¹⁰ “On the ^(A)south side shall be the standard of the forces with Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.”

¹¹ And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred.

^5 (A)Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The children of Reuben were: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites; ⁶ of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. ⁷ These are the families of the Reubenites: those who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty. ⁸ And the son of Pallu was Eliab. ⁹ The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram, ^(B)representatives of the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the Lord; ^10 (C)and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men; ^(D)and they became a sign. ¹¹ Nevertheless ^(E)the children of Korah did not die.

⁶ And Moses said to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben: “Shall your brethren go to war while you sit here?

¹⁵ For if you ^(A)turn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.”