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The first New Testament printed in English

William Tyndale · 1520s; English translation of the Pentateuch and New Testament material issued in the 1520s (later printed English Bible contents in this edition). primary

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in brief
In the wilderness of Sinai, God commands Moses to number Israel’s male fighting men (excluding Levi), then lists tribal leaders and reports counts by tribe, totaling 603,550.

And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of witness, the first day of the second month, and in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt saying: take ye the sum of all the multitude of the children of Israel, in their kindreds and households of their fathers and number them by name all that are males, poll by poll, from twenty years and above: even all that are able to go forth in to war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them in their armies, and with you shall be of every tribe a head man in the house of his father. And these are the names of the men that shall stond with you: in Ruben, Elizur the son of Sedeur: In Simeon, Selumiel: the son of Zuri Sadai: In the tribe of Iuda, Nahesson the son of Aminadab: In Isachar, Nathaneel the son of Zuar: In Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon. Among the children of Ioseph: In Ephraim, Elisama the son of Amihud: In Manasse, Gamaliel the son of Pedazur: In BenIamin, Abidan the son of Gedeoni: In Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammi Sadai: In Aser, Pagiel the son of Ochran: In Gad, Elisaph the son of Deguel: In Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan. These were councillors of the congregation and lords in the tribes of their fathers and captains over thousands in Israel. And Moses and Aaron took these men above named and gathered all the congregation together, the first day of the second month, and reckoned them after their birth and kindreds and houses of their fathers by name from twenty years and above head by head, as the LORD commanded Moses, even so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. And the children of Ruben Israel's eldest son in their generations, kindreds and houses of their fathers, when they were numbered every man by name, all that were males from twenty years and above, as many as were able to go forth in war: were numbered in the tribe of Ruben, forty six thousand and five hundred. Among the children of Simeon: their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers (when every man's name was told) of all the males from twenty years and above, whatsoever was meet for the war: were numbered in the tribe of Simeon forty nine thousand and three hundred. Among the children of Gad: their generation in their kindreds and households of their fathers, when they were told by name, from twenty years and above, all that were mete for the war: were numbered in the tribe of Gad forty five thousand, six hundred and fifty. Among the children of Iuda: their generation in their kindreds and houses of their fathers (by the number of names) from twenty years and above, all that were able to war, were told in the tribe of Iuda seventy four thousand and six hundred. Among the children of Isachar:

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topics: conquest, plunder, and captives · counsel and advisers to rulers · mobilization and recruitment

The first New Testament printed in English · William Tyndale · 1520–1530