The Fourth Book of Moses: Numbers

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- Chapter 26 -

(Numbers 1:1–4)

It came about after the plague that Yahweh spoke to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He said,

“Count all the community of the people of Israel, from twenty years old and up, by their ancestor’s families, all who are able to go to war for Israel.”

So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho and said,

“Count the people, from twenty years old and up, as Yahweh commanded Moses and the people of Israel, who came out of the land of Egypt.”

The Tribe of Reuben

Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. From his son Hanoch came the clan of the Hanochites. From Pallu came the clan of the Palluites.

From Hezron came the clan of the Hezronites. From Carmi came the clan of the Carmites.

These were the clans of Reuben’s descendants, who numbered 43,730 men.

Eliab was a son of Pallu.

Eliab’s sons were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These were the same Dathan and Abiram who followed Korah when they challenged Moses and Aaron and rebelled against Yahweh.

The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when all his followers died. At that time, fire devoured 250 men, who became a warning sign.

But Korah’s line did not die out.

The Tribe of Simeon

The clans of Simeon’s descendants were these: by Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites, by Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites, by Jachin, the clan of the Jachinites,

by Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites, by Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.

These were the clans of Simeon’s descendants, who numbered 22,200 men.

The Tribe of Gad

The clans of Gad’s descendants were these: by Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites, by Haggi, the clan of the Haggites, by Shuni, the clan of the Shunites,

by Ozni, the clan of the Oznites, by Eri, the clan of the Erites,

by Arod, the clan of the Arodites, by Areli, the clan of the Arelites.

These were the clans of Gad’s descendants, who numbered 40,500 men.

The Tribe of Judah

Judah’s sons were Er and Onan, but these men died in the land of Canaan.

The clans of Judah’s other descendants were these: by Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites, by Perez, the clan of the Perezites, and by Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.

The descendants of Perez were these: by Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites, by Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.

These were the clans of Judah’s descendants, who numbered 76,500 men.

The Tribe of Issachar

The clans of Issachar’s descendants were these: by Tola, the clan of the Tolaites, by Puvah, the clan of the Punites,

by Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites, by Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.

These were the clans of Issachar, who numbered 64,300 men.

The Tribe of Zebulun

The clans of Zebulun’s descendants were these: By Sered, the clan of the Seredites, by Elon, the clan of the Elonites, by Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites.

These were the clans of the Zebulunites, who numbered 60,500 men.

The Tribe of Manasseh

The clans of Joseph’s descendants were Manasseh and Ephraim.

The descendants of Manasseh were these: by Machir, the clan of the Machirites, Machir was Gilead’s father, by Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.

Gilead’s descendants were these: by Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites, by Helek, the clan of the Helekites,

by Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites, by Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites,

by Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites, by Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.

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

These were the clans of Manasseh, who numbered 52,700 men.

The Tribe of Ephraim

The clans of Ephraim’s descendants were these: by Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites, by Becher, the clan of the Becherites, by Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.

The descendants of Shuthelah were, by Eran, the clan of the Eranites.

These were the clans of Ephraim’s descendants, who numbered 32,500 men. These were Joseph’s descendants, counted in each of their clans.

The Tribe of Benjamin

The clans of Benjamin’s descendants were these: by Bela, the clan of the Belaites, by Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites, by Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites,

by Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites, by Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.

Bela’s sons were Ard and Naaman. From Ard came the clan of the Ardites, and from Naaman came the clan of the Naamites.

These were the clans of Benjamin’s descendants. They numbered 45,600 men.

The Tribe of Dan

The clans of Dan’s descendants were, by Shuham, the clans of the Shuhamites. These were the clans of Dan’s descendants.

All the clans of the Shuhamites numbered 64,400 men.

The Tribe of Asher

The clans of Asher’s descendants were these: by Imnah, the clan of the Imnites, by Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites, by Beriah, the clan of the Berites.

The descendants of Beriah were these: by Heber, the clan of the Heberites, by Malchiel, the clan of the Malchielites.

The name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.

These were the clans of Asher’s descendants, who numbered 53,400 men.

The Tribe of Naphtali

The clans of Naphtali’s descendants were these: By Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites, by Guni, the clan of the Gunites,

by Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites, by Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.

These were the clans of Naphtali’s descendants, who numbered 45,400 men.

This was the complete count of men among the people of Israel: 601,730.

Inheritance by Lot

Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

“The land must be divided among these men as an inheritance according to the number of their names.

To the larger clans you must give more inheritance, and to the smaller clans you must give less inheritance. To every family you must give an inheritance according to the number of men who were counted.

However, the land must be divided by random lots. They must inherit the land as it will be divided among their ancestors’ tribes.

Their inheritance must be divided among the larger and the smaller clans, distributed to them by random lot.”

The Levites Numbered

The Levite clans, counted clan by clan, were these: By Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites, by Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites, by Merari, the clan of the Merarites.

The clans of Levi were these: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, and the clan of the Korahites. Kohath was the Amram’s ancestor.

The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born to Levites in Egypt. She bore to Amram their children, who were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister.

To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Nadab and Abihu died when they offered before Yahweh unacceptable fire.

The males who were counted among them numbered twenty-three thousand, all males one month old and up. But they were not counted among Israel’s descendants because no inheritance was given to them among the people of Israel.

Only Caleb and Joshua Remain

These are the ones who were counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest. They counted the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

But among these there was no man who had been counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when the descendants of Israel were counted in the wilderness of Sinai.

For Yahweh had said that all of those people would certainly die in the wilderness. There was not a man left among them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

(Numbers 1:1–4)

After the plague, the LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, all who are able to go out to war in Israel.”

Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

“Take a census, from twenty years old and upward, as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel.” These are those who came out of the land of Egypt.

The Tribe of Reuben

Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

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

These are the families of the Reubenites; and those who were counted of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.

The son of Pallu: Eliab.

The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they rebelled against the LORD;

and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died; at the time the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign.

Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah didn’t die.

The Tribe of Simeon

The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;

of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.

The Tribe of Gad

The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

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

of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were counted of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

The Tribe of Judah

The sons of Judah: Er and Onan. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

The sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

These are the families of Judah according to those who were counted of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.

The Tribe of Issachar

The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;

of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

These are the families of Issachar according to those who were counted of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.

The Tribe of Zebulun

The sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were counted of them, sixty thousand five hundred.

The Tribe of Manasseh

The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;

and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

and Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

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

These are the families of Manasseh. Those who were counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

The Tribe of Ephraim

These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.

These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.

The Tribe of Benjamin

The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: the family of the Ardites; and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and those who were counted of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

The Tribe of Dan

These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.

All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were counted of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.

The Tribe of Asher

The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites.

Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were counted of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.

The Tribe of Naphtali

The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;

of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were counted of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.

These are those who were counted of the children of Israel, six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.

Inheritance by Lot

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

“To these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance. To everyone according to those who were counted of him shall his inheritance be given.

Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.”

The Levites Numbered

These are those who were counted of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

These 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. Kohath became the father of Amram.

The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. She bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the LORD.

Those who were counted of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not counted among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

Only Caleb and Joshua Remain

These are those who were counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who counted the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

But among these there was not a man of them who were counted by Moses and Aaron the priest, who counted the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

For the LORD had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.