¹⁷Moses and Aaron took the men who had been named ¹⁸and assembled the whole community on the first day of the second month. Each man at least 20 years old provided his genealogy by family and household. Then his name was listed. ¹⁹So Moses registered the men of Israel in the Desert of Sinai as the Lord had commanded him.

²⁰The roster of families and households for the descendants of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn son, listed every man by name who was at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. ²¹The total for the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.

²²The roster of families and households for the descendants of Simeon registered and listed every man by name who was at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. ²³The total for the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.

²⁴The roster of families and households for the descendants of Gad listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. ²⁵The total for the tribe of Gad was 45,650.

²⁶The roster of families and households for the descendants of Judah listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. ²⁷The total for the tribe of Judah was 74,600.

²⁸The roster of families and households for the descendants of Issachar listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. ²⁹The total for the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.

³⁰The roster of families and households for the descendants of Zebulun listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. ³¹The total for the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.

³²The roster of families and households for the descendants of Joseph—those from Ephraim—listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. ³³The total for the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.

³⁴The roster of families and households for the descendants of Manasseh listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. ³⁵The total for the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.

³⁶The roster of families and households for the descendants of Benjamin listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. ³⁷The total for the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.

³⁸The roster of families and households for the descendants of Dan listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. ³⁹The total for the tribe of Dan was 62,700.

⁴⁰The roster of families and households for the descendants of Asher listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. ⁴¹The total for the tribe of Asher was 41,500.

⁴²The roster of families and households for the descendants of Naphtali listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. ⁴³The total for the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.

⁴⁴Moses, Aaron, and the 12 leaders of Israel, each representing his own family, added up these totals. ⁴⁵So the Israelites were registered by households. The grand total of men who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty ⁴⁶was 603,550.

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