Numbers 1:1-18

¹And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sina, in the tabernacle of witness, on the first day of the second month, in the second year of their departure from the land of Egypt, saying,

²Take the sum of all the congregation of Israel according to their kindreds, according to the houses of their fathers' families, according to their number by their names, according to their heads: every male

³from twenty years old and upwards, every one that goes forth in the forces of Israel, take account of them with their strength; thou and Aaron take account of them.

⁴And with you there shall be each one of the rulers according to the tribe of each: they shall be according to the houses of their families.

⁵And these are the names of the men who shall be present with you; of the tribe of Ruben, Elisur the son of Sediur.

⁶Of Symeon, Salamiel the son of Surisadai.

⁷Of Juda, Naasson the son of Aminadab.

⁸Of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Sogar.

⁹Of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Chælon.

¹⁰Of the sons of Joseph, of Ephraim, Elisama the son of Emiud: of Manasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadasur.

¹¹Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.

¹²Of Dan, Achiezer the son of Amisadai.

¹³Of Aser, Phagaiel the son of Echran.

¹⁴Of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel.

¹⁵Of Nephthali, Achire the son of Ænan.

¹⁶These were famous men of the congregation, heads of the tribes according to their families: these are heads of thousands in Israel.

¹⁷And Moses and Aaron took these men who were called by name.

¹⁸And they assembled all the congregation on the first day of the month in the second year; and they registered them after their lineage, after their families, after the number of their names, from twenty years old and upwards, every male according to their number: