Numbers 6:1-27 The Vow of a Nazarite

 

The Vow of a Nazarite

Numbers 6:1-27           The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers

The Lord [spoke] to Moses, saying, Speak to the children [people] of Israel & say to them, When either a man or woman [wants to] separate themselves to a vow as Nazarites, to the Lord: he must [not] drink: wine, or other strong drink, vinegar, wine vinegar, any liquor of grapes, [or] eat moist grapes, [or raisins.]

All the [time] of his [Nazarite vow] of separation, he shall not eat [anything] from the [grapevine,] from the [seeds] to the [skins.] [Also,] no razor shall come upon his head, until the [time is] fulfilled, [that] he separates himself to the Lord.

[During] his separation to the Lord, he shall be holy & shall let the locks of the hair on [his] head grow. [Through] the days he separates himself to the Lord, he shall not [go near any] dead body.

He shall not [become defiled] when his father, his mother, his brother or his sister die, because the consecration of his God is on his head. He is holy to the Lord all the days of his separation [vow.]

If any man [dies] suddenly [near] him [which defiles his consecrated head,] on the 7th day he shall shave his head, on the day of his cleansing.

On the 8th day the [Nazarite] shall bring 2 turtles or 2 young pigeons, to the priest, [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. The priest shall offer 1 for a sin offering & the other for a burnt offering, [to] make atonement for [the Nazarite,] [since] he sinned by the dead [body] & shall [sanctify] his head that same day.

Because his separation was defiled & the [period of time prior to] that [is] lost. He shall consecrate to the Lord, the days of his separation & shall bring a 1 year [old] lamb for the trespass offering.

When the days of the [Nazarite’s] vow are fulfilled, this is the law: he shall be brought to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. He shall offer a 1 year [old] lamb without blemish for a burnt offering & a 1 year [old] female lamb [for] a sin offering to the Lord & 1 year [old] ram without blemish for [the] Peace Offering.

[Also, he needs to bring] a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil & wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, [plus] their [meat/grain] & drink offerings.

The priest shall bring them before the Lord & shall offer his sin offering & his burnt offering. And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of Peace Offerings to the Lord, with the basket of unleavened bread. The priest shall also offer his [meat/grain] offering.

At the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, the Nazarite shall shave his head [for] his separation & take the [cut] hair of his head & put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the Peace Offerings.

The priest shall take the [boiled] shoulder of the ram, 1 unleavened cake & 1 unleavened wafer from the basket & shall put them [in] the hands of the Nazarite, after [he has shaved his head.]

The priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord. [These are] holy [& are] for the priest, [along] with the wave breast & the heave shoulder. After that the Nazarite may drink wine. This is the law of the Nazarite, who has vowed & of his offering to the Lord for his separation, [besides what he shall also give.]

He must do [according] to the law of his [separation.] The Lord [spoke] to Moses, saying, Speak to Aaron & his sons, saying, [This is the way] you shall bless the children [people] of Israel, saying to them, [May] the Lord bless you & keep you. [May] the Lord make His face shine upon you & be gracious to you. The Lord [lifts] up His countenance upon you & [gives] you peace.

They shall put My Name upon the children [people] of Israel & I will bless them.

Numbers 5:1-31 Committing Sins and Marital Unfaithfulness

 

Committing Sins and Marital Unfaithfulness

Numbers 5:1-31             The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers

The Lord [spoke] to Moses, saying, Command the children [people] of Israel, [so] they put [outside] the camp every male & female leper & everyone [who] has a [discharge] & whoever is defiled by the dead, [so] their camps where I [the Lord God] dwell [aren’t defiled.] The children [people] of Israel did so & put them [outside] the camp, as the Lord [spoke] to Moses.

The Lord [spoke] to Moses, saying, Speak to the children [people] of Israel, When a man or woman commits [any sin] that [people] commit & [sins] against the Lord, that person is guilty; then they shall confess their [sin/s] which they have done. And he shall [make full restitution plus 1/5 of it] for his [sin] & give it to [the person] whom he has [wronged.]

If [the wronged] man [is deceased &] has no [relative to repay for] the [sin,] [then,] let the [restitution] be [given] to the priest, of the Lord, [with] the ram of atonement & atonement will be made for him.

Every offering of all the holy things the [people] of Israel bring to the priest, shall be his. Every man’s [holy] things shall be his. [But whatever] any man gives to the priest, shall [belong to the priest.]

The Lord [spoke] to Moses, saying, Speak to the [people] of Israel & [say,] If any man’s wife goes [astray & sins] against him & [another] man [lies intimately] with her & [it's hidden] from the eyes of her husband & she [is] defiled, [but hasn’t been caught, because] there [isn’t any] witness against her.

And the spirit of jealousy comes upon the [husband] & he's jealous of his wife & she has been defiled; or if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him & he is jealous of her, [but] she isn't defiled: then the man shall bring his wife to the priest.

The [husband] shall bring an offering for her: 1/10 ephah of barley meal. He shall pour  no oil, nor frankincense upon it. [It’s] a jealousy offering, a memorial offering, to bring [any] iniquity [to light.]

The priest shall bring her near & set her before the Lord. The priest shall take the holy water in a [clay] vessel & [put some] of the dust from the tabernacle floor [into] the water.

[When] the woman [is] before the Lord, the priest [uncovers her] head & [puts] the memorial offering in her hands, which is the jealousy offering. And the priest shall have the bitter water that causes the curse in his [hands.]

The priest shall [put] the woman [under oath] & say to [her,] If no man has lain with you & you haven't gone [astray] with another [man] instead of your husband, then be free of this bitter water that causes the curse.

But if you have gone [astray] to another, instead of your husband & if you are defiled & some man lain with you, beside your husband, then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of [the curse] & say to the woman, [May] the Lord make you a curse & an oath among your people & make your thigh rot & your belly swell.

This water that causes the curse, shall go into your bowels & make your belly swell & your thigh rot. And the woman shall say, Amen, amen. The priest shall write these curses in a book & he shall [wash them off into] the bitter water.

The [priest] shall [make] the woman drink the bitter water that causes the curse & the water shall enter her & become bitter. Then, the priest shall take the jealousy offering [from] the woman’s [hands] & shall wave the offering before the Lord & offer it upon the altar. The priest shall take a [memorial] handful [of it] & burn it on the altar & have the woman drink the water afterward.

[After he has] her drink the water, if she [is] defiled & [sinned] against her husband, [when] the water that causes a curse [enters] her & becomes bitter & her belly [swells] & her thigh [rots,] the woman shall [become] a curse among her people. If the woman [isn’t] defiled & [is] clean, then she shall be free & shall [be able to become pregnant.]

This is the law of [jealousy,] when a wife [goes astray] to another instead of her husband & is defiled; or when the spirit of jealousy comes upon him & he [is] jealous over his wife & [puts] the woman before the Lord & the priest shall [carry out this entire] law on her. Then the man shall be [innocent] & the woman shall bear her [guilt.]

Numbers 4:1-49 Assigning the Duties to the 3 Families of Levites & Counting Them

 

Assigning the Duties to the 3 Families of Levites & Counting Them

Numbers 4:1-49                  The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers

The Lord [spoke] to Moses & Aaron, saying, Take [& record] the [total] of [Kohath’s] sons from among the sons of Levi, [by] their families, by their [father’s houses,] from 30 to 50 years old [who] enter the [ministry] to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation. This shall be the [work] of [Kohath’s] sons in the tabernacle of the congregation [related to] the most holy things. When the camp sets [out,] Aaron & his sons shall come & take down the covering [veil] & cover the Ark of theTestimony with it. [Then] they shall cover [it] with badger’s skins & shall spread over it a cloth [totally] of blue & put in the [poles to carry it.] Upon the table of [showbread,] they shall spread a blue cloth & put dishes, spoons & bowls & [their covers.] The bread shall be on [the table continually.] They shall spread a scarlet cloth [over them] & cover [that] with badger’s skins & put in the [poles to carry it.] They shall take a blue cloth and cover the candlestick of light & [its:] lamps, tongs, snuffdishes & all the oil vessels & [things used] to minister [with it] & put all [related items] within a covering of badger’s skins & put it upon a [carrying] bar. They shall spread a blue cloth upon the golden altar. It shall; be put within a covering of  badger’s skins & [poles to carry it] shall be put in. They shall take all the instruments [articles used] for ministering in the sanctuary & put them in a blue cloth & cover them with badger’s skins & put them on a [carrying] bar. They shall take away the ashes from the [bronze] altar & spread a purple cloth on it. They shall put on it all the vessels [utensils] used to minister [at the altar]: the censers, flesh hooks, shovels, [bowls,] basins, & all the vessels of the altar. They shall spread a covering of badger’s skins on it & to put the [poles to carry it.] When Aaron & his sons have ended [covering all the things of] the sanctuary, as the camp is set to [go] forward, [Kohath’s sons] shall come to [carry these.] But they shall not touch any holy [things,] lest they die. These things are the [responsibility] of [Kohath’s sons] in the tabernacle of the congregation. The office of Eleazar [Aaron’s] son, the priest [pertains to] the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the daily [meat/grain] offering, the anointing oil & the oversight of all the tabernacle, the sanctuary & all the vessels [that are in it.] The Lord [spoke] to Moses & to Aaron, saying, [Don’t] cut off the tribe of Kohathite families from among the Levites. Do this, [so] they may live & not die, when they approach the Most Holy Things: Aaron & his sons shall go in & appoint [to each person] his [work] & [responsibility.] But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

The Lord [spoke] to Moses, saying, Take also the [total number] of [Gershon’s] sons, [by] their families, by their [father’s houses,] from 30 to 50 years old [who] enter the [ministry] to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation. The service of the [Gershonites,] they shall [carry the:] curtains, the tabernacle of the congregation, [its] covering, the covering of badger’s skins that is above, upon it. And the hangings for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, the [decorative] hangings of the [courtyard] & the hangings for the door of the gate of the court, by the tabernacle & by the altar & [around it, its] cords [ropes] & all the instruments [equipment needed] for the service [of the tabernacle ] & all the things made for them, they shall serve [this way.] Aaron & his sons [are in charge of appointing] the [Gershononite’s] sons with all their service [of carrying things] & [responsibilities.] Ithamar [Aaron’s] son, the priest, is [in charge of assigning the duties] of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation.

You shall [count Merari’s] sons [by] their families, by their [father’s houses, from 30 to 50 years old [who] enter the [ministry] to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation. All the service of [Merari’s] sons, for their [responsibilities] in the tabernacle of the congregation is under the [direction] of Ithamar, [Aaron’s] son, the priest. [They are responsible for carrying:] the boards of the tabernacle & [its] bars, sockets & pillars [of it.] [Also] the pillars [around] the [courtyard, its] sockets, pins, cords [ropes,] with all their [furnishings.] Assign the things that each man is to [carry.]

Moses, Aaron & the chief of the congregation [counted the  Kohathite’s] sons [by] their families, by their [father’s houses,] from 30 to 50 years old [who] enter the [ministry] to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation which were 2,750. Moses & Aaron [counted] the Kohathites according to the [Lord’s command] at the hand of Moses.

[Those counted of [Gershon’s] sons [by] their families, by their [father’s houses,] from 30 to 50 years old [who] enter the [ministry] to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation were 2,630. Moses & Aaron [counted] [Gershon’s] sons according to the [Lord’s command.]

[Those counted of [Merari’s] sons [by] their families, by their [father’s houses,] from 30 to 50 years old [who] enter the [ministry] to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation were 3,200. Moses & Aaron [counted] [Merari’s] sons according to the [Lord’s command.]

[Those counted of [Levite’s] [by] their families, by their [father’s houses,] from 30 to 50 years old [who] enter the [ministry] to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation were 8,580. Moses & Aaron [counted] the [Levite’s] according to the [Lord’s command by] the hand of Moses.

According to the [Lord’s command,] at the hand of Moses [he assigned their duties & told what they were to carry.] Thus they were [all counted,] as the Lord commanded Moses.

Numbers 3:1-51 Numbering the Levites and Their Jobs

 

Numbering the Levites and Their Jobs

Numbers 3:1-51                      The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers

These are also the generations of Aaron & Moses, [when] the Lord spoke with Moses [on] Mount Sinai. These are the names of [Aaron’s] sons [who] were anointed as priests & consecrated to minister in the priest’s office: Nadab the firstborn, Abihu, Eleazar & Ithamar.

Nadab & Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord [that wasn’t of the holy fire of the altar,] in the Wilderness of Sinai. They had no children. [So] Eleazar & Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in their father [Aaron’s] sight.

The Lord [spoke] to Moses & said, Bring the tribe of Levi near & present them before Aaron, the priest, [so] they may minister to him. They shall [assist] him & [perform the duties of] Aaron & [duties for] the whole congregation & do the service of the tabernacle.

They shall [also care for] the instruments [things used in] the tabernacle of the congregation & do the service [in] the tabernacle [on behalf of the Israelites.] You shall [totally] give the Levites to Aaron & his sons [from] the children [people] of Israel [to assist them.]

You shall appoint Aaron & his sons to [serve] in the priest’s office & any stranger [who] comes near [the sanctuary] shall be put to death. The Lord [spoke] to Moses, saying, I have taken the Levites from among the [Israelites in place of] the firstborn [sons of the Israelites.]

Therefore, the Levites shall be Mine, [because of] the day I [struck] all the firstborn in the land of Egypt & I [sanctified to Myself] all the firstborn in Israel, [of] both man & [animals.] They shall be Mine. I am the Lord.

The Lord [spoke] to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying, Number [count] the children [people] of Levi, [according] to their [father’s houses,] by their families. [Count] every male 1 year old & [older.] Moses [counted] them as he was commanded, according to the Word of the Lord.

[Levi’s] sons were named; Gershon, Kohath & Merari. The names of [Gershon’s] sons by their families [were]: Libni & Shimei. [Kohath’s] sons by their families; Amram, Izehar, Hebron & Uzziel. [Merari’s] sons by their families; Mahli & Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their [father’s] house.

Of Gershon [were the families of:] Libnites & Shimites, the families of the Gershonites & their males 1 month & [older] of [those counted] were 7,500. The families of the Gershonites shall pitch [their tents] behind the tabernacle westward & Eliasaph, [Lael’s] son, shall be [their] chief.

[Gershon’s] sons are [in] charge [of] the tabernacle, tent & [its] covering & hanging [curtains] for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, the [decorative] hangings [for] the [courtyard] & the door of the court by the tabernacle & around the altar, the cords [ropes] of it & all [related to it.]

Of Kohath [were the families of:] the Amramites, Izeharites, Hebronites & the Uzzielites, the families of the Kohathites & their males 1 month & [older] of [those counted] were 8,600, [taking care of] the sanctuary.

The families of the Kohathies shall pitch [their tents] on the south side of the tabernacle & Elizaphan, [Uzziel’s] son, shall be [their] chief. [They are in] charge [of the:] Ark, the table, candlestick, altars, vessels [articles] of the sanctuary [used to] minister, the [hangings] & all the service [of it.]

Eleazar, [Aaron’s] son, the priest, shall be chief [administrator] over [all] the chief Levites & have the oversight of [those in] charge of the sanctuary. Of Merari [were the families of:] Mahlites & Mushites & the families of the Merari & their males 1 month & [older] of [those counted] were 6,200.

Zuriel, [Abihail’s] son, shall be chief of the families of Merari & they shall pitch [their tents on] the north [side] of the tabernacle. [Merari’s] sons [are in] charge [of:] the boards, bars, pillars, [& pillars around the courtyard,] sockets, pins & cords [to set up/take down the tabernacle] & all the vessels [furniture] [of it] & all [that relates to it.]

Moses & Aaron & his  sons shall pitch [their tents] before the tabernacle of the congregation on the east [side.] [They are in] charge of the sanctuary, the children [people] of Israel & [any] stranger [who come near the sanctuary who] shall be put to death.

Moses & Aaron [counted,] at the Lord’s [command] all the male Levites 1 month & [older] throughout their families [which totaled:] 22,000. The Lord said to Moses, [Count] all the firstborn males of the [people] of Israel 1 month & [older] & [record] the number of their names.

(I am the Lord.) You shall take the Levites for Me, instead of all the firstborn [of] the children [people] of Israel. [Take] the cattle of the Levites instead of all the [firstborn] cattle of the [people] of Israel.

Moses [counted] all the firstborn males [of] the [people] of Israel 1 month & [older,] as the Lord commanded him & there were 22,273. The Lord [spoke] to Moses, saying, Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn [of] the [people] of Israel & the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle. The Levites shall be Mine. I am the Lord.

For those [who] are to be redeemed of the 273 of the first born Israelites [22,273-22,200=273] which [exceeds] the [amount] of Levites, you shall take 5 shekels for [each person] according to the shekel of the sanctuary: (the shekel is 20 gerahs).

You shall give the money for [redeeming the extra 273 Israelites] to Aaron & his sons. Moses took the redemption money of the [273 who] exceeded the [amount of] Levites.

[Moses collected] 1,365 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, of the [273] firstborn of the [people] of Israel. Moses gave the money of [those] redeemed to Aaron & his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Numbers 2:1-34 The Camps of the Armies of Israel

 

The Camps of the Armies of Israel

Numbers 2:1-34         The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers

The Lord [God spoke] to Moses & Aaron, saying, Every man of the children [people] of Israel shall pitch [his tent] by his own [banner] with [the insignia of] their father’s house, far [from] the tabernacle of the congregation, [around it.]

On the east side, toward the [sunrise, those] of the [banner] of the camp of Judah, [shall camp] throughout their [armies.] Nahshon, [Amminadab’s] son, shall be the captain of the [family] of Judah. [Those  who were counted] of [Judah’s army] were 74,600.

Those [who] pitch [their tent] next to [Judah] shall be the [family] of Issachar. Nethaneel, [Zuar’s] son, shall be [the] captain. [Those who were counted] of [Issachar’s army] were 54,400.

Then the [family] of Zebulun. Eliab, [Helon’s] son, shall be the captain of the [family] of Zebulun. [Those who were counted] of [Zebulun’s army] were 57,400. All [who] were [assigned to] the camp of Judah [& counted totaled] 186,400, throughout their armies. These shall [break camp & set out 1st.]

On the south side [of the tabernacle those] of the [banner] of the camp of Reuben, [shall camp] according to their [armies.] Elizur, [Shedeur’s] son, shall be the captain of the [family] of Reuben. [Those  who were counted] of [Reuben’s army] were 46,500.

Those [who] pitch [their tent] by [Reuben] shall be the [family] of Simeon. Shelumiel, [Zurishaddai’s] son, shall be the captain. [Those who were counted] of [Simeon’s army] were 59,300.

Then, the [family] of Gad. Eliasaph, [Reuel’s a.k.a Deuel’s] son, shall be the captain of the [family] of Gad. [Those who were counted] of [Gad’s army] were 45,650. All [who] were [assigned to] the camp of Reuben [& counted totaled] 151,450, throughout their armies. They will set out [2nd.]

Then, the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the [middle] of the camp. Every man shall set [out] in his place, by their [banners.]

On the west side [those] of the [banner] of the camp of Ephraim, [shall camp] according to their [armies.] Elishama, [Ammihud’s] son, shall be the captain of the [family] of Ephraim. [Those  who were counted] of [Ephraim’s army] were 40,500.

Those who [camp] by [Ephraim] shall be the [family] of Manasseh. Gamaliel, [Pedahzur’s] son, shall be the captain. [Those who were counted] of [Manasseh’s army] were 32,200.

Then the [family] of Benjamin. Abidan, [Gideoni’s] son, shall be the captain of the [family] of Benjamin. [Those who were counted] of [Benjamin's army] were 35,400. All [who] were [assigned to] the camp of Ephraim [& counted totaled] 108,100 throughout their armies. They shall go forward in the 3rd rank.

On the north side, [those] of the [banner] of the camp of Dan, shall pitch [their tents] according to their [armies.] Ahiezer, [Ammishaddai’s] son, shall be the captain of the [family] of Dan. [Those  who were counted] of [Dan’s army] were 62,700.

Those who [camp] by [Dan] shall be the [family] of Asher. Pagiel, the son of Ocran a.k.a. Okran, shall be the captain. [Those who were counted] of [Asher’s army] were 41,500.

Then the [family] of Naphtali. Ahira, [Enan’s] son, shall be the captain of the [family] of Naphtali. [Those who were counted] of [Naphtali’s army] were 53,400. All [who] were [assigned to] the camp of Dan [& counted totaled] 157,600. [They shall break camp & go out last,] with their [banners.]

These are those [who] were [counted] of the children [people] of Israel by their [father’s houses.] All those who were counted throughout their [armies] were 603,550. But the Levites [weren’t counted] among the [people] of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses.

The children [people] of Israel did according to all the Lord commanded Moses: so they pitched [their tents] by their [banners] & they set forward, everyone [according to] their families & the house of their fathers.

Numbers 1:1-54 The Lord Tells Moses to Take a Census of All the Congregation of Israel

 

The Lord Tells Moses to Take a Census of All the Congregation of Israel

Numbers 1:1-54   The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers

In the Wilderness of Sinai, the Lord [spoke] to Moses, in the tabernacle, on the 1st day of the 2nd month, in the 2nd year after they left the land of Egypt, saying, Take a [census] of all the congregation of the children [people] of Israel, [by their generations,]  [by] their families, by their [father’s houses,] with the [total] number of their names,

[record] every male [1 by 1,] from 20 years old & [older who] are able to go to war in Israel. You & Aaron shall number them by their armies & with you, there shall be a man [from] every tribe. Each one, the head of his father’s house.

These are the names of the men [from each of the 12 tribes: who] shall stand with you [as you collect the census]: from [the tribe of] Reuben, Elizur, [Shedeur’s] son; from [the tribe of] Simeon, Shelumiel, [Zurishddai’s] son; from [the tribe of] Judah, Nashon, [Amminadab’s] son;

from [the tribe of] Issachar, Nethaneel [a.k.a. Nethanel, Zuar’s] son; from [the tribe of] Zebulun, Eliab, [Helon’s] son; from [the tribe of] Ephraim, [Joseph’s] son, Elishama, [Ammihud’s] son; from [the tribe of] Manasseh, [Joseph’s other son,] Gamaliel, [Pedahzur’s] son.

From [the tribe of] Benjamin, Abdian, [Gideoni’s] son; from [the tribe of] Dan, Ahiezer, [Ammishaddai’s] son; from [the tribe of] Asher, Pagiel, the son of  [Ocran a.k.a. Okran;] from [the tribe of] Gad, Eliasaph, son of [Deul a.k.a. Deuel & Reul;] from [the tribe of] Naphtali, Ahira, [Enan’s] son.

These were [chosen] from the congregation [& were leaders] of their [father’s] tribes, heads of the 1,000's] in Israel. [Then,] Moses & Aaron took these men [designated] by name & they assembled all the congregation together on the 1st day of the 2nd month.

And they [all] declared their [ancestry] by their families, by their [father’s] houses, according to the number of names, [men] 20 years old & [older who] were able to go to war [& were recorded 1 by 1.] As the Lord commanded Moses, he numbered [& recorded] them in the Wilderness of Sinai.

The children [descendants] of Reuben, the eldest son of Israel [a.k.a. Jacob]  by their generations, by their family, by their [father’s] houses, every male 20 years old & [older] able to go to war were: 46,500.

Of the children [descendants] of the tribe of Simeon by their generations, by their family, by their [father’s] houses, every male 20 years old & [older] able to go to war were: 59,300.

Of the children [descendants] of the tribe of Gad by their generations, by their family, by their [father’s] houses, every male 20 years old & [older] able to go to war were: 45,650.

Of the children [descendants] of the tribe of Judah by their generations, by their family, by their [father’s] houses, every male 20 years old & [older] able to go to war were: 74,600.

Of the children [descendants] of the tribe of Issachar by their generations, by their family, by their [father’s] houses, every male 20 years old & [older] able to go to war were: 54,400.

Of the children [descendants] of the tribe of Zebulun by their generations, by their family, by their [father’s] houses, every male 20 years old & [older] able to go to war were: 57,400.

Of the children [descendants] of the tribe of Ephraim by their generations, by their family, by their [father’s] houses, every male 20 years old & [older] able to go to war were: 40,500.

Of the children [descendants] of the tribe of Manasseh by their generations, by their family, by their [father’s] houses, every male 20 years old & [older] able to go to war were: 32,200.

Of the children [descendants] of the tribe of Benjamin by their generations, by their family, by their [father’s] houses, every male 20 years old & [older] able to go to war were: 35,400.

Of the children [descendants] of the tribe of Dan by their generations, by their family, by their [father’s] houses, every male 20 years old & [older] able to go to war were: 62,700.

Of the children [descendants] of the tribe of Asher by their generations, by their family, by their [father’s] houses, every male 20 years old & [older] able to go to war were: 41,500.

Of the children [descendants] of the tribe of Naphtali by their generations, by their family, by their [father’s] houses, every male 20 years old & [older] able to go to war were: 53,400.

[All these] were [counted by] Moses, Aaron & the [leaders] of Israel, 12 men, each from his [father’s tribe.] All who were [counted] of the children [people] of Israel by their generations, by their family, by their [father’s] houses, every male 20 years old & [older] able to go to war were: 603,550.

But the Levites of their [father’s tribes] were not [counted,] for the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying, Only you shall not [count] the tribe of Levi, [nor include them in the census total] of the children [people] of Israel.

But you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of Testimony & over all the vessels & the things that belong to it. They shall [carry] the tabernacle & all the vessels [of it.] They shall [take care of it] & [camp around] the tabernacle.

When the tabernacle [moves] forward, the Levites shall take it down & when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites will set it up. [Any] stranger [who] comes [near] shall be put to death.

And the children [people] of Israel shall [each] pitch their tent [with] his own camp & [banner] throughout their [armies.]

But the Levites shall [camp around] the tabernacle of Testimony, [so] there [isn’t any] wrath upon the congregation of the children [people] of Israel & the Levites are [in charge] of the tabernacle of Testimony.

The children [people] of Israel, did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses.