A Second Census Required

26 ^[a] After the plague the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,^{[b] 2} “Take a census of the whole community of Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, by their clans,^[c] everyone who can serve in the army of Israel.”^{[d] 3} So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the rift valley plains^[e] of Moab, along the Jordan River^[f] across from Jericho. They said, ⁴ “Number the people^[g] from twenty years old and upward, just as the Lord commanded Moses and the Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt.”

Reuben

⁵ Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The Reubenites: from^[h] Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the family of the Palluites; ⁶ from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Carmi, the family of the Carmites. ⁷ These were the families of the Reubenites; and those numbered of them were 43,730. ⁸ Pallu’s descendant^[i] was Eliab. ⁹ Eliab’s descendants were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram who as leaders of the community rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers^[j] of Korah when they rebelled against the Lord. ¹⁰ The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and Korah at the time that company died, when the fire consumed 250 men. So they became a warning. ¹¹ But the descendants of Korah did not die.

Simeon

¹² The Simeonites by their families: from Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; from Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; from Jakin, the family of the Jakinites; ¹³ from Zerah,^[k] the family of the Zerahites; and from Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. ¹⁴ These were the families of the Simeonites, 22,200.

Gad

¹⁵ The Gadites by their families: from Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; from Haggi, the family of the Haggites; from Shuni, the family of the Shunites; ¹⁶ from Ozni,^[l] the family of the Oznites; from Eri,^[m] the family of the Erites; ¹⁷ from Arod,^[n] the family of the Arodites; and from Areli, the family of the Arelites. ¹⁸ These were the families of the Gadites according to those numbered of them, 40,500.

Judah

¹⁹ The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. ²⁰ And the Judahites by their families were: from Shelah, the family of the Shelahites; from Perez, the family of the Perezites; and from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites. ²¹ And the Perezites were: from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Hamul,^[o] the family of the Hamulites. ²² These were the families of Judah according to those numbered of them, 76,500.

Issachar

²³ The Issacharites by their families: from Tola, the family of the Tolaites; from Puah, the family of the Puites; ²⁴ from Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; and from Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. ²⁵ These were the families of Issachar, according to those numbered of them, 64,300.

Zebulun

²⁶ The Zebulunites by their families: from Sered, the family of the Sardites; from Elon, the family of the Elonites; from Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. ²⁷ These were the families of the Zebulunites, according to those numbered of them, 60,500.

Manasseh

²⁸ The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim. ²⁹ The Manassehites: from Machir, the family of the Machirites (now Machir became the father of Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. ³⁰ These were the Gileadites: from Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; from Helek, the family of the Helekites; ³¹ from Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; from Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; ³² from Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; from Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. ³³ Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ³⁴ These were the families of Manasseh; those numbered of them were 52,700.

Ephraim

³⁵ These are the Ephraimites by their families: from Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; from Beker, the family of the Bekerites; from Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. ³⁶ Now these were the Shuthelahites: from Eran, the family of the Eranites. ³⁷ These were the families of the Ephraimites, according to those numbered of them, 32,500. These^[p] were the descendants of Joseph by their families.

Benjamin

³⁸ The Benjaminites by their families: from Bela, the family of the Belaites; from Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; from Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; ³⁹ from Shupham,^[q] the family of the Shuphamites; from Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. ⁴⁰ The descendants of Bela were Ard^[r] and Naaman. From Ard,^[s] the family of the Ardites; from Naaman, the family of the Naamanites. ⁴¹ These are the Benjaminites, according to their families, and according to those numbered of them, 45,600.

Dan

⁴² These are the Danites by their families: from Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These were the families of Dan, according to their families. ⁴³ All the families of the Shuhamites according to those numbered of them were 64,400.

Asher

⁴⁴ The Asherites by their families: from Imnah, the family of the Imnahites; from Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; from Beriah, the family of the Beriahites. ⁴⁵ From the Beriahites: from Heber, the family of the Heberites; from Malkiel, the family of the Malkielites. ⁴⁶ Now the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.^{[t] 47} These are the families of the Asherites, according to those numbered of them, 53,400.

Naphtali

⁴⁸ The Naphtalites by their families: from Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; from Guni, the family of the Gunites; ⁴⁹ from Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; from Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. ⁵⁰ These were the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those numbered of them were 45,400.