The People of Israel Are Counted

¹The people of Israel had left Egypt and were living in the Sinai Desert. Then on the first day of the second month of the second year, when Moses was in the sacred tent the Lord said:[#Nu 26.1-51.; #1.1 Ziv, the second month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-April to mid-May.]

Elizur son of Shedeur

Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai

Nahshon son of Amminadab

Nethanel son of Zuar

Eliab son of Helon

Elishama son of Ammihud

Gamaliel son of Pedahzur

Abidan son of Gideoni

Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai

Pagiel son of Ochran

Eliasaph son of Deuel

and Ahira son of Enan

^16-17Moses and Aaron, together with these twelve tribal leaders,

¹⁸called together the people that same day. They were counted according to their clans and families. Then Moses and the others listed the names of the men twenty years and older,

¹⁹just as the Lord had commanded.

^{20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-31-32-33-34-35-36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43-44-45-46}The number of men from each tribe who were at least 20 years old and strong enough to fight in Israel's army was as follows:

46,500 from Reuben,

59,300 from Simeon,

45,650 from Gad,

74,600 from Judah,

54,400 from Issachar,

57,400 from Zebulun,

40,500 from Ephraim,

32,200 from Manasseh,

35,400 from Benjamin,

62,700 from Dan,

41,500 from Asher,

53,400 from Naphtali.

The total number of men registered by Moses, Aaron, and the twelve leaders was 603,550.

⁴⁷But those from the Levi tribe were not included

⁴⁸because the Lord had said to Moses:

⁵⁴The people of Israel did everything the Lord had commanded.