Numbers 1

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וַיְדַבֵּ֨רand he spoke יְהוָ֧הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֛הMoses בְּמִדְבַּ֥רin the wilderness of סִינַ֖יSinai בְּאֹ֣הֶלin the tent of מוֹעֵ֑דmeeting בְּאֶחָד֩on day one לַחֹ֨דֶשׁof the month הַשֵּׁנִ֜יthe second בַּשָּׁנָ֣הin the year הַשֵּׁנִ֗יתthe second לְצֵאתָ֛םof going out their מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land of מִצְרַ֖יִםEgypt לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

שְׂא֗וּlift up אֶת־obj.רֹאשׁ֙the head of כָּל־all עֲדַ֣תthe congregation of בְּנֵֽי־the people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of שֵׁמ֔וֹתnames of כָּל־every זָכָ֖רmale לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃to heads their

מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty שָׁנָה֙years וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards כָּל־every יֹצֵ֥אone who goes forth צָבָ֖אwarfare בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לin Israel תִּפְקְד֥וּyou will enroll אֹתָ֛םobj. them לְצִבְאֹתָ֖םto military groups their אַתָּ֥הyou וְאַהֲרֹֽן׃and Aaron

וְאִתְּכֶ֣םand with you יִהְי֔וּthey will be אִ֥ישׁa man אִ֖ישׁa man לַמַּטֶּ֑הto the tribe אִ֛ישׁa man רֹ֥אשׁis the head לְבֵית־of the house of אֲבֹתָ֖יוancestors his הֽוּא׃he

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙and these שְׁמ֣וֹתare the names of הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםthe men אֲשֶׁ֥רwho יַֽעַמְד֖וּthey will stand אִתְּכֶ֑םwith you לִרְאוּבֵ֕ןfor Reuben אֱלִיצ֖וּרElizur בֶּן־the son of שְׁדֵיאֽוּר׃Shedeur

לְשִׁמְע֕וֹןfor Simeon שְׁלֻמִיאֵ֖לShelumiel בֶּן־the son of צוּרִֽישַׁדָּֽי׃Zurishaddai

לִֽיהוּדָ֕הfor Judah נַחְשׁ֖וֹןNahshon בֶּן־the son of עַמִּינָדָֽב׃Amminadab

לְיִ֨שָּׂשכָ֔רfor Issachar נְתַנְאֵ֖לNethanel בֶּן־the son of צוּעָֽר׃Zuar

לִזְבוּלֻ֕ןfor Zebulun אֱלִיאָ֖בEliab בֶּן־the son of חֵלֹֽן׃Helon

לִבְנֵ֣יfor the sons of יוֹסֵ֔ףJoseph לְאֶפְרַ֕יִםfor Ephraim אֱלִישָׁמָ֖עElishama בֶּן־the son of עַמִּיה֑וּדAmmihud לִמְנַשֶּׁ֕הfor Manasseh גַּמְלִיאֵ֖לGamaliel בֶּן־the son of פְּדָהצֽוּר׃Pedahzur

לְבִ֨נְיָמִ֔ןfor Benjamin אֲבִידָ֖ןAbidan בֶּן־the son of גִּדְעֹנִֽי׃Gideoni

לְדָ֕ןfor Dan אֲחִיעֶ֖זֶרAhiezer בֶּן־the son of עַמִּֽישַׁדָּֽי׃Ammishaddai

לְאָשֵׁ֕רfor Asher פַּגְעִיאֵ֖לPagiel בֶּן־the son of עָכְרָֽן׃Ocran

לְגָ֕דfor Gad אֶלְיָסָ֖ףEliasaph בֶּן־the son of דְּעוּאֵֽל׃Deuel

לְנַ֨פְתָּלִ֔יfor Naphtali אֲחִירַ֖עAhira בֶּן־the son of עֵינָֽן׃Enan

אֵ֚לֶּהthese קְרוּאֵ֣יwere those called הָעֵדָ֔הof the congregation נְשִׂיאֵ֖יthe leaders of מַטּ֣וֹתthe tribes of אֲבוֹתָ֑םancestors their רָאשֵׁ֛יwere the heads of אַלְפֵ֥יthe families of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael הֵֽם׃they

וַיִּקַּ֥חand he took מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses וְאַהֲרֹ֑ןand Aaron אֵ֚תobj.הָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםthe men הָאֵ֔לֶּהthe these אֲשֶׁ֥רwho נִקְּב֖וּthey had been designated בְּשֵׁמֽוֹת׃by names

וְאֵ֨תand obj.כָּל־all הָעֵדָ֜הthe congregation הִקְהִ֗ילוּthey summoned בְּאֶחָד֙on day one לַחֹ֣דֶשׁof the month הַשֵּׁנִ֔יthe second וַיִּתְיַֽלְד֥וּand they recorded their ancestry עַל־on מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םclans their לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of שֵׁמ֗וֹתnames מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֥יםtwenty שָׁנָ֛הyears וָמַ֖עְלָהand up -wards לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃to heads their

כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶת־obj.מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖םand he enrolled them בְּמִדְבַּ֥רin the wilderness of סִינָֽי׃ פSinai

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םenrolled men their לְמַטֵּ֣הof the tribe of רְאוּבֵ֑ןReuben שִׁשָּׁ֧הwere six וְאַרְבָּעִ֛יםand forty אֶ֖לֶףthousand וַחֲמֵ֥שׁand five מֵאֽוֹת׃ פhundreds

לִבְנֵ֣יof the descendants of שִׁמְע֔וֹןSimeon תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םgenealogies their לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their פְּקֻדָ֗יוenrolled men its בְּמִסְפַּ֤רby the number of שֵׁמוֹת֙names לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔םto heads their כָּל־every זָכָ֗רmale מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty שָׁנָה֙years וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards כֹּ֖לevery יֹצֵ֥אone who goes forth צָבָֽא׃warfare

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םenrolled men their לְמַטֵּ֣הof the tribe of שִׁמְע֑וֹןSimeon תִּשְׁעָ֧הwere nine וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםand fifty אֶ֖לֶףthousand וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁand three מֵאֽוֹת׃ פhundreds

לִבְנֵ֣יof the descendants of גָ֔דGad תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םgenealogies their לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of שֵׁמ֗וֹתnames מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty שָׁנָה֙years וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards כֹּ֖לevery יֹצֵ֥אone who goes forth צָבָֽא׃warfare

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םenrolled men their לְמַטֵּ֣הof the tribe of גָ֑דGad חֲמִשָּׁ֤הwere five וְאַרְבָּעִים֙and forty אֶ֔לֶףthousand וְשֵׁ֥שׁand six מֵא֖וֹתhundreds וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ פand fifty

לִבְנֵ֣יof the descendants of יְהוּדָ֔הJudah תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םgenealogies their לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of שֵׁמֹ֗תnames מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty שָׁנָה֙years וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards כֹּ֖לevery יֹצֵ֥אone who goes forth צָבָֽא׃warfare

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םenrolled men their לְמַטֵּ֣הof the tribe of יְהוּדָ֑הJudah אַרְבָּעָ֧הwere four וְשִׁבְעִ֛יםand seventy אֶ֖לֶףthousand וְשֵׁ֥שׁand six מֵאֽוֹת׃ פhundreds

לִבְנֵ֣יof the descendants of יִשָּׂשכָ֔רIssachar תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םgenealogies their לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of שֵׁמֹ֗תnames מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty שָׁנָה֙years וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards כֹּ֖לevery יֹצֵ֥אone who goes forth צָבָֽא׃warfare

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םenrolled men their לְמַטֵּ֣הof the tribe of יִשָּׂשכָ֑רIssachar אַרְבָּעָ֧הwere four וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםand fifty אֶ֖לֶףthousand וְאַרְבַּ֥עand four מֵאֽוֹת׃ פhundreds

לִבְנֵ֣יof the descendants of זְבוּלֻ֔ןZebulun תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םgenealogies their לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of שֵׁמֹ֗תnames מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty שָׁנָה֙years וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards כֹּ֖לevery יֹצֵ֥אone who goes forth צָבָֽא׃warfare

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םenrolled men their לְמַטֵּ֣הof the tribe of זְבוּלֻ֑ןZebulun שִׁבְעָ֧הwere seven וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםand fifty אֶ֖לֶףthousand וְאַרְבַּ֥עand four מֵאֽוֹת׃ פhundreds

לִבְנֵ֤יof the descendants of יוֹסֵף֙Joseph לִבְנֵ֣יof the descendants of אֶפְרַ֔יִםEphraim תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םgenealogies their לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of שֵׁמֹ֗תnames מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty שָׁנָה֙years וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards כֹּ֖לevery יֹצֵ֥אone who goes forth צָבָֽא׃warfare

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םenrolled men their לְמַטֵּ֣הof the tribe of אֶפְרָ֑יִםEphraim אַרְבָּעִ֥יםwere forty אֶ֖לֶףthousand וַחֲמֵ֥שׁand five מֵאֽוֹת׃ פhundreds

לִבְנֵ֣יof the descendants of מְנַשֶּׁ֔הManasseh תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םgenealogies their לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of שֵׁמ֗וֹתnames מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty שָׁנָה֙years וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards כֹּ֖לevery יֹצֵ֥אone who goes forth צָבָֽא׃warfare

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םenrolled men their לְמַטֵּ֣הof the tribe of מְנַשֶּׁ֑הManasseh שְׁנַ֧יִםwere two וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםand thirty אֶ֖לֶףthousand וּמָאתָֽיִם׃ פand two hundred

לִבְנֵ֣יof the descendants of בִנְיָמִ֔ןBenjamin תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םgenealogies their לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of שֵׁמֹ֗תnames מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty שָׁנָה֙years וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards כֹּ֖לevery יֹצֵ֥אone who goes forth צָבָֽא׃warfare

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םenrolled men their לְמַטֵּ֣הof the tribe of בִנְיָמִ֑ןBenjamin חֲמִשָּׁ֧הwere five וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםand thirty אֶ֖לֶףthousand וְאַרְבַּ֥עand four מֵאֽוֹת׃ פhundreds

לִבְנֵ֣יof the descendants of דָ֔ןDan תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םgenealogies their לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of שֵׁמֹ֗תnames מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty שָׁנָה֙years וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards כֹּ֖לevery יֹצֵ֥אone who goes forth צָבָֽא׃warfare

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םenrolled men their לְמַטֵּ֣הof the tribe of דָ֑ןDan שְׁנַ֧יִםwere two וְשִׁשִּׁ֛יםand sixty אֶ֖לֶףthousand וּשְׁבַ֥עand seven מֵאֽוֹת׃ פhundreds

לִבְנֵ֣יof the descendants of אָשֵׁ֔רAsher תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םgenealogies their לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of שֵׁמֹ֗תnames מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty שָׁנָה֙years וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards כֹּ֖לevery יֹצֵ֥אone who goes forth צָבָֽא׃warfare

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םenrolled men their לְמַטֵּ֣הof the tribe of אָשֵׁ֑רAsher אֶחָ֧דwere one וְאַרְבָּעִ֛יםand forty אֶ֖לֶףthousand וַחֲמֵ֥שׁand five מֵאֽוֹת׃ פhundreds

בְּנֵ֣יthe descendants of נַפְתָּלִ֔יNaphtali תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םgenealogies their לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby the number of שֵׁמֹ֗תnames מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty שָׁנָה֙years וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards כֹּ֖לevery יֹצֵ֥אone who goes forth צָבָֽא׃warfare

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םenrolled men their לְמַטֵּ֣הof the tribe of נַפְתָּלִ֑יNaphtali שְׁלֹשָׁ֧הwere three וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםand fifty אֶ֖לֶףthousand וְאַרְבַּ֥עand four מֵאֽוֹת׃ פhundreds

אֵ֣לֶּהthese הַפְּקֻדִ֡יםwere the enrolled men אֲשֶׁר֩whom פָּקַ֨דhe enrolled מֹשֶׁ֤הMoses וְאַהֲרֹן֙and Aaron וּנְשִׂיאֵ֣יand the leaders of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael שְׁנֵ֥יםtwo plus עָשָׂ֖רten אִ֑ישׁman אִישׁ־a man אֶחָ֥דone לְבֵית־for the house of אֲבֹתָ֖יוancestors his הָיֽוּ׃they were

וַיִּֽהְי֛וּand they were כָּל־all פְּקוּדֵ֥יthose enrolled of בְנֵֽי־the people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael לְבֵ֣יתto the house of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty שָׁנָה֙years וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards כָּל־every יֹצֵ֥אone who goes forth צָבָ֖אwarfare בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃in Israel

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙and they were כָּל־all הַפְּקֻדִ֔יםthose enrolled שֵׁשׁ־six מֵא֥וֹתhundreds אֶ֖לֶףthousand וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתand three אֲלָפִ֑יםthousands וַחֲמֵ֥שׁand five מֵא֖וֹתhundreds וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃and fifty

וְהַלְוִיִּ֖םand the Levites לְמַטֵּ֣הto the tribe of אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their לֹ֥אnot הָתְפָּקְד֖וּthey were enrolled בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ פin midst of them

וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he had spoken יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֥הMoses לֵּאמֹֽר׃to saying

אַ֣ךְonly אֶת־obj.מַטֵּ֤הthe tribe of לֵוִי֙Levi לֹ֣אnot תִפְקֹ֔דyou will enroll וְאֶת־and obj.רֹאשָׁ֖םhead their לֹ֣אnot תִשָּׂ֑אyou will lift up בְּת֖וֹךְin among בְּנֵ֥יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

וּבִנְסֹ֣עַand when sets out הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ןthe tabernacle יוֹרִ֤ידוּthey will take down אֹתוֹ֙obj. it הַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levites וּבַחֲנֹת֙and when encamps הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןthe tabernacle יָקִ֥ימוּthey will raise up אֹת֖וֹobj. it הַלְוִיִּ֑םthe Levites וְהַזָּ֥רand the stranger הַקָּרֵ֖בthe approaching יוּמָֽת׃he will be put to death

וְחָנ֖וּand they will encamp בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael אִ֧ישׁeveryone עַֽל־at מַחֲנֵ֛הוּcamp his וְאִ֥ישׁand everyone עַל־at דִּגְל֖וֹstandard his לְצִבְאֹתָֽם׃to military groups their

וְהַלְוִיִּ֞םand the Levites יַחֲנ֤וּthey will encamp סָבִיב֙around לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ןto the tabernacle of הָעֵדֻ֔תthe testimony וְלֹֽא־and not יִהְיֶ֣הit will be קֶ֔צֶףwrath עַל־towards עֲדַ֖תthe congregation of בְּנֵ֣יthe people יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וְשָׁמְרוּ֙and they will keep הַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levites אֶת־obj.מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתthe duty of מִשְׁכַּ֥ןthe tabernacle of הָעֵדֽוּת׃the testimony

וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּand they did בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael כְּ֠כֹלaccording to all אֲשֶׁ֨רthat צִוָּ֧הhe had commanded יְהוָ֛הYahweh אֶת־obj.מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses כֵּ֥ןso עָשֽׂוּ׃ פthey did

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