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Numbers 26:33-56

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

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

35These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans:

The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah, the Becherite clan from Becher, and the Tahanite clan from Tahan. 36And the descendants of Shuthelah were the Eranite clan from Eran.

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

These clans were the descendants of Joseph.

38These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans:

The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram, 39the Shuphamite clan from Shupham,1 and the Huphamite clan from Hupham. 40And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard2 and the Naamite clan from Naaman.

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

42These were the descendants of Dan by their clans:

The Shuhamite clan from Shuham.

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

44These were the descendants of Asher by their clans:

The Imnite clan from Imnah, the Ishvite clan from Ishvi, and the Beriite clan from Beriah. 45And these were the descendants of Beriah: the Heberite clan from Heber and the Malchielite clan from Malchiel. 46And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.

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

48These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans:

The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel, the Gunite clan from Guni, 49the Jezerite clan from Jezer, and the Shillemite clan from Shillem.

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

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

52Then the LORD said to Moses, 53“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. 54Increase 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.

55Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. 56Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Numbers 26:39 A few MT manuscripts, SP, Vulgate, and Syriac (see also LXX); most MT manuscripts Shephupham ↩
  2. 2. Numbers 26:40 SP and Vulgate (see also LXX); MT does not include from Ard. ↩

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