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26 After the plague had ended, Jehovah said to Moses and to Eleazar (son of Aaron the priest), “Take a census of all the men of Israel who are twenty years old or older, to find out how many of each tribe and clan are able to go to war.”

3-4 So Moses and Eleazar issued census instructions to the leaders of Israel. (The entire nation was camped in the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, opposite Jericho.) Here are the results of the census:

5-11 The tribe of Reuben: 43,730.

(Reuben was Israel’s oldest son.) In this tribe were the following clans, named after Reuben’s sons:

The Hanochites, named after their ancestor Hanoch.

The Palluites, named after their ancestor Pallu. (In the subclan of Eliab—who was one of the sons of Pallu—were the families of Nemuel, Abiram, and Dathan. This Dathan and Abiram were the two leaders who conspired with Korah against Moses and Aaron, and in fact challenged the very authority of God! But the earth opened and swallowed them; and 250 men were destroyed by fire from the Lord that day, as a warning to the entire nation.)

The Hezronites, named after their ancestor Hezron.

The Carmites, named after their ancestor Carmi.

12-14 The tribe of Simeon: 22,200.

In this tribe were the following clans, founded by Simeon’s sons:

The Nemuelites, named after their ancestor Nemuel.

The Jaminites, named after their ancestor Jamin.

The Jachinites, named after their ancestor Jachin.

The Zerahites, named after their ancestor Zerah.

The Shaulites, named after their ancestor Shaul.

15-18 The tribe of Gad: 40,500.

In this tribe were the following clans founded by the sons of Gad:

The Zephonites, named after their ancestor Zephon.

The Haggites, named after their ancestor Haggi.

The Shunites, named after their ancestor Shuni.

The Oznites, named after their ancestor Ozni.

The Erites, named after their ancestor Eri.

The Arodites, named after their ancestor Arod.

The Arelites, named after their ancestor Areli.

19-22 The tribe of Judah: 76,500.

In this tribe were the following clans named after the sons of Judah—but not including Er and Onan who died in the land of Canaan:

The Shelanites, named after their ancestor Shelah.

The Perezites, named after their ancestor Perez.

The Zerahites, named after their ancestor Zerah.

This census also included the subclans of Perez:

The Hezronites, named after their ancestor Hezron.

The Hamulites, named after their ancestor Hamul.

23-25 The tribe of Issachar: 64,300.

In this tribe were the following clans named after the sons of Issachar:

The Tolaites, named after their ancestor Tola.

The Punites, named after their ancestor Puvah.

The Jashubites, named after their ancestor Jashub.

The Shimronites, named after their ancestor Shimron.

26-27 The tribe of Zebulun: 60,500.

In this tribe were the following clans named after the sons of Zebulun:

The Seredites, named after their ancestor Sered.

The Elonites, named after their ancestor Elon.

The Jahleelites, named after their ancestor Jahleel.

28-37 The tribe of Joseph: 32,500 in the half-tribe of Ephraim; and 52,700 in the half-tribe of Manasseh.

In the half-tribe of Manasseh was the clan of Machirites, named after their ancestor Machir.

The subclan of the Machirites was the Gileadites, named after their ancestor Gilead.

The tribes of the Gileadites:

The Jezerites, named after their ancestor Jezer.

The Helekites, named after their ancestor Helek.

The Asrielites, named after their ancestor Asriel.

The Shechemites, named after their ancestor Shechem.

The Shemidaites, named after their ancestor Shemida.

The Hepherites, named after their ancestor Hepher. (Hepher’s son, Zelophehad, had no sons. Here are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, Tirzah.)

The 32,500 registered in the half-tribe of Ephraim included the following clans, named after the sons of Ephraim:

The Shuthelahites, named after their ancestor Shuthelah. (A subclan of the Shuthelahites was the Eranites, named after their ancestor Eran, a son of Shuthelah.)

The Becherites, named after their ancestor Becher.

The Tahanites, named after their ancestor Tahan.

38-41 The tribe of Benjamin: 45,600.

In this tribe were the following clans named after the sons of Benjamin:

The Belaites, named after their ancestor Bela.

Subclans named after sons of Bela were:

The Ardites, named after their ancestor Ard.

The Naamites, named after their ancestor Naaman.

The Ashbelites, named after their ancestor Ashbel.

The Ahiramites, named after their ancestor Ahiram.

The Shuphamites, named after their ancestor Shephupham.

The Huphamites, named after their ancestor Hupham.

42-43 The tribe of Dan: 64,400.

In this tribe was the clan of the Shuhamites, named after Shuham, the son of Dan.

44-47 The tribe of Asher: 53,400.

In this tribe were the following clans named after the sons of Asher:

The Imnites, named after their ancestor Imnah.

The Ishvites, named after their ancestor Ishvi.

The Beriites, named after their ancestor Beriah.

Subclans named after the sons of Beriah were:

The Heberites, named after their ancestor Heber.

The Malchielites, named after their ancestor Malchiel.

Asher also had a daughter named Serah.

48-50 The tribe of Naphtali: 45,400.

In this tribe were the following clans, named after the sons of Naphtali:

The Jahzeelites, named after their ancestor Jahzeel.

The Gunites, named after their ancestor Guni.

The Jezerites, named after their ancestor Jezer.

The Shillemites, named after their ancestor Shillem.

51 So the total number of the men of draft age throughout Israel was 601,730.

52-53 Then the Lord told Moses to divide the land among the tribes in proportion to their population, as indicated by the census— 54 the larger tribes to be given more land, the smaller tribes less land.

55-56 “Let the representatives of the larger tribes have a lottery, drawing for the larger sections,” the Lord instructed, “and let the smaller tribes draw for the smaller sections.”

57 These are the clans of the Levites numbered in the census:

The Gershonites, named after their ancestor Gershon.

The Kohathites, named after their ancestor Kohath.

The Merarites, named after their ancestor Merari.

58-59 These are the families of the tribe of Levi: the Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, the Korahites.

While Levi was in Egypt, a daughter, Jochebed, was born to him and she became the wife of Amram, son of Kohath. They were the parents of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. 60 To Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61 But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized incense before the Lord.

62 The total number of Levites in the census was 23,000, counting all the males a month old and upward. But the Levites were not included in the total census figure of the people of Israel, for the Levites were given no land when it was divided among the tribes.

63 So these are the census figures as prepared by Moses and Eleazar the priest, in the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho. 64-65 Not one person in this entire census had been counted in the previous census[a] taken in the wilderness of Sinai! For all who had been counted then had died, as the Lord had decreed when he said of them, “They shall die in the wilderness.” The only exceptions were Caleb (son of Jephunneh) and Joshua (son of Nun).

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 26:64 Not one person . . . had been counted in the previous census. Forty years earlier, at the time of the first census, they had been under twenty years of age, and so were not counted. All who at that time were older than twenty years of age were now dead.

The Second Census

26 After the plague(A) the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, “Take a census(B) of the whole Israelite community by families—all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army(C) of Israel.” So on the plains of Moab(D) by the Jordan across from Jericho,(E) Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said, “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:(F)

The descendants of Reuben,(G) the firstborn son of Israel, were:

through Hanok,(H) the Hanokite clan;

through Pallu,(I) the Palluite clan;

through Hezron,(J) the Hezronite clan;

through Karmi,(K) the Karmite clan.

These were the clans of Reuben; those numbered were 43,730.

The son of Pallu was Eliab, and the sons of Eliab(L) were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. The same Dathan and Abiram were the community(M) officials who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah’s followers when they rebelled against the Lord.(N) 10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them(O) along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men.(P) And they served as a warning sign.(Q) 11 The line of Korah,(R) however, did not die out.(S)

12 The descendants of Simeon by their clans were:

through Nemuel,(T) the Nemuelite clan;

through Jamin,(U) the Jaminite clan;

through Jakin, the Jakinite clan;

13 through Zerah,(V) the Zerahite clan;

through Shaul, the Shaulite clan.

14 These were the clans of Simeon;(W) those numbered were 22,200.(X)

15 The descendants of Gad by their clans were:

through Zephon,(Y) the Zephonite clan;

through Haggi, the Haggite clan;

through Shuni, the Shunite clan;

16 through Ozni, the Oznite clan;

through Eri, the Erite clan;

17 through Arodi,[a] the Arodite clan;

through Areli, the Arelite clan.

18 These were the clans of Gad;(Z) those numbered were 40,500.

19 Er(AA) and Onan(AB) were sons of Judah, but they died(AC) in Canaan.

20 The descendants of Judah by their clans were:

through Shelah,(AD) the Shelanite clan;

through Perez,(AE) the Perezite clan;

through Zerah, the Zerahite clan.(AF)

21 The descendants of Perez(AG) were:

through Hezron,(AH) the Hezronite clan;

through Hamul, the Hamulite clan.

22 These were the clans of Judah;(AI) those numbered were 76,500.

23 The descendants of Issachar by their clans were:

through Tola,(AJ) the Tolaite clan;

through Puah, the Puite[b] clan;

24 through Jashub,(AK) the Jashubite clan;

through Shimron, the Shimronite clan.

25 These were the clans of Issachar;(AL) those numbered were 64,300.

26 The descendants of Zebulun(AM) by their clans were:

through Sered, the Seredite clan;

through Elon, the Elonite clan;

through Jahleel, the Jahleelite clan.

27 These were the clans of Zebulun;(AN) those numbered were 60,500.

28 The descendants of Joseph(AO) by their clans through Manasseh and Ephraim(AP) were:

29 The descendants of Manasseh:(AQ)

through Makir,(AR) the Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead(AS));

through Gilead, the Gileadite clan.

30 These were the descendants of Gilead:(AT)

through Iezer,(AU) the Iezerite clan;

through Helek, the Helekite clan;

31 through Asriel, the Asrielite clan;

through Shechem, the Shechemite clan;

32 through Shemida, the Shemidaite clan;

through Hepher, the Hepherite clan.

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

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

35 These were the descendants of Ephraim(AZ) 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;(BA) those numbered were 32,500.

These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.

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

through Bela, the Belaite clan;

through Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan;

through Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan;

39 through Shupham,[c] the Shuphamite clan;

through Hupham, the Huphamite clan.

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

through Ard,[d] the Ardite clan;

through Naaman, the Naamite clan.

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

42 These were the descendants of Dan(BE) by their clans:(BF)

through Shuham,(BG) 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(BH) 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;(BI) those numbered were 53,400.

48 The descendants of Naphtali(BJ) 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;(BK) those numbered were 45,400.(BL)

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

52 The Lord said to Moses, 53 “The land is to be allotted to them as an inheritance based on the number of names.(BN) 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(BO) of those listed.(BP) 55 Be sure that the land is distributed by lot.(BQ) 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.”

57 These were the Levites(BR) who were counted by their clans:

through Gershon, the Gershonite clan;

through Kohath, the Kohathite clan;

through Merari, the Merarite clan.

58 These 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;(BS) 59 the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed,(BT) a descendant of Levi, who was born to the Levites[e] in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses(BU) and their sister(BV) Miriam.(BW) 60 Aaron was the father of Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(BX) 61 But Nadab and Abihu(BY) died when they made an offering before the Lord with unauthorized fire.)(BZ)

62 All the male Levites a month old or more numbered 23,000.(CA) They were not counted(CB) along with the other Israelites because they received no inheritance(CC) among them.(CD)

63 These are the ones counted(CE) by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab(CF) by the Jordan across from Jericho.(CG) 64 Not one of them was among those counted(CH) by Moses and Aaron(CI) the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had told those Israelites they would surely die in the wilderness,(CJ) and not one of them was left except Caleb(CK) son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.(CL)

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 26:17 Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also Gen. 46:16); Masoretic Text Arod
  2. Numbers 26:23 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text through Puvah, the Punite
  3. 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
  4. Numbers 26:40 Samaritan Pentateuch and Vulgate (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text does not have through Ard.
  5. Numbers 26:59 Or Jochebed, a daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi

Census of the New Generation

26 (A)After the plague, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron, the priest, (B)“Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all in Israel who are able to go to war.” And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them (C)in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, “Take a census of the people,[a] from twenty years old and upward,” as the Lord (D)commanded Moses. The people of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt were:

(E)Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites; of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites. These are the clans of the Reubenites, and those listed were (F)43,730. And the sons of Pallu: Eliab. The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram, (G)chosen from the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the Lord 10 and (H)the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured 250 men, and (I)they became a warning. 11 But (J)the sons of Korah did not die.

12 The sons of (K)Simeon according to their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the clan of the Jachinites; 13 of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites. 14 These are the clans of the Simeonites, (L)22,200.

15 The sons of (M)Gad according to their clans: of Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the clan of the Haggites; of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites; 16 of Ozni, the clan of the Oznites; of Eri, the clan of the Erites; 17 of Arod, the clan of the Arodites; of Areli, the clan of the Arelites. 18 These are the clans of the sons of Gad as they were listed, (N)40,500.

19 The sons of (O)Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 And the sons of Judah according to their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; of Perez, the clan of the Perezites; of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites. 21 And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites. 22 These are the clans of Judah as they were listed, (P)76,500.

23 The sons of (Q)Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites; 24 of Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites. 25 These are the clans of Issachar as they were listed, (R)64,300.

26 The sons of (S)Zebulun, according to their clans: of Sered, the clan of the Seredites; of Elon, the clan of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites. 27 These are the clans of the Zebulunites as they were listed, (T)60,500.

28 The sons of (U)Joseph according to their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 (V)The sons of Manasseh: of (W)Machir, the clan of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; (X)of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites. 30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; of Helek, the clan of the Helekites; 31 and of Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites; 32 and of Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites. 33 Now (Y)Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters. And the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These are the clans of Manasseh, and those listed were (Z)52,700.

35 These are the sons of Ephraim according to their clans: of Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the clan of the Becherites; of Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites. 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the clan of the Eranites. 37 These are the clans of the sons of Ephraim as they were listed, (AA)32,500. These are the sons of Joseph according to their clans.

38 The sons of (AB)Benjamin according to their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites; 39 of Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites. 40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites; of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites. 41 These are the sons of Benjamin according to their clans, and those listed were (AC)45,600.

42 These are the sons of (AD)Dan according to their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites. These are the clans of Dan according to their clans. 43 All the clans of the Shuhamites, as they were listed, were (AE)64,400.

44 The sons of (AF)Asher according to their clans: of Imnah, the clan of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the clan of the Beriites. 45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the clan of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the clan of the Malchielites. 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. 47 These are the clans of the sons of Asher as they were listed, (AG)53,400.

48 The sons of (AH)Naphtali according to their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the clan of the Gunites; 49 of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites. 50 These are the clans of Naphtali according to their clans, and those listed were (AI)45,400.

51 This was the list of the people of Israel, (AJ)601,730.

52 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 53 (AK)“Among these the land shall be divided for inheritance according to the number of names. 54 (AL)To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance in proportion to its list. 55 But the land shall be (AM)divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 56 Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the larger and the smaller.”

57 (AN)This was the list of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites. 58 These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, the clan of the Korahites. And Kohath was the father of Amram. 59 The name of Amram's wife was (AO)Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister. 60 (AP)And to Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61 (AQ)But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord. 62 And those listed were (AR)23,000, every male from a month old and upward. For (AS)they were not listed among the people of Israel, because (AT)there was no inheritance given to them among the people of Israel.

63 These were those listed by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who listed the people of Israel (AU)in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. 64 (AV)But among these there was not one of those listed by Moses and Aaron the priest, who had listed the people of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, (AW)“They shall die in the wilderness.” Not one of them was left, (AX)except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 26:4 Take a census of the people is implied (compare verse 2)

26 Or dopo la calamità, avvenne che l'Eterno parlò a Mosè e ad Eleazar, figlio del sacerdote Aaronne, dicendo:

«Fate il censimento di tutta l'assemblea dei figli d'Israele, dall'età di vent'anni in su, in base alle case dei loro padri, di tutti coloro che in Israele possono andare in guerra».

Così Mosè e il sacerdote Eleazar parlarono loro nelle pianure di Moab presso il Giordano sulla sponda opposta a Gerico, dicendo:

«Si faccia il censimento della gente dall'età di venti anni in su, come l'Eterno ha ordinato a Mosè e ai figli d'Israele, quando uscirono dal paese d'Egitto».

Ruben era il primogenito d'Israele. I figli di Ruben furono: Hanok da cui discende la famiglia degli Hanokiti; Pallu, da cui discende la famiglia dei Palluiti;

Hetsron, da cui discende la famiglia degli Hetsroniti; Karmi da cui discende la famiglia dei Karmiti.

Queste sono le famiglie dei Rubeniti: quelli tra loro recensiti furono quarantatremila settecentotrenta.

Il figlio di Pallu fu Eliab.

I figli di Eliab furono: Nemuel, Dathan ed Abiram. Questi sono quel Dathan e quell'Abiram, membri del consiglio, che si ribellarono contro Mosè e contro Aaronne con la gente di Kore, quando si ribellarono contro l'Eterno;

10 e la terra aperse la sua bocca e li inghiottì insieme a Kore quando quella gente perì, e il fuoco divorò duecentocinquanta uomini, che servirono come segno di monito.

11 Ma i figli di Kore non perirono.

12 I figli di Simeone secondo le loro famiglie furono: da Nemuel, la famiglia dei Nemueliti; da Jamin, la famiglia dei Jaminiti; da Jakin, la famiglia dei Jakiniti;

13 da Zerah la famiglia degli Zerahiti; da Saul, la famiglia dei Sauliti.

14 Queste sono le famiglie dei Simeoniti: ventiduemiladuecento.

15 I figli di Gad secondo le loro famiglie furono: da Tsefon, la famiglia degli Tsefoniti; da Hagghi, la famiglia degli Hagghiti; da Shuni, la famiglia degli Shuniti;

16 da Ozni, Ia famiglia degli Ozniti; da Eri, la famiglia degli Eriti;

17 da Arod, la famiglia degli Aroditi; da Areli, la famiglia degli Areliti.

18 Queste sono le famiglie dei figli di Gad, in base a quelli tra loro recensiti: quarantamilacinquecento.

19 I figli di Giuda furono: Er e Onan; ma Er e Onan morirono nel paese di Canaan.

20 I figli di Giuda secondo le loro famiglie furono: da Scelah, la famiglia degli Scelaniti; da Perets, la famiglia dei Peretsiti; da Zerah, la famiglia degli Zerahiti.

21 I figli di Perets furono: da Hetsron, la famiglia degli Hetsroniti; da Hamul la famiglia degli Hamuliti.

22 Queste sono le famiglie di Giuda in base a quelli tra loro recensiti: settantaseimilacinquecento.

23 I figli di Issacar secondo le loro famiglie furono: da Tola la famiglia dei Tolaiti; da Puvah, la famiglia dei Puviti;

24 da Jashub, la famiglia degli Jashubiti; da Scimron, la famiglia degli Scimroniti.

25 Queste sono le famiglie di Issacar in base a quelli tra loro recensiti: sessantaquattromilatrecento.

26 I figli di Zabulon secondo le loro famiglie furono: da Sered, la famiglia dei Sarditi; da Elon, la famiglia degli Eloniti; da Jahleel, la famiglia degli Jahleeliti.

27 Queste sono le famiglie degli Zabuloniti in base a quelli tra loro recensiti: sessantamilacinquecento.

28 I figli di Giuseppe secondo le loro famiglie furono: Manasse ed Efraim.

29 I figli di Manasse furono: da Makir, la famiglia dei Makiriti. Makir generò Galaad; da Galaad, la famiglia dei Galaaditi.

30 Questi sono i figli di Galaad: da Jezer, la, famiglia degli Jezeriti; da Helek la famiglia degli Helekiti;

31 da Asriel, la famiglia degli Asrieliti; da Scekem, la famiglia degli Scekemiti;

32 da Scemida, la famiglia dei Scemidaiti; da Hefer la famiglia degli Heferiti.

33 Or Tselofehad, figlio di Hefer, non ebbe maschi ma soltanto delle figlie; e i nomi delle figlie di Tselofehad furono: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah e Thirtsah.

34 Queste sono le famiglie di Manasse; quelli tra loro recensiti furono cinquantaduemila settecento.

35 Questi sono i figli di Efraim secondo le loro famiglie; da Shuthelah, la famiglia dei Shuthelahiti; da Beker, la famiglia dei Bekeriti; da Tahan, la famiglia dei Tahaniti.

36 Questi sono i figli di Shuthelah: da Eran, la famiglia degli Eraniti.

37 Queste sono le famiglie dei figli di Efraim in base a quelli tra loro recensiti: trentaduemilacinquecento. Questi sono i figli di Giuseppe secondo le loro famiglie.

38 I figli di Beniamino secondo le loro famiglie furono: da Bela, la famiglia dei Belaiti; da Ashbel la famiglia degli Ashbeliti; da Ahiram la famiglia degli Ahiramiti;

39 da Shufam, la famiglia degli Shufamiti; da Hufam, la famiglia degli Hufamiti.

40 I figli di Bela, furono: Ard e Naaman; da Ard, la famiglia degli Arditi; da Naaman, la famiglia dei Naamiti.

41 Questi sono i figli di Beniamino secondo le loro famiglie. Quelli tra loro recensiti furono quarantacinquemilaseicento.

42 Questi sono i figli di Dan secondo le loro famiglie: da Shuham, la famiglia degli Shuhamiti. Questi sono i figli di Dan secondo le loro famiglie.

43 Il totale delle famiglie degli Shuhamiti in base a quelli tra loro recensiti fu: sessantaquattromila quattrocento.

44 I figli di Ascer secondo le loro famiglie furono: da Jimna, la famiglia degli Jimniti; da Jishvi, la famiglia degli Jishviti; da Beriah, la famiglia dei Beriaiti.

45 Dai figli di Beriah: da Heber, la famiglia degli Heberiti; da Malkiel, la famiglia dei Malkieliti.

46 Il nome della figlia di Ascer era Serah.

47 Queste sono le famiglie dei figli di Ascer in base a quelli tra loro recensiti: cinquantatremilaquattrocento.

48 I figli di Neftali secondo le loro famiglie furono: da Jahtseel, la famiglia dei Jahtseeliti; da Guni, la famiglia dei Guniti;

49 da Jetser, la famiglia degli Jetseriti; da Scillem, la famiglia degli Scillemiti.

50 Queste sono le famiglie di Neftali secondo le loro famiglie. Quelli tra loro recensiti furono quarantacinquemilaquattrocento.

51 Questi furono quelli recensiti tra i figli d'Israele: seicentounomila settecentotrenta.

52 Allora l'Eterno parlò a Mosè dicendo:

53 «Il paese sarà diviso tra di loro come eredità, secondo il numero delle persone.

54 A quelli che sono in maggior numero darai in eredità una porzione maggiore; a quelli che sono in minor numero darai una porzione minore; si darà a ciascuno la sua porzione in base a quelli tra loro recensiti.

55 Ma la ripartizione del paese sarà fatta a sorte; essi riceveranno la loro eredità in base ai nomi delle loro tribù paterne.

56 La ripartizione della eredità sarà fatta a sorte fra tutte le tribù, grandi e piccole».

57 E questi furono quelli recensiti dei Leviti, secondo le loro famiglie: da Gershon, la famiglia dei Ghershoniti; da Kohath, la famiglia dei Kohathiti; da Merari, la famiglia dei Merariti.

58 Queste sono le famiglie di Levi: la famiglia dei Libniti, la famiglia degli Hebroniti, la famiglia dei Mahliti, la famiglia dei Musciti, la famiglia dei Korahiti. E Kohath generò Amram.

59 Il nome della moglie di Amram era Jokebed, figlia di Levi che nacque a Levi in Egitto; ad Amram essa partorì Aaronne, Mosè e Miriam loro sorella.

60 Ad Aaronne nacquero Nadab e Abihu, Eleazar e Ithamar.

61 Or Nadab e Abihu morirono quando presentarono all'Eterno fuoco illecito.

62 Quelli tra loro recensiti furono ventitremila: tutti maschi dall'età di un mese in su. Essi non furono recensiti con gli altri figli d'Israele, perché non fu loro data alcuna eredità tra i figli d'Israele.

63 Questi sono quelli recensiti da Mosè e dal sacerdote Eleazar, che recensirono i figli d'Israele nelle pianure di Moab presso il Giordano sulla sponda opposta a Gerico.

64 Fra questi non vi era alcuno di quelli recensiti da Mosè e dal sacerdote Aaronne, quando essi recensirono i figli d'Israele nel deserto di Sinai.

65 Poiché l'Eterno aveva detto di loro: «Essi moriranno, moriranno nel deserto!». E di loro non rimase neppure uno, ad eccezione di Caleb, figlio di Jefunneh, e di Giosuè figlio di Nun.