Numbers 26:1-3

1When the bad disease stopped killing people, the Lord spoke to Moses and to Eleazar, the son of Aaron.

2He said, ‘Count all the Israelites, clan by clan. Count all the men who are 20 years old or older. Count only those men who can fight in the army.’

3So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to the Israelites. Their camp was on the flat ground of Moab, beside the Jordan River. Jericho was on the other side of the river. They said,