Numbers 26
1 The LORD said to Moses and Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest:
2 “Take a census of the whole community of the Israelites, from twenty years old and up, by their families—all who in Israel are able to go out to war.”
3 Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho:
4 “From twenty years old and up, as the LORD had commanded Moses.” These were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt:
5 Reuben, Israel’s firstborn. The descendants of Reuben were: from Enoch, the clan of the Enochites; from Pallu, the clan of the Palluites;
6 from Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; from Carmi, the clan of the Carmites.
7 These were the clans of the Reubenites, and their number was 43,730.
8 The descendants of Pallu: Eliab.
9 The descendants of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These were Dathan and Abiram, members of the community called to assembly, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with Korah’s group when they rebelled against the LORD.
10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, when that group died, when the fire consumed the 250 men; and they became a warning sign.
11 But the descendants of Korah did not die.
12 The descendants of Simeon, by their clans: from Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites; from Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites; from Jachin, the clan of the Jachinites;
13 from Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites; from Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.
14 These were the clans of the Simeonites: 22,200.
15 The descendants of Gad, by their clans: from Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites; from Haggi, the clan of the Haggites; from Shuni, the clan of the Shunites;
16 from Ozni, the clan of the Oznites; from Eri, the clan of the Erites;
17 from Arod, the clan of the Arodites; from Areli, the clan of the Arelites.
18 These were the clans of the descendants of Gad, according to those counted: 40,500.
19 The descendants of Judah: Er and Onan. But Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
20 The descendants of Judah, by their clans, were: from Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; from Perez, the clan of the Perezites; from Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.
21 The descendants of Perez were: from Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; from Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.
22 These were the clans of Judah, according to those counted: 76,500.
23 The descendants of Issachar, by their clans: from Tola, the clan of the Tolaïtes; from Puvah, the clan of the Punites;
24 from Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites; from Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.
25 These were the clans of Issachar, according to those counted: 64,300.
26 The descendants of Zebulun, by their clans: from Sered, the clan of the Seredites; from Elon, the clan of the Elonites; from Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites.
27 These were the clans of the Zebulunites, according to those counted: 60,500.
28 The descendants of Joseph, by their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim.
29 The descendants of Manasseh: from Machir, the clan of the Machirites. Machir fathered Gilead; from Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.
30 These were the descendants of Gilead: Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; from Helek, the clan of the Helekites;
31 Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites; Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites;
32 Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites; Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.
33 Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, only daughters. The names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
34 These were the clans of Manasseh, and their number was 52,700.
35 These were the descendants of Ephraim, by their clans: from Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites; from Becher, the clan of the Becherites; from Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.
36 These were the descendants of Shuthelah: from Eran, the clan of the Eranites.
37 These were the clans of the descendants of Ephraim, according to those counted: 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph, by their clans.
38 The descendants of Benjamin, by their clans: from Bela, the clan of the Belaites; from Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites; from Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites;
39 from Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites; from Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.
40 The descendants of Bela were Ard and Naaman: the clan of the Ardites; from Naaman, the clan of the Naamites.
41 These were the descendants of Benjamin, by their clans, and their number was 45,600.
42 These were the descendants of Dan, by their clans: from Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites. These were the clans of Dan, by their clans.
43 All the clans of the Shuhamites, according to those counted: 64,400.
44 The descendants of Asher, by their clans: from Imnah, the clan of the Imnites; from Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites; from Beriah, the clan of the Beriahites.
45 From the descendants of Beriah: from Heber, the clan of the Heberites; from Malchiel, the clan of the Malchielites.
46 The name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.
47 These were the clans of the descendants of Asher, according to those counted: 53,400.
48 The descendants of Naphtali, by their clans: from Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites; from Guni, the clan of the Gunites;
49 from Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites; from Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.
50 These were the clans of Naphtali, by their clans, and their number was 45,400.
51 These were the Israelites counted: 601,730.
52 The LORD spoke to Moses:
53 “The land is to be divided among these as an inheritance, according to the number of names.
54 To the larger group you are to give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group a smaller inheritance; each is to receive an inheritance according to the number counted.
55 However, the land is to be divided by lot. They are to inherit it according to the names of their ancestral tribes.
56 Their inheritance is to be divided by lot, between the larger group and the smaller group.”
57 These were the Levites counted, by their clans: from Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; from Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; from Merari, the clan of the Merarites.
58 These were the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, and the clan of the Korahites. Kohath fathered Amram.
59 Amram’s wife was named Jochebed, daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. She bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam to Amram.
60 Aaron’s sons were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
61 Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.
62 Their number was 23,000, every male from one month old and up, because they were not counted among the Israelites, since no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.
63 These were the people counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
64 Among them there was no one from those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest, who had counted the Israelites in the wilderness of Sinai.
65 For the LORD had said about them, “They will certainly die in the wilderness.” Not one of them remained, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
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