עִברִית
Miqra Mevoar, trans. and edited by David Kokhav
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פָּרָשַׁת פְּקוּדֵי יִשְׂרָאֵלה’ דִּבֵּר אֶל מֹשֶׁה בְּמִדְבַּר סִינַי בְּאוֹהֶל הַהִתְכַּנְּסוּת, בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל הַחוֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי בַּשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁנִיָּה לְצֵאתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם, וְאָמַר: סִפְרוּ אֶת כָּל הַצִּבּוּר שֶׁל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם בַּחֲלוּקָה לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם, כָּל אֶחָד בִּשְׁמוֹ, כָּל אִישׁ זָכָר. מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה – כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן תִּסְפְּרוּ אוֹתָם בִּשְׁבִיל הַצָּבָא. וְאִתְּכֶם יִהְיוּ אִישׁ אֶחָד מִכָּל שֵׁבֶט – וְהוּא הַמַּנְהִיג שֶׁל מִשְׁפְּחוֹתָיו. וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת הָאֲנָשִׁים שֶׁיַּעַמְדוּ אִתְּכֶם: לִרְאוּבֵן – אֱלִיצוּר בֶּן שְׁדֵיאוּר. לְשִׁמְעוֹן – שְׁלוּמִיאֵל בֶּן צוּרִישַׁדָּי. לִיהוּדָה – נַחְשׁוֹן בֶּן עַמִּינָדָב. לְיִשָּׂשכָר – נְתַנְאֵל בֶּן צוּעָר. לִזְבוּלוּן – אֱלִיאָב בֶּן חֵלוֹן. לִבְנֵי יוֹסֵף: לְאֶפְרַיִם – אֱלִישָׁמָע בֶּן עַמִּיהוּד, לִמְנַשֶּׁה – גַּמְלִיאֵל בֶּן פְּדָהצוּר. לְבִנְיָמִין – אֲבִידָן בֶּן גִּדְעוֹנִי. לְדָן – אֲחִיעֶזֶר בֶּן עַמִּישַׁדָּי. לְאָשֵׁר – פַּגְעִיאֵל בֶּן עָכְרָן. לְגָד – אֶלְיָסָף בֶּן דְּעוּאֵל. לְנַפְתָּלִי – אֲחִירַע בֶּן עֵינָן. אֵלֶּה הֵם הַמֻּזְמָנִים מֵהַצִּבּוּר לִסְפּוֹר – נְשִׂיאֵי שִׁבְטֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם, הֵם רָאשֵׁי אַלְפֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן לָקְחוּ אִתָּם אֶת הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה שֶׁשְּׁמוֹתֵיהֶם הֻזְכְּרוּ. וְאָסְפוּ אֶת כָּל הַצִּבּוּר בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל חוֹדֶשׁ אִיָּר, וְהֵם הִצִּיגוּ אֶת יִחוּסֵי מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם, שְׁמוֹת הָאֲנָשִׁים נִסְפְּרוּ מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים וָמַעְלָה, כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד. הֵם עָשׂוּ כְּמוֹ שֶׁה’ צִוָּה אֶת מֹשֶׁה, וְהוּא סָפַר אוֹתָם בְּמִדְבַּר סִינַי. בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵן בְּכוֹר יִשְׂרָאֵל, צֶאֱצָאֵי מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם בַּחֲלוּקָה לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם, שֶׁנִּסְפְּרוּ כָּל אֶחָד בִּשְׁמוֹ, כָּל זָכָר מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה – כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁל שֵׁבֶט רְאוּבֵן הָיָה אַרְבָּעִים וְשִׁשָּׁה אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת. לִבְנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן צֶאֱצָאֵי מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁנִּסְפְּרוּ כָּל אֶחָד בִּשְׁמוֹ, כָּל אִישׁ זָכָר מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁל שֵׁבֶט שִׁמְעוֹן חֲמִשִּׁים וְתִשְׁעָה אֶלֶף וּשְׁלוֹשׁ מֵאוֹת. לִבְנֵי גָּד צֶאֱצָאֵי מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁנִּסְפְּרוּ כָּל אֶחָד בִּשְׁמוֹ, כָּל אִישׁ זָכָר מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁל שֵׁבֶט גָּד אַרְבָּעִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים. לִבְנֵי יְהוּדָה צֶאֱצָאֵי מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁנִּסְפְּרוּ כָּל אֶחָד בִּשְׁמוֹ, כָּל אִישׁ זָכָר מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁל שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה שִׁבְעִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת. לִבְנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר צֶאֱצָאֵי מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁנִּסְפְּרוּ כָּל אֶחָד בִּשְׁמוֹ, כָּל אִישׁ זָכָר מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁל שֵׁבֶט יִשָּׂשכָר חֲמִשִּׁים וְאַרְבָּעָה אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת. לִבְנֵי זְבוּלוּן צֶאֱצָאֵי מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁנִּסְפְּרוּ כָּל אֶחָד בִּשְׁמוֹ, כָּל אִישׁ זָכָר מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁל שֵׁבֶט זְבוּלוּן חֲמִשִּׁים וְשִׁבְעָה אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת. לִבְנֵי יוֹסֵף, לִבְנֵי אֶפְרַיִם צֶאֱצָאֵי מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁנִּסְפְּרוּ כָּל אֶחָד בִּשְׁמוֹ, כָּל אִישׁ זָכָר מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁל שֵׁבֶט אֶפְרַיִם אַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת. לִבְנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה צֶאֱצָאֵי מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁנִּסְפְּרוּ כָּל אֶחָד בִּשְׁמוֹ, כָּל אִישׁ זָכָר מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁל שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה שְׁלוֹשִׁים וּשְׁנַיִם אֶלֶף וּמָאתַיִם. לִבְנֵי בִּנְיָמִין צֶאֱצָאֵי מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁנִּסְפְּרוּ כָּל אֶחָד בִּשְׁמוֹ, כָּל אִישׁ זָכָר מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁל שֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִין שְׁלוֹשִׁים וַחֲמִשָּׁה אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת. לִבְנֵי דָּן צֶאֱצָאֵי מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁנִּסְפְּרוּ כָּל אֶחָד בִּשְׁמוֹ, כָּל אִישׁ זָכָר מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁל שֵׁבֶט דָּן שִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁנַיִם אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת. לִבְנֵי אָשֵׁר צֶאֱצָאֵי מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁנִּסְפְּרוּ כָּל אֶחָד בִּשְׁמוֹ, כָּל אִישׁ זָכָר מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁל שֵׁבֶט אָשֵׁר אַרְבָּעִים וְאֶחָד אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת. בְּנֵי נַפְתָּלִי צֶאֱצָאֵי מִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁנִּסְפְּרוּ כָּל אֶחָד בִּשְׁמוֹ, כָּל אִישׁ זָכָר מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא – מִנְיָנָם שֶׁל שֵׁבֶט נַפְתָּלִי חֲמִשִּׁים וּשְׁלוֹשָׁה אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת. אֵלֶּה תּוֹצְאוֹת הַסְּפִירָה שֶׁסָּפְרוּ מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר אִישׁ – נְשִׂיאֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, כָּל אֶחָד הָיָה נָצִיג לְמִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ. מִנְיַן כָּל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּחֲלוּקָה לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם מִגִּיל עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה – כָּל מִתְגַּיֵּס לַצָּבָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל – כָּל הַנִּסְפָּרִים הָיוּ שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלוֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים. וְשֵׁבֶט הַלְוִיִּים לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם לֹא נִמְנוּ יַחַד אִתָּם. פָּרָשַׁת תַּפְקִיד הַלְוִיִּיםה’ דִּבֵּר אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאָמַר: אֲבָל אֶת שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי אַל תִּמְנֶה וְאַל תִּסְפּוֹר אוֹתָם יַחַד עִם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. וְאַתָּה תְּמַנֶּה אֶת הַלְוִיִּים עַל מִשְׁכַּן לוּחוֹת הַבְּרִית, וְעַל כָּל כֵּלָיו וְעַל כָּל הַדְּבָרִים שֶׁשַּׁיָּכִים אֵלָיו – הֵם יִסְחֲבוּ אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְאֶת כָּל כֵּלָיו וְהֵם יִהְיוּ הַשָּׁרָתִים שֶׁלּוֹ וְיַחֲנוּ מִסָּבִיב לַמִּשְׁכָּן. כְּשֶׁהַמִּשְׁכָּן יִסַּע הַלְוִיִּים יְפָרְקוּ אוֹתוֹ וּכְשֶׁהַמִּשְׁכָּן יַחֲנֶה הַלְוִיִּים יָקִימוּ אוֹתוֹ, וְאִישׁ זָר שֶׁיִּגַּשׁ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת זֶה – יוּמַת. וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יַחֲנוּ כָּל אֶחָד בַּמַּחֲנֶה שֶׁלּוֹ – כָּל אִישׁ תַּחַת דִּגְלוֹ לִקְהִלּוֹתֵיהֶם. וְהַלְוִיִּים יַחֲנוּ מִסָּבִיב לְמִשְׁכַּן לוּחוֹת הַבְּרִית וְלֹא יִהְיֶה כַּעַס עַל הַצִּבּוּר שֶׁל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְהַלְוִיִּים יִשְׁמְרוּ אֶת מִשְׁמַר מִשְׁכַּן לוּחוֹת הַבְּרִית. וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּצְּעוּ, כְּכָל מַה שֶּׁה’ צִוָּה אֶת מֹשֶׁה – כָּךְ הֵם עָשׂוּ.
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פָּרָשַׁת הַדְּגָלִיםה’ דִּבֵּר אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל אַהֲרֹן וְאָמַר: בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יַחֲנוּ כָּל אֶחָד לְיַד דֶּגֶל שִׁבְטוֹ וְסִמְלוֹ לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם, הֵם יַחֲנוּ מוּל אוֹהֶל הַהִתְכַּנְּסוּת מִסָּבִיב. וְהַחוֹנִים בְּצַד מִזְרָח – דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה יְהוּדָה וּקְהִלּוֹתָיו, הַנָּשִׂיא שֶׁל בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה – נַחְשׁוֹן בֶּן עַמִּינָדָב. וּמִסְפַּר אַנְשֵׁי צְבָאוֹ שִׁבְעִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת. וְהַחוֹנִים אִתּוֹ: שֵׁבֶט יִשָּׂשכָר, הַנָּשִׂיא שֶׁל בְּנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר – נְתַנְאֵל בֶּן צוּעָר. וּמִסְפַּר אַנְשֵׁי צְבָאוֹ חֲמִשִּׁים וְאַרְבָּעָה אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת. וְשֵׁבֶט זְבוּלוּן, הַנָּשִׂיא שֶׁל בְּנֵי זְבוּלוּן – אֱלִיאָב בֶּן חֵלוֹן. וּמִסְפַּר אַנְשֵׁי צְבָאוֹ חֲמִשִּׁים וְשִׁבְעָה אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת. כָּל הַמִּנְיָן שֶׁל מַחֲנֵה יְהוּדָה מֵאָה וּשְׁמוֹנִים וְשִׁשָּׁה אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת לִקְהִלּוֹתֵיהֶם, הֵם יִסְעוּ רִאשׁוֹנִים. דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה רְאוּבֵן וּקְהִלּוֹתָיו יַחֲנוּ בַּדָּרוֹם, הַנָּשִׂיא לִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן – אֱלִיצוּר בֶּן שְׁדֵיאוּר. וּמִסְפַּר אַנְשֵׁי צְבָאוֹ אַרְבָּעִים וְשִׁשָּׁה אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת. וְהַחוֹנִים אִתּוֹ: שֵׁבֶט שִׁמְעוֹן, הַנָּשִׂיא לִבְנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן – שְׁלוּמִיאֵל בֶּן צוּרִישַׁדָּי. וּמִסְפַּר אַנְשֵׁי צְבָאוֹ חֲמִשִּׁים וְתִשְׁעָה אֶלֶף וּשְׁלוֹשׁ מֵאוֹת. וְשֵׁבֶט גָּד, הַנָּשִׂיא שֶׁל בְּנֵי גָּד – אֶלְיָסָף בֶּן רְעוּאֵל. וּמִסְפַּר אַנְשֵׁי צְבָאוֹ אַרְבָּעִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים. כָּל הַמִּנְיָן שֶׁל מַחֲנֵה רְאוּבֵן מֵאָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים וְאֶחָד אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים לִקְהִלּוֹתֵיהֶם, וְהֵם יִסְעוּ שְׁנִיִּים. אוֹהֶל הַהִתְכַּנְּסוּת יִסַּע עִם מַחֲנֵה הַלְוִיִּים בְּאֶמְצַע הַמַּחֲנוֹת, כְּמוֹ צוּרַת חֲנִיָּתָם כָּךְ תִּהְיֶה צוּרַת נְסִיעָתָם – כָּל אֶחָד בִּמְקוֹמוֹ מְסֻדָּרִים לְפִי דִּגְלֵיהֶם. דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה אֶפְרַיִם וּקְהִלּוֹתָיו בְּצַד מַעֲרָב, הַנָּשִׂיא שֶׁל בְּנֵי אֶפְרַיִם – אֱלִישָׁמָע בֶּן עַמִּיהוּד. וּמִסְפַּר אַנְשֵׁי צְבָאוֹ אַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת. וְאִתּוֹ שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה, הַנָּשִׂיא שֶׁל בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה גַּמְלִיאֵל בֶּן פְּדָהצוּר. וּמִסְפַּר אַנְשֵׁי צְבָאוֹ שְׁלוֹשִׁים וּשְׁנַיִם אֶלֶף וּמָאתַיִם. וְשֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִין, הַנָּשִׂיא שֶׁל בְּנֵי בִּנְיָמִין – אֲבִידָן בֶּן גִּדְעוֹנִי. וּמִסְפַּר אַנְשֵׁי צְבָאוֹ שְׁלוֹשִׁים וַחֲמִשָּׁה אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת. כָּל הַמִּנְיָן שֶׁל מַחֲנֵה אֶפְרַיִם מֵאָה וּשְׁמוֹנָה אֶלֶף וּמֵאָה לִקְהִלּוֹתֵיהֶם, וְהֵם יִסְעוּ שְׁלִישִׁים. דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה דָּן יַחֲנֶה בְּצַד צָפוֹן לִקְהִלּוֹתָיו, הַנָּשִׂיא שֶׁל בְּנֵי דָּן – אֲחִיעֶזֶר בֶּן עַמִּישַׁדָּי. וּמִסְפַּר אַנְשֵׁי צְבָאוֹ שִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁנַיִם אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת. וְהַחוֹנִים אִתּוֹ: שֵׁבֶט אָשֵׁר, הַנָּשִׂיא שֶׁל בְּנֵי אָשֵׁר – פַּגְעִיאֵל בֶּן עָכְרָן. וּמִסְפַּר אַנְשֵׁי צְבָאוֹ אַרְבָּעִים וְאֶחָד אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת. וְשֵׁבֶט נַפְתָּלִי, הַנָּשִׂיא שֶׁל בְּנֵי נַפְתָּלִי – אֲחִירַע בֶּן עֵינָן. וּמִסְפַּר אַנְשֵׁי צְבָאוֹ חֲמִשִּׁים וּשְׁלוֹשָׁה אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת. כָּל הַמִּנְיָן שֶׁל מַחֲנֵה דָּן מֵאָה חֲמִשִּׁים וְשִׁבְעָה אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת, דִּגְלֵיהֶם יִסְעוּ אַחֲרוֹנִים. אֵלֶּה מִנְיָנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּחֲלוּקָה לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם כָּל מִנְיְנֵי הַמַּחֲנוֹת לִקְהִלּוֹתֵיהֶם – שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלוֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים. וְהַלְוִיִּים לֹא נִמְנוּ יַחַד עִם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, כְּמוֹ שֶׁה’ צִוָּה אֶת מֹשֶׁה. וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עָשׂוּ, כְּכָל מַה שֶּׁה’ צִוָּה אֶת מֹשֶׁה כָּךְ חָנוּ מְסֻדָּרִים לְפִי דִּגְלֵיהֶם וְכָךְ נָסְעוּ, כָּל אֶחָד עִם מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ לְיַד מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתָיו.
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פָּרָשַׁת תּוֹלְדֹת אַהֲרֹןוְאֵלֶּה צֶאֱצָאֵי אַהֲרֹן וּמֹשֶׁה בַּיּוֹם שֶׁה’ דִּבֵּר עִם מֹשֶׁה בְּהַר סִינַי. אֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן: הַבְּכוֹר נָדָב, וַאֲבִיהוּא, אֶלְעָזָר, וְאִיתָמָר. אֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים שֶׁנִּמְרְחוּ בְּשֶׁמֶן, שֶׁמִּנּוּ אוֹתָם לְכַהֵן. נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא מֵתוּ לִפְנֵי ה’ כְּשֶׁהִקְרִיבוּ לִפְנֵי ה’ בְּמִדְבַּר סִינַי אֵשׁ זָרָה שֶׁלֹּא נִצְטַוּוּ עָלֶיהָ, וְלֹא הָיוּ לָהֶם בָּנִים, אֶלְעָזָר וְאִיתָמָר כִּהֲנוּ יַחַד עִם אַהֲרֹן אֲבִיהֶם. פָּרָשַׁת מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַלְוִיִּיםה’ דִּבֵּר אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאָמַר: הַגֵּשׁ אֶת שֵׁבֶט לֵוִי וְהַעֲמֵד אוֹתוֹ לִפְנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן וְהֵם יְשָׁרְתוּ אוֹתוֹ. וְיַעֲשׂוּ אֶת הָעֲבוֹדָה הַמֻּטֶּלֶת עָלָיו וְעַל כָּל הַצִּבּוּר לִפְנֵי אוֹהֶל הַהִתְכַּנְּסוּת – לַעֲבוֹד אֶת עֲבוֹדַת הַמִּשְׁכָּן. הֵם יִשְׁמְרוּ אֶת כָּל כְּלֵי אוֹהֶל הַהִתְכַּנְּסוּת וְיַעַבְדוּ אֶת הָעֲבוֹדָה הַמֻּטֶּלֶת עַל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, לַעֲבוֹד אֶת עֲבוֹדַת הַמִּשְׁכָּן. תִּתֵּן אֶת הַלְוִיִּים לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו, הֵם נְתוּנִים לוֹ מֵאֵת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְעֶזְרָה. וְאֶת אַהֲרֹן וְאֶת בָּנָיו תְּמַנֶּה שֶׁיִּשְׁמְרוּ עַל כְּהֻנָּתָם – וְזָר שֶׁיִּגַּשׁ לַעֲשׂוֹת בִּמְקוֹמָם יוּמַת. ה’ דִּבֵּר אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאָמַר: הִנֵּה אֲנִי לָקַחְתִּי אֶת הַלְוִיִּים מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּמְקוֹם כָּל בְּכוֹר מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁיָּצָא רִאשׁוֹן מִפֶּתַח הָרֶחֶם, הַלְוִיִּים יִהְיוּ שֶׁלִּי. כִּי כָּל הַבְּכוֹרוֹת הֵם שֶׁלִּי, כִּי בַּיּוֹם שֶׁהִכֵּיתִי אֶת כָּל הַבְּכוֹרוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי לִי אֶת כָּל הַבְּכוֹרוֹת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאָדָם עַד בְּהֵמָה, הֵם יִהְיוּ שֶׁלִּי, אֲנִי ה’! פָּרָשַׁת פְּקוּדֵי הַלְוִיִּיםה’ דִּבֵּר אֶל מֹשֶׁה בְּמִדְבַּר סִינַי וְאָמַר: סְפוֹר אֶת בְּנֵי לֵוִי לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם בַּחֲלוּקָה לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם, תִּסְפּוֹר אוֹתָם – כָּל זָכָר מִגִּיל חוֹדֶשׁ וָמַעְלָה. מֹשֶׁה סָפַר אוֹתָם עַל פִּי דִּבְרֵי ה’ כְּמוֹ שֶׁנִּצְטַוָּה. אֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְּנֵי לֵוִי בִּשְׁמוֹתָם: גֵּרְשׁוֹן קְהָת וּמְרָרִי. וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי גֵּרְשׁוֹן לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם: לִבְנִי וְשִׁמְעִי. וּבְנֵי קְהָת לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם: עַמְרָם וְיִצְהָר חֶבְרוֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵל. וּבְנֵי מְרָרִי לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם: מַחְלִי וּמוּשִׁי אֵלֶּה הֵם מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הַלֵּוִי לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם. לְגֵרְשׁוֹן: מִשְׁפַּחַת הַלִּבְנִי וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הַשִּׁמְעִי אֵלֶּה הֵם מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי. מִסְפָּרָם כְּשֶׁסָּפְרוּ כָּל זָכָר מִגִּיל חוֹדֶשׁ וָמָעְלָה – שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת. מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי יַחֲנוּ מֵאַחוֹרֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן – בְּצַד מַעֲרָב. וּנְשִׂיא הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה שֶׁל מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי – אֶלְיָסָף בֶּן לָאֵל. הַתַּפְקִיד שֶׁל בְּנֵי גֵּרְשׁוֹן בְּאוֹהֶל הַהִתְכַּנְּסוּת: כִּסּוּי הַמִּשְׁכָּן, וְהָאוֹהֶל, וְהַכִּסּוּי שֶׁעָלָיו, וְהַמָּסַךְ שֶׁל פֶּתַח אוֹהֶל הַהִתְכַּנְּסוּת, וְהַגְּדֵרוֹת הַקְּלוּעוֹת שֶׁל הֶחָצֵר, וְהַמָּסַךְ שֶׁל פֶּתַח הֶחָצֵר שֶׁסְּבִיב הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ, וּמֵיתְרֵי הָאוֹהֶל הַמְּשַׁמְּשִׂים לְכָל צָרְכֵי עֲבוֹדָתוֹ. וְלִקְהָת: מִשְׁפַּחַת הַעַמְרָמִי, וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הַיִּצְהָרִי, וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הַחֶבְרוֹנִי, וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הָעָזִּיאֵלִי; אֵלֶּה הֵם מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הַקְּהָתִי. בִּסְפִירַת כָּל זָכָר מִגִּיל חוֹדֶשׁ וָמָעְלָה נִמְצָא מִנְיָנָם: שְׁמוֹנַת אֲלָפִים וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת שׁוֹמְרֵי מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַקּוֹדֶשׁ. מִשְׁפְּחוֹת בְּנֵי קְהָת יַחֲנוּ בְּצַד הַמִּשְׁכָּן מִדָּרוֹם. וּנְשִׂיא הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה שֶׁל מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הַקְּהָתִי – אֱלִיצָפָן בֶּן עֻזִּיאֵל. וְתַפְקִידָם: הָאָרוֹן, וְהַשֻּׁלְחָן, וְהַמְּנוֹרָה, וְהַמִּזְבְּחוֹת וּכְלֵי הַקּוֹדֶשׁ שֶׁיְּשָׁרְתוּ בָּהֶם, וְהַמָּסָךְ וְכָל עֲבוֹדָתוֹ. וְהַנָּשִׂיא שֶׁל נְשִׂיאֵי הַלֵּוִי – אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן – מְפַקֵּד עוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדַת הַקּוֹדֶשׁ. לִמְרָרִי: מִשְׁפַּחַת הַמַּחְלִי, וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הַמּוּשִׁי. אֵלֶּה הֵם מִשְׁפְּחוֹת מְרָרִי. וּמִסְפָּרָם כְּשֶׁסָּפְרוּ כָּל זָכָר מִגִּיל חוֹדֶשׁ וָמַעְלָה – שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וּמָאתַיִם. וּנְשִׂיא הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה שֶׁל מִשְׁפְּחוֹת מְרָרִי – צוּרִיאֵל בֶּן אֲבִיחַיִל, הֵם יַחֲנוּ בְּצַד הַמִּשְׁכָּן מִצָּפוֹן. וּבְנֵי מְרָרִי מֻפְקָדִים עַל קַרְשֵׁי הַמִּשְׁכָּן, וּבְרִיחָיו, וְעַמּוּדָיו, וּבְסִיסָיו, וְכָל כֵּלָיו וְכָל עֲבוֹדָתוֹ, וְעַמּוּדֵי הֶחָצֵר מִסָּבִיב, וּבְסִיסֵיהֶם וִיתֵדוֹתָם וּמֵיתְרֵיהֶם. וְהַחוֹנִים לִפְנֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן בַּמִּזְרָח – לִפְנֵי אוֹהֶל הַהִתְכַּנְּסוּת בְּצַד מִזְרָח: מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו – שׁוֹמְרִים אֶת מִשְׁמַר הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַמֻּטָּל עַל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְזָר שֶׁיִּגַּשׁ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת עֲבוֹדָתָם – יוּמַת. כָּל מִנְיַן הַלְוִיִּים שֶׁמֹּשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן סָפְרוּ עַל פִּי ה’ לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם – כָּל זָכָר מִגִּיל חוֹדֶשׁ וָמַעְלָה עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁנַיִם אֶלֶף. פָּרָשַׁת פִּדְיוֹן הַבְּכוֹרוֹתה’ אָמַר לְמֹשֶׁה: סְפוֹר כָּל בְּכוֹר זָכָר מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִגִּיל חוֹדֶשׁ וָמַעְלָה, וְחַשֵּׁב אֶת מִסְפַּר שְׁמוֹתֵיהֶם. אֲנִי ה’! קַח אֶת הַלְוִיִּים לַעֲבוֹדָתִי בִּמְקוֹם כָּל בְּכוֹר בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאֶת בֶּהֱמוֹת הַלְוִיִּים בִּמְקוֹם כָּל בְּכוֹרוֹת בֶּהֱמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. מֹשֶׁה סָפַר אֶת כָּל הַבְּכוֹרוֹת שֶׁל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמוֹ שֶׁה’ צִוָּה אוֹתוֹ. מִסְפַּר שְׁמוֹת כָּל הַבְּכוֹרוֹת הַזְּכָרִים מִגִּיל חוֹדֶשׁ וָמַעְלָה הָיָה עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁנַיִם אֶלֶף מָאתַיִם שִׁבְעִים וּשְׁלוֹשָׁה. ה’ דִּבֵּר אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאָמַר: קַח אֶת הַלְוִיִּים בִּמְקוֹם כָּל בְּכוֹר בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת בֶּהֱמוֹת הַלְוִיִּים בִּמְקוֹם בֶּהֱמוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְהַלְוִיִּים יֻקְדְּשׁוּ לַעֲבוֹדָתִי, אֲנִי ה’! וּכְדֵי לִפְדּוֹת אֶת מָאתַיִם שִׁבְעִים וּשְׁלוֹשָׁה בְּכוֹרֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁעוֹדְפִים עַל הַלְוִיִּים – קַח מִשְׁקַל שֶׁל חֲמִשָּׁה שְׁקָלִים (70.5 גְּרַם) לְכָל אִישׁ, קַח לְּפִי מִשְׁקַל שִׁקְלֵי קוֹדֶשׁ – מִשְׁקַל הַשֶּׁקֶל עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה (14.1 גְּרַם). וְתִתֵּן אֶת הַכֶּסֶף לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו – פִּדְיוֹן הַבְּכוֹרוֹת הָעוֹדְפִים עַל הַלְוִיִּים. מֹשֶׁה לָקַח אֶת כֶּסֶף הַפִּדְיוֹן מֵהַבְּכוֹרוֹת הָעוֹדְפִים עַל אֵלֶּה שֶׁנִּפְדּוּ בַּלְּוִיִּים. הוּא לָקַח אֶת הַכֶּסֶף מִבְּכוֹרֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל – מִשְׁקַל שֶׁל אֶלֶף וּשְׁלוֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וְשִׁשִּׁים וַחֲמִשָּׁה שְׁקָלִים בְּשִׁקְלֵי הַקּוֹדֶשׁ (כִּ19 וָרֶבַע קִילוֹ). מֹשֶׁה נָתַן אֶת הַכֶּסֶף שֶׁנָּתְנוּ הַפְּדוּיִים לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו עַל פִּי דִּבְרֵי ה’, כְּמוֹ שֶׁה’ צִוָּה אֶת מֹשֶׁה.
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פָּרָשַׁת בְּנֵי קְהָתה’ דִּבֵּר אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל אַהֲרֹן וְאָמַר: סִפְרוּ אֶת בְּנֵי קְהָת מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵי לֵוִי לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם בַּחֲלוּקָה לְפִי מִשְׁפְּחוֹת אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם. מִגִּיל שְׁלוֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה וְעַד גִּיל חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה – כָּל הַבָּאִים לַקָּהָל שֶׁל עוֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָה בְּאוֹהֶל הַהִתְכַּנְּסוּת. זֹאת עֲבוֹדַת בְּנֵי קְהָת בְּאוֹהֶל הַהִתְכַּנְּסוּת – הָעֲבוֹדָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁה בְּיוֹתֵר. אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו יָבוֹאוּ כְּשֶׁהַמַּחֲנֶה יִסַּע, וְיוֹרִידוּ אֶת מָסַךְ הַפָּרוֹכֶת וִיכַסּוּ בָּהּ אֶת אֲרוֹן לוּחוֹת הַבְּרִית. וְיָשִׂימוּ עָלָיו כִּסּוּי מֵעוֹר שֶׁל הַחַיָּה תַּחַשׁ וְיִפְרְשׂוּ מִלְּמַעְלָה בֶּגֶד צָבוּעַ כֻּלּוֹ תְּכֵלֶת, וִיסַדְּרוּ אֶת הַמּוֹטוֹת שֶׁלּוֹ לְהָרִימוֹ. וְעַל שֻׁלְחַן הַלֶּחֶם הַמְּכֻבָּד יִפְרְשׂוּ בֶּגֶד תְּכֵלֶת וְיָשִׂימוּ עָלָיו אֶת הַקְּעָרוֹת וְאֶת הַכַּפּוֹת וְאֶת הָעַמּוּדִים שֶׁמַּחְזִיקִים אֶת הַמַּקְלוֹת, וְאֶת הַמַּקְלוֹת שֶׁסּוֹכְכִים עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן, שֶׁעֲלֵיהֶם מֻנָּח הַלֶּחֶם, וְעָלָיו יִהְיֶה לֶחֶם הַתָּמִיד. וְיִפְרְשׂוּ עֲלֵיהֶם בֶּגֶד צָבוּעַ בְּאָדוֹם מִתּוֹלַעַת וִיכַסּוּ אוֹתוֹ בְּכִסּוּי שֶׁעָשׂוּי מֵעוֹר הַחַיָּה תַּחַשׁ וְיָשִׂימוּ אֶת הַמּוֹטוֹת שֶׁלּוֹ. וְיִקְחוּ בֶּגֶד צָבוּעַ בִּתְכֵלֶת וִיכַסּוּ אֶת מְנוֹרַת הַתְּאוּרָה וְאֶת נֵרוֹתֶיהָ וְאֶת הַמֶּלְקְחַיִם וְאֶת הַיָעִים שֶׁמְּנַקִּים אוֹתָהּ בָּהֶם, וְאֶת כָּל כְּלֵי הַשֶּׁמֶן שֶׁלָּהּ שֶׁמִּשְׁתַּמְּשִׁים בָּהֶם עֲבוּרָהּ. וְיָשִׂימוּ אוֹתָהּ וְאֶת כָּל כֵּלֶיהָ בְּכִסּוּי שֶׁעָשׂוּי מֵעוֹר הַחַיָּה תַּחַשׁ, וְיָשִׂימוּ עַל מוֹט לִנְשִׂיאָה. וְעַל מִזְבַּח הַזָּהָב יִפְרְשׂוּ בֶּגֶד תְּכֵלֶת וִיכַסּוּ אוֹתוֹ בְּכִסּוּי שֶׁעָשׂוּי מֵעוֹר תַּחַשׁ וְיָשִׂימוּ אֶת הַמּוֹטוֹת שֶׁלּוֹ. וְיִקְחוּ אֶת כָּל כְּלֵי הַשָּׁרֵת שֶׁיְּשָׁרְתוּ בָּהֶם בַּקּוֹדֶשׁ וִיכַסּוּ בְּבֶגֶד תְּכֵלֶת וִיכַסּוּ אוֹתָם בְּכִסּוּי מֵעוֹר הַחַיָּה תַּחַשׁ וְיָשִׂימוּ עַל מוֹט. וִינַקּוּ אֶת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְיִפְרְשׂוּ עָלָיו בֶּגֶד צֶמֶר צָבוּעַ בְּאַרְגָּמָן. וְיָשִׂימוּ עָלָיו אֶת כָּל כֵּלָיו שֶׁמִּשְׁתַּמְּשִׁים בָּהֶם עָלָיו – אֶת הַיָּעִים לִלְקִיחַת הַגֶּחָלִים וְאֶת הַקִּלְּשׁוֹנִים לַהֲפִיכַת הַבָּשָׂר וְאֶת מַגְרְפוֹת נִקּוּי הָאֵפֶר וְאֶת כּוֹסוֹת קַבָּלַת הַדָּם וּזְרִיקָתוֹ – כָּל כְּלֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, וְיִפְרְשׂוּ עָלָיו כִּסּוּי שֶׁעָשׂוּי מֵעוֹר הַחַיָּה תַּחַשׁ וְיָשִׂימוּ אֶת הַמּוֹטוֹת שֶׁלּוֹ. אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו יִגְמְרוּ לְכַסּוֹת אֶת הַקּוֹדֶשׁ וְאֶת כָּל כְּלֵי הַקּוֹדֶשׁ כְּשֶׁהַמַּחֲנֶה יִסַּע, וְאַחֲרֵי כֵן בְּנֵי קְהָת יָבוֹאוּ לִסְחוֹב וְלֹא יִגְּעוּ בִּכְלֵי הַקּוֹדֶשׁ וְיָמוּתוּ; זֶה הַמַּשָּׂא שֶׁל בְּנֵי קְהָת בְּאוֹהֶל הַהִתְכַּנְּסוּת. וְתַפְקִיד אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן: הַשֶּׁמֶן לַתְּאוּרָה וּקְטוֹרֶת הַבְּשָׂמִים וּמִנְחַת הַתָּמִיד וְהַשֶּׁמֶן שֶׁמּוֹרְחִים בּוֹ, וְהַפִּקּוּד עַל כָּל הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְכָל מַה שֶּׁבּוֹ בַּקּוֹדֶשׁ וּבְכֵלָיו. ה’ דִּבֵּר אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל אַהֲרֹן וְאָמַר: אַל תַּשְׁמִידוּ אֶת שֵׁבֶט מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הַקְּהָתִי מִתּוֹךְ הַלְוִיִּים. כָּךְ עֲשׂוּ לָהֶם כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּחְיוּ וְלֹא יָמוּתוּ כְּשֶׁהֵם נִגָּשִׁים לָעֲבוֹדָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁה בְּיוֹתֵר – אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו יָבוֹאוּ וִימַנּוּ אוֹתָם כָּל אֶחָד עַל עֲבוֹדָתוֹ וְעַל מַשָּׂאוֹ. וְלֹא יָבוֹאוּ לִרְאוֹת כְּשֶׁמְּכַסִּים אֶת כְּלֵי הַקּוֹדֶשׁ, וְיָמוּתוּ.
Jerusalem 2020
English
THE JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition
Bamidbar
On the first day of the second month, in the second year after the exodus from the land of Egypt, GOD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, saying: Take a census of the whole Israelite community by the clans of its ancestral houses, listing the names, every male, head by head. You and Aaron shall record them by their groups, from the age of twenty years up, all those in Israel who are able to bear arms. Associated with you shall be a representative from every tribe, each one the head of his ancestral house. These are the names of the men who shall assist you:From Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur. From Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. From Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab. From Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar. From Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon. From the sons of Joseph:from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. From Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni. From Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. From Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran. From Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel. From Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan. Those are the elected of the assembly, the chieftains of their ancestral tribes: they are the heads of the contingents of Israel. So Moses and Aaron took those men who were designated by name, and on the first day of the second month they convoked the whole community, who were registered by the clans of their ancestral houses—the names of those aged twenty years and over being listed head by head. As GOD had commanded Moses, so he recorded them in the wilderness of Sinai. They totaled as follows:The descendants of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, head by head, all males aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Reuben: 46,500. Of the descendants of Simeon, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, their enrollment as listed by name, head by head, all males aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Simeon: 59,300. Of the descendants of Gad, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Gad: 45,650. Of the descendants of Judah, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Judah: 74,600. Of the descendants of Issachar, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Issachar: 54,400. Of the descendants of Zebulun, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Zebulun: 57,400. Of the descendants of Joseph:Of the descendants of Ephraim, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Ephraim: 40,500. Of the descendants of Manasseh, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Manasseh: 32,200. Of the descendants of Benjamin, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Benjamin: 35,400. Of the descendants of Dan, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Dan: 62,700. Of the descendants of Asher, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Asher: 41,500. [Of] the descendants of Naphtali, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Naphtali: 53,400. Those are the enrollments recorded by Moses and Aaron and by the chieftains of Israel, who were twelve in number, one from each ancestral house. All the Israelites aged twenty years and over, enrolled by ancestral houses, all those in Israel who were able to bear arms— all who were enrolled came to 603,550. The Levites, however, were not recorded among them by their ancestral tribe. For GOD had spoken to Moses, saying: Do not on any account enroll the tribe of Levi or take a census of them with the Israelites. You shall put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Pact, all its furnishings, and everything that pertains to it: they shall carry the Tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall tend it; and they shall camp around the Tabernacle. When the Tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the Tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up; any outsider who encroaches shall be put to death. The Israelites shall encamp troop by troop, each [household] with its division and each under its standard. The Levites, however, shall camp around the Tabernacle of the Pact, that wrath may not strike the Israelite community; the Levites shall stand guard around the Tabernacle of the Pact. The Israelites did accordingly; just as GOD had commanded Moses, so they did.
Commentary
Rodef Shalom Commentary- (2024) Zev ben David, ואוש
In this week’s Parashah we begin the fourth book of the Torah, B’midbar, translated in English as “in the wilderness”, but as we sat listening to the repetitive census of the tribes, it is painfully obvious why the Greek and later English chose to simply call this book of the Torah simply ‘Arithmoi’,‘Numbers’. Numbers have always fascinated me for their ability to be something, everything, and nothing all at once. It is said that all politics is sociology, all sociology is philosophy, all psychology is neuroscience, all neuroscience is biology, all biology is chemistry, all chemistry is physics, and all physics is math. The whole of human knowledge boils down to numbers. And yet, in the fifth grade, my mother, a math teacher, had to console me one evening as I struggled with the concept that the words used for numbers and indeed the structure of mathematics itself was nothing more than a social construction, shattering my ideas of one fundamental thing underpinning the universe. This has been in my mind as I’ve recently been working with our three year old on the concepts of addition and subtraction through counting coins, the idea that this one coin, a nickel, is 5, while this other one coin is 10, and another 25. Objects and numbers have no intrinsic value or meaning but only what we put into them. So as our ancestors recorded their numbers as they entered the wilderness, we can safely assume that there was meaning for them, and enough value that generation after generation decided they were important enough to preserve while leaving out other important events in our history.
From the way they counted and arranged their numbers, of fighting and serving-age men, and only men, they clearly expected battle and feared the loss of their tendril of connection to the G-d who had just led them to freedom. Entering the wilderness with dangers unknown, the men of each tribe were assigned a place, a position, ensuring they had a duty to focus on so that when things get tough and communication breaks down, they still know what to do. They took care to tally and total these men twice and, but they did not once record the aged who carried the wisdom of the tribes, the young who were their future, nor the women whom they relied on for support. If the men were each, surely someone needed to be there to ensure everyone was fed, clothed, sheltered, taught, cultured, and loved. For what is the point of defending the community if the things that make the community worth protecting are ignored? And yet none of these important communities is counted, their numbers unknown.
Like many if not most of y’all, in both secular and religious education, I heard little about women and their contributions to world events, business, science, and innovation. Instead I heard that G-d clearly wanted women to be subservient, and we had the data, through countable stories and statistics that G-d did not deign women worthy to be counted except as supportive wives, malicious disruptors, and occasionally martyrs. Yet this did not jive with the data I’d collected from life experience. I grew up in a family where the men were most commonly absent or at best unreliable, due to death, disease or decision. The women were not the supporters, they were instead not only the leaders but the only reliable thing. My teachers in school were women. The nurses and doctors who treated me, were women. My older siblings and cousins who helped ensure we were clothed, fed, and safe, were women. But on Sunday, the scriptures we read were about men and were elaborated on by a male priest who told us what G-d’s plan was for each of us.
So reading this week’s parshah and its exclusion of the most important people in my world, my first response to this was one of anger. Frustration with the scribes who described these events and their myopic view of what was important. Frustration with G-d for giving the men of that generation a place, meaning, and purpose, while ignoring many marginalized groups and every generation since. But luckily, the women in my life had taught me one more skill that helps explain why this situation has persisted for so many centuries: the lens of compassion.
With that lens, we can see that the men focused on the warriors because they were scared of the future. They focus on the positions of the troops and the details of the mishkan, because they lacked control of anything else in their world. They were not being led into the wilderness by a compassionate mother who would anticipate their needs and reduce obstacles in their path so they could learn to grow into independence as they emerged from their collective childhood of rule-following slavery into the maturity of discussion, compromise, and creative problem solving. They were dealing with a force that could be heard as thunder from the skies and manifested as a pillar of fire which would strike out with death and disease at followers who failed to please it, whether offering it the wrong kind of offering, questioning the motivations and ability of the self-appointed leaders, or simply complaining about the quality and quantity of essential food and water. Earlier in [insert parsha] Moshe glimpses G-d and cries out that G-d is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in kindness and faithfulness, extending kindness to the thousandth generation, bearing iniquity, transgression and sin and acquitting; he appears to be engaging in wishful thinking or begging for this to be true. These men were terrified and their numbers reveal this.
I know the power of fear in my own life and home. As a type 1 diabetic, I get a constant stream of numbers that tell me what my blood sugar is in case I need to act. When they rise I give myself insulin and when they drop too quickly I intervene with glucose. While a high blood sugar can trim years off your life, it’s rarely fatal, but a low blood sugar can kill you in minutes. So when that number starts dropping, not only does my mind panic, but so does my body. Desperate for sugar, I can be the worse version of myself to the ones I love, and panicked over fear of death, I can overeat sweets, driving my blood sugar high and taking a slice off the end of my lifespan. My wife, bless her, has learned to ride these waves with compassion of her own, and we employ this same power when dealing with our daughters. When they cry because they don’t get to do something they want to, it’s because they’re afraid they won’t get another chance. With so many novel experiences in life they don’t understand that the slide at the playground will be there tomorrow, Blues Clues will be available on YouTube in the morning, or that there will be more opportunities to eat Cheetos. Compassion does not mean that we indulge them, but that as we firmly separate them from these activities, we comfort them with love, reassure them that there will be a chance to engage in these activities again, and help them focus on the good things they have, like their family and the good times ahead, like bath time and books before bed. With children, many of us have an intuitive understanding that responding with anger will only cause them more pain while teaching them that we will augment their fear with new anxiety when it arrives.
With adults, this compassion can be harder to muster, whether for people close to us, strangers in our community, or our people in the past. As my wife and I celebrate and commemorate our 10th anniversary tomorrow with our vow renewal, I must acknowledge that we did not always grant each other the compassion we deserved. When I moved to England while she embarked on her medical training in California, I was angry that she had selected a school close to her home, but far from ideal for my career as a scientist. I did not offer her compassion as she anticipated the fear of being separated from me while entering the financially and mentally abusive relationship that is medical school. When I told her of my disinterest in having children, she did not offer me the compassion of fearing that I would become like the men of my family, selfishly prioritizing their desires and needs over those of their family. Neither of us offered the other the compassion of the fears of aligning our mental wellbeing with the realities of living in a country where, for individuals not born to wealth and those with chronic illness, contributing to society has to take a back seat to the realities of loan payments and insurance. And yet, 10 years on we have moved together to Denver where Jessica and I have found a loving, caring communities of support, from baby bouncers and children’s clothes to meal trains and support for celebrating our simchot. We have two kind, beautiful children who bring joy to our hearts and every day give us new reasons to be proud to be their parents. Jessica helps patients with complex immunodeficiencies navigate our convoluted healthcare system to find treatment regardless of income or circumstances, and I lead a non-profit to help train the next generation of biomedical research leaders. We have worked hard to achieve these ends, but I suspect that the fear was needed at that time in our lives to motivate us.
In the Pixar film Inside Out (highly recommended for any who haven’t seen it), the characters presented are the primary emotions that motivate in youth: Disgust who keeps us from socially unacceptable behavior. Joy who gives us positive feelings and Sadness who helps us tell others we need help. Anger who tells us when things are unjust, and Fear who helps keep us safe. While age and experience can help us find the right balance of these, each serves a purpose. We should be Angry at the Torah for excluding everyone but fighting men, and Sadness that we’ll never know about the uncounted women who supported them. We should feel Disgust at those who perpetuate the marginalization of others, but we should also feel Joy at the progress we’ve made as a society and in our own lives to call out and reshape this worldview. But, with the lens of compassion, we should acknowledge that they may have needed their Fear to stay safe in the wilderness.
As a both Jews and Americans, we have made it through so many different versions of the wilderness. In my lifetime, we made it through the wilderness of the first Cold War and entered the wilderness of continuous war after 9/11. We made it through two intifadas and two rejected peace deals. We made it through the recessions of 2001 and 2008 and the first stage of the pandemic. We have now entered the post COVID medical and economic world, and the first phase of the second non-peaceful transfer of power in America and we are angry at the injustice and we in fear of the future. Most recently, the October 7th attacks by Hamas have fostered the revival of open antisemitism from others and within our own communities. We are responding logically, with disgust at our fellow citizens and fear of losing the two places in the world, carved out through two centuries of effort, where pograms are not the norm and Jews can serve at the highest levels in government. As we watch discord spread, sadness and anger are reasonable responses as well. And yet wee do not celebrate Simkhat Torah with fear with anger with hate. As a wise Muppet whose name literally means to know once in toned, these lead to suffer. Have no choice but to respond with joy.
So these are the numbers I hold dear. My wife and I have been together for 14 years, 11 years of which have been spent in PhD or medical training. We have been married for 10 years, relocated 4 times, and we have 2 wonderful daughters and 2 happy dogs in one one home. We are blessed with 18 visitors who have traveled from across the country to be here this weekend with us. This community has over 200 families with over 100 children who are being guided by loving teachers, parents, and friends to embrace a modern, inclusive, thoughtful form of Judaism that will help us weather life’s storms and make it through this wilderness. While G-d has not proclaimed from on high where we should stand, or how we should pack our things for the road ahead, through our continued struggle with G-d, the literal people of Israel, we know that we can ensure that all are counted and that all are worthy of duty. As we each march B’midbar, we can be ready to take up our responsibilities with the mantra given to us by the Gaon, Stephen Sondheim, z”l:
“Into the woods,
It’s time to go,
I hate to leave,
I have to, though.Into the woods-
It’s time, and so
I must begin my journey”
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The Contemporary Torah (2006) - JPS
Bamidbar
On the first day of the second month, in the second year following the exodus from the land of Egypt, יהוה spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, saying: Take a census of the whole Israelite company [of fighters] by the clans of its ancestral houses, listing the names, every male, head by head. You and Aaron shall record them by their groups, from the age of twenty years up, all those in Israel who are able to bear arms. Associated with you shall be a participant from each tribe, each one the head of his ancestral house. These are the names of the participants who shall assist you: From Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur. From Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. From Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab. From Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar. From Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon. From the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. From Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni. From Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. From Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran. From Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel. From Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan. Those are the elected of the assembly, the chieftains of their ancestral tribes: they are the heads of the contingents of Israel. So Moses and Aaron took those participants, who were designated by name, and on the first day of the second month they convoked the whole company [of fighters], who were registered by the clans of their ancestral houses—the names of those aged twenty years and over being listed head by head. As יהוה had commanded Moses, so he recorded them in the wilderness of Sinai. They totaled as follows: The descendants of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, head by head, all males aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Reuben: 46,500. Of the descendants of Simeon, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, their enrollment as listed by name, head by head, all males aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Simeon: 59,300. Of the descendants of Gad, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Gad: 45,650. Of the descendants of Judah, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Judah: 74,600. Of the descendants of Issachar, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Issachar: 54,400. Of the descendants of Zebulun, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Zebulun: 57,400. Of the descendants of Joseph: Of the descendants of Ephraim, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Ephraim: 40,500. Of the descendants of Manasseh, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Manasseh: 32,200. Of the descendants of Benjamin, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Benjamin: 35,400. Of the descendants of Dan, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Dan: 62,700. Of the descendants of Asher, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Asher: 41,500. [Of] the descendants of Naphtali, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Naphtali: 53,400. Those are the enrollments recorded by Moses and Aaron and by the chieftains of Israel, who were twelve in number, one participant from each ancestral house. All the Israelite males, aged twenty years and over, enrolled by ancestral houses, all those in Israel who were able to bear arms— all who were enrolled came to 603,550. The Levites, however, were not recorded among them by their ancestral tribe. For יהוה had spoken to Moses, saying: Do not on any account enroll the tribe of Levi or take a census of them with the Israelites. You shall put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Pact, all its furnishings, and everything that pertains to it: they shall carry the Tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall tend it; and they shall camp around the Tabernacle. When the Tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the Tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up; any outsider who encroaches shall be put to death. The Israelites shall encamp troop by troop, each man with his division and each under his standard. The Levites, however, shall camp around the Tabernacle of the Pact, that wrath may not strike the Israelite community; the Levites shall stand guard around the Tabernacle of the Pact. The Israelites did accordingly; just as יהוה had commanded Moses, so they did.
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Bamidbar
AND the Lord spoke to Moshe in the wilderness of Sinay, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Miżrayim, saying, Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Yisra᾽el, after their families, by the houses of their fathers, by the number of names, every male by their polls; from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Yisra᾽el: thou and Aharon shall number them by their hosts. And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Re᾽uven; Eliżur the son of Shede᾽ur. Of Shim῾on; Shelumi᾽el the son of Żurishadday. Of Yehuda; Naĥshon the son of ῾Amminadav. Of Yissakhar; Netan᾽el the son of Żu῾ar. Of Zevulun; Eli᾽av the son of Ḥelon. Of the children of Yosef: of Efrayim; Elishama the son of ῾Ammihud: of Menashshe, Gamli᾽el the son of Pedażur. Of Binyamin; Avidan the son of Gid῾oni. Of Dan; Aĥi῾ezer the son of ῾Ammishadday. Of Asher; Pag῾i᾽el the son of ῾Okhran. Of Gad; Elyasaf the son of De῾u᾽el, Of Naftali, Aĥira the son of ῾Enan. These were the men of mark in the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Yisra᾽el. And Moshe and Aharon took these men who were pointed out by their names: and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the houses of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. As the Lord commanded Moshe, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinay. And the children of Re᾽uven, Yisra᾽el’s oldest son, their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Re᾽uven, were forty six thousand, five hundred. Of the children of Shim῾on, their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Shim῾on, were fifty nine thousand, three hundred. Of the children of Gad, their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty five thousand, six hundred and fifty. Of the children of Yehuda, their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Yehuda, were seventy four thousand, six hundred. Of the children of Yissakhar, their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Yissakhar, were fifty four thousand, four hundred. Of the children of Zevulun, their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zevulun, were fifty seven thousand, four hundred. Of the children of Yosef, of the children of Efrayim, their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Efrayim, were forty thousand, five hundred. Of the children of Menashshe, their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Menashshe, were thirty two thousand, two hundred. Of the children of Binyamin, their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Binyamin, were thirty five thousand, four hundred. Of the children of Dan, their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty two thousand, seven hundred. Of the children of Asher, their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty one thousand, five hundred. Of the children of Naftali, their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naftali, were fifty three thousand, four hundred. These are those that were numbered, whom Moshe and Aharon numbered, and the princes of Yisra᾽el, being twelve men: each one represented the house of his fathers. So were all those that were numbered of the children of Yisra᾽el, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Yisra᾽el; all they that were numbered were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty. But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. For the Lord had spoken to Moshe, saying, Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, nor take the sum of them among the children of Yisra᾽el: but thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all its vessels, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all its vessels; and they shall minister to it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle. And when the tabernacle sets forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death. And the children of Yisra᾽el shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts. But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Yisra᾽el: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony. And the children of Yisra᾽el did according to all that the Lord commanded Moshe, so they did.
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The Five Books of Moses (1995)- Everett Fox
Bamidbar
YHWH spoke to Moshe in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Appointment, on the first [day] of the second month, in the second year after their going-out from the land of Egypt, saying: Take up the head-count of the entire community of the Children of Israel, by their clans, by their Fathers’ Houses, according to the number of names, every male per capita; from the age of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces in Israel: you are to count them [for battle] according to their forces, you and Aharon. And with you let there be a man, a man per tribe [each], each head of his Fathers’ House he is [to be]. Now these are the names of the men who are to stand with you: for Re’uven: Elitzur son of Shedei’ur; for Shim’on: Shelumi’el son of Tzurishaddai; for Yehuda: Nahshon son of Amminadav; for Yissakhar: Netan’el son of Tzu’ar; for Zevulun: Eliav son of Heilon; for the Sons of Yosef: for Efrayim: Elishama son of Ammihud; for Menashe: Gamliel son of Pedahtzur; for Binyamin: Avidan son of Gid’oni; for Dan: Ahi’ezer son of Ammishaddai; for Asher: Pag’iel son of Okhran; for Gad: Elyasaf son of De’uel; for Naftali: Ahira’ son of Einan. These are the [ones] called-by the community, the exalted-leaders of the tribes of their fathers; heads of the divisions of Israel are they. Now Moshe and Aharon took these men, who were indicated by name, and the entire community they assembled, on the first [day] of the second month; they declared-their-lineage according to their clans, by their Fathers’ Houses, as numbered by name, from the age of twenty years and upward, per capita, as YHWH had commanded Moshe; thus he counted them [for battle] in the Wilderness of Sinai. Thus they were: the Sons of Re’uven, firstborn of Israel, their begettings by their clans, by their Fathers’ House, as numbered by name, per capita, every male from the age of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces: their count, of the tribe of Re’uven: six and forty thousand and five hundred. For the Sons of Shim’on: their begettings by their clans, by their Fathers’ House, those of his count, as numbered by name, per capita, every male from the age of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces: their count, of the tribe of Shim’on: nine and fifty thousand and three hundred. For the Sons of Gad: their begettings by their clans, by their Fathers’ House, as numbered by name, from the age of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces: their count, of the tribe of Gad: five and forty thousand and six hundred and fifty. For the Sons of Yehuda: their begettings by their clans, by their Fathers’ House, as numbered by name, from the age of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces: their count, of the tribe of Yehuda: four and seventy thousand and six hundred. For the Sons of Yissakhar: their begettings by their clans, by their Fathers’ House, as numbered by name, from the age of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces: their count, of the tribe of Yissakhar: four and fifty thousand and four hundred. For the Sons of Zevulun: their begettings by their clans, by their Fathers’ House, as numbered by name, from the age of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces: their count, of the tribe of Zevulun: seven and fifty thousand and four hundred. For the Sons of Yosef: For the Sons of Efrayim: their begettings by their clans, by their Fathers’ House, as numbered by name, from the age of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces: their count, of the tribe of Efrayim: forty thousand and five hundred. For the Sons of Menashe: their begettings by their clans, by their Fathers’ House, as numbered by name, from the age of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces: their count, of the tribe of Menashe: two and thirty thousand and two hundred. For the Sons of Binyamin: their begettings by their clans, by their Fathers’ House, as numbered by name, from the age of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces: their count, of the tribe of Binyamin: five and thirty thousand and four hundred. For the Sons of Dan: their begettings by their clans, by their Fathers’ House, as numbered by name, from the age of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces: their count, of the tribe of Dan: two and sixty thousand and seven hundred. For the Sons of Asher: their begettings by their clans, by their Fathers’ House, as numbered by name, from the age of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces: their count, of the tribe of Asher: one and forty thousand and five hundred. For the Sons of Naftali: their begettings by their clans, by their Fathers’ House, as numbered by name, from the age of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces: their count, of the tribe of Naftali: three and fifty thousand and four hundred. These are the accountings which Moshe and Aharon and the leaders of Israel counted, [the] twelve men—one man per Fathers’ House were they— they were, all those accounted for of the Children of Israel by their Fathers’ House, from the age of twenty and upward, everyone going out to the armed-forces in Israel, thus they were, all those accounted for: 603550. But the Levites, by the tribe of their fathers, were not counted in the midst of them. YHWH spoke to Moshe, saying: Mark, the tribe of Levi you are not to count, their head-count you are not to take up in the midst of the Children of Israel. But you, make the Levites accountable for the Dwelling of Testimony, for all its implements and for all that belongs to it: they are to carry the Dwelling and all its implements, they are to attend to it, and around the Dwelling they are to camp. When the Dwelling moves on, the Levites are to take it down, and when the Dwelling is encamped, the Levites are to set it up; the outsider who comes near is to be put-to-death! The Children of Israel are to camp, each according to his encampment, each according to his banner-contingent, by their forces. But the Levites are to camp around the Dwelling of Testimony—that there be no fury against the community of the Children of Israel— and the Levites are to keep the charge of the Dwelling of Testimony. The Children of Israel did [it]; exactly as YHWH commanded Moshe, thus they did.
YHWH spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying: Take up the head-count of the Sons of Kehat from the midst of the Sons of Levi, by their clans, by their Fathers’ House, from the age of thirty years and upward, until the age of fifty years, all who enter the working-force to do skilled-work in the Tent of Appointment. This is the serving-task of the Sons of Kehat in the Tent of Appointment: the holiest holy-things. Aharon and his sons are to come, when the camp marches forward, and are to take down the curtain of the screen, and are to cover with it the Coffer of the Testimony. They are to put over it a covering of tanned-leather skin, and are to spread a cloth entirely of blue-violet on top, putting its poles [in place]. On the Table of the Presence they are to spread a cloth of blue-violet, and are to place on it the bowls, the ladles, the jars and the jugs for pouring [offerings], and the regular bread is to remain on it. They are to spread over these a cloth of worm-scarlet, and are to cover it with a covering of tanned-leather skin, and put its poles [in place]. They are to take a cloth of blue-violet and are to cover the lampstand for the lighting, its lamps, its tongs and its fire-pans, and all the implements for its oil which they use in conjunction with them. They are to place it and all its implements in a covering of tanned-leather skin, and place [them] on a frame. Over the altar of gold they are to spread a cloth of blue-violet, and are to cover it with a covering of tanned-leather skin, putting its poles [in place]. They are to take all the implements of attending with which they tend in the Holy-Shrine and are to put them into a cloth of blue-violet, and are to cover them with a covering of tanned-leather skin, placing [them] on a frame. They are to de-ash the altar, and are to spread on it a cloth of purple; they are to place on it all its implements that they use in conjunction with them: the fire-pans, the flesh-hooks, the scrapers and the bowls, all the implements of the altar, and they are to spread over it a covering of tanned-leather skin, and put its poles [in place]. [Once] Aharon and his sons have finished covering the holy-things and all the holy implements, when the camp marches on, [only] after that may the Sons of Kehat enter, to carry, so that they do not touch the holy-things and die. These are the carrying-chores of the Sons of Kehat in the Tent of Appointment. Accountable is El’azar son of Aharon the priest for: the oil for the light, the fragrant smoking-incense, the regular grain-gift, and the oil for anointing— accountable for all the Dwelling and all that is in it, whether the holy-things or its implements. YHWH spoke to Moshe and to Aharon, saying: Do not cut off the tribe of the clans of Kehat from the midst of the Levites; do this with them, that they may live and not die when they encroach upon the holiest holy-things: Aharon and his sons are to enter and assign them, each one, each one to his service, his carrying-chores. But they are not to enter and see [even] for-a-moment [the dismantling of] the Holy-Shrine, lest they die.
New York, Schocken Books, 1995
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (1985)- JPS
Bamidbar
On the first day of the second month, in the second year following the exodus from the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, saying: Take a census of the whole Israelite community by the clans of its ancestral houses,-a listing the names, every male, head by head. You and Aaron shall record them by their groups, from the age of twenty years up, all those in Israel who are able to bear arms. Associated with you shall be a man from each tribe, each one the head of his ancestral house. These are the names of the men who shall assist you:From Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur. From Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. From Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab. From Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar. From Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon. From the sons of Joseph:from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. From Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni. From Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. From Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran. From Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel. From Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan. Those are the elected of the assembly, the chieftains of their ancestral tribes: they are the heads of the contingents of Israel. So Moses and Aaron took those men, who were designated by name, and on the first day of the second month they convoked the whole community, who were registered by the clans of their ancestral houses—the names of those aged twenty years and over being listed head by head. As the LORD had commanded Moses, so he recorded them in the wilderness of Sinai. They totaled as follows:The descendants of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, head by head, all males aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Reuben: 46,500. Of the descendants of Simeon, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, their enrollment as listed by name, head by head, all males aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Simeon: 59,300. Of the descendants of Gad, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Gad: 45,650. Of the descendants of Judah, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Judah: 74,600. Of the descendants of Issachar, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Issachar: 54,400. Of the descendants of Zebulun, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Zebulun: 57,400. Of the descendants of Joseph:Of the descendants of Ephraim, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Ephraim: 40,500. Of the descendants of Manasseh, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Manasseh: 32,200. Of the descendants of Benjamin, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Benjamin: 35,400. Of the descendants of Dan, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Dan: 62,700. Of the descendants of Asher, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Asher: 41,500. [Of] the descendants of Naphtali, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house as listed by name, aged twenty years and over, all who were able to bear arms— those enrolled from the tribe of Naphtali: 53,400. Those are the enrollments recorded by Moses and Aaron and by the chieftains of Israel, who were twelve in number, one man to each ancestral house. All the Israelites, aged twenty years and over, enrolled by ancestral houses, all those in Israel who were able to bear arms— all who were enrolled came to 603,550. The Levites, however, were not recorded among them by their ancestral tribe. For the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying: Do not on any account enroll the tribe of Levi or take a census of them with the Israelites. You shall put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Pact, all its furnishings, and everything that pertains to it: they shall carry the Tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall tend it; and they shall camp around the Tabernacle. When the Tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the Tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up; any outsider who encroaches shall be put to death. The Israelites shall encamp troop by troop, each man with his division and each under his standard. The Levites, however, shall camp around the Tabernacle of the Pact, that wrath may not strike the Israelite community; the Levites shall stand guard around the Tabernacle of the Pact. The Israelites did accordingly; just as the LORD had commanded Moses, so they did.
The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (1917)- JPS
Bamidbar
AND THE LORD spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying: ’Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, every male, by their polls; from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: ye shall number them by their hosts, even thou and Aaron. And with you there shall be a man of every tribe, every one head of his fathers’house. And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur. Of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. Of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab. Of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar. Of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon. Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni. Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. Of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran. Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel. Of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.’ These were the elect of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel. And Moses and Aaron took these men that are pointed out by name. And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. As the LORD commanded Moses, so did he number them in the wilderness of Sinai. And the children of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, those that were numbered thereof, according to the number of names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty. Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred. Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men; they were each one for his fathers’house. And all those that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’houses, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel; even all those that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: ’Howbeit the tribe of Levi thou shalt not number, neither shalt thou take the sum of them among the children of Israel; but appoint thou the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof, and over all that belongeth to it; they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle. And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death. And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man with his own camp, and every man with his own standard, according to their hosts. But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of the testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.’ Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.
The Kehot Chumash- Chabad House
Bamidbar
Los Angeles
Torah Yesharah (1963)- edited by Charles Kahane
Bamidbar
The Eternal spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Assembly, on the first day of Iyar which is the second month of the second year after they had come out from the land of Egypt:(רמב”ן, רש”י.) “Take a census of the entire community of the Children of Israel according to their tribal families — their tribal affiliation shall be established according to the houses of their fathers, not their mothers; counting the names of every male individually.(עפ”י א”ע, מלבי”ם, רש”י, רמב”ן.) From twenty years old and upward, all who are liable to military service among the Israelites; you and Aaron shall muster them for their service.(א”ע, רש”י.) With you, to assist, shall be a representative of each of the twelve tribes, a man who is the head in his father’s house.(רש”י, ספורנו, רמב”ן.) The following are the names of the men who shall stand with you to assist: Of the tribe of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur.(רש”י.) Of the tribe of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,(אונקלוס.) Of the tribe of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab.(א”ע, מלבי”ם.) Of the tribe of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar.(אונקלוס, רש”י.) Of the tribe of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon.(א”ע, אונקלוס.) Of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. Of the tribe of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni. Of the tribe of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. Of the tribe of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran. Of the tribe of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel.(רש”י, רמב”ן.) Of the tribe of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”(רש”י, רמב”ן.) These were the elect of the community, the chiefs of their father’s tribes; they were the heads of thousands in Israel.(רש”י, רמב”ן.) Moses and Aaron took with them these men as specified by name,(רש”י, רמב”ן.) then they assembled the entire community on the first day of the second month, tracing each descent after the tribal family of their fathers’ houses; together with the number of names of those from twenty years old and upward, individually. As the Eternal commanded Moses, so did he muster them in the wilderness of Sinai. The Children of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, their descendants, after their family tribe of their father’s houses, with the number of names individually, all the males from twenty years old and upward, all of military age, The total sum of the tribe of Reuben: forty-six thousand five hundred. Of the children of Simeon, their descendants, after their family tribe, of their fathers’ houses, counted by the number of names individually, every male from twenty years old and upward, all of military age, The total sum of the tribe of Simeon: fifty-nine thousand three-hundred. Of the Children of Gad, their descendants after their family tribe, of their fathers’ houses, counted by names from twenty years old and upward, all of military age, The total sum of the tribe of Gad: forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. Of the Children of Judah, their descendants after their family tribe, of their fathers’ houses, counted by names from twenty years old and upward, all of military age, The total sum of the tribe of Judah: seventy-four thousand six hundred. Of the Children of Issachar, their descendants after their family tribe, of their fathers’ houses, counted by names from twenty years old and upward, all of military age, The total sum of the tribe of Issachar: fifty-four thousand four hundred. Of the Children of Zebulun, their descendants, after their family tribe, of their fathers’ houses, counted by names from twenty years old and upward, all of military age. The total sum of the tribe of Zebulun: fifty-seven thousand four hundred. Of the Children of Joseph: Of Ephraim, their descendants, after their family tribe of their fathers’ houses, counted by name from twenty years old and upward, of military age, The total sum of the tribe of Ephraim: forty thousand five hundred. Of the Children of Manasseh, their descendants after their family tribe of their fathers’ houses, counted by name from twenty years old and upward, all of military age, The total sum of the tribe of Manasseh: thirty-two thousand two hundred. Of the Children of Benjamin, their descendants after their family tribe of their fathers’ houses, counted by name from twenty years old and upward, all of military age. The total sum of the tribe of Benjamin: thirty-five thousand four hundred. Of the Children of Dan, their descendants after their family tribe of their fathers’ houses, counted by name from twenty years old and upward, all of military age. The total sum of the tribe of Dan: sixty-two thousand seven hundred. Of the Children of Asher, their descendants after their family tribe of their fathers’ houses, counted by name from twenty years old and upward, all of military age, The total sum of the tribe of Asher: forty-one thousand five hundred. Of the Children of Naphtali, their descendants after their family tribe of their fathers’ houses, counted by name from twenty years old and upward, all of military age, The total sum of the tribe of Naphtali: fifty-three thousand four hundred. These were numbered by Moses and Aaron, assisted by the twelve chieftains of Israel, the chosen men of their fathers’ houses. All those that were numbered of the Children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, were twenty years old and upward, all of military age among the Israelites; The entire total sum was six hundred thousand, and three thousand five hundred and fifty. But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers, being exempt from military service, were not counted among the Israelites; For the Eternal had spoken to Moses, as follows: “You shall definitely not number the tribe of Levi from the age of twenty, neither shall you include their census among the Children of Israel; But you shall assign the Levites to be in charge over the Divine House, where the Tablets of Testimony are placed, and over all its furniture and over all that belongs to it; they shall transport the Divine House, with all its furniture; they shall supervise it and shall encamp all around the Divine House. When the Divine House is to be moved, the Levites shall take it apart; and when the Divine House is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up, but the non-Levite who shall approach to do the service of the Levites will be punished by death from Heaven. The Children of Israel shall encamp, every man with his own tribal camp, and everyone according to his own military standard. But the Levites shall be stationed all around the Divine House where the Tablets of Testimony are placed, so that there be no Divine displeasure against the Community of the Children of Israel; the Levites alone shall perform the duties for the Divine House of the Testimony. The Children of Israel Mid accordingly, they followed all the particulars which the Eternal had commanded Moses.
New York, 1963
The Rashi Chumash by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein
Bamidbar
And the L-rd said to Moses in the desert of Sinai in the tent of meeting on the first day of the second month (Iyyar) in the second year after their going out from the land of Egypt, saying: Take the count of the entire congregation of the children of Israel by their families [to know the number of each tribe], by their fathers’ house [(one whose father is of one tribe and his mother of a different tribe being reckoned by the tribe of his father)], according to the number of names, every male by their heads [a beka (half a shekel) for a head (Exodus 38:26)]. From twenty years and up, all who go to war in Israel, [twenty being the minimum age], number them by their hosts, you and Aaron. And with you shall be [when you count them] one man of every tribe, each the chief of his fathers’ house. And these are the names of the men who will stand with you: Of Reuven — Elitzur ben Shedeur. Of Shimon — Shelumiel ben Tzurishadai. Of Yehudah — Nachshon ben Aminadav. Of Yissachar — Nethanel ben Tzuar. Of Zevulun — Eliyav ben Cheilon. Of the sons of Joseph: Of Ephraim — Elishama ben Amihud; of Menasheh — Gamliel ben Pedatzur. Of Binyamin — Avidan ben Gidoni. Of Dan — Achiezer ben Amishadai. Of Asher — Pagiel ben Achran. Of Gad — Elyasaf ben De’uel. Of Naftali — Achira ben Einan. These are the “called” of the congregation, [so called because they were called upon for every matter of importance affecting the congregation], the chiefs of the tribes of their fathers. The heads of the thousands of Israel (were) they. And Moses and Aaron took these men that were designated [here to Moses] by name. And they assembled the entire congregation on the first (day) of the second month, and they confirmed their birth (claims) [with deeds and witnesses] after their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, (every male) from twenty years and up, by their heads [see 1]. As the L-rd commanded Moses — and he numbered them in the desert of Sinai. And the children of Reuven, the first-born of Israel, were — their births, by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, by their heads, every male from twenty years and up, all who go to war — Their number of the tribe of Reuven — forty-six thousand and five hundred. Of the children of Shimon, their births by their families by their fathers’ house, their number according to the number of names, by their heads, every male from twenty years and up, all who go to war — Their number of the tribe of Shimon — fifty-nine thousand and three hundred. Of the children of Gad, their births by their families by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years and up, all who go to war — Their number of the tribe of Gad — forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty. Of the children of Yehudah, their births by their families by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years and up, all who go to war — Their number of the tribe of Yehudah — seventy-four thousand and six hundred. Of the children of Yissachar, their births by their families by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years and up, all who go to war — Their number of the tribe of Yissachar — fifty-four thousand and four hundred. Of the children of Zevulun, their births by their families by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years and up, all who go to war — Their number of the tribe of Zevulun — fifty-seven thousand and four hundred. Of the children of Joseph: Of the children of Ephraim, their births by their families by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years and up, all who go to war — Their number of the tribe of Ephraim — forty thousand and five hundred. Of the children of Menasheh, their births by their families by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years and up, all who go to war — Their number of the tribe of Menasheh — thirty-two thousand and two hundred. Of the children of Binyamin, their births by their families by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years and up, all who go to war — Their number of the tribe of Binyamin — thirty-five thousand and four hundred. Of the children of Dan, their births by their families by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years and up, all who go to war — Their number of the tribe of Dan — sixty-two thousand and seven hundred. Of the children of Asher, their births by their families by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years and up, all who go to war — Their number of the tribe of Asher — forty-one thousand and five hundred. The children of Naftali, their births by their families by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years and up, all who go to war — Their number of the tribe of Naftali — fifty-three thousand and four hundred. These are the numbered, who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel, twelve men; one man for his fathers’ house were they. And they were — all that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ house, from twenty years and up, all who go to war in Israel — All those numbered were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. But the Levites, after the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered among them. And the L-rd said to Moses, saying: Only the tribe of Levi do not number, and do not take their count in the midst of the children of Israel [The “King’s legion” merits an independent count.] And you, appoint the Levites over the mishkan of the Testimony, and over all of its vessels, and over all that pertains to it. They shall bear the mishkan and all of its vessels, and they shall minister to it, and roundabout the mishkan shall they camp. And when the mishkan travels, the Levites shall dismantle it [and carry it to the place where the cloud (preceding them) comes to rest], and when the mishkan rests, the Levites shall raise it. And the stranger that draws near [to this service of the Levites] shall be put to death [at the hands of Heaven]. And the children of Israel shall encamp, every man in his own camp and every man by his standard, [as per the arrangement of the standards (below), three tribes to each standard], according to their hosts. And the Levites shall encamp around the mishkan of the Testimony and there shall be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel [if you follow these directives; but if not — if strangers appropriate this service, then there will be wrath (as in the instance of Korach, 17:11)], and the Levites shall keep the charge of the mishkan of the Testimony. And the children of Israel did according to all that the L-rd commanded Moses; thus did they do.
Metsudah Chumash (2009)
Bamidbar
And Adonoy spoke to Moshe in the Sinai desert, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first [day] of the second month, in the second year of their exodus from the land of Egypt, saying: Take a head count of the entire congregation of Bnei Yisroel according to their families to the house of their fathers counting the names of all males individually. From twenty years old and above, all those eligible for the army of Israel, you shall count them according to their divisions, you and Aharon. Along with you, there shall be one man for each tribe, each man shall be the head of his fathers’ house. These are the names of the men who shall stand along with you. For [the tribe of] Reuven, Elitzur the son of Shdeiur. For [the tribe of] Shimon, Shlumiel the son of Tzurishadai. For [the tribe of] Yehudah, Nachshon the son of Aminadav. For [the tribe of] Yissachar, Nesanel the son of Tzu’ar. For [the tribe of] Zevulun, Eliav the son of Cheilon. For the sons of Yoseif, for [the tribe of] Ephraim, Elishamah the son of Amihud. For [the tribe of] Menasheh, Gamliel the son of Pedahtzur. For [the tribe of] Binyamin, Avidan the son of Gid’oni. For [the tribe of] Don, Achiezer the son of Amishadai. For [the tribe of] Asher, Pagi’el the son of Ochran. For [the tribe of] Gad, Elyasaf the son of De’uel. For [the tribe of] Naftali, Achira the son of Einan. These are the ones called from the congregation, the leaders of their fathers’ tribes; they are the heads of the thousands of Yisroel. Moshe and Aharon took these men who were designated by name. They gathered together the entire congregation on the first [day] of the second month and they were registered by family ancestry according to the house of their fathers. according to the number of names each man of twenty years and above; individually. Just as Adonoy commanded Moshe. He counted them in the Sinai desert. These were the sons of Reuven, Yisroel’s firstborn, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers. according to the number of individual names every male of twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Reuven, is forty-six thousand five hundred. For the sons of Shimon, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, his numbers according to the number of individual names every male of twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Shimon, is fifty-nine thousand three hundred. For the sons of Gad, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers in a counting of names. From twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Gad, is forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. For the sons of Yehudah, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names. From twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Yehudah, is seventy-four thousand six hundred. For the sons of Yissachar, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names. From twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Yissachar is fifty-four thousand four hundred. For the sons of Zevulun, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Zevulun, is fifty-seven thousand four hundred. For the sons of Yoseif; For the sons of Ephraim their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Ephraim is forty thousand five hundred. For the sons of Menashe, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Menashe is thirty-two thousand two hundred. For the sons of Binyamin, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers for the tribe of Binyamin, is thirty-five thousand four hundred. For the sons of Don, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Don, is sixty-two thousand seven hundred. For the sons of Asher, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Asher is forty-one thousand five hundred. The sons of Naftali, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Naftali is fifty-three thousand four hundred. These are the numbers which were counted [by] Moshe, Aharon and the leaders of Israel, [being] twelve men, each man was the head of his fathers’ house. All the numbers of Bnei Yisroel according to the house of their fathers, from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army of Israel, All their numbers were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. The Levites, according to the tribe of their fathers were not counted among them. Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying; However, the tribe of Levi you shall not count and you shall not take their head count among Bnei Yisroel. You shall appoint the Levites to oversee the Mishkon of Testimony and over all of its utensils and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the Mishkon and all its utensils, and they shall administer it, and they shall camp around the Mishkon. When the Mishkon is to be moved the Levites shall take it down, and when the Mishkon is to rest [in one place] the Levites shall erect it, and the stranger who approaches, shall die. Bnei Yisroel shall camp, each man at his own camp and each man at his own banner, according to their divisions. The Levites shall camp around the Mishkon of the Testimony, so that there will not be anger upon the congregation of Bnei Yisroel, and the Levites shall be careful to preserve the Mishkon of Testimony. Bnei Yisroel did according to all that Adonoy commanded Moshe; they did it [exactly].
Metsudah Publications, 2009
Metsudah Chumash, with Onkelos translation (2009)
Bamidbar
And Adonoy spoke to Moshe in the Sinai desert, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first [day] of the second month, in the second year of their exodus from the land of Egypt, saying: Take a head count [the sum] of the entire congregation of Bnei Yisroel according to their families to the house of their fathers counting the names of all males individually. From twenty years old and above, all those eligible for the army [who go to war] of Israel, you shall count them according to their divisions, you and Aharon. Along with you, there shall be one man for each tribe, each man shall be the head of his fathers’ house. These are the names of the men who shall stand along with you. For [the tribe of] Reuven, Elitzur the son of Shdeiur. For [the tribe of] Shimon, Shlumiel the son of Tzurishadai. For [the tribe of] Yehudah, Nachshon the son of Aminadav. For [the tribe of] Yissachar, Nesanel the son of Tzu’ar. For [the tribe of] Zevulun, Eliav the son of Cheilon. For the sons of Yoseif, for [the tribe of] Ephraim, Elishamah the son of Amihud. For [the tribe of] Menasheh, Gamliel the son of Pedahtzur. For [the tribe of] Binyamin, Avidan the son of Gid’oni. For [the tribe of] Don, Achiezer the son of Amishadai. For [the tribe of] Asher, Pagi’el the son of Ochran. For [the tribe of] Gad, Elyasaf the son of De’uel. For [the tribe of] Naftali, Achira the son of Einan. These are the ones called from the congregation, the leaders of their fathers’ tribes; they are the heads of the thousands of Yisroel. Moshe and Aharon took these men who were designated by name. They gathered together the entire congregation on the first [day] of the second month and they were registered by family ancestry according to the house of their fathers. according to the number of names each man of twenty years and above; individually. Just as Adonoy commanded Moshe. He counted them in the Sinai desert. These were the sons of Reuven, Yisroel’s firstborn, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers. according to the number of individual names every male of twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their nunbers, for the tribe of Reuven, is forty-six thousand five hundred. For the sons of Shimon, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, his numbers according to the number of individual names every male of twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Shimon, is fifty-nine thousand three hundred. For the sons of Gad, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers in a counting of names. From twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Gad, is forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. For the sons of Yehudah, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names. From twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Yehudah, is seventy-four thousand six hundred. For the sons of Yissachar, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names. From twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Yissachar is fifty-four thousand four hundred. For the sons of Zevulun, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Zevulun, is fifty-seven thousand four hundred. For the sons of Yoseif; For the sons of Ephraim their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Ephraim is forty thousand five hundred. For the sons of Menashe, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Menashe is thirty-two thousand two hundred. For the sons of Binyamin, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers for the tribe of Binyamin, is thirty-five thousand four hundred. For the sons of Don, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Don, is sixty-two thousand seven hundred. For the sons of Asher, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Asher is forty-one thousand five hundred. The sons of Naftali, their births according to their families according to the house of their fathers, in a counting of names from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army. Their numbers, for the tribe of Naftali is fifty-three thousand four hundred. These are the numbers which were counted [by] Moshe, Aharon and the leaders of Israel, [being] twelve men, each man was the head of his fathers’ house. All the numbers of Bnei Yisroel according to the house of their fathers, from twenty years and above, all who go forth into the army of Israel, All their numbers were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. The Levites, according to the tribe of their fathers were not counted among them. Adonoy spoke to Moshe, saying; However, the tribe of Levi you shall not count and you shall not take [accept] their head count among Bnei Yisroel. You shall appoint the Levites to oversee the Mishkon of Testimony and over all of its utensils and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the Mishkon and all its utensils, and they shall administer it, and they shall camp around the Mishkon. When the Mishkon is to be moved the Levites shall take it down, and when the Mishkon is to rest [in one place] the Levites shall erect it, and the stranger who approaches, shall die. Bnei Yisroel shall camp, each man at his own camp and each man at his own banner, according to their divisions. The Levites shall camp around the Mishkon of the Testimony, so that there will not be anger upon the congregation of Bnei Yisroel, and the Levites shall be careful to preserve the Mishkon of Testimony. Bnei Yisroel did according to all that Adonoy commanded Moshe; they did it [exactly].
Metsudah Publications, 2009
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