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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Numbers 1 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/numbers/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/numbers/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > Numbers 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../leviticus/27.htm" title="Leviticus 27">◄</a> Numbers 1 <a href="../numbers/2.htm" title="Numbers 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">The First Census of Israel</h3><p class="par"><span class="v4_1_1"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.1" class="v4_1_1">1</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Num.1.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> On the first day of the second month in the second year after the people of Israel left Egypt, the <span class="nd">Lord</span> spoke to Moses there in the Tent of his presence in the Sinai Desert. He said, </span><span class="v4_1_2"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.2" class="v4_1_2">2</span>“You and Aaron are to take a census of the people of Israel by clans and families. List the names of all the men </span><span class="v4_1_3"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.3" class="v4_1_3">3</span>twenty years old or older who are fit for military service. </span><span class="v4_1_4"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.4" class="v4_1_4">4</span>Ask one clan chief from each tribe to help you.” </span><span class="v4_1_5"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.5-Num.1.16" class="v4_1_5">5-16</span>These are the men, leaders within their tribes, who were chosen from the community for this work:</span></p><p class="b"></p><table><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="th1"><span class="v4_1_5">Tribe </span></td><td align="start" class="th2"><span class="v4_1_5">Clan chief</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_5">Reuben </span></td><td align="start" class="tc2"><span class="v4_1_5">Elizur son of Shedeur</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_5">Simeon </span></td><td align="start" class="tc2"><span class="v4_1_5">Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_5">Judah </span></td><td align="start" class="tc2"><span class="v4_1_5">Nahshon son of Amminadab</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_5">Issachar </span></td><td align="start" class="tc2"><span class="v4_1_5">Nethanel son of Zuar</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_5">Zebulun </span></td><td align="start" class="tc2"><span class="v4_1_5">Eliab son of Helon</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_5">Ephraim </span></td><td align="start" class="tc2"><span class="v4_1_5">Elishama son of Ammihud</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_5">Manasseh </span></td><td align="start" class="tc2"><span class="v4_1_5">Gamaliel son of Pedahzur</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_5">Benjamin </span></td><td align="start" class="tc2"><span class="v4_1_5">Abidan son of Gideoni</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_5">Dan </span></td><td align="start" class="tc2"><span class="v4_1_5">Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_5">Asher </span></td><td align="start" class="tc2"><span class="v4_1_5">Pagiel son of Ochran</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_5">Gad </span></td><td align="start" class="tc2"><span class="v4_1_5">Eliasaph son of Deuel</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_5">Naphtali </span></td><td align="start" class="tc2"><span class="v4_1_5">Ahira son of Enan</span></td></tr></table><p class="b"></p><p class="m"><span class="v4_1_17"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.17" class="v4_1_17">17</span>With the help of these twelve men Moses and Aaron </span><span class="v4_1_18"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.18" class="v4_1_18">18</span>called together the whole community on the first day of the second month and registered all the people by clans and families. The names of all the men twenty years old or older were recorded and counted, </span><span class="v4_1_19"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.19" class="v4_1_19">19</span>as the <span class="nd">Lord</span> had commanded. In the Sinai Desert, Moses registered the people. </span><span class="v4_1_20"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.20-Num.1.46" class="v4_1_20">20-46</span>The men twenty years old or older who were fit for military service were registered by name according to clan and family, beginning with the tribe of Reuben, Jacob's oldest son. The totals were as follows:</span></p><p class="b"></p><table><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="th1"><span class="v4_1_20">Tribe </span></td><td align="start" class="th2"><span class="v4_1_20">Number</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_20">Reuben </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v4_1_20">46,500</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_20">Simeon </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v4_1_20">59,300</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_20">Gad </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v4_1_20">45,650</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_20">Judah </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v4_1_20">74,600</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_20">Issachar </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v4_1_20">54,400</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_20">Zebulun </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v4_1_20">57,400</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_20">Ephraim </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v4_1_20">40,500</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_20">Manasseh </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v4_1_20">32,200</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_20">Benjamin </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v4_1_20">35,400</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_20">Dan </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v4_1_20">62,700</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_20">Asher </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v4_1_20">41,500</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_20">Naphtali </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v4_1_20">53,400</span></td></tr><tr class="tr"><td align="start" class="tc1"><span class="v4_1_20">Total: </span></td><td align="end" class="tcr2"><span class="v4_1_20">603,550</span></td></tr></table><p class="b"></p><p class="par"><span class="v4_1_47"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.47" class="v4_1_47">47</span>The Levites were not registered with the other tribes, </span><span class="v4_1_48"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.48" class="v4_1_48">48</span>because the <span class="nd">Lord</span> had said to Moses, </span><span class="v4_1_49"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.49" class="v4_1_49">49</span>“When you take a census of the men fit for military service, do not include the tribe of Levi. </span><span class="v4_1_50"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.50" class="v4_1_50">50</span>Instead, put the Levites in charge of the Tent of my presence and all its equipment. They shall carry it and its equipment, serve in it, and set up their camp around it. </span><span class="v4_1_51"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.51" class="v4_1_51">51</span>Whenever you move your camp, the Levites shall take the Tent down and set it up again at each new campsite. Anyone else who comes near the Tent shall be put to death. </span><span class="v4_1_52"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.52" class="v4_1_52">52</span>The rest of the Israelites shall set up camp, company by company, each man with his own group and under his own banner. </span><span class="v4_1_53"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.53" class="v4_1_53">53</span>But the Levites shall camp around the Tent to guard it, so that no one may come near and cause my anger to strike the community of Israel.” </span><span class="v4_1_54"><span class="reftext" id="Num.1.54" class="v4_1_54">54</span>So the people of Israel did everything that the <span class="nd">Lord</span> had commanded Moses.</span></p></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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