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Numbers 26:5-48

5Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The Reubenites: from Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

6from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

7These were the families of the Reubenites; and those numbered of them were 43,730.

8Pallu’s descendant was Eliab.

9Eliab’s descendants were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram who as leaders of the community rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah when they rebelled against the Lord.

10The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and Korah at the time that company died, when the fire consumed 250 men. So they became a warning.

11But the descendants of Korah did not die.

12The Simeonites by their families: from Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; from Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; from Jakin, the family of the Jakinites;

13from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; and from Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

14These were the families of the Simeonites, 22,200.

15The Gadites by their families: from Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; from Haggi, the family of the Haggites; from Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

16from Ozni, the family of the Oznites; from Eri, the family of the Erites;

17from Arod, the family of the Arodites, and from Areli, the family of the Arelites.

18These were the families of the Gadites according to those numbered of them, 40,500.

19The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

20And the Judahites by their families were: from Shelah, the family of the Shelahites; from Perez, the family of the Perezites; and from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

21And the Perezites were: from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

22These were the families of Judah according to those numbered of them, 76,500.

23The Issacharites by their families: from Tola, the family of the Tolaites; from Puah, the family of the Puites;

24from Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; and from Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

25These were the families of Issachar, according to those numbered of them, 64,300.

26The Zebulunites by their families: from Sered, the family of the Sardites; from Elon, the family of the Elonites; from Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

27These were the families of the Zebulunites, according to those numbered of them, 60,500.

28The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

29The Manassehites: from Machir, the family of the Machirites (now Machir became the father of Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

30These were the Gileadites: from Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; from Helek, the family of the Helekites;

31from Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; from Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

32from Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; from Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

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

34These were the families of Manasseh; those numbered of them were 52,700.

35These are the Ephraimites by their families: from Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; from Beker, the family of the Bekerites; from Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

36Now these were the Shuthelahites: from Eran, the family of the Eranites.

37These were the families of the Ephraimites, according to those numbered of them, 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph by their families.

38The Benjaminites by their families: from Bela, the family of the Belaites; from Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; from Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

39from Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites; from Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

40The descendants of Bela were Ard and Naaman. From Ard, the family of the Ardites; from Naaman, the family of the Naamanites.

41These are the Benjaminites, according to their families, and according to those numbered of them, 45,600.

42These are the Danites by their families: from Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These were the families of Dan, according to their families.

43All the families of the Shuhahites according to those numbered of them were 64,400.

44The Asherites by their families: from Imnah, the family of the Imnahites; from Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; from Beriah, the family of the Beriahites.

45From the Beriahites: from Heber, the family of the Heberites; from Malkiel, the family of the Malkielites.

46Now the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

47These are the families of the Asherites, according to those numbered of them, 53,400.

48The Naphtalites by their families: from Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; from Guni, the family of the Gunites;

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