Numbers 1 Comparison: American Standard Version vs Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 1
1And Jehovah spake 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,
2Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, by their polls;
3from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them by their hosts.
4And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of his fathers’ house.
5And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you. Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.
6Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
7Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
8Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.
9Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.
10Of the children of Joseph: Of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
11Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.
12Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
13Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.
14Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
15Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan.
16These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.
17And Moses and Aaron took these men that are mentioned by name:
18and 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 the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
19As Jehovah commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
20And the children of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, 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;
21those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
22Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those that were numbered thereof, 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;
23those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
24Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
25those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
26Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
27those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
28Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
29those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
30Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
31those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
32Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
33those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.
34Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
35those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
36Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
37those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
38Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
39those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
40Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
41those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
42Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
43those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
44These are they that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house.
45So all they 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;
46even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
47But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
48For Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
49Only the tribe of Levi thou shalt not number, neither shalt thou take the sum of them among the children of Israel;
50but 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.
51And 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 stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
52And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their hosts.
53But the Levites shall encamp 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.
54Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so did they.
Numbers 1
1And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year of their going out of the land of Egypt, saying:
2`Take ye up the sum of all the company of the sons of Israel by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of namesevery male by their polls;
3from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host in Israel, ye do number them by their hosts, thou and Aaron;
4and with you there is a man for a tribe, each is a head to the house of his fathers.
5`And these are the names of the men who stand with you: `For ReubenElizur son of Shedeur.
6`For SimeonShelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
7`For JudahNahshon son of Amminadab.
8`For IssacharNathaneel son of Zuar.
9`For ZebulunEliab son of Helon.
10`For the sons of Josephfor Ephraim: Elishama son of Ammihud: for ManassehGamaliel son of Pedahzur.
11`For BenjaminAbidan son of Gideoni.
12`For DanAhiezer son of Ammishaddai.
13`For AsherPagiel son of Ocran.
14`For GadEliasaph son of Deuel.
15`For NaphtaliAhira son of Enan.'
16These are those called of the company, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they are heads of the thousands of Israel.
17And Moses takethAaron alsothese men, who were defined by name,
18and all the company they assembled on the first of the second month, and they declare their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names from a son of twenty years and upward, by their polls,
19as Jehovah hath commanded Moses; and he numbereth them in the wilderness of Sinai.
20And the sons of Reuben, Israel's first-borntheir births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, by their polls, every male from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host
21their numbered ones, for the tribe of Reuben, are six and forty thousand and five hundred.
22Of the sons of Simeontheir births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, its numbered ones in the number of names, by their polls, every male from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host
23their numbered ones, for the tribe of Simeon, are nine and fifty thousand and three hundred.
24Of the sons of Gadtheir births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host
25their numbered ones, for the tribe of Gad, are five and forty thousand and six hundred and fifty.
26Of the sons of Judahtheir births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host
27their numbered ones, for the tribe of Judah, are four and seventy thousand and six hundred.
28Of the sons of Issachartheir births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host
29their numbered ones, for the tribe of Issachar, are four and fifty thousand and four hundred.
30Of the sons of Zebuluntheir births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host
31their numbered ones, for the tribe of Zebulun, are seven and fifty thousand and four hundred.
32Of the sons of Josephof the sons of Ephraimtheir births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host
33their numbered ones, for the tribe of Ephraim, are forty thousand and five hundred.
34Of the sons of Manassehtheir births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host
35their numbered ones, for the tribe of Manasseh, are two and thirty thousand and two hundred.
36Of the sons of Benjamintheir births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host
37their numbered ones, for the tribe of Benjamin, are five and thirty thousand and four hundred.
38Of the sons of Dantheir births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host
39their numbered ones, for the tribe of Dan, are two and sixty thousand and seven hundred.
40Of the sons of Ashertheir births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host
41their numbered ones, for the tribe of Asher, are one and forty thousand and five hundred.
42Of the sons of Naphtalitheir births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host
43their numbered ones, for the tribe of Naphtali, are three and fifty thousand and four hundred.
44These are those numbered, whom Moses numberedAaron also, and the princes of Israel, twelve meneach for the house of his fathers, they have been.
45And they are, all those numbered of the sons of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host in Israel,
46yea, all those numbered are six hundred thousand, and three thousand, and five hundred and fifty.
47And the Levites, for the tribe of their fathers, have not numbered themselves in their midst,
48seeing Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
49`Only, the tribe of Levi thou dost not number, and their sum thou dost not take up in the midst of the sons of Israel;
50and thou, appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its vessels, and over all that it hath; they bear the tabernacle, and all its vessels, and they serve it; and round about the tabernacle they encamp.
51`And in the journeying of the tabernacle, the Levites take it down, and in the encamping of the tabernacle, the Levites raise it up; and the stranger who is coming near is put to death.'
52And the sons of Israel have encamped, each by his camp, and each by his standard, by their hosts;
53and the Levites encamp round about the tabernacle of the testimony; and there is no wrath on the company of the sons of Israel, and the Levites have kept the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.
54And the sons of Israel do according to all that Jehovah hath commanded Moses; so they have done.
Understanding American Standard Version vs Young's Literal Translation in Numbers 1
American Standard Version (ASV)
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Key Comparison: Numbers 1:16
"These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel."
"These are those called of the company, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they are heads of the thousands of Israel."
