1   After the plague the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar the priest, son of Aaron, 2   ‘Number the whole community of Israel by fathers families, recording everyone in Israel aged twenty years and upwards fit for military service.’ 3   Moses and Eleazar collected them in the low-lands of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho, ^note 4   all who were twenty years of age and upwards, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

These were the Israelites who came out of Egypt:

5    ^noteReubenites (Reuben was Israel's eldest son): Enoch, the Enochite family; 6   Pallu, the Palluite family; Hezron, the Hezronite family; Carmi, the Carmite family. 7   These were the Reubenite families; the number in their detailed list was forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty. 8    9   Son of Pallu: Eliab. Sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. These were the same Dathan and Abiram, conveners of the community, who defied Moses and Aaron and joined the company of Korah in defying the Lord. 10   Then the earth opened its mouth and

Israel in the plains of Moab swallowed them up with Korah, and so their company died, while fire burnt up the two hundred and fifty men, and they became a warning sign. 11   The Korahites, however, did not die.

12   Simeonites, by their families: Nemuel, the Nemuelite family; Jamin, the Jaminite family; 13   Jachin, the Jachinite family; Zerah, the Zarhite family; Saul, the Saulite family. 14   These were the Simeonite families; the number in their detailed list ^note was twenty-two thousand two hundred.

15   Gadites, by their families: Zephon, the Zephonite family; Haggi, the Haggite family; 16   Shuni, the Shunite family; Ozni, the Oznite family; Eri, the Erite family; 17   Arod, the Arodite family; Areli, the Arelite family. 18   These were the Gadite families; the number in their detailed list was forty thousand five hundred.

19   The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah; ^note Er and Onan died in Canaan. 20   Judahites, by their families: Shelah, the Shelanite family; Perez, the Perezite family; Zerah, the Zarhite family. 21   Perezites: Hezron, the Hezronite family; Hamul, the Hamulite family. 22   These were the families of Judah; the number in their detailed list was seventy-six thousand five hundred.

23   Issacharites, by their families: Tola, the Tolaite family; Pua, the Puite ^note family; 24   Jashub, the Jashubite family; Shimron, the Shimronite family. 25   These were the families of Issachar; the number in their detailed list was sixty-four thousand three hundred.

26   Zebulunites, by their families: Sered, the Sardite family; Elon, the Elonite family; Jahleel, the Jahleelite family. 27   These were the Zebulunite families; the number in their detailed list was sixty thousand five hundred.

28    29   Josephites, by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim. Manassites: Machir, the Machirite family. Machir was the father of Gilead: Gilead, the Gileadite family. 30   Gileadites: Jeezer, the Jeezerite family; Helek, the Helekite family; 31   Asriel, the Asrielite family; Shechem, the Shechemite family; 32   Shemida, the Shemidaite family; Hepher, the Hepherite family. 33   Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, only daughters; their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. 34   These were the families of Manasseh; the number in their detailed list was fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

35   Ephraimites, by their families: Shuthelah, the Shuthalhite family; Becher, the Bachrite family; Tahan, the Tahanite family. 36   Shuthalhites: Eran, the Eranite family. 37   These were the Ephraimite families; the number in their detailed list was thirty-two thousand five hundred. These were the Josephites, by families.

Israel in the plains of Moab

38   Benjamites, by their families: Bela, the Belaite family; Ashbel, the Ashbelite family; 39   Ahiram, the Ahiramite family; Shupham, ^note the Shuphamite family; Hupham, the Huphamite family. 40   Belaites: Ard and Naaman. Ard, ^note the Ardite family; Naaman, the Naamite family. 41   These were the Benjamite families; the number in their detailed list was forty-five thousand six hundred.

42   Danites, by their families: Shuham, the Shuhamite family. These were the families of Dan by their families; 43   the number in the detailed list of the Shuhamite family was sixty-four thousand four hundred.

44   Asherites, by their families: Imna, the Imnite family; Ishvi, the Ishvite family; Beriah, the Beriite family. 45   Beriite families: Heber, the Heberite family; Malchiel, the Malchielite family. 46   The daughter of Asher was named Serah. 47   These were the Asherite families; the number in their detailed list was fifty-three thousand four hundred.

48   Naphtalites, by their families: Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite family; Guni, the Gunite family; 49   Jezer, the Jezerite family; Shillem, the Shillemite family. 50   These were the Naphtalite families by their families; the number in their detailed list was forty-five thousand four hundred.

51   The total in the Israelite lists was six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

52    53   The Lord spoke to Moses and said, ‘The land shall be apportioned among these tribes according to the number of names recorded. 54   To the larger group you shall give a larger property and to the smaller a smaller; a property shall be given to each in proportion to its size as shown in the detailed lists. 55   The land, however, shall be apportioned by lot; the lots shall be cast for the properties by families in the father's line. 56   Properties shall be apportioned by lot between the larger families and the smaller.’

57   The detailed lists of Levi, by families: Gershon, the Gershonite family; Kohath, the Kohathite family; Merari, the Merarite family.

58   These were the families of Levi: the Libnite, Hebronite, Mahlite, Mushite, and Korahite families.

59   Kohath was the father of Amram; Amram's wife was named Jochebed daughter of Levi, born to him in Egypt. She bore to Amram Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam. 60   Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61   Nadab and Abihu died because they presented illicit fire before the Lord.

62   In the detailed lists of Levi the number of males, aged one month and upwards, was twenty-three thousand. They were recorded separately from the other Israelites because no property was allotted to them among the Israelites.

Israel in the plains of Moab

63   These were the detailed lists prepared by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they numbered the Israelites in the lowlands of Moab by the Jordan near Jericho. 64   Among them there was not a single one of the Israelites whom Moses and Aaron the priest had recorded in the wilderness of Sinai; 65   for the Lord had said they should all die in the wilderness. None of them was still living except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

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