1. The Lord spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting. It happened in the Desert of Sinai. The Lord spoke to him on the first day of the second month. It was the second year after the people of Israel came out of Egypt. The Lord said,
2. "Count all of the men of Israel. Make a list of them by their tribes and families. List every man by name. List them one by one.
3. Count all of the men who are able to serve in the army. They must be 20 years old or more. I want you and Aaron to make a list of them company by company.
4. One man from each tribe must help you. Those who help must be the heads of their families.
5. "Here are the names of the men who must help you. "From the tribe of Reuben will come Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
6. From the tribe of Simeon will come Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.
7. From the tribe of Judah will come Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.
8. From the tribe of Issachar will come Nethanel, the son of Zuar.
9. From the tribe of Zebulun will come Eliab, the son of Helon.