Numbers [In the desert] 1:1-16

¹Adonai spoke to Moses Drawn out in the wilderness of Sinai Thorn, 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 Abode of slavery, saying,

²“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel God prevails, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one;

³from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel God prevails. You and Aaron Light-bringer shall count them by their divisions.

⁴With you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers’ house.

⁵These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben See, a son!: Elizur the son of Shedeur.

⁶Of Simeon Hearing: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai My rock almighty.

⁷Of Judah Praised: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

⁸Of Issachar Hire, Reward: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

⁹Of Zebulun Living together: Eliab the son of Helon.

¹⁰Of the children of Joseph May he add: Of Ephraim Fruit: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh Causing to forget: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

¹¹Of Benjamin Son of right hand, Son of south: Abidan the son of Gideoni.

¹²Of Dan He judged: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

¹³Of Asher Happy: Pagiel the son of Ochran.

¹⁴Of Gad Good fortune: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

¹⁵Of Naphtali My wrestling: Ahira the son of Enan.”

¹⁶These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel God prevails.