Numbers 26

¹After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, ²“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers — all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”

³So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction, ⁴“Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older,^{+26:4 Take a census of the men is implied but not included in the Hebrew; see verse 2.} as the LORD has commanded Moses.”

And these were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt:

⁵Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben:

• The Hanochite clan from Hanoch,

• the Palluite clan from Pallu,

• ⁶the Hezronite clan from Hezron,

• and the Carmite clan from Carmi.

⁷These were the clans of Reuben, and their registration numbered 43,730.

⁸Now the son of Pallu was Eliab, ⁹and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram.

It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD. ¹⁰And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign. ¹¹However, the line of Korah did not die out.

¹²These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans:

• The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel,^{+26:12 Nemuel is another name for Jemuel; see Genesis 46:10.}

• the Jaminite clan from Jamin,

• the Jachinite clan from Jachin,

• ¹³the Zerahite clan from Zerah,^{+26:13 Zerah is a variant of Zohar; see Genesis 46:10 and Exodus 6:15.}

• and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.

¹⁴These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.

¹⁵These were the descendants of Gad by their clans:

• The Zephonite clan from Zephon,

• the Haggite clan from Haggi,

• the Shunite clan from Shuni,

• ¹⁶the Oznite clan from Ozni,

• the Erite clan from Eri,

• ¹⁷the Arodite clan from Arod,^{+26:17 SP and Syriac Arodi; see Genesis 46:16.}

• and the Arelite clan from Areli.

¹⁸These were the clans of Gad, and their registration numbered . . . 40,500.

¹⁹The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan. ²⁰These were the descendants of Judah by their clans:

• The Shelanite clan from Shelah,

• the Perezite clan from Perez,

• and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.

• ²¹And these were the descendants of Perez:

• the Hezronite clan from Hezron

• and the Hamulite clan from Hamul.

²²These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered . . . 76,500.

²³These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans:

• The Tolaite clan from Tola,

• the Punite clan from Puvah,^{+26:23 SP, LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac the Puite clan from Puah; see 1 Chronicles 7:1.}

• ²⁴the Jashubite clan from Jashub,^{+26:24 Jashub is a variant of Job; see Genesis 46:13.}

• and the Shimronite clan from Shimron.

²⁵These were the clans of Issachar, and their registration numbered . . . 64,300.

²⁶These were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans:

• The Seredite clan from Sered,

• the Elonite clan from Elon,

• and the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.

²⁷These were the clans of Zebulun, and their registration numbered . . . 60,500.

²⁸The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim.

²⁹These were the descendants of Manasseh:

• The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead,

• and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.

• ³⁰These were the descendants of Gilead:

• the Iezerite clan from Iezer,^{+26:30 Iezer is a variant of Abiezer; see Joshua 17:2.}

• the Helekite clan from Helek,

• ³¹the Asrielite clan from Asriel,

• the Shechemite clan from Shechem,

• ³²the Shemidaite clan from Shemida,

• and the Hepherite clan from Hepher.

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

³⁴These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered . . . 52,700.

³⁵These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans:

• The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah,

• the Becherite clan from Becher,

• and the Tahanite clan from Tahan.

• ³⁶And the descendants of Shuthelah were the Eranite clan from Eran.

³⁷These were the clans of Ephraim, and their registration numbered . . . 32,500.

These clans were the descendants of Joseph.

³⁸These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans:

• The Belaite clan from Bela,

• the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel,

• the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,

• ³⁹the Shuphamite clan from Shupham,^{+26:39 A few MT manuscripts, SP, Vulgate, and Syriac (see also LXX); most MT manuscripts Shephupham}

• and the Huphamite clan from Hupham.

• ⁴⁰And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard^{+26:40 SP and Vulgate (see also LXX); MT does not include from Ard.} and the Naamite clan from Naaman.

⁴¹These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered . . . 45,600.

⁴²These were the descendants of Dan by their clans:

• The Shuhamite clan from Shuham.

These were the clans of Dan. ⁴³All of them were Shuhamite clans, and their registration numbered . . . 64,400.

⁴⁴These were the descendants of Asher by their clans:

• The Imnite clan from Imnah,

• the Ishvite clan from Ishvi,

• and the Beriite clan from Beriah.

• ⁴⁵And these were the descendants of Beriah:

• the Heberite clan from Heber

• and the Malchielite clan from Malchiel.

• ⁴⁶And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.

⁴⁷These were the clans of Asher, and their registration numbered . . . 53,400.

⁴⁸These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans:

• The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel,

• the Gunite clan from Guni,

• ⁴⁹the Jezerite clan from Jezer,

• and the Shillemite clan from Shillem.

⁵⁰These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered . . . 45,400.

⁵¹These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.

⁵²Then the LORD said to Moses, ⁵³“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. ⁵⁴Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.

⁵⁵Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. ⁵⁶Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”

⁵⁷Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans:

• The Gershonite clan from Gershon,

• the Kohathite clan from Kohath,

• and the Merarite clan from Merari.

⁵⁸These were the families of the Levites:

• The Libnite clan,

• the Hebronite clan,

• the Mahlite clan,

• the Mushite clan,

• and the Korahite clan.

Now Kohath was the father of Amram, ⁵⁹and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam. ⁶⁰Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron, ⁶¹but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized^{+26:61 Or strange} fire before the LORD.

⁶²The registration of the Levites totaled 23,000, every male a month old or more; they were not numbered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.

⁶³These were the ones numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.

⁶⁴Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai. ⁶⁵For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.