NUMBERS

Chapter 1

¹ In the second month of the year after the Israelite people had left Egypt, Yahweh spoke to Moses while he was in the sacred tent, in the wilderness of Sinai. Yahweh said to him, ² "Count how many Israelite men, from each family in Israel, and count them by name. ³ You and Aaron must count the men who are at least twenty years old, those who can serve as soldiers in the army. Write down the number of the men, along with the names of their clans and families. ⁴ I have chosen one man from each of the tribes to help you to do this. Each one must be a leader of his clan.

^5-6 Their names are:

Elizur son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben;

Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon; ^7-9 Nahshon son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah;

Nethanel son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar;

Eliab son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun; ^10-11 Elishama son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Joseph's son Ephraim;

Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Joseph's son Manasseh;

Abidan son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin;

^12-15 Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan;
Pagiel son of Ocran, from the tribe of Asher;
Eliasaph son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad;
Ahira son of Enan, from the tribe of Naphtali."