Numbers 26

The Numbering of Israel in Moab
1	And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Ele-a’zar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
2	Take the sum Num. 1.1-46 of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers’ house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.
3	And Moses and Ele-a’zar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
4	Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt.
5	¶ Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Ha’nochites: of Pallu, the family of the Pal’lu-ites:
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 they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
8	And the sons of Pallu; Eli’ab.
9	And the sons of Eli’ab; Nem’u-el, and Dathan, and Abi’ram. This is that Dathan and Abi’ram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:
10	and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
11	Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
12	¶ The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nem’u-el, the family of the Nem’u-elites: of Jamin, the family of the Ja’minites: of Jachin, the family of the Ja’chinites:
13	of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Sha’ul, the family of the Sha’ulites.
14	These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.
15	¶ The children of Gad after 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 Arod, the family of the Ar’odites: of Ar’eli, the family of the Ar’elites.
18	These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and 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 after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the She’lanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
21	And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hez’ronites: of Hamul, the family of the Ha’mulites.
22	These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.
23	¶ Of the sons of Is’sachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the To’laites: of Pu’a, the family of the Punites:
24	of Jashub, the family of the Ja’shubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shim’ronites.
25	These are the families of Is’sachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.
26	¶ Of the sons of Zeb’ulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the E’lonites: of Jah’leel, the family of the Jah’leelites.
27	These are the families of the Zeb’ulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.
28	¶ The sons of Joseph after their families were Manas’seh and E’phra-im.
29	Of the sons of Manas’seh: of Machir, the family of the Ma’chirites: and Machir begat Gil’e-ad: of Gil’e-ad come the family of the Gil’e-adites.
30	These are the sons of Gil’e-ad: of Je-e’zer, the family of the Je-e’zerites: of Helek, the family of the He’lekites:
31	and of As’ri-el, the family of the As’ri-elites: and of Shechem, the family of the She’chemites:
32	and of Shemi’da, the family of the Shemi’da-ites: and of Hepher, the family of the He’pherites.
33	And Zelo’phehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelo’phehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
34	These are the families of Manas’seh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.
35	¶ These are the sons of E’phra-im after their families: of Shuthe’lah, the family of the Shu’thalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Ta’hanites.
36	And these are the sons of Shuthe’lah: of Eran, the family of the E’ranites.
37	These are the families of the sons of E’phra-im according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
38	¶ The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Be’laites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ash’belites: of Ahi’ram, the family of the Ahi’ramites:
39	of Shupham, 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 Ardites: and of Na’aman, the family of the Na’amites.
41	These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.
42	¶ These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shu’hamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.
43	All the families of the Shu’hamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.
44	¶ Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jes’u-i, the family of the Jes’u-ites: 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 Sarah.
47	These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
48	¶ Of the sons of Naph’tali after their families: of Jah’zeel, the family of the Jah’zeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
49	of Jezer, the family of the Jez’erites: of Shillem, the family of the Shil’lemites.
50	These are the families of Naph’tali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.
51	¶ These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
The Land to Be Divided by Lot
52	¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
53	Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
54	To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.
55	Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
56	According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few. Num. 34.13 · Josh. 14.1, 2
The Tribe of Levi
57	¶ And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Ger’shonites: of Kohath, the family of the Ko’hathites: of Mera’ri, the family of the Mera’rites.
58	These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the He’bronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Ko’rathites. And Kohath begat Amram.
59	And the name of Amram’s wife was Joch’ebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
60	And unto Aaron was born Nadab and Abi’hu, Ele-a’zar and Ith’amar. Num. 3.2
61	And Nadab and Abi’hu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD. Lev. 10.1, 2 · Num. 3.4
62	And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.
Only Caleb and Joshua Survive
63	¶ These are they that were numbered by Moses and Ele-a’zar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
64	But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Si’nai.
65	For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. Num. 14.26-35 And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephun’neh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

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