International Children’s Bible

Numbers 1:2-18 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

2. “Count all the people of Israel. List the name of each man with his family and family group.

3. You and Aaron must count all the men of Israel 20 years old or older. They will serve in the army of Israel. List them by their divisions.

4. One man from each tribe will help you. He is to be the leader of his family.

5. These are the names of the men who will help you:from the tribe of Reuben—Elizur son of Shedeur;

6. from the tribe of Simeon—Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

7. from the tribe of Judah—Nahshon son of Amminadab;

8. from the tribe of Issachar—Nethanel son of Zuar;

9. from the tribe of Zebulun—Eliab son of Helon;

10. from the tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph—Elishama son of Ammihud;from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph—Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

11. from the tribe of Benjamin—Abidan son of Gideoni;

12. from the tribe of Dan—Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

13. from the tribe of Asher—Pagiel son of Ocran;

14. from the tribe of Gad—Eliasaph son of Deuel;

15. from the tribe of Naphtali—Ahira son of Enan.”

16. All these men were chosen by the people to be leaders of their tribes. They were the leaders of their family groups.

17. Moses and Aaron took these men who had been picked.

18. And Moses and Aaron called all the people of Israel together. This was the first day of the second month. Then the people were listed by their families and family groups. All the men who were 20 years old or older were listed by name.