The World English Bible (WEB): Numbers
Book 04 Numbers 001:001 Yahweh spoke to 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 had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 001:002 "Take a census 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, one by one; 001:003 from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their divisions. 001:004 With you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers' house. 001:005 These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur. 001:006 Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 001:007 Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 001:008 Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar. 001:009 Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon. 001:010 Of the children of Joseph: Of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 001:011 Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Perhaps, but it is an open question, Steve is the one who is most
surprised to hear this. He seems to want to say something on the
subject, but a look of entreaty from Alice silences him.
COLONEL. 'Alice, did you hear her?'
ALICE. 'Surely you don't mean, Robert, that you are not glad?'
COLONEL, incredulous, 'Is that how _you_ take it?'
ALICE, heart-broken, 'How I take it! I am overjoyed. Don't you see how
splendid it is; our old friend Steve.'
COLONEL, glaring at him, 'Our old friend, Steve.'
As for Amy, that pale-faced lily, for the moment she stands
disregarded. Never mind; Ginevra will yet do her justice.
ALICE. 'Oh, happy day!' Brazenly she takes Steve's two hands, 'Robert,
he is to be our son.'
COLONEL. 'You are very clever, Alice, but do you really think I
believe that this is no shock to you? Oh, woman, why has this
deception not struck you to the ground?'
ALICE. 'Deception? Amy, Steve, I do believe he thinks that this is as
Book 04 Numbers 001:001 Yahweh spoke to 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 had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 001:002 "Take a census 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, one by one; 001:003 from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their divisions. 001:004 With you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers' house. 001:005 These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur. 001:006 Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 001:007 Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 001:008 Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar. 001:009 Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon. 001:010 Of the children of Joseph: Of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 001:011 Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.