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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 1
Moses and princes in Israel number in each tribe (except Levi) those males
twenty years of age and older—They total 603,550—Levite appointed
to attend tabernacle.
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1 AND the LORD aspake unto Moses in the
bwilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the
congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the
csecond year after they were come out of the land of Egypt,
saying,
2 Take ye the asum of all the
congregation of the children of Israel, after their
bfamilies, by the house of their
cfathers, with the number of their names, every male
by dtheir polls;
3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
4 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe;
every one ahead of the house of his fathers.
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1a
Lev. 10:1 (1-2)
2a
Heb. 9:12 (7, 12, 24-25);
Heb. 10:19 (19-22)
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c
Ex. 25:22;
Ex. 29:42 (42-43);
Ex. 40:34 (34-35);
D&C 97:16 (15-17);
D&C 109:5 (5, 12-13);
Abr. 2:19 (19-20)
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5 ¶ And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
7 Of Judah; aNahshon the son of
Amminadab.
8 Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
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1a
Lev. 10:1 (1-2)
2a
Heb. 9:12 (7, 12, 24-25);
Heb. 10:19 (19-22)
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c
Ex. 25:22;
Ex. 29:42 (42-43);
Ex. 40:34 (34-35);
D&C 97:16 (15-17);
D&C 109:5 (5, 12-13);
Abr. 2:19 (19-20)
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10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim;
Elishama the son of Ammihuda:
of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
11 Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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10a Elishama the son of Ammihud
These men were the renowned princes of the various tribes, the heirs and heads
of their tribe. Elishama was in turn the father of Nun who was the father of
Joshua (1 Chronicles 7:26-27). This establishes that the heirship of Ephraim
and the covenant of the fathers was upon the head of Joshua, the last of the
surviving Ephraimites who had come out of Egypt after the 40 years in the
wilderness before entering the promised land. It was the Ephraimite heir who
did lead the children of Israel to enter into the promised land at the site
of crossing where also another did also open the gate to the promised
kingdom of God at that same place of his baptism by John the Baptist. In this
was Joshua a type and foreshadowing of Christ.
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1a
Lev. 10:1 (1-2)
2a
Heb. 9:12 (7, 12, 24-25);
Heb. 10:19 (19-22)
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c
Ex. 25:22;
Ex. 29:42 (42-43);
Ex. 40:34 (34-35);
D&C 97:16 (15-17);
D&C 109:5 (5, 12-13);
Abr. 2:19 (19-20)
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12 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
13 Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.
14 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of
aDeuel.
15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
16 These were the renowned of the
congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in
Israela.
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16a the renowned of teh congregation,
princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel
These were the very heirs of their tribe. Nahshon was the Prince of Judah and
Elishama the heir and Prince of Ephraim among the others so noted to be the
heads of their respective tribes.
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17 ¶ And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:
18 And they assembled all the congregation together
on the first day of the second month, and they declared their
apedigrees after their families, by the house of their
fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and
upward, by their polls.
19 As the LORD commanded Moses, so he
anumbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
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Tribe of Reuben
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20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
21 Those that were anumbered of
them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand
and five hundred.
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Tribe of Simeon
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22 ¶ Of the children of Simeon, by their
generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that
were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their
apolls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
23 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
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Tribe of Gad
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24 ¶ Of the children of Gad, by 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;
25 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
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Tribe of Judah
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26 ¶ Of the children of Judah, by 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;
27 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
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Tribe of Issachar
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28 ¶ Of the children of
aIssachar, by 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;
29 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
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Tribe of Zebulun
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30 ¶ Of the children of Zebulun, by 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;
31 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
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Tribe of Ephraim
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32 ¶ Of the children of
aJoseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by
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;
33 Those that were numbered of them, even of
the tribe of Ephraim, were forty athousand and five
hundred.
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Tribe of Manasseh
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34 ¶ Of the children of
aManasseh, by 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;
35 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
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Tribe of Benjamin
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36 ¶ Of the children of Benjamin, by 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;
37 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
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Tribe of Dan
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38 ¶ Of the children of Dan, by 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;
39 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
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Tribe of Asher
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40 ¶ Of the children of Asher, by 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;
41 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
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Tribe of Naphtali
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42 ¶ Of the children of Naphtali, throughout 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;
43 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
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44 These are those that were numbered, which
Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being
atwelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.
45 So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;
46 Even all they that were
anumbered were bsix hundred thousand and
three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
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Tribe of Levi
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47 ¶ But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
48 For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,
49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
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50 But thou shalt appoint the
aLevites over the btabernacle of
testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that
belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels
thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the
tabernacle.
51 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 athe
bstranger that cometh nigh shall be cput
to death.
52 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.
53 But the Levites shall pitch round about the
atabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the
congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge
of the btabernacle of testimony.
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54 And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.
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