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OET-RV by cross-referenced section NUM 1:1

NUM 1:1–1:54 ©

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The first census of the Israelis by Mosheh

Num 1:1–54

1In April of the year after the Israeli people escaped from Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim), Yahweh spoke to Mosheh (Moses) in the Sinai wilderness in the sacred tent, saying,[ref] 2Count all the men who are Yisrael’s descendants by their clans and families, being sure to list all their names. 3Only include those who are twenty or older and able to be recruited as soldiers. You and Aharon must enrol them into military divisions. 4The leader of each tribe will accompany you.

5These are the names of the men who will assist you:

17Mosheh and Aharon took those men whose names had been given 18and they assembled the entire community that April. For each tribe, they recorded their ancestry by clan, counting the names of those men who were twenty or over, 19just as Yahweh had commanded Mosheh. So he counted them there in the Sinai wilderness,20-21 20-21individually counting those in each tribe below by their clan, and only including males who were twenty or older and able to fight in battle:

  • 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuven,
  • 22-23 22-2359,300 men from the tribe of Shimeon (Simeon),
  • 24-25 24-2545,560 men from the tribe of Gad,
  • 26-27 26-2774,600 men from the tribe of Yehudah (Judah),
  • 28-29 28-2954,400 men from the tribe of Yissakar (Issachar),
  • 30-31 30-3157,400 men from the tribe of Zevulun,
  • 32-33 32-3340,500 men from the tribe of Efrayim,
  • 34-35 34-3532,200 men from the tribe of Menashsheh (Manasseh),
  • 36-37 36-3735,400 men from the tribe of Benyamin,
  • 38-39 38-3962,700 men from the tribe of Dan,
  • 40-41 40-4141,500 men from the tribe of Asher,
  • 42-43 42-4353,400 men from the tribe of Naftali.

44Those were the ones that Mosheh and Aharon and the twelve Israeli leaders (one from each tribe) listed. 45They were all the Israelis who were counted according to their ancestry, being men who were twenty or older, and capable of going off to battle46603,550 of them in total. 47However, the Levites weren’t listed along with the other tribes 48because Yahweh had told Mosheh, 49“Don’t list the Levites or count them with the other Israelis. 50Instead, appoint them to manage the tent where the copy of the agreement is kept, along with all its equipment. They must serve inside it as required, and they should set their tents up around it. 51When it’s time to leave that place, the Levites must take the tent down and when camp is set up, they must erect it again, but any stranger who approaches it must be executed. 52When the other Israelis set up camp, each man must set up with his army division by their banner, 53but the Levites will camp there around the sacred tent and look after it. That way, the Israeli community won’t make Yahweh angry. 54So the Israelis did everything that Yahweh had instructed Mosheh.


Collected OET-RV cross-references

Num 26:1-51:

26After the incident of the plague, Yahweh told Mosheh and Aharon’s son Eleazar the priest,[ref] 2Count all the Israeli people again listing all those by their clans who’re twenty and over, and capable of going out to battle for Yisrael.” 3So there in the Moav plains, across the Yarden river opposite Yeriho (Jericho), Mosheh and the priest Eleazar gave these instructions to the people, 4Yahweh has ordered us to list the names of the men who came out from Egypt who’re twenty years old or older.

5Reuven was Yisrael’s eldest son, and his descendants came via his sons Hanok, Pallu, 6Hetsron, and Karmi. 7Those clans added up to 43,730 men. 8Pallu’s son was Eliav, 9and Eliav’s son were Nemuel, Datan, and Aviram. (That was the Datan and Aviram who were the leaders that rebelled[ref] against Mosheh and Aharon when they joined Korah’s rebellion against Yahweh. 10Then the earth split open and swallowed them and Korah. Yahweh had also sent a fire that consumed 250 men, and they became a warning sign. 11However, Korah’s descendants hadn’t died then.)

12Shimeon’s descendants came via his sons Nemuel, Yamin, Yakin, 13Zerah, and Shaul. 14Those clans added up to 22,200 men.

15Gad’s descendants came via his sons Tsefon, Haggit, Shuni, 16Ozni, Eir, 17Arod, and Areli. 18Those clans added up to 40,500 men.

19Yehudah (Judah) had two sons Er and Onan who died childless in Kenaan. 20His descendants came via his other sons Shelah, Perets, and Zerah. 21Perets’s descendants came via his sons Hetsron and Hamul. 22Those clans added up to 76,500 men.

23Yissakar’s (Issachar’s) descendants came via his sons Tola, Puah, 24Yashuv, and Shimron. 25Those clans added up to 64,300 men.

26Zevulun’s descendants came via his sons Sered, Eylon, and Yahle’el. 27Those clans added up to 60,500 men.

28Yosef’s (Joseph’s) descendants came via his sons Menashsheh (Manasseh) and Efrayim. 29Menashsheh’s descendants came from his son Makir and then his son Gilead. 30Gilead’s descendants came via his sons Iezer, Helek, 31Asriel, Shekem, 32Shemida, and Hefer. 33Hefer’s son Tselofehad had no sons—only daughters named Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirtsah. 34Those clans added up to 52,700 men.

35Efrayim’s descendants came via his sons Shutelah, Beker, and Tahan, 36Shutelah’s descendants came via his son Eran. 37Those clans added up to 32,500 men. These last two totals were all Yosef’s (Joseph’s) descendants.

38Benyamin’s descendants came via his sons Bela, Ashbel, Ahiram, 39Shefufam, and Hufam. 40Bela’s descendants came via his sons Ard and Naaman. 41Those clans added up to 45,600 men.

42Dan’s descendants came via his son Shuham. 43That clan had 64,400 men.

44Asher’s descendants came via his sons Yimnah, Yishvi, and Beriah. 45Beriah’s descendants came via his sons Hever and Malkiel. 46Asher’s daughter was named Serah. 47Those clans added up to 53,400 men.

48Naftali’s descendants came via his sons Yahtse’el, Guni, 49Yetser, and Shillem. 50Those clans added up to 45,400 men.

51The total of all those tribes counted came to 601,730 men.[fn]


26:51 Slightly smaller than the total of 603,550 from the first census, see 1:46.


26:1-51: Num 1:1-46.

26:9 16:1-33.

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