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Census of a New Generation
Then it came about after the plague, that the LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
Then it came about after the plague, that the LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
“Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ households, whoever is able to go out to war in Israel.”
“From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their families. List all the men twenty years old or older who are able to go to war.”
So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
So there on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued these instructions to the leaders of Israel:
“Take a census of the people from twenty years old and upward, as the LORD has commanded Moses.”
Now the sons of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt were:
Now the sons of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt were:
“List all the men of Israel twenty years old and older, just as the LORD commanded Moses.”
This is the record of all the descendants of Israel who came out of Egypt.
This is the record of all the descendants of Israel who came out of Egypt.
Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
The Hezronite clan, named after their ancestor Hezron.
The Carmite clan, named after their ancestor Carmi.
The Carmite clan, named after their ancestor Carmi.
These are the families of the Reubenites, and those who were numbered of them were 43,730.
These were the clans of Reuben. Their registered troops numbered 43,730.
The sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD,
and Eliab was the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. This Dathan and Abiram are the same community leaders who conspired with Korah against Moses and Aaron, rebelling against the LORD.
and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured 250 men, so that they became a warning.
But the earth opened up its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, and fire devoured 250 of their followers. This served as a warning to the entire nation of Israel.
The sons of Simeon according to their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;
of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
These are the families of the Simeonites, 22,200.
These were the clans of Simeon. Their registered troops numbered 22,200.
The sons of Gad according to their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;
The Tribe of Gad
These were the clans descended from the sons of Gad:
The Zephonite clan, named after their ancestor Zephon.
The Haggite clan, named after their ancestor Haggi.
The Shunite clan, named after their ancestor Shuni.
of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;
The Oznite clan, named after their ancestor Ozni.
The Erite clan, named after their ancestor Eri.
The Erite clan, named after their ancestor Eri.
of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, 40,500.
These were the clans of Gad. Their registered troops numbered 40,500.
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
The Tribe of Judah
Judah had two sons, Er and Onan, who had died in the land of Canaan.
The sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
These were the clans descended from Judah’s surviving sons:
The Shelanite clan, named after their ancestor Shelah.
The Perezite clan, named after their ancestor Perez.
The Zerahite clan, named after their ancestor Zerah.
The Shelanite clan, named after their ancestor Shelah.
The Perezite clan, named after their ancestor Perez.
The Zerahite clan, named after their ancestor Zerah.
The sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
These were the subclans descended from the Perezites:
The Hezronites, named after their ancestor Hezron.
The Hamulites, named after their ancestor Hamul.
The Hezronites, named after their ancestor Hezron.
The Hamulites, named after their ancestor Hamul.
These are the families of Judah according to those who were numbered of them, 76,500.
These were the clans of Judah. Their registered troops numbered 76,500.
The sons of Issachar according to their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
The Jashubite clan, named after their ancestor Jashub.
The Shimronite clan, named after their ancestor Shimron.
The Shimronite clan, named after their ancestor Shimron.
These are the families of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them, 64,300.
These were the clans of Issachar. Their registered troops numbered 64,300.
The sons of Zebulun according to their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
The Tribe of Zebulun
These were the clans descended from the sons of Zebulun:
The Seredite clan, named after their ancestor Sered.
The Elonite clan, named after their ancestor Elon.
The Jahleelite clan, named after their ancestor Jahleel.
These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them, 60,500.
These were the clans of Zebulun. Their registered troops numbered 60,500.
The sons of Joseph according to their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
The Tribe of Manasseh
Two clans were descended from Joseph through Manasseh and Ephraim.
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
These were the clans descended from Manasseh:
The Makirite clan, named after their ancestor Makir.
The Gileadite clan, named after their ancestor Gilead, Makir’s son.
The Makirite clan, named after their ancestor Makir.
The Gileadite clan, named after their ancestor Gilead, Makir’s son.
These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;
These were the subclans descended from the Gileadites:
The Iezerites, named after their ancestor Iezer.
The Helekites, named after their ancestor Helek.
The Iezerites, named after their ancestor Iezer.
The Helekites, named after their ancestor Helek.
and of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
The Asrielites, named after their ancestor Asriel.
The Shechemites, named after their ancestor Shechem.
The Shechemites, named after their ancestor Shechem.
and of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
The Shemidaites, named after their ancestor Shemida.
The Hepherites, named after their ancestor Hepher.
The Hepherites, named after their ancestor Hepher.
Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.
(One of Hepher’s descendants, Zelophehad, had no sons, but his daughters’ names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.)
These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were 52,700.
These were the clans of Manasseh. Their registered troops numbered 52,700.
These are the sons of Ephraim according to their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
The Tribe of Ephraim
These were the clans descended from the sons of Ephraim:
The Shuthelahite clan, named after their ancestor Shuthelah.
The Bekerite clan, named after their ancestor Beker.
The Tahanite clan, named after their ancestor Tahan.
These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
This was the subclan descended from the Shuthelahites:
The Eranites, named after their ancestor Eran.
The Eranites, named after their ancestor Eran.
These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them, 32,500. These are the sons of Joseph according to their families.
These were the clans of Ephraim. Their registered troops numbered 32,500.
These clans of Manasseh and Ephraim were all descendants of Joseph.
These clans of Manasseh and Ephraim were all descendants of Joseph.
The sons of Benjamin according to their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
The Tribe of Benjamin
These were the clans descended from the sons of Benjamin:
The Belaite clan, named after their ancestor Bela.
The Ashbelite clan, named after their ancestor Ashbel.
The Ahiramite clan, named after their ancestor Ahiram.
of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
These are the sons of Benjamin according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were 45,600.
These were the clans of Benjamin. Their registered troops numbered 45,600.
These are the sons of Dan according to their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan according to their families.
The Tribe of Dan
These were the clans descended from the sons of Dan:
The Shuhamite clan, named after their ancestor Shuham.
All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were 64,400.
These were the Shuhamite clans of Dan. Their registered troops numbered 64,400.
The sons of Asher according to their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.
The Tribe of Asher
These were the clans descended from the sons of Asher:
The Imnite clan, named after their ancestor Imnah.
The Ishvite clan, named after their ancestor Ishvi.
The Beriite clan, named after their ancestor Beriah.
Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
These were the subclans descended from the Beriites:
The Heberites, named after their ancestor Heber.
The Malkielites, named after their ancestor Malkiel.
The Heberites, named after their ancestor Heber.
The Malkielites, named after their ancestor Malkiel.
These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them, 53,400.
These were the clans of Asher. Their registered troops numbered 53,400.
The sons of Naphtali according to their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;
The Tribe of Naphtali
These were the clans descended from the sons of Naphtali:
The Jahzeelite clan, named after their ancestor Jahzeel.
The Gunite clan, named after their ancestor Guni.
of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
The Jezerite clan, named after their ancestor Jezer.
The Shillemite clan, named after their ancestor Shillem.
The Shillemite clan, named after their ancestor Shillem.
These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were 45,400.
These were the clans of Naphtali. Their registered troops numbered 45,400.
These are those who were numbered of the sons of Israel, 601,730.
Results of the Registration
In summary, the registered troops of all Israel numbered 601,730.
“Among these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
“Divide the land among the tribes, and distribute the grants of land in proportion to the tribes’ populations, as indicated by the number of names on the list.
“To the larger group you shall increase their inheritance, and to the smaller group you shall diminish their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance according to those who were numbered of them.
Give the larger tribes more land and the smaller tribes less land, each group receiving a grant in proportion to the size of its population.
“But the land shall be divided by lot. They shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
But you must assign the land by lot, and give land to each ancestral tribe according to the number of names on the list.
“According to the selection by lot, their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller groups.”
Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups.”
These are those who were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
The Tribe of Levi
This is the record of the Levites who were counted according to their clans:
The Gershonite clan, named after their ancestor Gershon.
The Kohathite clan, named after their ancestor Kohath.
The Merarite clan, named after their ancestor Merari.
These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram.
The Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, and the Korahites were all subclans of the Levites.
Now Kohath was the ancestor of Amram,
Now Kohath was the ancestor of Amram,
The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and she bore to Amram: Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam.
and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She also was a descendant of Levi, born among the Levites in the land of Egypt. Amram and Jochebed became the parents of Aaron, Moses, and their sister, Miriam.
To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
To Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the LORD.
But Nadab and Abihu died when they burned before the LORD the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded.
Those who were numbered of them were 23,000, every male from a month old and upward, for they were not numbered among the sons of Israel since no inheritance was given to them among the sons of Israel.
The men from the Levite clans who were one month old or older numbered 23,000. But the Levites were not included in the registration of the rest of the people of Israel because they were not given an allotment of land when it was divided among the Israelites.
These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
So these are the results of the registration of the people of Israel as conducted by Moses and Eleazar the priest on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.
But among these there was not a man of those who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.
Not one person on this list had been among those listed in the previous registration taken by Moses and Aaron in the wilderness of Sinai.
For the LORD had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” And not a man was left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.
For the LORD had said of them, “They will all die in the wilderness.” Not one of them survived except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.