Numbers 26 — FBV

26Verse 1After the plague was over, the Lord told Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,^{Verse 2}“Census all the Israelites by family—all those twenty years of age or older who are eligible for military service in the army of Israel.”^{Verse 3}There on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan opposite Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest gave the order,^{Verse 4}“Census the men twenty years of age or older, following the instructions the Lord gave to Moses.” The following is the genealogical record of those who left the land of Egypt.^{Verse 5}These were the descendants of Reuben, Israel's firstborn: Hanoch, ancestor of the Hanochite family; Pallu, ancestor of the Palluite family;^{Verse 6}Hezron, ancestor of the Hezronite family; and Carmi, ancestor of the Carmite family.^{Verse 7}These were the families descended from Reuben and they numbered 43,730.^{Verse 8}Pallu's son was Eliab,^{Verse 9}and Eliab's sons were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. (It was Dathan and Abiram, leaders chosen by the Israelites, who joined the rebellion against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah when they rebelled against the Lord.^{Verse 10}The earth opened up and swallowed them down, along with Korah. His followers died when the fire burned up 250 men. What happened to them was a warning to the Israelites.^{Verse 11}But Korah's sons didn't die.)^{Verse 12}These were the descendants of Simeon by family: Nemuel,⁺ancestor of the Nemuelite family; Jamin, ancestor of the Jaminite family; Jachin, ancestor of the Jachinite family;^{Verse 13}Zerah,⁺ancestor of the Zerahite family; and Shaul, ancestor of the Shaulite family.^{Verse 14}These were the families descended from Simeon and they numbered 22,200.^{Verse 15}These were the descendants of Gad by family: Zephon,⁺ancestor of the Zephonite family; Haggi, ancestor of the Haggite family; Shuni, ancestor of the Shunite family;^{Verse 16}Ozni, ancestor of the Oznite family; Eri, ancestor of the Erite family;^{Verse 17}Arod,⁺ancestor of the Arodite family; Areli, ancestor of the Arelite family.^{Verse 18}These were the families descended from Gad and they numbered 40,500.^{Verse 19}The sons of Judah who died in Canaan were Er and Onan. These were the descendants of Judah by family:^{Verse 20}Shelah, ancestor of the Shelanite family; Perez, ancestor of the Perezite family; Zerah, ancestor of the Zerahite family.^{Verse 21}These were the descendants of Perez: Hezron, ancestor of the Hezronite family; and Hamul, ancestor of the Hamulite family.^{Verse 22}These were the families descended from Judah and they numbered 76,500.^{Verse 23}These were the descendants of Issachar by family: Tola, ancestor of the Tolaite family; Puvah,⁺ancestor of the Punite family;^{Verse 24}Jashub, ancestor of the Jashubite family; and Shimron, ancestor of the Shimronite family.^{Verse 25}These were the families descended from Isaachar and they numbered 64,300.^{Verse 26}These were the descendants of Zebulun by family: Sered, ancestor of the Seredite family; Elon, ancestor of the Elonite family; and Jahleel, ancestor of the Jahleelite family.^{Verse 27}These were the families descended from Zebulun, and they numbered 60,500.^{Verse 28}These were descendants of Joseph by family through Manasseh and Ephraim:^{Verse 29}The descendants of Manasseh: Machir (he was the father of Gilead), ancestor of the Machirite family; and Gilead, ancestor of the Gileadite family.^{Verse 30}The descendants of Gilead: Iezer, ancestor of the Iezerite family; Helek, ancestor of the Helekite family;^{Verse 31}Asriel, ancestor of the Asrielite family; Shechem, ancestor of the Shechemite family;^{Verse 32}Shemida, ancestor of the Shemidaite family; and Hepher, ancestor of the Hepherite family.^{Verse 33}(Zelophehad, son of Hepher, didn't have any sons, only daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.)^{Verse 34}These were the families descended from Manasseh, and they numbered 52,700.^{Verse 35}These were the descendants of Ephraim by family: Shuthelah, ancestor of the Shuthelahite family; Becher, ancestor of the Becherite family; and Tahan, ancestor of the Tahanite family.^{Verse 36}The descendant of Shuthelah was Eran, ancestor of the Eranite family.^{Verse 37}These were the families descended from Ephraim, and they numbered 32,500. These families were the descendants of Joseph.^{Verse 38}These were the descendants of Benjamin by family: Bela, ancestor of the Belaite family; Ashbel, ancestor of the Ashbelite family; Ahiram, ancestor of the Ahiramite family;^{Verse 39}Shupham,⁺ancestor of the Shuphamite family; and Hupham, ancestor of the Huphamite family.^{Verse 40}The descendants of Bela were Ard, ancestor of the Ardite family; and Naaman, ancestor of the Naamite family.^{Verse 41}These were the families descended from Benjamin, and they numbered 45,600.^{Verse 42}These were the descendants of Dan by family: Shuham, ancestor of the Shuhamite families.^{Verse 43}They were all Shuhamite families, and they numbered 64,400.^{Verse 44}These were the descendants of Asher by family: Imnah, ancestor of the Imnite family; Ishvi, ancestor of the Ishvite family; and Beriah, ancestor of the Beriite family.^{Verse 45}The descendants of Beriah were Heber, ancestor of the Heberite family; and Malchiel, ancestor of the Malchielite family.^{Verse 46}The name of Asher's daughter was Serah.^{Verse 47}These were the families descended from Asher, and they numbered 53,400.^{Verse 48}These were the descendants of Naphtali by family: Jahzeel, ancestor of the Jahzeelite family; Guni, ancestor of the Gunite family;^{Verse 49}Jezer, ancestor of the Jezerite family; and Shillem, ancestor of the Sheillemite family.^{Verse 50}These were the families descended from Naphtali, and they numbered 45,400.^{Verse 51}The total of all those counted was 601,730.^{Verse 52}The Lord told Moses,^{Verse 53}“Divide the land that is to be owned based on the number of those censused.^{Verse 54}Give a larger area of land to a larger tribe, and a smaller area to a smaller tribe. Each tribe shall receive their allotment of land depending on their number counted in the census.^{Verse 55}The land has to be divided up by casting lots. Everyone shall receive their allotted land based on the name of their ancestor's tribe.^{Verse 56}Every allocation of land is to be divided by casting lots among the tribes, whether large or small.”^{Verse 57}These were the Levites censused by family: Gershon, ancestor of the Gershonite family; Kohath, ancestor of the Kohathite family; and Merari, ancestor of the Merarite family.^{Verse 58}The following were the families of the Levites: the Libnite family, the Hebronite family, the Mahlite family, the Mushite family, and the Korahite family. Kohath was the father of Amram,^{Verse 59}and the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed. She was a descendant of Levi, born while the Levites were in Egypt. She had children with Amram: Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.^{Verse 60}Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar,^{Verse 61}but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered forbidden fire in the Lord's presence.^{Verse 62}The number of the Levites censused totaled 23,000. This included every male one month old or older. However, they were not counted with the other Israelites, because no land allotment was given to them with the other Israelites.^{Verse 63}This is the record of those who were censused by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan opposite Jericho.^{Verse 64}However, they did not include a single one who had previously been censused by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Sinai Desert,^{Verse 65}because the Lord had told them that they would all die in the desert. No one was left except Caleb, son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, son of Nun.