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Numbers 1

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Numbers 1 Bible text

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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,

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And Jehovah spake unto 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 were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

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“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,

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Take ye the sum 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, by their polls;

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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.

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from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them by their hosts.

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With you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of his fathers’ house.

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

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These are the names of the men who shall stand with you:

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And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you. Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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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 Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

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Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

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Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.

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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 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 Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

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Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

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Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan.”

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Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan.

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These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes , or, leaders of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

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These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

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Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name.

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And Moses and Aaron took these men that are mentioned by name:

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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.

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and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.

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As Yahweh commanded Moses, so he counted them in the wilderness of Sinai.

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

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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:

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And the children of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

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

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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:

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Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those that were numbered thereof, 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 who were counted of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

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

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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:

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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 that were able to go forth to war;

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those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

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

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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:

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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 that were able to go forth to war;

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those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

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

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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:

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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 that were able to go forth to war;

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those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

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

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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:

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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 that were able to go forth to war;

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those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

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

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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:

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Of the children of Joseph, namely, 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 that were able to go forth to war;

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those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.

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

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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:

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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 that were able to go forth to war;

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those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

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

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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:

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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 that were able to go forth to war;

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those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

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

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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:

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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 that were able to go forth to war;

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those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

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

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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:

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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 that were able to go forth to war;

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those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

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

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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:

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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 that were able to go forth to war;

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those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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

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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.

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These are they that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house.

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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—

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So all they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;

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all those who were counted were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

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even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not counted among them.

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

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For Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

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For Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

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“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;

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

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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.

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but appoint thou the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof, and over all that belongeth to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

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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.

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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 stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

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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.

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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, according to their hosts.

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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.”

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

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Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they did.

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Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so did they.