Numbers (Old Testament)
1:1 - And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
1:2 - Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;
1:3 - 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.
1:4 - And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
1:5 - And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
1:6 - Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
1:7 - Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
1:8 - Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
1:9 - Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
1:10 - Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
1:11 - Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.
1:12 - Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
1:13 - Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.
1:14 - Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
1:15 - Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
1:16 - These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
1:17 - And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:
1:18 - And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees 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.
1:19 - As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
1:20 - 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;
1:21 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
1:22 - 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 polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
1:23 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
1:24 - 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;
1:25 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
1:26 - 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;
1:27 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
1:28 - Of the children of Issachar, 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;
1:29 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
1:30 - 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;
1:31 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
1:32 - Of the children of Joseph, 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;
1:33 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.
1:34 - Of the children of Manasseh, 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;
1:35 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
1:36 - 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;
1:37 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
1:38 - 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;
1:39 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
1:40 - 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;
1:41 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
1:42 - 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;
1:43 - Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
1:44 - These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.
1:45 - 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;
1:46 - Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
1:47 - But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
1:48 - For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,
1:49 - Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
1:50 - But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle 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.
1:51 - 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 the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
1:52 - 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.
1:53 - But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of 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 testimony.
1:54 - And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.
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Thanks for drawing this conference to people’s attention.
You’re welcome, Professor Welch. Thank you for the excellent address, and for sharing your research on the temple in the Book of Mormon.
I have enjoyed seeing your postings and enjoyed the 3 Nephi conference as well.
Bryce,
Thank you for sharing this information and notes. Perhaps you allready knew that in 1990 (if my memory serves me correctly) that John Welch substituted for Hugh Nibley for 5 class periods while Hugh Nibley was in Egypt. It was for his “Teachings of the Book of Mormon” class. John Welch gave 5 lectures pertaining to the Sermon at the Temple and Sermon on the Mount. See Hugh Nibley, Teachings of the Book of Mormon, Semester 4, lectures 97-101, p119-163. Keep up the great work.
Jeff
Thanks Jeff and Anita. I did not know about the substitution during Nibley’s classes. I will look up the lectures. Thanks for the tip!
I am curious why pages 2 and 3 of the handout are not included for copyright reasons when Welch’s whole book can be read online at the Maxwell Institute.
I am also curious why you have the numbers 1 to 4 on the handout, but they don’t correspond with the First, Second, Third and Forth items of the handout.
Really enjoy your postings. Perhaps you might be interested in the writings of Lyle Brown, a patriarch of the church from west virginia. He was a curator of the university library, I believe at Marshall, he had a website called the Bookman. He has written various articles about the temple and Christ’s parables from the perspective of a believer. I had the privilege of receiving some of them from Thomas Cottle and Richard Ware. Look up “The Parable of the Wounded Man”
Very enlightening and testimony building. Would also recommend Tom’s three books to you. As a former temple presidents councilor his insights to the House of the Lord are very powerful and positive as well.
Russell,
Pages 2 and 3 are from Welch’s book that will be published in 2009, not from the book already published in 1999.
I also included more points in my post from Welch’s handout than he chose to highlight in his presentation at the conference, or explicitly call out in the handout itself.