1Then it came about after
the aplague
, 2that the LORD
spoke
to Moses
and to Eleazar
the son
of Aaron
the priest
, saying
,
" aTake a 1census
of all
the congregation
of the sons
of Israel
from twenty
years
old
and upward
, by their fathers'
households
, whoever
is able to go
out to war
in Israel
."
So Moses and Eleazar
the priest
spoke
with them ain the plains
of Moab
by the Jordan
at Jericho
, saying
,
"Take a census of the people from twenty years
old
and upward
, as the LORD
has commanded
Moses
."
Now the sons of Israel
who came
out of the land
of Egypt
were:
Reuben, Israel's
firstborn
, the sons
of Reuben
: of Hanoch
, the family
of the Hanochites
; of Pallu
, the family
of the Palluites
;
of Hezron, the family
of the Hezronites
; of Carmi
, the family
of the Carmites
.
These are the families
of the Reubenites
, and those who were numbered
of them were a43,730
.
The sons of Eliab
: Nemuel
and Dathan
and Abiram
. These
are the Dathan
and Abiram
who
were acalled
by the congregation
, who
contended
against
Moses
and against
Aaron
in the company
of Korah
, when they contended
against
the LORD
,
and athe earth opened
its mouth
and swallowed
them up along with Korah
, when that company
died
, bwhen the fire
devoured
250
men
, so that they became
a 1warning
.
aThe sons of Korah
, however, did not die
.
The sons of Simeon
according to their families
: of 1Nemuel
, the family
of the Nemuelites
; of Jamin
, the family
of the Jaminites
; of 2Jachin
, the family
of the Jachinites
;
of 1Zerah, the family
of the Zerahites
; of Shaul
, the family
of the Shaulites
.
These are the families
of the Simeonites
, a22,200
.
The sons of Gad
according to their families
: of 1Zephon
, the family
of the Zephonites
; of Haggi
, the family
of the Haggites
; of Shuni
, the family
of the Shunites
;
of 1Ozni, the family
of the Oznites
; of Eri
, the family
of the Erites
;
of 1Arod, the family
of the Arodites
; of Areli
, the family
of the Arelites
.
These are the families
of the sons
of Gad
according to those who were numbered
of them, a40,500
.
The asons of Judah
were Er
and Onan
, but Er
and Onan
died
in the land
of Canaan
.
The asons of Judah
according to their families
were: of Shelah
, the family
of the Shelanites
; of Perez
, the family
of the Perezites
; of Zerah
, the family
of the Zerahites
.
The sons of Perez
were: of Hezron
, the family
of the Hezronites
; of Hamul
, the family
of the Hamulites
.
These are the families
of Judah
according to those who were numbered
of them, a76,500
.
The asons of Issachar
according to their families
: of Tola
, the family
of the Tolaites
; of 1Puvah
, the family
of the Punites
;
of 1Jashub, the family
of the Jashubites
; of Shimron
, the family
of the Shimronites
.
These are the families
of Issachar
according to those who were numbered
of them, a64,300
.
The asons of Zebulun
according to their families
: of Sered
, the family
of the Seredites
; of Elon
, the family
of the Elonites
; of Jahleel
, the family
of the Jahleelites
.
These are the families
of the Zebulunites
according to those who were numbered
of them, a60,500
.
The asons of Joseph
according to their families
: Manasseh
and Ephraim
.
The sons of Manasseh
: of Machir
, the family
of the Machirites
; and aMachir
1became
the father
of Gilead
: of Gilead
, the family
of the Gileadites
.
These are the sons
of Gilead
: of 1Iezer
, the family
of the aIezerites
; of Helek
, the family
of the Helekites
;
and of Asriel, the family
of the Asrielites
; and of Shechem
, the family
of the Shechemites
;
and of Shemida, the family
of the Shemidaites
; and of Hepher
, the family
of the Hepherites
.
Now Zelophehad the son
of Hepher
had
no
sons
, but only
daughters
; and athe names
of the daughters
of Zelophehad
were Mahlah
, Noah
, Hoglah
, Milcah
and Tirzah
.
These are the families
of Manasseh
; and those who were numbered
of them were a52,700
.
These are the sons
of Ephraim
according to their families
: of Shuthelah
, the family
of the Shuthelahites
; of 1Becher
, the family
of the Becherites
; of Tahan
, the family
of the Tahanites
.
These are the sons
of Shuthelah
: of Eran
, the family
of the Eranites
.
These are the families
of the sons
of Ephraim
according to those who were numbered
of them, a32,500
. These
are the sons
of Joseph
according to their families
.
The sons of Benjamin
according to their families
: of Bela
, the family
of the Belaites
; of Ashbel
, the family
of the Ashbelites
; of 1Ahiram
, the family
of the Ahiramites
;
of 1Shephupham, the family
of the Shuphamites
; of 2Hupham
, the family
of the Huphamites
.
The sons of Bela
were 1Ard
and Naaman
: of Ard, the family
of the Ardites
; of Naaman
, the family
of the Naamites
.
These are the sons
of Benjamin
according to their families
; and those who were numbered
of them were a45,600
.
These are the sons
of Dan
according to their families
: of 1Shuham
, the family
of the Shuhamites
. These
are the families
of Dan
according to their families
.
All the families
of the Shuhamites
, according to those who were numbered
of them, were a64,400
.
The asons of Asher
according to their families
: of Imnah
, the family
of the Imnites
; of Ishvi
, the family
of the Ishvites
; of Beriah
, the family
of the Beriites
.
Of the sons of Beriah
: of Heber
, the family
of the Heberites
; of Malchiel
, the family
of the Malchielites
.
The name of the daughter
of Asher
was Serah
.
These are the families
of the sons
of Asher
according to those who were numbered
of them, a53,400
.
The asons of Naphtali
according to their families
: of Jahzeel
, the family
of the Jahzeelites
; of Guni
, the family
of the Gunites
;
of Jezer, the family
of the Jezerites
; of aShillem
, the family
of the Shillemites
.
These are the families
of Naphtali
according to their families
; and those who were numbered
of them were a45,400
.
These are those who were numbered
of the sons
of Israel
, a601,730
.
Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
" 1Among these the land
shall be divided
for an inheritance
according to the number
of names
.
" aTo the larger group you shall increase
their inheritance
, and to the smaller
group you shall diminish
their inheritance
; each
shall be given
their inheritance
according
to those who were numbered
of them.
"But the land shall be adivided
by lot
. They shall 1receive
their inheritance
according to the names
of the tribes
of their fathers
.
"According to the selection by lot
, their inheritance
shall be divided
between
the larger
and the smaller
groups."
aThese are those who were numbered
of the Levites
according to their families
: of Gershon
, the family
of the Gershonites
; of Kohath
, the family
of the Kohathites
; of Merari
, the family
of the Merarites
.
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
. aKohath
1became
the father
of Amram
.
The name of Amram's
wife
awas Jochebed
, the daughter
of Levi
, who
was born
to Levi
in Egypt
; and she bore
to Amram
: Aaron
and Moses
and their sister
Miriam
.
aTo Aaron were born
Nadab
and Abihu
, Eleazar
and Ithamar
.
aBut Nadab and Abihu
died
when they offered
strange
fire
before
the LORD
.
Those who were numbered of them were a23,000
, every
male
from a month
old
and upward
, for bthey were not numbered
among
the sons
of Israel
csince
no
inheritance
was given
to them among
the sons
of Israel
.
These are those who were numbered
by Moses
and Eleazar
the priest
, who
numbered
the sons
of Israel
in the plains
of Moab
by the Jordan
at Jericho
.
aBut among these there was not a man
of those who were numbered
by Moses
and Aaron
the priest
, who
numbered
the sons
of Israel
in the wilderness
of Sinai
.
For the LORD had said
1of them, " aThey shall surely
die
in the wilderness
." And not a man
was left
of them, bexcept
Caleb
the son
of Jephunneh
and Joshua
the son
of Nun
.