1. The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai. It was the first day of the second month in the second year after leaving Egypt. He said,
2. “Take a census of the whole community of Israel by families and households. List every man by name
3. who is at least 20 years old. You and Aaron must register everyone in Israel who is eligible for military duty. List them by divisions.
4. One man from each tribe will help you. Each of these men must be the head of a household.
5. “Here are the names of the men who will help you:Elizur, son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben;
6. Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon;
7. Nahshon, son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah;
8. Nethanel, son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar;
9. Eliab, son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun;
10. Elishama, son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Ephraim;Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Manasseh;(Ephraim and Manasseh are Joseph’s descendants.)
11. Abidan, son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin;