Numbers 1:1–15

The Census

1 The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meetinga in the Desert of Sinaib on the first day of the second monthc of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt.d He said: 2 “Take a censuse of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families,f listing every man by name,g one by one. 3 You and Aaronh are to count according to their divisions all the men in Israel who are twenty years old or morei and able to serve in the army.j 4 One man from each tribe,k each of them the head of his family,l is to help you.m 5 These are the namesn of the men who are to assist you:

from Reuben,o Elizur son of Shedeur;p

6 from Simeon,q Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;r

7 from Judah,s Nahshon son of Amminadab;t

8 from Issachar,u Nethanel son of Zuar;v

9 from Zebulun,w Eliab son of Helon;x

10 from the sons of Joseph:

from Ephraim,y Elishama son of Ammihud;z

from Manasseh,a Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;b

11 from Benjamin,c Abidan son of Gideoni;d

12 from Dan,e Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;f

13 from Asher,g Pagiel son of Okran;h

14 from Gad,i Eliasaph son of Deuel;j

15 from Naphtali,k Ahira son of Enan.l”