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| 1After the plague the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, | 1After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, |
| 2"Take a census of the whole Israelite community by families--all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army of Israel." | 2“From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their families. List all the men twenty years old or older who are able to go to war.” |
| 3So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said, | 3So there on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued these instructions to the leaders of Israel: |
| 4"Take a census of the men twenty years old or more, as the LORD commanded Moses." These were the Israelites who came out of Egypt: | 4“List all the men of Israel twenty years old and older, just as the LORD commanded Moses.” This is the record of all the descendants of Israel who came out of Egypt. The Tribe of Reuben |
| 5The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were: through Hanok, the Hanokite clan; through Pallu, the Palluite clan; | 5These were the clans descended from the sons of Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son: The Hanochite clan, named after their ancestor Hanoch. The Palluite clan, named after their ancestor Pallu. |
| 6through Hezron, the Hezronite clan; through Karmi, the Karmite clan. | 6The Hezronite clan, named after their ancestor Hezron. The Carmite clan, named after their ancestor Carmi. |
| 7These were the clans of Reuben; those numbered were 43,730. | 7These were the clans of Reuben. Their registered troops numbered 43,730. |
| 8The son of Pallu was Eliab, | 8Pallu was the ancestor of Eliab, |
| 9and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. The same Dathan and Abiram were the community officials who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah's followers when they rebelled against the LORD. | 9and Eliab was the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. This Dathan and Abiram are the same community leaders who conspired with Korah against Moses and Aaron, rebelling against the LORD. |
| 10The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men. And they served as a warning sign. | 10But the earth opened up its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, and fire devoured 250 of their followers. This served as a warning to the entire nation of Israel. |
| 11The line of Korah, however, did not die out. | 11However, the sons of Korah did not die that day. The Tribe of Simeon |
| 12The descendants of Simeon by their clans were: through Nemuel, the Nemuelite clan; through Jamin, the Jaminite clan; through Jakin, the Jakinite clan; | 12These were the clans descended from the sons of Simeon: The Jemuelite clan, named after their ancestor Jemuel. The Jaminite clan, named after their ancestor Jamin. The Jakinite clan, named after their ancestor Jakin. |
| 13through Zerah, the Zerahite clan; through Shaul, the Shaulite clan. | 13The Zoharite clan, named after their ancestor Zohar. The Shaulite clan, named after their ancestor Shaul. |
| 14These were the clans of Simeon; those numbered were 22,200. | 14These were the clans of Simeon. Their registered troops numbered 22,200. The Tribe of Gad |
| 15The descendants of Gad by their clans were: through Zephon, the Zephonite clan; through Haggi, the Haggite clan; through Shuni, the Shunite clan; | 15These were the clans descended from the sons of Gad: The Zephonite clan, named after their ancestor Zephon. The Haggite clan, named after their ancestor Haggi. The Shunite clan, named after their ancestor Shuni. |
| 16through Ozni, the Oznite clan; through Eri, the Erite clan; | 16The Oznite clan, named after their ancestor Ozni. The Erite clan, named after their ancestor Eri. |
| 17through Arodi, the Arodite clan; through Areli, the Arelite clan. | 17The Arodite clan, named after their ancestor Arodi. The Arelite clan, named after their ancestor Areli. |
| 18These were the clans of Gad; those numbered were 40,500. | 18These were the clans of Gad. Their registered troops numbered 40,500. The Tribe of Judah |
| 19Er and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan. | 19Judah had two sons, Er and Onan, who had died in the land of Canaan. |
| 20The descendants of Judah by their clans were: through Shelah, the Shelanite clan; through Perez, the Perezite clan; through Zerah, the Zerahite clan. | 20These were the clans descended from Judah’s surviving sons: The Shelanite clan, named after their ancestor Shelah. The Perezite clan, named after their ancestor Perez. The Zerahite clan, named after their ancestor Zerah. |
| 21The descendants of Perez were: through Hezron, the Hezronite clan; through Hamul, the Hamulite clan. | 21These were the subclans descended from the Perezites: The Hezronites, named after their ancestor Hezron. The Hamulites, named after their ancestor Hamul. |
| 22These were the clans of Judah; those numbered were 76,500. | 22These were the clans of Judah. Their registered troops numbered 76,500. The Tribe of Issachar |
| 23The descendants of Issachar by their clans were: through Tola, the Tolaite clan; through Puah, the Puite clan; | 23These were the clans descended from the sons of Issachar: The Tolaite clan, named after their ancestor Tola. The Puite clan, named after their ancestor Puah. |
| 24through Jashub, the Jashubite clan; through Shimron, the Shimronite clan. | 24The Jashubite clan, named after their ancestor Jashub. The Shimronite clan, named after their ancestor Shimron. |
| 25These were the clans of Issachar; those numbered were 64,300. | 25These were the clans of Issachar. Their registered troops numbered 64,300. The Tribe of Zebulun |
| 26The descendants of Zebulun by their clans were: through Sered, the Seredite clan; through Elon, the Elonite clan; through Jahleel, the Jahleelite clan. | 26These were the clans descended from the sons of Zebulun: The Seredite clan, named after their ancestor Sered. The Elonite clan, named after their ancestor Elon. The Jahleelite clan, named after their ancestor Jahleel. |
| 27These were the clans of Zebulun; those numbered were 60,500. | 27These were the clans of Zebulun. Their registered troops numbered 60,500. The Tribe of Manasseh |
| 28The descendants of Joseph by their clans through Manasseh and Ephraim were: | 28Two clans were descended from Joseph through Manasseh and Ephraim. |
| 29The descendants of Manasseh: through Makir, the Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead); through Gilead, the Gileadite clan. | 29These were the clans descended from Manasseh: The Makirite clan, named after their ancestor Makir. The Gileadite clan, named after their ancestor Gilead, Makir’s son. |
| 30These were the descendants of Gilead: through Iezer, the Iezerite clan; through Helek, the Helekite clan; | 30These were the subclans descended from the Gileadites: The Iezerites, named after their ancestor Iezer. The Helekites, named after their ancestor Helek. |
| 31through Asriel, the Asrielite clan; through Shechem, the Shechemite clan; | 31The Asrielites, named after their ancestor Asriel. The Shechemites, named after their ancestor Shechem. |
| 32through Shemida, the Shemidaite clan; through Hepher, the Hepherite clan. | 32The Shemidaites, named after their ancestor Shemida. The Hepherites, named after their ancestor Hepher. |
| 33(Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons; he had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah.) | 33(One of Hepher’s descendants, Zelophehad, had no sons, but his daughters’ names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.) |
| 34These were the clans of Manasseh; those numbered were 52,700. | 34These were the clans of Manasseh. Their registered troops numbered 52,700. The Tribe of Ephraim |
| 35These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: through Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan; through Beker, the Bekerite clan; through Tahan, the Tahanite clan. | 35These were the clans descended from the sons of Ephraim: The Shuthelahite clan, named after their ancestor Shuthelah. The Bekerite clan, named after their ancestor Beker. The Tahanite clan, named after their ancestor Tahan. |
| 36These were the descendants of Shuthelah: through Eran, the Eranite clan. | 36This was the subclan descended from the Shuthelahites: The Eranites, named after their ancestor Eran. |
| 37These were the clans of Ephraim; those numbered were 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans. | 37These were the clans of Ephraim. Their registered troops numbered 32,500. These clans of Manasseh and Ephraim were all descendants of Joseph. The Tribe of Benjamin |
| 38The descendants of Benjamin by their clans were: through Bela, the Belaite clan; through Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan; through Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan; | 38These were the clans descended from the sons of Benjamin: The Belaite clan, named after their ancestor Bela. The Ashbelite clan, named after their ancestor Ashbel. The Ahiramite clan, named after their ancestor Ahiram. |
| 39through Shupham, the Shuphamite clan; through Hupham, the Huphamite clan. | 39The Shuphamite clan, named after their ancestor Shupham. The Huphamite clan, named after their ancestor Hupham. |
| 40The descendants of Bela through Ard and Naaman were: through Ard, the Ardite clan; through Naaman, the Naamite clan. | 40These were the subclans descended from the Belaites: The Ardites, named after their ancestor Ard. The Naamites, named after their ancestor Naaman. |
| 41These were the clans of Benjamin; those numbered were 45,600. | 41These were the clans of Benjamin. Their registered troops numbered 45,600. The Tribe of Dan |
| 42These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: through Shuham, the Shuhamite clan. These were the clans of Dan: | 42These were the clans descended from the sons of Dan: The Shuhamite clan, named after their ancestor Shuham. |
| 43All of them were Shuhamite clans; and those numbered were 64,400. | 43These were the Shuhamite clans of Dan. Their registered troops numbered 64,400. The Tribe of Asher |
| 44The descendants of Asher by their clans were: through Imnah, the Imnite clan; through Ishvi, the Ishvite clan; through Beriah, the Beriite clan; | 44These were the clans descended from the sons of Asher: The Imnite clan, named after their ancestor Imnah. The Ishvite clan, named after their ancestor Ishvi. The Beriite clan, named after their ancestor Beriah. |
| 45and through the descendants of Beriah: through Heber, the Heberite clan; through Malkiel, the Malkielite clan. | 45These were the subclans descended from the Beriites: The Heberites, named after their ancestor Heber. The Malkielites, named after their ancestor Malkiel. |
| 46(Asher had a daughter named Serah.) | 46Asher also had a daughter named Serah. |
| 47These were the clans of Asher; those numbered were 53,400. | 47These were the clans of Asher. Their registered troops numbered 53,400. The Tribe of Naphtali |
| 48The descendants of Naphtali by their clans were: through Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan; through Guni, the Gunite clan; | 48These were the clans descended from the sons of Naphtali: The Jahzeelite clan, named after their ancestor Jahzeel. The Gunite clan, named after their ancestor Guni. |
| 49through Jezer, the Jezerite clan; through Shillem, the Shillemite clan. | 49The Jezerite clan, named after their ancestor Jezer. The Shillemite clan, named after their ancestor Shillem. |
| 50These were the clans of Naphtali; those numbered were 45,400. | 50These were the clans of Naphtali. Their registered troops numbered 45,400. Results of the Registration |
| 51The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730. | 51In summary, the registered troops of all Israel numbered 601,730. |
| 52The LORD said to Moses, | 52Then the LORD said to Moses, |
| 53"The land is to be allotted to them as an inheritance based on the number of names. | 53“Divide the land among the tribes, and distribute the grants of land in proportion to the tribes’ populations, as indicated by the number of names on the list. |
| 54To a larger group give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group a smaller one; each is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those listed. | 54Give the larger tribes more land and the smaller tribes less land, each group receiving a grant in proportion to the size of its population. |
| 55Be sure that the land is distributed by lot. What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral tribe. | 55But you must assign the land by lot, and give land to each ancestral tribe according to the number of names on the list. |
| 56Each inheritance is to be distributed by lot among the larger and smaller groups." | 56Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups.” The Tribe of Levi |
| 57These were the Levites who were counted by their clans: through Gershon, the Gershonite clan; through Kohath, the Kohathite clan; through Merari, the Merarite clan. | 57This is the record of the Levites who were counted according to their clans: The Gershonite clan, named after their ancestor Gershon. The Kohathite clan, named after their ancestor Kohath. The Merarite clan, named after their ancestor Merari. |
| 58These also were Levite clans: the Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, the Korahite clan. (Kohath was the forefather of Amram; | 58The Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, and the Korahites were all subclans of the Levites. Now Kohath was the ancestor of Amram, |
| 59the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born to the Levites in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses and their sister Miriam. | 59and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She also was a descendant of Levi, born among the Levites in the land of Egypt. Amram and Jochebed became the parents of Aaron, Moses, and their sister, Miriam. |
| 60Aaron was the father of Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. | 60To Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 61But Nadab and Abihu died when they made an offering before the LORD with unauthorized fire.) | 61But Nadab and Abihu died when they burned before the LORD the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. |
| 62All the male Levites a month old or more numbered 23,000. They were not counted along with the other Israelites because they received no inheritance among them. | 62The men from the Levite clans who were one month old or older numbered 23,000. But the Levites were not included in the registration of the rest of the people of Israel because they were not given an allotment of land when it was divided among the Israelites. |
| 63These are the ones counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho. | 63So these are the results of the registration of the people of Israel as conducted by Moses and Eleazar the priest on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho. |
| 64Not one of them was among those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert of Sinai. | 64Not one person on this list had been among those listed in the previous registration taken by Moses and Aaron in the wilderness of Sinai. |
| 65For the LORD had told those Israelites they would surely die in the wilderness, and not one of them was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. | 65For the LORD had said of them, “They will all die in the wilderness.” Not one of them survived except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. |
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