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And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai in the tabernacle of the congregation on the first day of the second month in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt saying
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Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel after their families by the house of their fathers with the number of their names every male by their polls
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From twenty years old and upward all that are able to go forth to war in Israel thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies
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And with you there shall be a man of every tribe every one head of the house of his fathers
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And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you of the tribe of Reuben Elizur the son of Shedeur
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Of Simeon Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai
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Of Judah Nahshon the son of Amminadab
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Of Issachar Nethaneel the son of Zuar
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Of Zebulun Eliab the son of Helon
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Of the children of Joseph of Ephraim Elishama the son of Ammihud of Manasseh Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur
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Of Benjamin Abidan the son of Gideoni
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Of Dan Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai
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Of Asher Pagiel the son of Ocran
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Of Gad Eliasaph the son of Deuel
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Of Naphtali Ahira the son of Enan
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These were the renowned of the congregation princes of the tribes of their fathers heads of thousands in Israel
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And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names
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And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month and they declared their pedigrees after their families by the house of their fathers according to the number of the names from twenty years old and upward by their polls
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As the LORD commanded Moses so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai
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And the children of Reuben srael’s eldest son by their generations after their families by the house of their fathers according to the number of the names by their polls every male from twenty years old and upward all that were able to go forth to war
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Those that were numbered of them even of the tribe of Reuben were forty and six thousand and five hundred
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Of the children of Simeon by their generations after their families by the house of their fathers those that were numbered of them according to the number of the names by their polls every male from twenty years old and upward all that were able to go forth to war
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Those that were numbered of them even of the tribe of Simeon were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred
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Of the children of Gad by their generations after their families by the house of their fathers according to the number of the names from twenty years old and upward all that were able to go forth to war
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Those that were numbered of them even of the tribe of Gad were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty
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Of the children of Judah by their generations after their families by the house of their fathers according to the number of the names from twenty years old and upward all that were able to go forth to war
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Those that were numbered of them even of the tribe of Judah were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred
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Of the children of Issachar by their generations after their families by the house of their fathers according to the number of the names from twenty years old and upward all that were able to go forth to war
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Those that were numbered of them even of the tribe of Issachar were fifty and four thousand and four hundred
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Of the children of Zebulun by their generations after their families by the house of their fathers according to the number of the names from twenty years old and upward all that were able to go forth to war
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Those that were numbered of them even of the tribe of Zebulun were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred
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Of the children of Joseph namely of the children of Ephraim by their generations after their families by the house of their fathers according to the number of the names from twenty years old and upward all that were able to go forth to war
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Those that were numbered of them even of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand and five hundred
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Of the children of Manasseh by their generations after their families by the house of their fathers according to the number of the names from twenty years old and upward all that were able to go forth to war
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Those that were numbered of them even of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty and two thousand and two hundred
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Of the children of Benjamin by their generations after their families by the house of their fathers according to the number of the names from twenty years old and upward all that were able to go forth to war
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Those that were numbered of them even of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty and five thousand and four hundred
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Of the children of Dan by their generations after their families by the house of their fathers according to the number of the names from twenty years old and upward all that were able to go forth to war
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Those that were numbered of them even of the tribe of Dan were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred
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Of the children of Asher by their generations after their families by the house of their fathers according to the number of the names from twenty years old and upward all that were able to go forth to war
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Those that were numbered of them even of the tribe of Asher were forty and one thousand and five hundred
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Of the children of Naphtali throughout their generations after their families by the house of their fathers according to the number of the names from twenty years old and upward all that were able to go forth to war
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Those that were numbered of them even of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty and three thousand and four hundred
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These are those that were numbered which Moses and Aaron numbered and the princes of Israel being twelve men each one was for the house of his fathers
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So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers from twenty years old and upward all that were able to go forth to war in Israel
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Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty
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But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them
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For the LORD had spoken unto Moses saying
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Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel
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But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony and over all the vessels thereof and over all things that belong to it they shall bear the tabernacle and all the vessels thereof and they shall minister unto it and shall encamp round about the tabernacle
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And when the tabernacle setteth forward the Levites shall take it down and when the tabernacle is to be pitched the Levites shall set it up and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death
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And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents every man by his own camp and every man by his own standard throughout their hosts
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But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony
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And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses so did they