Numbers 26

1 After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,

Now after the disease was over, the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest,

2 “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”

Let all the children of Israel be numbered, by the names of their fathers' families, all those of twenty years old and over who are able to go to war in Israel.

3 So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction,

So Moses and Eleazar the priest gave them the order in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho, saying,

4 “Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older, as the LORD has commanded Moses.” And these were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt:

Let all the people of twenty years old and over be numbered, as the Lord has given orders to Moses and the children of Israel who have come out of Egypt.

5 Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,

Reuben, the first son of Israel: the sons of Reuben by their families: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:

6 the Hezronite clan from Hezron, and the Carmite clan from Carmi.

Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

7 These were the clans of Reuben, and their registration numbered 43,730.

These are the families of the Reubenites: their number was forty-three thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

8 Now the son of Pallu was Eliab,

And the sons of Pallu, Eliab

9 and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.

And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram who had a place in the meeting of the people, who together with Korah made an outcry against Moses and Aaron and against the Lord:

10 And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.

And they went down into the open mouth of the earth, together with Korah, when death overtook him and all his band; at the time when two hundred and fifty men were burned in the fire, and they became a sign.

11 However, the line of Korah did not die out.

But death did not overtake the sons of Korah.

12 These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,

The sons of Simeon by their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:

13 the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.

Of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

14 These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.

These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand, two hundred.

15 These were the descendants of Gad by their clans: The Zephonite clan from Zephon, the Haggite clan from Haggi, the Shunite clan from Shuni,

The sons of Gad by their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:

16 the Oznite clan from Ozni, the Erite clan from Eri,

Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:

17 the Arodite clan from Arod, and the Arelite clan from Areli.

Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

18 These were the clans of Gad, and their registration numbered 40,500.

These are the families of the sons of Gad as they were numbered, forty thousand, five hundred.

19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.

The sons of Judah, Er and Onan: and Er and Onan had come to their death in the land of Canaan.

20 These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.

And the sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelahites: of Perez, the family of the Perezites: of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

21 And these were the descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul.

And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

22 These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered 76,500.

These are the families of Judah as they were numbered, seventy-six thousand, five hundred.

23 These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,

The sons of Issachar by their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Puvah, the family of the Punites:

24 the Jashubite clan from Jashub, and the Shimronite clan from Shimron.

Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

25 These were the clans of Issachar, and their registration numbered 64,300.

These are the families of Issachar, as they were numbered, sixty-four thousand, three hundred.

26 These were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans: The Seredite clan from Sered, the Elonite clan from Elon, and the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.

The sons of Zebulun by their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

27 These were the clans of Zebulun, and their registration numbered 60,500.

These are the families of the Zebulunites as they were numbered, sixty thousand, five hundred.

28 The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim.

The sons of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

29 These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.

The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir was the father of Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

30 These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,

These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:

31 the Asrielite clan from Asriel, the Shechemite clan from Shechem,

And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:

32 the Shemidaite clan from Shemida, and the Hepherite clan from Hepher.

And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

33 Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

And Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, had no sons, but only daughters, and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

34 These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered 52,700.

These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand, seven hundred.

35 These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah, the Becherite clan from Becher, and the Tahanite clan from Tahan.

These are the sons of Ephraim by their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites: of Becher, the family of the Becherites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

36 And the descendants of Shuthelah were the Eranite clan from Eran.

And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites:

37 These were the clans of Ephraim, and their registration numbered 32,500. These clans were the descendants of Joseph.

These are the families of Ephraim as they were numbered, thirty-two thousand, five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph by their families.

38 These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,

The sons of Benjamin by their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:

39 the Shuphamite clan from Shupham, and the Huphamite clan from Hupham.

Of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites: and of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

40 And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman.

And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

41 These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered 45,600.

These are the sons of Benjamin by their families: and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand, six hundred.

42 These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: The Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of Dan.

These are the sons of Dan by their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan by their families.

43 All of them were Shuhamite clans, and their registration numbered 64,400.

All the families of the Shuhamites, as they were numbered, were sixty-four thousand, four hundred.

44 These were the descendants of Asher by their clans: The Imnite clan from Imnah, the Ishvite clan from Ishvi, and the Beriite clan from Beriah.

The sons of Asher by their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites: of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.

45 And these were the descendants of Beriah: the Heberite clan from Heber and the Malchielite clan from Malchiel.

Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites:

46 And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.

And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

47 These were the clans of Asher, and their registration numbered 53,400.

These are the families of the sons of Asher as they were numbered, fifty-three thousand, four hundred.

48 These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans: The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel, the Gunite clan from Guni,

The sons of Naphtali by their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:

49 the Jezerite clan from Jezer, and the Shillemite clan from Shillem.

Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

50 These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400.

These are the families of Naphtali by their families: and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand, four hundred.

51 These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.

Those who were numbered of the children of Israel were six hundred and one thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

52 Then the LORD said to Moses,

And the Lord said to Moses,

53 “The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names.

Let there be a division of the land among these, for their heritage, in relation to the number of names.

54 Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.

To those families who are more in number, give a greater heritage; to those who are less in number, a smaller part: to every one let the heritage be given in relation to the number in his family.

55 Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

But let the distribution of the land be made by the decision of the Lord: by the names of the tribes of their fathers let their heritage be given them.

56 Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”

As it is ordered by the decision of the Lord, let distribution be made between those who are more in number and those who are less.

57 Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.

These were those of the Levites who were numbered by their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

58 These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,

These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath was the father of Amram.

59 and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.

Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom he had in Egypt: by Amram she had Moses and Aaron and their sister Miriam.

60 Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron,

Aaron's sons were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

61 but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.

Death overtook Nadab and Abihu when they made an offering of strange fire before the Lord.

62 The registration of the Levites totaled 23,000, every male a month old or more; they were not numbered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.

Of these, twenty-three thousand males, from one month old and over, were numbered: they were not numbered with the rest of the children of Israel, for they had no heritage among the children of Israel.

63 These were the ones numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.

All these were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when the children of Israel were numbered in the lowlands of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

64 Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.

But among all these was not one of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when the children of Israel were numbered in the waste land of Sinai.

65 For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

For the Lord had said of them, Death will certainly overtake them in the waste land. And of them all, only Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, the son of Nun, were still living.