Old/New Testament
The Second Numbering of Israel
26 After the very bad disease came on the people because of Israel’s sin, the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the religious leader, 2 “Add the numbers of all the people of Israel who are twenty years old and older, by their fathers’ houses. Number whoever in Israel is able to go to war.” 3 So Moses and Eleazar the religious leader said to the people in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, 4 “Number the people who are twenty years old and older, as the Lord has told Moses.”
Now these were the sons of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt. 5 Reuben was the first-born son of Israel. Reuben’s sons were the family of the Hanochites from Hanoch, the family of the Palluites from Pallu, 6 the family of the Hezronites from Hezron, and the family of the Carmites from Carmi. 7 These are the families of the Reubenites, and their number was 43,730. 8 Eliab was the son of Pallu. 9 The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. These are Dathan and Abiram who were chosen by the people and who joined with Korah to argue against Moses and Aaron. They argued against the Lord, 10 and the earth opened its mouth and took them together with Korah, when that group died. The fire destroyed 250 men, and taught others to be careful. 11 But the sons of Korah did not die.
12 The sons of Simeon by their families were the family of the Nemuelites from Nemuel, the family of the Jaminites from Jamin, the family of the Jachinites from Jachin, 13 the family of the Zerahites from Zerah, and the family of the Shaulites from Shaul. 14 These are the families of the Simeonites, 22,200 people. 15 The sons of Gad by their families were the family of the Zephonites from Zephon, the family of the Haggites from Haggi, the family of the Shunites from Shuni, 16 the family of the Oznites from Ozni, the family of the Erites from Eri, 17 the family of the Arodites from Arod, and the family of the Arelites from Areli. 18 These are the families of the sons of Gad. Their number was 40,500.
19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan. But Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 The sons of Judah by their families were the family of the Shelanites from Shelah, the family of the Perezites from Perez, and the family of the Zerahites from Zerah. 21 The sons of Perez were the family of the Hezronites from Hezron, and the family of the Hamulites from Hamul. 22 These are the families of Judah. Their number was 76,500.
23 The sons of Issachar by their families were the family of the Tolaites from Tola, the family of the Punites from Puvah, 24 the family of the Jashubites from Jashub, and the family of the Shimronites from Shimron. 25 These are the families of Issachar. Their number was 64,300.
26 The sons of Zebulun by their families were the family of the Seredites from Sered, the family of the Elonites from Elon, and the family of the Jahleelites from Jahleel. 27 These are the families of the Zebulunites. Their number was 60,500.
28 The sons of Joseph by their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 The sons of Manasseh were the family of the Machirites from Machir, and the family of the Gileadites from Gilead. Machir was the father of Gilead. 30 The sons of Gilead were the family of the Iezerites from Iezer, the family of the Helekites from Helek, 31 the family of the Asrielites from Asriel, the family of the Shechemites from Shechem, 32 the family of the Shemidaites from Shemida, and the family of the Hepherites from Hepher. 33 Hepher’s son Zelophehad had no sons, but only daughters. The names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. 34 These were the families of Manasseh. Their number was 52,700.
35 The sons of Ephraim by their families were the family of the Shuthelaites from Shuthelah, the family of the Becherites from Becher, and the family of the Tahanites from Tahan. 36 The sons of Shuthelah were the family of the Eranites from Eran. 37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim. Their number was 32,500. These are the sons of Joseph by their families.
38 The sons of Benjamin by their families were the family of the Belaites from Bela, the family of the Ashbelites from Ashbel, the family of the Ahiramites from Ahiram, 39 the family of the Shuphamites from Shupham, and the family of the Huphamites from Hupham. 40 The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman, the family of the Ardites from Ard, and the family of the Naamites from Naaman. 41 These are the sons of Benjamin by their families. Their number was 45,600.
42 The sons of Dan by their families were the family of the Shuhamites from Shuham. These are the families of Dan by their families. 43 The number of all the families of the Shuhamites was 64,400.
44 The sons of Asher by their families were the family of the Imnites from Imnah, the family of the Ishvites from Ishvi, and the family of the Beriites from Beriah. 45 The sons of Beriah were the family of the Heberites from Heber, and the family of the Malchielites from Malchiel. 46 The name of Asher’s daughter was Serah. 47 These are the families of the sons of Asher. Their number was 53,400.
48 The sons of Naphtali by their families were the family of the Jahzeelites from Jahzeel, the family of the Gunites from Guni, 49 the family of the Jezerites from Jezer, and the family of the Shillemites from Shillem. 50 These are the families of Naphtali by their families. Their number was 45,400.
51 Those who were numbered of the sons of Israel were 601,730.
52 The Lord said to Moses, 53 “The land will be divided among these people by the number of names. 54 Give more land to the larger group. Give less land to the smaller group. Each family should be given land by the number of its people. 55 But the land should be divided by drawing names. They will receive their land by the names of the families of their fathers. 56 The land will be divided between the larger and smaller groups by the names that are drawn.”
57 Those who were numbered of the Levites by their families were the family of the Gershonites from Gershon, the family of the Kohathites from Kohath, and the family of the Merarites from Merari. 58 The families of Levi were the Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, and the Korahites. Kohath was the father of Amram. 59 The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi. She was born to Levi in Egypt. And she gave birth to Amram’s children, Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam. 60 Aaron was the father of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61 But Nadab and Abihu died when they burned fire that was not holy before the Lord. 62 The number of all of their males a month old and older was 23,000. For they were not numbered among the people of Israel, because no land was given to them among the people of Israel.
63 These are the people who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the religious leader. They numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. 64 But among all these was not one of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the religious leader when the people of Israel were numbered in the Desert of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, “For sure they will die in the desert.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Zelophehad’s Daughters
27 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. 2 They stood in front of Moses and Eleazar the religious leader, and the leaders, and all the people at the door of the meeting tent. The daughters said, 3 “Our father died in the desert. He was not one of those who gathered together with Korah against the Lord. But he died for his own sin, and he had no sons. 4 Why should the name of our father be taken away from his family because he had no son? Give us land among our father’s brothers.”
5 Moses asked the Lord what should be done. 6 Then the Lord said to Moses, 7 “The daughters of Zelophehad are right in what they say. Be sure to give them their own land among their father’s brothers. Give them what would have been given to their father. 8 And say to the people of Israel, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then give what belongs to him to his daughter. 9 If he has no daughter, then give what belongs to him to his brothers. 10 If he has no brothers, give what belongs to him to his father’s brothers. 11 And if his father has no brothers, then you must give what belongs to him to the nearest person in his own family and it will be his. This will be a Law to the people of Israel, just as the Lord told Moses.’”
Joshua Takes over from Moses
12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up to this mountain of Abarim, and see the land I have given to the people of Israel. 13 When you have seen it, you will be buried with your people as Aaron your brother was. 14 For you went against My Word when the people complained in the Desert of Zin. You should have honored Me as holy at the waters in front of their eyes.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the Desert of Zin.)
15 Moses said to the Lord, 16 “May the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, choose a man to lead the people. 17 Let this man go out and come in before them. Let him lead them out and bring them in. Then the people of the Lord may not be like sheep which have no shepherd.” 18 So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him. 19 Have him stand in front of Eleazar the religious leader and in front of all the people. Let them see you give him the work he must do. 20 Give some of your power to him so all the people of Israel will obey him. 21 He will stand in front of Eleazar the religious leader, who will learn My will for him by using the Urim. At his word, both he and all the people of Israel will go out and at his word, they will come in.” 22 Moses did just as the Lord told him. He took Joshua and had him stand in front of Eleazar the religious leader, and in front of all the people. 23 Then he laid his hands on him and gave him the work he must do, just as the Lord had said through Moses.
Daily Gifts on the Altar
28 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell the people of Israel, ‘Be careful to bring My gift, My food for My gifts by fire, as a pleasing smell to me, at the right time.’ 3 And say to them, ‘This is the gift by fire which you must give to the Lord. Give two perfect male lambs one year old, as a burnt gift every day. 4 Give one lamb in the morning, and the other lamb in the evening. 5 And give a tenth part of a basket of fine flour for a grain gift, mixed with a fourth part of a jar of beaten oil. 6 It is a burnt gift which was set apart at Mount Sinai as a pleasing smell, a gift by fire always to the Lord. 7 Its drink gift will be a fourth part of a jar for each lamb. Pour out a drink gift of strong drink to the Lord in the holy place. 8 Give the other lamb in the evening. Like the grain gift of the morning, and like its drink gift, you will give it as a gift by fire. It is a pleasing smell to the Lord.
Day of Rest Gifts
9 ‘On the Day of Rest give a gift of two perfect male lambs one year old. With it give two-tenths part of a basket of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift, and its drink gift. 10 The burnt gift of every Day of Rest is to be added to the burnt gift which is always given and its drink gift.
Gifts Each Month
11 ‘Then you must give a burnt gift to the Lord at the beginning of your months. Give two bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs one year old that are perfect. 12 Give three-tenths part of a basket of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift for each bull. Give two-tenths part of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift for the one ram. 13 And give a tenth part of a basket of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain gift for each lamb. They are to be given for a burnt gift of a pleasing smell, a gift by fire to the Lord. 14 Their drink gifts will be half a jar of wine for a bull, a third of a jar for the ram, and a fourth part of a jar for a lamb. This is the burnt gift of each month for all the months of the year. 15 And give one male goat for a sin gift to the Lord. It will be given with its drink gift, besides each day’s burnt gift.
Gifts at Passover
16 ‘The fourteenth day of the first month will be the Lord’s Passover. 17 A special supper will be on the fifteenth day of this month. Bread without yeast will be eaten for seven days. 18 On the first day will be a holy gathering. You must do no hard work. 19 You will give a gift by fire, a burnt gift to the Lord. It will be two bulls, one ram, and seven perfect male lambs one year old. 20 And give fine flour mixed with oil for their grain gift. Give three-tenths part of a basket for a bull, two-tenths part for a ram, 21 and a tenth part of a basket for each of the seven lambs. 22 Then give one male goat for a sin gift, to pay for your sins. 23 Give these besides the burnt gift of the morning, which is each day’s burnt gift. 24 Give the food of the gift by fire in this way each day for seven days, as a pleasing smell to the Lord. Give it with its drink gift, besides each day’s burnt gift. 25 And on the seventh day you will have a holy gathering. You must do no hard work.
Gifts at Supper of Weeks
26 ‘You will have a holy gathering on the day of the first-fruits also. This is when you will bring a gift of new grain to the Lord in your Special Supper of Weeks. You must do no hard work. 27 And you will give for a pleasing smell to the Lord a burnt gift of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs one year old. 28 Give fine flour mixed with oil for their grain gift. Give three-tenths part of a basket for each bull, two-tenths part for the one ram, 29 and a tenth part for each of the seven lambs. 30 And give one male goat to pay for your sins. 31 These gifts should be besides each day’s burnt gift and its grain gift. Give them with their drink gifts. The animals must be perfect.
The Feeding of the Four Thousand (A)
8 In those days many people were gathered together. They had nothing to eat. Jesus called His followers to Him and said, 2 “I pity these people because they have been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them home without food, they may be too weak as they go. Many of them have come a long way.”
4 His followers said to Him, “Where can anyone get enough bread for them here in this desert?” 5 He asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” They said, “Seven.” 6 Then He told the people to sit down on the ground. Jesus took the seven loaves of bread and gave thanks to God. He broke the loaves and gave them to His followers to give to the people. The followers gave the bread to them. 7 They had a few small fish also. He gave thanks to God and told the followers to give the fish to them. 8 They all ate and were filled. They picked up seven baskets full of pieces of bread and fish after the people were finished eating. 9 About four thousand ate. Then Jesus sent the people away.
The Proud Religious Law-Keepers Ask for Something Special to See (B)
10 At once Jesus got in a boat with His followers and came to the country of Dalmanutha. 11 The proud religious law-keepers came and began to ask Him for something special to see from heaven. They wanted to trap Jesus. 12 He breathed deep within and said, “Why do the people of this day look for something special to see? For sure, I tell you, the people of this day will have nothing special to see from heaven.” 13 Then He left them. He got in the boat and went to the other side of the sea.
Jesus Shows That the Teaching of the Proud Religious Law-Keepers Is Wrong (C)
14 The followers had forgotten to take bread, only one loaf was in the boat. 15 He said to them, “Look out! Have nothing to do with the yeast of the proud religious law-keepers and of Herod.” 16 They talked about it among themselves. They said, “He said this because we forgot to bring bread.” 17 Jesus knew what they were thinking. He said to them, “Why are you talking among yourselves about forgetting to bring bread? Do you not understand? Is it not plain to you? Are your hearts still hard? 18 You have eyes, do you not see? You have ears, do you not hear? Do you not remember? 19 When I divided the five loaves of bread among the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They said, “Twelve.” 20 “When I divided the seven loaves of bread among the four thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They said, “Seven.” 21 Then He asked, “Why do you not understand yet?”
Jesus Heals a Blind Man
22 Then they came to the town of Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to Jesus. They asked if He would touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand out of town. Then He spit on the eyes of the blind man and put His hands on him. He asked, “Do you see anything?” 24 The blind man looked up and said, “I see some men. They look like trees, walking.” 25 Jesus put His hands on the man’s eyes again and told him to look up. Then he was healed and saw everything well. 26 Jesus sent him to his home and said, “Do not go into the town, *or tell it to anyone there.”
Peter Says Jesus Is the Christ (D)
27 Jesus and His followers went from there to the towns of Caesarea Philippi. As they went, He asked His followers, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 They answered, “Some say John the Baptist and some say Elijah and others say one of the early preachers.” 29 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said, “You are the Christ.” 30 He told them with strong words that they should tell no one about Him.
Jesus Tells of His Death for the First Time (E)
31 He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things. He told them that the leaders and the religious leaders of the Jews and the teachers of the Law would have nothing to do with Him. He told them He would be killed and three days later He would be raised from the dead.
32 He had said this in plain words. Peter took Him away from the others and began to speak sharp words to Him. 33 Jesus turned around. He looked at His followers and spoke sharp words to Peter. He said, “Get behind Me, Satan! Your thoughts are not thoughts from God but from men.”
Giving Up Self and One’s Own Desires
34 Jesus called the people and His followers to Him. He said to them, “If anyone wants to be My follower, he must give up himself and his own desires. He must take up his cross and follow Me. 35 If anyone wants to keep his own life safe, he will lose it. If anyone gives up his life because of Me and because of the Good News, he will save it. 36 For what does a man have if he gets all the world and loses his own soul? 37 What can a man give to buy back his soul? 38 Whoever is ashamed of Me and My Words among the sinful people of this day, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in the shining-greatness of His Father and His holy angels.”
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