, bi her lynagis, and kynredis, and the heedis of the oost of Israel,17 whiche pryncis Moises and Aaron token, with al the multitude of the comyn puple.18 And thei gaderiden in the firste dai of the secounde monethe, and telden hem bi kynredis, and housis, and meynees, and heedis, and names of alle by hem silf, fro the twentithe yeer and aboue,19 as the Lord comaundide to Moises.20 And of Ruben the firste gendrid of Israel weren noumbrid, in the deseert of Synai, bi her generaciouns, and meynees, and housis, and bi the names of alle heedis, al thing that is of male kynde, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, of men goynge forth to batel,21 sixe and fourti thousynd and fyue hundrid.22 Of the sones of Symeon, bi her generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kyneredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names and heedis of alle, al that is of male kynde, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, of men goynge forth to batel,23 nyn and fifty thousand and thre hundrid.24 Of the sones of Gad, by generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro twenti yeer and aboue, alle men that yeden forth to batels,25 fyue and fourti thousand sixe hundrid and fifti.26 Of the sones of Juda, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, by the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that miyten go to batels,27 weren noumbrid foure and seuenti thousand and sixe hundrid.28 Of the sones of Ysacar, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that yeden forth to batels,29 weren noumbrid foure and fifti thousande and foure hundrid.30 Of the sones of Zabulon, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,31 seuene and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.32 Of the sones of Joseph, of the sones of Effraym, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,33 fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.34 Forsothe of the sones of Manasses, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,35 two and thretti thousynd and two hundrid.36 Of the sones of Beniamyn, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro twenti yeer and aboue, alle men that miyten go forth to batels,37 fyue and thretti thousinde and foure hundrid.38 Of the sones of Dan, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yere and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,39 two and sixti thousynde and seuene hundrid.40 Of the sones of Aser, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,41 fourti thousynde and a thousynde and fyue hundrid.42 Of the sones of Neptalym, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,43 thre and fifty thousynde and foure hundrid.44 These men it ben, whiche Moises and Aaron and the twelue princes of Israel noumbriden, alle bi the housis `of her kynredis.45 And alle men of the sones of Israel bi her housis, and meynees, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, that myyten go forth to batels, weren togidere46 sixe hundrid thousynde and thre thousynde of men, fyue hundred and fifti.47 Sotheli the dekenes in the lynage of her meynes weren not noumbrid with hem.48 And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, `Nyle thou noumbre the lynage of Leuy,49 nether sette thou the summe of hem with the sones of Israel;50 but thou schalt ordeyne hem on the tabernacle of witnessing, and on alle the vessels therof, and what euer thing perteyneth to cerymonyes ether sacrifices. Thei schulen bere the tabernacle, and alle purtenaunces therof, and thei schulen be in seruyce, and schulen sette tentis bi the cumpas of the tabernacle.51 Whanne me schal go, the dekenes schulen do doun the tabernacle; whanne the tentis schulen be sette, thei schulen `reise the tabernacle. Who euer of straungeris neiyeth, he schal be slayn.52 Sotheli the sones of Israel schulen sette tentis, ech man bi cumpenyes, and gaderyngis, and his oost;53 forsothe the dekenes schulen sette tentis bi the cumpas of the tabernacle, lest indignacioun be maad on the multitude of the sones of Israel; and thei schulen wake in the kepyngis of the `tabernacle of witnessyng.54 Therfor the sones of Israel diden bi alle thingis whiche the Lord comaundide to Moises.