Numbers 26:1-50
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A Census of the New Generation
26 After the plague the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar[a] the priest, 2 “Take a census of the whole congregation of the Israelites, from twenty years old and up, by their ancestral houses, everyone in Israel able to go to war.”(A) 3 Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying, 4 “Take a census of the people,[b] from twenty years old and up,” as the Lord commanded Moses.
The Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt were:
5 Reuben, the firstborn of Israel. The descendants of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites;(B) 6 of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites. 7 These are the clans of the Reubenites; the number of those enrolled was forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty. 8 And the descendants of Pallu: Eliab. 9 The descendants of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram, chosen from the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron in the congregation of Korah, when they rebelled against the Lord,(C) 10 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that congregation died, when the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a warning.(D) 11 Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah did not die.(E)
12 The descendants of Simeon by 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.[c] 14 These are the clans of the Simeonites: twenty-two thousand two hundred.(F)
15 The descendants of Gad by their clans: of Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the clan of the Haggites; of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites;(G) 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 descendants of Gad by the number of those enrolled: forty thousand five hundred.(H)
19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 The descendants of Judah by 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 The descendants of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites. 22 These are the clans of Judah by the number of those enrolled: seventy-six thousand five hundred.(I)
23 The descendants of Issachar by 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.(J) 25 These are the clans of Issachar by the number of those enrolled: sixty-four thousand three hundred.(K)
26 The descendants of Zebulun by 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 by the number of those enrolled: sixty thousand five hundred.(L)
28 The sons of Joseph by their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 The descendants of Manasseh: of Machir, the clan of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites. 30 These are the descendants of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; of Helek, the clan of the Helekites;(M) 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 Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, only daughters, and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These are the clans of Manasseh; the number of those enrolled was fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
35 These are the descendants 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.(N) 36 And these are the descendants of Shuthelah: of Eran, the clan of the Eranites. 37 These are the clans of the Ephraimites by the number of those enrolled: thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the descendants of Joseph by their clans.(O)
38 The descendants of Benjamin by their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites;(P) 39 of Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.(Q) 40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites; of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites.(R) 41 These are the descendants of Benjamin by their clans; the number of those enrolled was forty-five thousand six hundred.(S)
42 These are the descendants of Dan by their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites. These are the clans of Dan by their clans.(T) 43 All the clans of the Shuhamites by the number of those enrolled: sixty-four thousand four hundred.(U)
44 The descendants of Asher by 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 descendants 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 descendants of Asher by the number of those enrolled: fifty-three thousand four hundred.(V)
48 The descendants of Naphtali by 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 by their clans; the number of those enrolled was forty-five thousand four hundred.(W)
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Numbers 26:1-50
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A Census of the New Generation
26 After the plague the Lord said to Moses and to Elea′zar the son of Aaron, the priest, 2 “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 forth to war.” 3 And Moses and Elea′zar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, 4 “Take a census of the people,[a] from twenty years old and upward,” as the Lord commanded Moses. The people of Israel, who came forth out of the land of Egypt, were:
5 Reuben, the first-born of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Ha′nochites; of Pallu, the family of the Pal′luites; 6 of Hezron, the family of the Hez′ronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. 7 These are the families of the Reubenites; and their number was forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty. 8 And the sons of Pallu: Eli′ab. 9 The sons of Eli′ab: Nem′uel, Dathan, and Abi′ram. These are the Dathan and Abi′ram, chosen from the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the Lord, 10 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; and they became a warning. 11 Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah did not die.
12 The sons of Simeon according to their families: of Nem′uel, the family of the Nem′uelites; of Jamin, the family of the Ja′minites; of Jachin, the family of the Ja′chinites; 13 of Zerah, the family of the Zer′ahites; of Shaul, the family of the Sha′ulites. 14 These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.
15 The sons of Gad according to their families: of Zephon, the family of the Ze′phonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites; 16 of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites; 17 of Ar′od, the family of the Ar′odites; of Are′li, the family of the Are′lites. 18 These are the families of the sons of Gad according to their number, forty thousand five hundred.
19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 And the sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shela′nites; of Perez, the family of the Per′ezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zer′ahites. 21 And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hez′ronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamu′lites. 22 These are the families of Judah according to their number, seventy-six thousand five hundred.
23 The sons of Is′sachar according to their families: of Tola, the family of the To′laites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites; 24 of Jashub, the family of the Jash′ubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shim′ronites. 25 These are the families of Is′sachar according to their number, sixty-four thousand three hundred.
26 The sons of Zeb′ulun, according to their families: of Sered, the family of the Ser′edites; of Elon, the family of the E′lonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jah′leelites. 27 These are the families of the Zeb′ulunites according to their number, sixty thousand five hundred.
28 The sons of Joseph according to their families: Manas′seh and E′phraim. 29 The sons of Manas′seh: of Machir, the family of the Ma′chirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gil′eadites. 30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Ie′zer, the family of the Ie′zerites; of Helek, the family of the He′lekites; 31 and of As′riel, the family of the As′rielites; and of Shechem, the family of the She′chemites; 32 and of Shemi′da, the family of the Shemi′daites; and of Hepher, the family of the He′pherites. 33 Now Zelo′phehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelo′phehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These are the families of Manas′seh; and their number was fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
35 These are the sons of E′phraim according to their families: of Shu′thelah, the family of the Shu′thela′hites; of Becher, the family of the Be′cherites; of Tahan, the family of the Ta′hanites. 36 And these are the sons of Shu′thelah: of Eran, the family of the E′ranites. 37 These are the families of the sons of E′phraim according to their number, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph according to their families.
38 The sons of Benjamin according to their families: of Bela, the family of the Be′la-ites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ash′belites; of Ahi′ram, the family of the Ahi′ramites; 39 of Shephu′pham, the family of the Shu′phamites; of Hupham, the family of the Hu′phamites. 40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Na′aman: of Ard, the family of the Ard′ites; of Na′aman, the family of the Na′amites. 41 These are the sons of Benjamin according to their families; and their number was forty-five thousand six hundred.
42 These are the sons of Dan according to their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shu′hamites. These are the families of Dan according to their families. 43 All the families of the Shu′hamites, according to their number, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.
44 The sons of Asher according to their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beri′ah, the family of the Beri′ites. 45 Of the sons of Beri′ah: of Heber, the family of the He′berites; of Mal′chi-el, the family of the Mal′chi-elites. 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. 47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to their number, fifty-three thousand four hundred.
48 The sons of Naph′tali according to their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jah′zeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites; 49 of Jezer, the family of the Je′zerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shil′lemites. 50 These are the families of Naph′tali according to their families; and their number was forty-five thousand four hundred.
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