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# Numbers 1

Numbers 1 is chapter 1 of 36 in the Book of Numbers. Here are all 54 verses in the Catholic Public Domain Version, with the Latin of the Clementine Vulgate beside them.

> The children of Israel are numbered: the Levites are designed to serve the tabernacle.
>
> — Bp. Richard Challoner, chapter summary

## Numbers 1 (Catholic Public Domain Version)

1. And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the covenant, on the first day of the second month, in the year after their departure from Egypt, saying:
2. “Take a total of the entire assembly of the sons of Israel, by their families and houses, and the names of each one, of whomever is of the male sex,
3. from twenty years and above, of all the able-bodied men out of Israel, and you shall number them by their companies, you and Aaron.
4. And there shall be with you the leaders of the tribes, as well as of the houses, in their kinships,
5. the names of whom are these: of Ruben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
6. of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
7. of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
8. of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Zuar;
9. of Zebulon, Eliab the son of Helon.
10. And from the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
11. of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;
12. of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
13. of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;
14. of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel;
15. of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”
16. These are the very noble leaders of the multitude, by their tribes and kinships, and the heads of the army of Israel.
17. Moses and Aaron took these, with all the multitude of the common people,
18. and they gathered them together on the first day of the second month, taking a census of them by kinships, and houses, and families, and heads, and the names of each one from twenty years and above,
19. just as the Lord had instructed Moses. And they were numbered in the desert of Sinai.
20. Of Ruben, the firstborn of Israel, by their generations and families and houses, and the names of each head, of all who were of the male sex, from twenty years and above, capable of going to war,
21. there were forty-six thousand five hundred.
22. Of the sons of Simeon, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names and heads of each one, of all who were of the male sex, from twenty years and above, capable of going to war,
23. there were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
24. Of the sons of Gad, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who could go forth to war,
25. there were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
26. Of the sons of Judah, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
27. there were counted seventy-four thousand six hundred.
28. Of the sons of Issachar, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who could go forth to war,
29. there were counted fifty-four thousand four hundred.
30. Of the sons of Zebulon, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
31. there were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
32. From the sons of Joseph, of the sons of Ephraim, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
33. there were forty thousand five hundred.
34. Furthermore, of the sons of Manasseh, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
35. there were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
36. Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
37. there were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
38. Of the sons of Dan, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
39. there were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
40. Of the sons of Asher, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
41. there were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.
42. Of the sons of Naphtali, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
43. there were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
44. These are the ones who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one by the houses of their kinships.
45. And the entire number of the sons of Israel by their houses and families, from twenty years and above, who were able to go forth to war, were
46. six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.
47. But the Levites in the tribes of their families were not numbered with them.
48. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
49. “Do not number the tribe of Levi, neither shall you take a total of them with the sons of Israel.
50. But appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, and all its vessels, and whatever pertains to the ceremonies. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles. And they shall be for the ministry, and they shall encamp all around the tabernacle.
51. When you would depart, the Levites shall take down the tabernacle. When you are to make camp, they shall set it up. Any outsider who will approach it shall be killed.
52. Now the sons of Israel shall make camp, each one by his companies and bands, as well as his army.
53. Moreover, the Levites shall fix their tents all around the tabernacle, lest there be an indignation over the multitude of the sons of Israel. And they shall stand watch as guardians over the tabernacle of the testimony.”
54. Therefore, the sons of Israel acted according to everything that the Lord had instructed Moses.

## Numbers 1 in Latin (Clementine Vulgate, 1592)

1. Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen in deserto Sinai in tabernaculo fœderis, prima die mensis secundi, anno altero egressionis eorum ex Ægypto, dicens:
2. Tollite summam universæ congregationis filiorum Israël per cognationes et domos suas, et nomina singulorum, quidquid sexus est masculini
3. a vigesimo anno et supra, omnium virorum fortium ex Israël, et numerabitis eos per turmas suas, tu et Aaron.
4. Eruntque vobiscum principes tribuum ac domorum in cognationibus suis,
5. quorum ista sunt nomina: de Ruben, Elisur, filius Sedeur;
6. de Simeon, Salamiel filius Surisaddai;
7. de Juda, Nahasson filius Aminadab;
8. de Issachar, Nathanaël filius Suar;
9. de Zabulon, Eliab filius Helon;
10. filiorum autem Joseph, de Ephraim, Elisama filius Ammiud; de Manasse, Gamaliel filius Phadassur;
11. de Benjamin, Abidan filius Gedeonis;
12. de Dan, Ahiezer filius Ammisaddai;
13. de Aser, Phegiel filius Ochran;
14. de Gad, Eliasaph filius Duel;
15. de Nephthali, Ahira filius Enan.
16. Hi nobilissimi principes multitudinis per tribus et cognationes suas, et capita exercitus Israël,
17. quos tulerunt Moyses et Aaron cum omni vulgi multitudine:
18. et congregaverunt primo die mensis secundi, recensentes eos per cognationes, et domos, ac familias, et capita, et nomina singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra,
19. sicut præceperat Dominus Moysi. Numeratique sunt in deserto Sinai.
20. De Ruben primogenito Israëlis per generationes et familias ac domos suas, et nomina capitum singulorum, omne quod sexus est masculini a vigesimo anno et supra, procedentium ad bellum,
21. quadraginta sex millia quingenti.
22. De filiis Simeon per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt per nomina et capita singulorum, omne quod sexus est masculini a vigesimo anno et supra, procedentium ad bellum,
23. quinquaginta novem millia trecenti.
24. De filiis Gad per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt per nomina singulorum a viginti annis et supra, omnes qui ad bella procederent,
25. quadraginta quinque millia sexcenti quinquaginta.
26. De filiis Juda per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum, per nomina singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
27. recensiti sunt septuaginta quatuor millia sexcenti.
28. De filiis Issachar, per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum, per nomina singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui ad bella procederent,
29. recensiti sunt quinquaginta quatuor millia quadringenti.
30. De filiis Zabulon per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt per nomina singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
31. quinquaginta septem millia quadringenti.
32. De filiis Joseph, filiorum Ephraim per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt per nomina singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
33. quadraginta millia quingenti.
34. Porro filiorum Manasse per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt per nomina singulorum a viginti annis et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
35. triginta duo millia ducenti.
36. De filiis Benjamin per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt nominibus singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
37. triginta quinque millia quadringenti.
38. De filiis Dan per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt nominibus singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
39. sexaginta duo millia septingenti.
40. De filiis Aser per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt per nomina singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
41. quadraginta millia et mille quingenti.
42. De filiis Nephthali per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt nominibus singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
43. quinquaginta tria millia quadringenti.
44. Hi sunt, quos numeraverunt Moyses et Aaron, et duodecim principes Israël, singulos per domos cognationum suarum.
45. Fueruntque omnis numerus filiorum Israël per domos et familias suas a vigesimo anno et supra, qui poterant ad bella procedere,
46. sexcenta tria millia virorum quingenti quinquaginta.
47. Levitæ autem in tribu familiarum suarum non sunt numerati cum eis.
48. Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens:
49. Tribum Levi noli numerare, neque pones summam eorum cum filiis Israël:
50. sed constitue eos super tabernaculum testimonii et cuncta vasa ejus, et quidquid ad cæremonias pertinet. Ipsi portabunt tabernaculum et omnia utensilia ejus: et erunt in ministerio, ac per gyrum tabernaculi metabuntur.
51. Cum proficiscendum fuerit, deponent Levitæ tabernaculum; cum castrametandum, erigent. Quisquis externorum accesserit, occidetur.
52. Metabuntur autem castra filii Israël unusquisque per turmas et cuneos atque exercitum suum.
53. Porro Levitæ per gyrum tabernaculi figent tentoria, ne fiat indignatio super multitudinem filiorum Israël, et excubabunt in custodiis tabernaculi testimonii.
54. Fecerunt ergo filii Israël juxta omnia quæ præceperat Dominus Moysi.

## Catechism of the Catholic Church

Paragraph numbers and the Catechism's own section headings (never quoted); text at vatican.va.
- cf. CCC ¶ 1539: The Sacrament of Holy Orders in the Economy of Salvation ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))

Source: Catholic Public Domain Version (Ronald L. Conte Jr., 2009), public domain; Latin: Clementine Vulgate (1592).