'¶The first Chapter.'
1 All that are apt for battaile, are numbred. 49 The tribe of Leui must minister in the tabernacle.
1 ANd the Lord spake vnto [unspec A] Moyses in the wildernesse of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congrega∣tion, the first day of the se∣conde moneth in the second yere after they were come out of the lande of Egypt, saying:
2 Take ye the summe of all the multi∣tude of the children of Israel, after their kinredes & housholdes of their fathers, with the number of their names, all that are males, head by head,
3 From twentie yeres olde and aboue, euen all that go foorth to the warre in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them throughout their armies.
4 And with you shalbe men of euery tribe, such [as are] the heades of the hou∣ses of their fathers.
5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of [the tribe of] Ruben, Elizur, the sonne of Sedeur.
'6 Of Simeon, Selumiel the sonne of 'Suri Saddai.
[unspec B] '7 Of Iuda, Nahesson, the sonne of 'A∣minadab.
'8 Of Isachar, Nathanael the sonne 'of Zuar.
'9 Of Zabulon, Eliab the sonne of Helō.
10 Among the chyldren of Ioseph: of Ephraim, Elisama the sonne of Ammi∣hud: of Manasse, Gameliel the sonne of Pedazur.
'11 Of Beniamin, Abidan the sonne of 'Gedeon.
'12 Of Dan, Ahiezer the sonne of Ammi 'Saddai.
'13 Of Aser, Pagiel the sonne of Ocran.
'14 Of Gad, Elisah the sonne of Duel.
[unspec C] '15 Of Nephthali, Ahira ye sonne of Enan.
16 There were of great fame in the con∣gregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, and heades ouer thousandes in Israel.
'17 And Moyses & Aaron toke these men 'whiche are expressed by their names.
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And they called all the congregation together the first day of the second mo∣neth, and they were reckened through∣out their kinredes and houses of their fathers, accordyng to the number of their names, from twentie yeres olde and aboue, head by head.
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As the Lorde commaunded Moyses, euen so he numbred them in the wilder∣nesse of Sinai.
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So were the chyldren of Ruben, Isra∣els eldest sonne, throughout their gene∣rations, and their kinredes, and houses of their fathers, accordyng to the num∣ber of their names, head by head, all males from twentie yeres old & aboue, as many as did go foorth to the warre:
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The number of them that were of the tribe of Ruben, was fourtie & sixe thou∣sande, [unspec D] and fiue hundred.
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Of the chyldren of Simeon through∣out their generations, & their kinredes, and houses of their fathers, the summe of thē in the number of names head by head, all the males from twentie yeres and aboue, whosoeuer myght go foorth to the warre:
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The summe of them that were of the tribe of Simeon, fiftie & nine thousande and three hundred.
24
Of the chyldren of Gad throughout their generations, and their kinredes, & housholdes of their fathers, the num∣ber of the names from twentie yeres & aboue, all that went foorth to ye warre:
25
The number of them that were of the tribe of Gad, was fourtie and fiue thou∣sand, sixe hundred and fiftie.
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Of the chyldren of Iuda throughout their generations, and their kinredes, and houses of their fathers, the number of names frō twentie yeres & aboue, all that were able to go foorth to ye warre:
The number of them that were of the tribe of Iuda, was threscore and four∣teene thousande, and sixe hundred.
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Of the chyldren of Isachar through∣out [unspec E] their generations, & their kinredes, & houses of their fathers, the number of names from twentie yeres and aboue, whiche went all foorth to the warre: