Numbers 26
- After the plague the LORD said to Moses
and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest,
- "Take a census of the whole Israelite
community by families -- all those twenty years old or more who are able to
serve in the army of Israel."
- So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across
from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said,
- "Take a census of the men twenty years
old or more, as the LORD commanded Moses." These were the Israelites
who came out of Egypt:
- The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn
son of Israel, were: through Hanoch, the Hanochite clan; through Pallu, the
Palluite clan;
- through Hezron, the Hezronite clan; through
Carmi, the Carmite clan.
- These were the clans of Reuben; those numbered
were 43,730.
- The son of Pallu was Eliab,
- and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan
and Abiram. The same Dathan and Abiram were the community officials who rebelled
against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah's followers when they rebelled
against the LORD.
- The earth opened its mouth and swallowed
them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250
men. And they served as a warning sign.
- The line of Korah, however, did not die
out.
- The descendants of Simeon by their clans
were: through Nemuel, the Nemuelite clan; through Jamin, the Jaminite clan;
through Jakin, the Jakinite clan;
- through Zerah, the Zerahite clan; through
Shaul, the Shaulite clan.
- These were the clans of Simeon; there were
22,200 men.
- The descendants of Gad by their clans were:
through Zephon, the Zephonite clan; through Haggi, the Haggite clan; through
Shuni, the Shunite clan;
- through Ozni, the Oznite clan; through Eri,
the Erite clan;
- through Arodi, the Arodite clan; through
Areli, the Arelite clan.
- These were the clans of Gad; those numbered
were 40,500.
- Er and Onan were sons of Judah, but they
died in Canaan.
- The descendants of Judah by their clans
were: through Shelah, the Shelanite clan; through Perez, the Perezite clan;
through Zerah, the Zerahite clan.
- The descendants of Perez were: through Hezron,
the Hezronite clan; through Hamul, the Hamulite clan.
- These were the clans of Judah; those numbered
were 76,500.
- The descendants of Issachar by their clans
were: through Tola, the Tolaite clan; through Puah, the Puite clan;
- through Jashub, the Jashubite clan; through
Shimron, the Shimronite clan.
- These were the clans of Issachar; those
numbered were 64,300.
- The descendants of Zebulun by their clans
were: through Sered, the Seredite clan; through Elon, the Elonite clan; through
Jahleel, the Jahleelite clan.
- These were the clans of Zebulun; those numbered
were 60,500.
- The descendants of Joseph by their clans
through Manasseh and Ephraim were:
- The descendants of Manasseh: through Makir,
the Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead); through Gilead, the Gileadite
clan.
- These were the descendants of Gilead: through
Iezer, the Iezerite clan; through Helek, the Helekite clan;
- through Asriel, the Asrielite clan; through
Shechem, the Shechemite clan;
- through Shemida, the Shemidaite clan; through
Hepher, the Hepherite clan.
- (Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons; he
had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.)
- These were the clans of Manasseh; those
numbered were 52,700.
- These were the descendants of Ephraim by
their clans: through Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan; through Beker, the
Bekerite clan; through Tahan, the Tahanite clan.
- These were the descendants of Shuthelah:
through Eran, the Eranite clan.
- These were the clans of Ephraim; those numbered
were 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.
- The descendants of Benjamin by their clans
were: through Bela, the Belaite clan; through Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan;
through Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan;
- through Shupham, the Shuphamite clan; through
Hupham, the Huphamite clan.
- The descendants of Bela through Ard and
Naaman were: through Ard, the Ardite clan; through Naaman, the Naamite clan.
- These were the clans of Benjamin; those
numbered were 45,600.
- These were the descendants of Dan by their
clans: through Shuham, the Shuhamite clan. These were the clans of Dan:
- All of them were Shuhamite clans; and those
numbered were 64,400.
- The descendants of Asher by their clans
were: through Imnah, the Imnite clan; through Ishvi, the Ishvite clan; through
Beriah, the Beriite clan;
- and through the descendants of Beriah: through
Heber, the Heberite clan; through Malkiel, the Malkielite clan.
- (Asher had a daughter named Serah.)
- These were the clans of Asher; those numbered
were 53,400.
- The descendants of Naphtali by their clans
were: through Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan; through Guni, the Gunite clan;
- through Jezer, the Jezerite clan; through
Shillem, the Shillemite clan.
- These were the clans of Naphtali; those
numbered were 45,400.
- The total number of the men of Israel was
601,730.
- The LORD said to Moses,
- "The land is to be allotted to them
as an inheritance based on the number of names.
- To a larger group give a larger inheritance,
and to a smaller group a smaller one; each is to receive its inheritance according
to the number of those listed.
- Be sure that the land is distributed by
lot. What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral
tribe.
- Each inheritance is to be distributed by
lot among the larger and smaller groups."
- These were the Levites who were counted
by their clans: through Gershon, the Gershonite clan; through Kohath, the
Kohathite clan; through Merari, the Merarite clan.
- These also were Levite clans: the Libnite
clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, the Korahite
clan. (Kohath was the forefather of Amram;
- the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, a
descendant of Levi, who was born to the Levites in Egypt. To Amram she bore
Aaron, Moses and their sister Miriam.
- Aaron was the father of Nadab and Abihu,
Eleazar and Ithamar.
- But Nadab and Abihu died when they made
an offering before the LORD with unauthorized fire.)
- All the male Levites a month old or more
numbered 23,000. They were not counted along with the other Israelites because
they received no inheritance among them.
- These are the ones counted by Moses and
Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab
by the Jordan across from Jericho.
- Not one of them was among those counted
by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert
of Sinai.
- For the LORD had told those Israelites they
would surely die in the desert, and not one of them was left except Caleb
son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
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