Now the children of Israel after their number, 'to wit', the heads of fathers' 'houses' and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers that served the king, in any matter of the courses which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year-of every course were twenty and four thousand.
Forsoþe þe sones of Israel bi her noumbre, þe princes of meynees, þe tribunes, and centuriouns, and prefectis, þat mynystriden to þe kyng bi her cumpenyes, entrynge and goynge out bi ech moneþe in þe yeer, weren souereyns, ech bi hym silf, on foure and twenti thousynde.