33 (Zelophehad(A) son of Hepher had no sons;(B) he had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah.)(C)

34 These were the clans of Manasseh; those numbered were 52,700.(D)

35 These were the descendants of Ephraim(E) by their clans:

through Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan;

through Beker, the Bekerite clan;

through Tahan, the Tahanite clan.

36 These were the descendants of Shuthelah:

through Eran, the Eranite clan.

37 These were the clans of Ephraim;(F) those numbered were 32,500.

These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.

38 The descendants of Benjamin(G) by their clans were:

through Bela, the Belaite clan;

through Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan;

through Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan;

39 through Shupham,[a] the Shuphamite clan;

through Hupham, the Huphamite clan.

40 The descendants of Bela through Ard(H) and Naaman were:

through Ard,[b] the Ardite clan;

through Naaman, the Naamite clan.

41 These were the clans of Benjamin;(I) those numbered were 45,600.

42 These were the descendants of Dan(J) by their clans:(K)

through Shuham,(L) the Shuhamite clan.

These were the clans of Dan: 43 All of them were Shuhamite clans; and those numbered were 64,400.

44 The descendants of Asher(M) by their clans were:

through Imnah, the Imnite clan;

through Ishvi, the Ishvite clan;

through Beriah, the Beriite clan;

45 and through the descendants of Beriah:

through Heber, the Heberite clan;

through Malkiel, the Malkielite clan.

46 (Asher had a daughter named Serah.)

47 These were the clans of Asher;(N) those numbered were 53,400.

48 The descendants of Naphtali(O) by their clans were:

through Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan;

through Guni, the Gunite clan;

49 through Jezer, the Jezerite clan;

through Shillem, the Shillemite clan.

50 These were the clans of Naphtali;(P) those numbered were 45,400.(Q)

51 The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730.(R)

52 The Lord said to Moses, 53 “The land is to be allotted to them as an inheritance based on the number of names.(S) 54 To 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(T) of those listed.(U) 55 Be sure that the land is distributed by lot.(V) What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral tribe. 56 Each inheritance is to be distributed by lot among the larger and smaller groups.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 26:39 A few manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Shephupham
  2. Numbers 26:40 Samaritan Pentateuch and Vulgate (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text does not have through Ard.

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