New International Reader's Version

Numbers 1:8-25 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

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.

10. From the tribe of Ephraim will come Elishama, the son of Ammihud. From the tribe of Manasseh will come Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur. Ephraim and Manasseh were Joseph's two sons.

11. From the tribe of Benjamin will come Abidan, the son of Gideoni.

12. From the tribe of Dan will come Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.

13. From the tribe of Asher will come Pagiel, the son of Ocran.

14. From the tribe of Gad will come Eliasaph, the son of Deuel.

15. From the tribe of Naphtali will come Ahira, the son of Enan."

16. Those were the men who were appointed from the community. They were the leaders of the tribes of their people. They were the heads of the major families in Israel.

17. Moses and Aaron went and got the men whose names had been given to them.

18. Then Moses and Aaron gathered all of the men of Israel together. It was the first day of the second month. The men announced the tribe and family they belonged to. Those who were 20 years old or more were listed by name. They were listed one by one.

19. Everything was done just as the Lord had commanded Moses. So Moses counted them in the Desert of Sinai.

20. Here is the number of men from the tribe of Reuben, Israel's oldest son. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed one by one. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.

21. The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.

22. Here is the number of men from the tribe of Simeon. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed one by one. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.

23. The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.

24. Here is the number of men from the tribe of Gad. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.

25. The number from the tribe of Gad was 45,650.