Numbers 1:20-53

²⁰From the descendants of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

²¹They counted 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben.

²²From the descendants of Simeon were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

²³They counted 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon.

²⁴From the descendants of Gad were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

²⁵They counted 45,650 men from the tribe of Gad.

²⁶From the descendants of Judah were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

²⁷They counted 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah.

²⁸From the descendants of Issachar were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

²⁹They counted 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar.

³⁰From the descendants of Zebulun were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

³¹They counted 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun.

³²From the descendants of Ephraim son of Joseph were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

³³They counted 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim.

³⁴From the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

³⁵They counted 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh.

³⁶From the descendants of Benjamin were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

³⁷They counted 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin.

³⁸From the descendants of Dan were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

³⁹They counted 62,700 from the tribe of Dan.

⁴⁰From the descendants of Asher were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

⁴¹They counted 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher.

⁴²From the descendants of Naphtali were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families.

⁴³They counted 53,400 from the tribe of Naphtali.

⁴⁴Moses and Aaron counted all these men, together with the twelve men who were leading the twelve tribes of Israel.

⁴⁵So all the men of Israel from twenty years old and older, all who could fight in war, were counted in each of their families.

⁴⁶They counted 603,550 men.

⁴⁷But the men who were descended from Levi were not counted,

⁴⁸because Yahweh had said to Moses,

⁴⁹“You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the total of the people of Israel.

⁵⁰Instead, assign the Levites to care for the tabernacle of the covenant decrees, and to care for all the furnishings in the tabernacle and for everything in it. The Levites must carry the tabernacle, and they must carry the tabernacle's furnishings. They must care for the tabernacle and make their camp around it.

⁵¹When the tabernacle is to move to another place, the Levites must take it down. When the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites must set it up. Any stranger who comes near the tabernacle must be killed.

⁵²When the people of Israel set up their tents, each man must do so near the banner that belongs to his armed group.

⁵³However, the Levites must set up their tents around the tabernacle of the covenant decrees so that my anger does not come upon the people of Israel. The Levites must care for the tabernacle of the covenant decrees.”