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Numbers 1
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God spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai at the Tent of Meeting on the first day of the second month in the second year after they had left Egypt. He said,
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"Number the congregation of the People of Israel by clans and families, writing down the names of every male.
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You and Aaron are to register, company by company, every man who is twenty years and older who is able to fight in the army.
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Pick one man from each tribe who is head of his family to help you.
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These are the names of the men who will help you: from Reuben: Elizur son of Shedeur
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from Simeon: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai
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from Judah: Nahshon son of Amminadab
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from Issachar: Nethanel son of Zuar
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from Zebulun: Eliab son of Helon
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from the sons of Joseph, from Ephraim: Elishama son of Ammihud from Manasseh: Gamaliel son of Pedahzur
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from Benjamin: Abidan son of Gideoni
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from Dan: Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai
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from Asher: Pagiel son of Ocran
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from Gad: Eliasaph son of Deuel
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from Naphtali: Ahira son of Enan."
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These were the men chosen from the congregation, leaders of their ancestral tribes, heads of Israel's military divisions.
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Moses and Aaron took these men who had been named to help
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and gathered the whole congregation together on the first day of the second month. The people registered themselves in their tribes according to their ancestral families, putting down the names of those who were twenty years old and older,
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just as God commanded Moses. He numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.
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The line of Reuben, Israel's firstborn: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by tribes according to their ancestral families.
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The tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.
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The line of Simeon: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.
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The tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.
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The line of Gad: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.
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The tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.
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The line of Judah: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.
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The tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.
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The line of Issachar: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.
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The tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.
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The line of Zebulun: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.
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The tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.
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The line of Joseph: From son Ephraim the men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.
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The tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.
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And from son Manasseh the men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.
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The tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.
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The line of Benjamin: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.
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The tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.
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The line of Dan: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.
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The tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.
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The line of Asher: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.
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The tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.
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The line of Naphtali: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.
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The tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.
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These are the numbers of those registered by Moses and Aaron, registered with the help of the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each representing his ancestral family.
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The sum total of the People of Israel twenty years old and over who were able to fight in the army, counted by ancestral family, was 603,550.
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The Levites, however, were not counted by their ancestral family along with the others.
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God had told Moses,
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"The tribe of Levi is an exception: Don't register them. Don't count the tribe of Levi; don't include them in the general census of the People of Israel.
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Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of The Dwelling of The Testimony - over all its furnishings and everything connected with it. Their job is to carry The Dwelling and all its furnishings, maintain it, and camp around it.
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When it's time to move The Dwelling, the Levites will take it down, and when it's time to set it up, the Levites will do it. Anyone else who even goes near it will be put to death.
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"The rest of the People of Israel will set up their tents in companies, every man in his own camp under its own flag.
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But the Levites will set up camp around The Dwelling of The Testimony so that wrath will not fall on the community of Israel. The Levites are responsible for the security of The Dwelling of The Testimony."
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The People of Israel did everything that God commanded Moses. They did it all.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
Numbers 2
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God spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said,
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"The People of Israel are to set up camp circling the Tent of Meeting and facing it. Each company is to camp under its distinctive tribal flag."
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To the east toward the sunrise are the companies of the camp of Judah under its flag, led by Nahshon son of Amminadab.
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His troops number 74,600.
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The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them, led by Nethanel son of Zuar.
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His troops number 54,400.
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And the tribe of Zebulun is next to them, led by Eliab son of Helon.
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His troops number 57,400.
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The total number of men assigned to Judah, troop by troop, is 186,400. They will lead the march.
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To the south are the companies of the camp of Reuben under its flag, led by Elizur son of Shedeur.
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His troops number 46,500.
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The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them, led by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
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His troops number 59,300.
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And the tribe of Gad is next to them, led by Eliasaph son of Deuel.
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His troops number 45,650.
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The total number of men assigned to Reuben, troop by troop, is 151,450. They are second in the order of the march.
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The Tent of Meeting with the camp of the Levites takes its place in the middle of the march. Each tribe will march in the same order in which they camped, each under its own flag.
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To the west are the companies of the camp of Ephraim under its flag, led by Elishama son of Ammihud.
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His troops number 40,500.
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The tribe of Manasseh will set up camp next to them, led by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
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His troops number 32,200.
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And next to him is the camp of Benjamin, led by Abidan son of Gideoni.
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His troops number 35,400.
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The total number of men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, troop by troop, is 108,100. They are third in the order of the march.
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To the north are the companies of the camp of Dan under its flag, led by Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
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His troops number 62,700.
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The tribe of Asher will camp next to them, led by Pagiel son of Ocran.
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His troops number 41,500.
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And next to them is the tribe of Naphtali, led by Ahira son of Enan.
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His troops number 53,400.
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The total number of men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out, under their flags, last in the line of the march.
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These are the People of Israel, counted according to their ancestral families. The total number in the camps, counted troop by troop, comes to 603,550.
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Following God's command to Moses, the Levites were not counted in with the rest of Israel.
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The People of Israel did everything the way God commanded Moses: They camped under their respective flags; they marched by tribe with their ancestral families.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.