Numbers 26:1-50

Common English Bible

Reuben’s descendants: from Hanoch, the Hanochite clan; from Pallu, the Palluite clan; ⁶ from Hezron, the Hezronite clan; from Carmi, the Carmite clan. ⁷ These are the Reubenite clans. Their enrollment was 43,730.

⁸ Pallu’s descendants: Eliab.

⁹ Eliab’s descendants: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram chosen by the community who fought against Moses and Aaron with the community of Korah, when they fought against the Lord. ¹⁰ The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, along with Korah, when the community died and fire devoured 250 persons. They became a warning sign. ¹¹ But Korah’s descendants didn’t die.

¹² Simeon’s descendants according to their clans: from Nemuel, the Nemuelite clan; from Jamin, the Jaminite clan; from Jachin, the Jachinite clan; ¹³ from Zerah, the Zerahite clan; from Shaul, the Shaulite clan. ¹⁴ These are the Simeonite clans, 22,200.

¹⁵ Gad’s descendants according to their clans: from Zephon, the Zephonite clan; from Haggi, the Haggite clan; from Shuni, the Shunite clan; ¹⁶ from Ozni, the Oznite clan; from Eri, the Erite clan; ¹⁷ from Arod, the Arodite clan; from Areli, the Arelite clan. ¹⁸ These are the Gadite clans. Their enrollment was 40,500.

¹⁹ Judah’s descendants: Er and Onan. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. ²⁰ Judah’s descendants according to their clans: from Shelah, the Shelanite clan; from Perez, the Perezite clan; from Zerah, the Zerahite clan.

²¹ Perez’s descendants: from Hezron, the Hezronite clan; from Hamul, the Hamulite clan. ²² These are the Judahite clans. Their enrollment was 76,500.

²³ Issachar’s descendants according to their clans: from Tola, the Tolaite clan; from Puvah, the Punite clan; ²⁴ from Jashub, the Jashubite clan; from Shimron, the Shimronite clan. ²⁵ These are the Issacharite clans. Their enrollment was 64,300.

²⁶ Zebulun’s descendants according to their clans: from Sered, the Seredite clan; from Elon, the Elonite clan; from Jahleel, the Jahleelite clan. ²⁷ These are the Zebulunite clans. Their enrollment was 60,500.

²⁸ Joseph’s descendants according to their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim.

²⁹ Manasseh’s descendants: from Machir, the Machirite clan. Machir fathered Gilead. From Gilead, the Gileadite clan. ³⁰ These are Gilead’s descendants: from Iezer, the Iezerite clan; from Helek, the Helekite clan; ³¹ from Asriel, the Asrielite clan; from Shechem, the Shechemite clan; ³² from Shemida, the Shemidaite clan; and from Hepher, the Hepherite clan. ³³ But Zelophehad, Hepher’s son, had no sons, only daughters. The names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ³⁴ These are the Manassehite clans. Their enrollment was 52,700.

³⁵ These are Ephraim’s descendants according to their clans: from Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan; from Becher, the Becherite clan; from Tahan, the Tahanite clan. ³⁶ These are Shuthelah’s descendants: from Eran, the Eranite clan. ³⁷ These are Ephraim’s descendants. Their enrollment was 32,500.

³⁸ Benjamin’s descendants according to their clans: from Bela, the Belaite clan; from Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan; from Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan; ³⁹ from Shupham,^[c] the Shuphamite clan; from Hupham, the Huphamite clan. ⁴⁰ Bela’s descendants were Ard and Naaman: from Ard, the Ardite clan; from Naaman, the Naamite clan. ⁴¹ These are Benjamin’s descendants according to their clans. Their enrollment was 45,600.

⁴² These are Dan’s descendants according to their clans: from Shuham, the Shuhamite clan. These are the Danite clans according to their clans. ⁴³ All the Shuhamite clans according to their enrollment were 64,400.

⁴⁴ Asher’s descendants according to their clans: from Imnah, the Imnite clan; from Ishvi, the Ishvite clan; from Beriah, the Beriite clan. ⁴⁵ From Beriah’s descendants: from Heber, the Heberite clan; from Malchiel, the Malchielite clan. ⁴⁶ The name of Asher’s daughter was Serah. ⁴⁷ These are the clans of Asher’s descendants. Their enrollment was 53,400.

⁴⁸ Naphtali’s descendants according to their clans: from Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan; from Guni, the Gunite clan; ⁴⁹ from Jezer, the Jezerite clan; from Shillem, the Shillemite clan. ⁵⁰ These are Naphtali’s clans according to their clans. Their enrollment was 45,400.