Numbers 26

Census of a New Generation

11Then it came about after the 2plague, 3that the Lord spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, 2“4Take a 5census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ households, whoever is able to go to war in Israel.” 3So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them 6in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, 4“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 as follows:

5Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites; 6of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. 7These are the families of the Reubenites, and those who were counted of them were 743,730. 8The son of Pallu: Eliab. 9The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were 8called by the congregation, who fought against Moses and against Aaron in the group of Korah, when they fought against the Lord, 10and 9the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that group died, 10when the fire devoured 250 men, so that they became a warning sign. 1111The sons of Korah, however, did not die.

12The sons of Simeon by their families: of 12Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of 13Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; 13of 14Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. 14These are the families of the Simeonites, 1522,200 in number.

15The sons of Gad by their families: of 16Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites; 16of 17Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites; 17of 18Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites. 18These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, 1940,500.

19The 20sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20The 21sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites. 21The sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. 22These are the families of Judah by those who were numbered of them, 2276,500.

23The 23sons of Issachar by their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of 24Puvah, the family of the Punites; 24of 25Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. 25These are the families of Issachar by those who were numbered of them, 2664,300.

26The 27sons 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. 27These are the families of the Zebulunites by those who were numbered of them, 2860,500.

28The 29sons of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim. 29The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and 30Machir fathered Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. 30These are the sons of Gilead: of 31Iezer, the family of the 32Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites; 31and of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; 32and of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. 33Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, only daughters; and 33the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were 3452,700.

35These are the sons of Ephraim by their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of 35Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 36These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. 37These are the families of the sons of Ephraim by those who were numbered of them, 3632,500. These are the sons of Joseph by their families.

38The sons of Benjamin by their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of 37Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; 39of 38Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of 39Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. 40The sons of Bela were 40Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. 41These are the sons of Benjamin by their families; and those who were numbered of them were 4145,600.

42These are the sons of Dan by their families: of 42Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan by their families. 43All the families of the Shuhamites, by those who were numbered of them, were 4364,400.

44The 44sons 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. 45Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. 46And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. 47These are the families of the sons of Asher by those who were numbered of them, 4553,400.

48The 46sons of Naphtali by their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites; 49of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of 47Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. 50These are the families of Naphtali by their families; and those who were numbered of them were 4845,400.

51These are the ones who were numbered of the sons of Israel, 49601,730.

52Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 53“50Among these the land shall be divided as an inheritance according to the number of names. 5451To a larger group you shall increase their inheritance, and to a smaller group you shall decrease their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance corresponding to the total of those who were numbered of them. 55But the land shall be 52divided by lot. They shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. 56Corresponding to the selection by lot, their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller groups.”

5753These 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. 58These 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, and the family of the Korahites. 54Kohath fathered Amram. 59And the name of Amram’s wife 55was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and their sister Miriam. 6056And to Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 6157But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered 58strange fire before the Lord. 62Those who were numbered of them were 59twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward, for 60they were not numbered among the sons of Israel 61since no inheritance was given to them among the sons of Israel.

63These are the ones 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. 6462But 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. 65For the Lord had said 63of them, “64They shall certainly die in the wilderness.” And not a man was left of them, 65except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.