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26 From the children of Judah, their genealo- able to go to war: those who were numbered
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gies by their families, by their fathers’ house, of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thou-
according to the number of names, from twen- sand four hundred.
ty years old and above, all who were able to go 44 These are the ones who were numbered,
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to war: those who were numbered of the whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the
tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six leaders of Israel, twelve men, each one re-
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hundred. presenting his father’s house. So all who
28 From the children of Issachar, their were numbered of the children of Israel, by
genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old
house, according to the number of names, and above, all who were able to go to war in
from twenty years old and above, all who were Israel— all who were numbered were six
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able to go to war: those who were numbered hundred and three thousand five hundred and
of the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand fifty.
four hundred. 47 But the Levites were not numbered among
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30 From the children of Zebulun, their them by their fathers’ tribe; for the LORD had
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genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ spoken to Moses, saying: “Only the tribe of
house, according to the number of names, Levi you shall not number, nor take a census
from twenty years old and above, all who were of them among the children of Israel; but you
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able to go to war: those who were numbered shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of
of the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thou- the Testimony, over all its furnishings, and
sand four hundred. over all things that belong to it; they shall
32 From the sons of Joseph, the children of carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings;
Ephraim, their genealogies by their families, they shall attend to it and camp around the
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by their fathers’ house, according to the num- tabernacle. And when the tabernacle is to go
ber of names, from twenty years old and above, forward, the Levites shall take it down; and
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all who were able to go to war: those who were when the tabernacle is to be set up, the
numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty Levites shall set it up. The outsider who comes
thousand five hundred. near shall be put to death. The children of
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34 From the children of Manasseh, their
genealogies by their families, by their fathers’
house, according to the number of names,
from twenty years old and above, all who were 1:51 The outsider. This word often refers to
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able to go to war: those who were numbered the “alien” or “stranger.” The non-Levite
of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thou- Israelite was like a “foreigner”to the transport-
sand two hundred. ing of the tabernacle and had to keep his dis-
36 From the children of Benjamin, their tance lest he die.
genealogies by their families, by their fathers’
house, according to the number of names,
from twenty years old and above, all who were Israel shall pitch their tents, everyone by his
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able to go to war: those who were numbered own camp, everyone by his own standard,
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of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thou- according to their armies; but the Levites shall
sand four hundred. camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony,
38 From the children of Dan, their genealogies that there may be no wrath on the congrega-
by their families, by their fathers’ house, tion of the children of Israel; and the Levites
according to the number of names, from twen- shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the
ty years old and above, all who were able to go Testimony.”
to war: those who were numbered of the tribe 54 Thus the children of Israel did; according
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of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred. to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so
40 From the children of Asher, their genealo- they did.
gies by their families, by their fathers’ house, And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron,
according to the number of names, from twen- 2 saying: “Everyone of the children of Israel
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ty years old and above, all who were able to go shall camp by his own standard, beside the
to war: those who were numbered of the tribe emblems of his father’s house; they shall
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of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred. camp some distance from the tabernacle of
42 From the children of Naphtali, their meeting. On the east side, toward the rising
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genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ of the sun, those of the standard of the forces
house, according to the number of names, with Judah shall camp according to their
from twenty years old and above, all who were armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab
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