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Translated from the Latin Vulgate
Diligently Compared with the Hebrew, Greek,and Other Editions in Divers Languages
THE OLD TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Douay
A.D. 1609 & 1610
and
THE NEW TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Rheims
A.D. 1582
With Annotations
The Whole Revised and Diligently Compared withthe Latin Vulgate by Bishop Richard ChallonerA.D. 1749-1752
This fourth Book of Moses is called NUMBERS, because it begins with thenumbering of the people. The Hebrews, from its first words, call itVAIEDABBER. It contains the transactions of the Israelites from thesecond month of the second year after their going out of Egypt, untilthe beginning of the eleventh month of the fortieth year; that is, ahistory almost of thirty-nine years.
Numbers Chapter 1
The children of Israel are numbered: the Levites are designed to servethe tabernacle.
1:1. And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai in thetabernacle of the covenant, the first day of the second month, thesecond year of their going out of Egypt, saying:
1:2. Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel bytheir families, and houses, and the names of every one, as many as areof the male sex,
1:3. From twenty years old and upwards, of all the men of Israel fit forwar, and you shall number them by their troops, thou and Aaron.
1:4. And there shall be with you the princes of the tribes, and of thehouses in their kindreds,
1:5. Whose names are these: Of Ruben, Elisur the son of Sedeur.
1:6. Of Simeon, Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.
1:7. Of Juda, Nahasson the son of Aminadab.
1:8. Of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Suar.
1:9. Of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon.
1:10. And of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elisama the son of Ammiud:of Manasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.
1:11. Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeon.
1:12. Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.
1:13. Of Aser, Phegiel the son of Ochran.
1:14. Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Duel.
1:15. Of Nephtali, Ahira the son of Enan.
1:16. These are the most noble princes of the multitude by their tribesand kindreds, and the chiefs of the army of Israel:
1:17. Whom Moses and Aaron took with all the multitude of the commonpeople:
1:18. And assembled them on the first day of the second month, reckoningthem up by the kindreds, and houses, and families, and heads, and namesof every one from twenty years old and upward,
1:19. As the Lord had commanded Moses. And they were numbered in thedesert of Sinai.
1:20. Of Ruben the eldest son of Israel, by their generations andfamilies and houses and names of every head, all that were of the malesex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth towar,