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“Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.
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These are the names of the men who are to assist you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
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Moses and Aaron took these men whose names had been specified,
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and they called the whole community together on the first day of the second month. The people registered their ancestry by their clans and families, and the men twenty years old or more were listed by name, one by one,
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From the descendants of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families.
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From the descendants of Simeon: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were counted and listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families.
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From the descendants of Gad: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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From the descendants of Judah: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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From the descendants of Issachar: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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From the descendants of Zebulun: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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From the sons of Joseph: From the descendants of Ephraim: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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From the descendants of Manasseh: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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From the descendants of Benjamin: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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From the descendants of Dan: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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From the descendants of Asher: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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From the descendants of Naphtali: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were listed by name, according to the records of their clans and families.
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The names of the sons of Aaron were Nadab the firstborn and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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Those were the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
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These were the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
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These were the names of the Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei.
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The Lord said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn Israelite males who are a month old or more and make a list of their names.
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The total number of firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
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“So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
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However, two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but did not go out to the tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them, and they prophesied in the camp.
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Therefore the place was named Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.
