Numbers 26
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Numbers 26:33-56

33(Zelophehad, son of Hepher, had no sons—only daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.)

34These were the families of Manasseh. The total number of men was 52,700.

35The families descended from Ephraim were the family of Shuthelah, the family of Beker, and the family of Tahan.

36The descendants of Shuthelah were the family of Eran.

37These were the families of Ephraim’s descendants. The total number of men was 32,500. These were the families descended from Joseph.

38The families descended from Benjamin were the family of Bela, the family of Ashbel, the family of Ahiram,

39the family of Shupham, and the family of Hupham.

40The descendants of Bela (⌞through⌟ Ard and Naaman) were the family of Ard and the family of Naaman.

41These were the families descended from Benjamin. The total number of men was 45,600.

42The family descended from Dan was the family of Shuham. This was the family descended from Dan.

43The total number of men in all the family of Shuham was 64,400.

44The families descended from Asher were the family of Imnah, the family of Ishvi, and the family of Beriah.

45The descendants Beriah were the family of Heber and the family of Malchiel.

46(Asher had a daughter named Serah.)

47These were the families of Asher’s descendants. The total number of men was 53,400.

48The families descended from Naphtali were the family of Jahzeel, the family of Guni,

49the family of Jezer, and the family of Shillem.

50These were the families of Naphtali. The total number of men was 45,400.

51The total number of Israelite men was 601,730.

52Then the Lord said to Moses,

53“The land these people will possess must be divided using the list of names ⌞from the census⌟.

54Give more land to larger tribes and less land to smaller ones. Use the totals ⌞from the census⌟ in giving land to each tribe.

55But the land must be divided by drawing lots. The tribes will receive their land based on the names of their ancestors.

56Whether the tribes are large or small, the land must be divided by drawing lots.”

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