Numbers 1:20–46

²⁰Here is the number of men from the tribe of Reuben, Israel’s oldest son.

All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed one by one. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families. ²¹The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.

²²Here is the number of men from the tribe of Simeon.

All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed one by one. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families. ²³The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.

²⁴Here is the number of men from the tribe of Gad.

All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families. ²⁵The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650.

²⁶Here is the number of men from the tribe of Judah.

All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families. ²⁷The number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.

²⁸Here is the number of men from the tribe of Issachar.

All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families. ²⁹The number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.

³⁰Here is the number of men from the tribe of Zebulun.

All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families. ³¹The number from the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.

³²Here is the number of men from the tribe of Ephraim, the son of Joseph.

All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families. ³³The number from the tribe of Ephraim was 40,500.

³⁴Here is the number of men from the tribe of Manasseh, the son of Joseph.

All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families. ³⁵The number from the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200.

³⁶Here is the number of men from the tribe of Benjamin.

All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families. ³⁷The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.

³⁸Here is the number of men from the tribe of Dan.

All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families. ³⁹The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.

⁴⁰Here is the number of men from the tribe of Asher.

All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families. ⁴¹The number from the tribe of Asher was 41,500.

⁴²Here is the number of men from the tribe of Naphtali.

All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families. ⁴³The number from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.

⁴⁴Those were the men Moses and Aaron counted. The 12 leaders of Israel helped them. There was one leader from each tribe. ⁴⁵The men who were counted were able to serve in Israel’s army. All of them were 20 years old or more. They were counted family by family. ⁴⁶The total number was 603,550.