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Numbers 26

The Israelites Are Counted a Second Time

    ³Israel was now camped in the hills of Moab across the Jordan River from the town of Jericho. Moses and Eleazar told them ⁴what the LORD had said about counting the men twenty years and older, just as Moses and their ancestors had done when they left Egypt. ^{[a] 5-7}There were 43,730 men from the tribe of Reuben, the oldest son of Jacob. ^[b] These men were from the clans of Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. ⁸Pallu was the father of Eliab ⁹and the grandfather of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram who had been chosen by the people, but who followed Korah and rebelled against Moses, Aaron, and the LORD. ¹⁰That's when the LORD made the earth open up and swallow Dathan, Abiram, and Korah. At the same time, fire destroyed two hundred fifty men as a warning to the other Israelites. ^{[c] 11}But the Korahite clan wasn't destroyed. ^12-14There were 22,200 men from the tribe of Simeon; they were from the clans of Nemuel, Jamin, Jachin, Zerah, and Shaul.

    ^15-18There were 40,500 men from the tribe of Gad; they were from the clans of Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ozni, Eri, Arod, and Areli.

    ^19-22There were 76,500 men from the tribe of Judah; they were from the clans of Shelah, Perez, Zerah, Hezron, and Hamul. Judah's sons Er and Onan had died in Canaan. ^{[d] 23-25}There were 64,300 men from the tribe of Issachar; they were from the clans of Tola, Puvah, Jashub, and Shimron.

    ^26-27There were 60,500 men from the tribe of Zebulun; they were from the clans of Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

    ^28-34There were 52,700 men from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph; they were from the clan of Machir, the clan of Gilead his son, and the clans of his six grandsons: Iezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Shemida, and Hepher. Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but he had five daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ^{[e] 35-37}There were 32,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph; they were from the clans of Shuthelah, Becher, Tahan, and Eran the son of Shuthelah.

    ^38-41There were 45,600 men from the tribe of Benjamin; they were from the clans of Bela, Ashbel, Ahiram, Shephupham, Hupham, as well as from Ard and Naaman, the two sons of Bela.

    ^42-43There were 64,400 men from the tribe of Dan; they were all from the clan of Shuham.

    ^44-47There were 53,400 men from the tribe of Asher; they were from the clans of Imnah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and from the two clans of Heber and Malchiel, the sons of Beriah. Asher's daughter was Serah.

    ^48-50There were 45,400 men from the tribe of Naphtali; they were from the clans of Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

    ⁵¹The total number of Israelite men listed was 601,730.

    ⁵²The LORD said to Moses, ⁵³" Divide the land of Canaan among these tribes, according to the number of people in each one, ⁵⁴so the larger tribes have more land than the smaller ones. ^55-56I will show you ^[f] what land to give each tribe, and they will receive as much land as they need, according to the number of people in it." ⁵⁷The tribe of Levi included the clans of the Gershonites, Kohathites, Merarites, ⁵⁸as well as the clans of Libni, Hebron, Mahli, Mushi, and Korah. Kohath the Levite was the father of Amram, ⁵⁹the husband of Levi's daughter Jochebed, who was born in Egypt. Amram and Jochebed's three children were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. ⁶⁰Aaron was the father of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ⁶¹But Nadab and Abihu had died when they offered fire that was unacceptable to the LORD. ^{[g] 62}In the tribe of Levi there were 23,000 men and boys at least a month old. They were not listed with the other tribes, because they would not receive any land in Canaan.

    ⁶³Moses and Eleazar counted the Israelites while they were camped in the hills of Moab across the Jordan River from Jericho. ⁶⁴None of the people that Moses and Aaron had counted in the Sinai Desert were still alive, ⁶⁵except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. The LORD had said that everyone else would die there in the desert. ^[h]

Numbers 27

The Daughters of Zelophehad Are Given Land

    ³You know that our father died in the desert. But it was for something he did wrong, not for joining with Korah in rebelling against the LORD.

   Our father left no sons ⁴to carry on his family name. But why should his name die out for that reason? Give us some land like the rest of his relatives in our clan, so our father's name can live on.

    ⁵Moses asked the LORD what should be done, ⁶and the LORD answered:

    ⁷Zelophehad's daughters are right. They should each be given part of the land their father would have received.

    ⁸Tell the Israelites that when a man dies without a son, his daughter will inherit his land. ⁹If he has no daughter, his brothers will inherit the land. ¹⁰But if he has no brothers, his father's brothers will inherit the land. ¹¹And if his father has no brothers, the land must be given to his nearest relative in the clan. This is my law, and the Israelites must obey it.

Joshua Is Appointed Israel's Leader

(Deuteronomy 31.1-8)

    ¹⁸The LORD answered, " Joshua son of Nun can do the job. Place your hands on him to show that he is the one to take your place. ¹⁹Then go with him and have him stand in front of Eleazar the priest and the Israelites. Appoint Joshua as their new leader ²⁰and tell them they must now obey him, just as they obey you. ²¹But Joshua must depend on Eleazar to find out from me ^[l] what I want him to do as he leads Israel into battle." ²²Moses followed the LORD's instructions and took Joshua to Eleazar and the people, ²³then he placed his hands on Joshua and appointed him Israel's leader.

Numbers 28

Regular Daily Sacrifices

(Exodus 29.38-43; Leviticus 6.8-13)

   Offer sacrifices to me at the appointed times of worship, so that I will smell the smoke and be pleased.

    ³Each day offer two rams a year old as sacrifices to please me. ^[m] The animals must have nothing wrong with them; ⁴one will be sacrificed in the morning, and the other in the evening. ⁵Along with each of them, two pounds of your finest flour mixed with a quart of olive oil must be offered as a grain sacrifice. ⁶This sacrifice to please me was first offered on Mount Sinai. ⁷Finally, along with each of these two sacrifices, a quart of wine must be poured on the altar as a drink offering. ⁸The second ram will be sacrificed that evening, along with the other offerings, just like the one sacrificed that morning. The smell of the smoke from these sacrifices will please me.

The Sacrifice on the Sabbath

The LORD said:

The Sacrifices on the First Day of the Month

The LORD said:

   Finally, you must offer a goat ^[q] as a sacrifice for sin. These sacrifices are to be offered on the first day of each month, in addition to the regular daily sacrifices. ^[r] The LORD said:

The Sacrifices during Passover and the Festival of Thin Bread

(Leviticus 23.4-8)

The Sacrifices during the Harvest Festival

(Leviticus 23.15-22)

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Mark 8

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand

(Matthew 15.32-39)

    ⁴The disciples said, "This place is like a desert. Where can we find enough food to feed such a crowd?"

    ⁵Jesus asked them how much food they had. They replied, "Seven small loaves of bread." ^[a]

    ⁶After Jesus told the crowd to sit down, he took the seven loaves and blessed them. He then broke the loaves and handed them to his disciples, who passed them out to the crowd. ⁷They also had a few little fish, and after Jesus had blessed these, he told the disciples to pass them around.

    ^8-9The crowd of about four thousand people ate all they wanted, and the leftovers filled seven large baskets.

   As soon as Jesus had sent the people away, ¹⁰he got into the boat with the disciples and crossed to the territory near Dalmanutha. ^[b]

A Sign from Heaven

(Matthew 16.1-4)

The Yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod

(Matthew 16.5-12)

    ¹⁶The disciples talked this over and said to each other, "He must be saying this because we don't have any bread."

    ¹⁷Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, "Why are you talking about not having any bread? Don't you understand? Are your minds still closed? ¹⁸Are your eyes blind and your ears deaf? Don't you remember ¹⁹how many baskets of leftovers you picked up when I fed those five thousand people with only five small loaves of bread?"

   "Yes," the disciples answered. "There were twelve baskets."

    ²⁰Jesus then asked, "And how many baskets of leftovers did you pick up when I broke seven small loaves of bread for those four thousand people?"

   "Seven," they answered.

    ²¹"Don't you know what I am talking about by now?" Jesus asked.

Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida

    ²⁵Once again Jesus placed his hands on the man's eyes, and this time the man stared. His eyes were healed, and he saw everything clearly. ²⁶Jesus said to him, "You may return home now, but don't go into the village."

Who Is Jesus?

(Matthew 16.13-20; Luke 9.18-21)

    ²⁸The disciples answered, "Some say you are John the Baptist or maybe Elijah. ^[d] Others say you are one of the prophets."

    ²⁹Then Jesus asked them, "But who do you say I am?"

   "You are the Messiah!" Peter replied.

    ³⁰Jesus warned the disciples not to tell anyone about him.

Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death

(Matthew 16.21-28; Luke 9.22-27)

   Peter took Jesus aside and told him to stop talking like that. ³³But when Jesus turned and saw the disciples, he corrected Peter. He said to him, "Satan, get away from me! You are thinking like everyone else and not like God."

    ³⁴Jesus then told the crowd and the disciples to come closer, and he said:

   If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me. ³⁵If you want to save your life, ^[e] you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me and for the good news, you will save it. ³⁶What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself? ³⁷What could you give to get back your soul?

    ³⁸Don't be ashamed of me and my message among these unfaithful and sinful people! If you are, the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.