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The Second Census of Israel
And it came to pass, after the plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying:
And it came to pass, after the plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying:
The Second Census
After the plague the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest,
After the plague the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest,
“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel from twenty years old and above, by their fathers’ houses, all who are able to go to war in Israel.”
“Take a census of the whole Israelite community by families — all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army of Israel.”
So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying:
So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said,
“Take a census of the people from twenty years old and above, just as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt.”
“Take a census of the men twenty years old or more, as the Lord commanded Moses.”
These were the Israelites who came out of Egypt:
These were the Israelites who came out of Egypt:
Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The children of Reuben were: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were:
through Hanok, the Hanokite clan;
through Pallu, the Palluite clan;
through Hanok, the Hanokite clan;
through Pallu, the Palluite clan;
of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
through Hezron, the Hezronite clan;
through Karmi, the Karmite clan.
through Karmi, the Karmite clan.
These are the families of the Reubenites: those who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty.
These were the clans of Reuben; those numbered were 43,730.
The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram, representatives of the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the Lord;
and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. The same Dathan and Abiram were the community officials who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah’s followers when they rebelled against the Lord.
and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men; and they became a sign.
The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men. And they served as a warning sign.
The descendants of Simeon by their clans were:
through Nemuel, the Nemuelite clan;
through Jamin, the Jaminite clan;
through Jakin, the Jakinite clan;
through Nemuel, the Nemuelite clan;
through Jamin, the Jaminite clan;
through Jakin, the Jakinite clan;
through Zerah, the Zerahite clan;
through Shaul, the Shaulite clan.
through Shaul, the Shaulite clan.
These are the families of the Simeonites: twenty-two thousand two hundred.
These were the clans of Simeon; those numbered were 22,200.
The descendants of Gad by their clans were:
through Zephon, the Zephonite clan;
through Haggi, the Haggite clan;
through Shuni, the Shunite clan;
through Zephon, the Zephonite clan;
through Haggi, the Haggite clan;
through Shuni, the Shunite clan;
through Ozni, the Oznite clan;
through Eri, the Erite clan;
through Eri, the Erite clan;
These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them: forty thousand five hundred.
These were the clans of Gad; those numbered were 40,500.
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
Er and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan.
And the sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Parzites; of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
The descendants of Judah by their clans were:
through Shelah, the Shelanite clan;
through Perez, the Perezite clan;
through Zerah, the Zerahite clan.
through Shelah, the Shelanite clan;
through Perez, the Perezite clan;
through Zerah, the Zerahite clan.
And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
The descendants of Perez were:
through Hezron, the Hezronite clan;
through Hamul, the Hamulite clan.
through Hezron, the Hezronite clan;
through Hamul, the Hamulite clan.
These are the families of Judah according to those who were numbered of them: seventy-six thousand five hundred.
These were the clans of Judah; those numbered were 76,500.
through Jashub, the Jashubite clan;
through Shimron, the Shimronite clan.
through Shimron, the Shimronite clan.
These are the families of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them: sixty-four thousand three hundred.
These were the clans of Issachar; those numbered were 64,300.
The sons of Zebulun according to their families were: of Sered, the family of the Sardites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
The descendants of Zebulun by their clans were:
through Sered, the Seredite clan;
through Elon, the Elonite clan;
through Jahleel, the Jahleelite clan.
through Sered, the Seredite clan;
through Elon, the Elonite clan;
through Jahleel, the Jahleelite clan.
These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them: sixty thousand five hundred.
These were the clans of Zebulun; those numbered were 60,500.
The sons of Joseph according to their families, by Manasseh and Ephraim, were:
The descendants of Joseph by their clans through Manasseh and Ephraim were:
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
The descendants of Manasseh:
through Makir, the Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead);
through Gilead, the Gileadite clan.
through Makir, the Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead);
through Gilead, the Gileadite clan.
These were the descendants of Gilead:
through Iezer, the Iezerite clan;
through Helek, the Helekite clan;
through Iezer, the Iezerite clan;
through Helek, the Helekite clan;
of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
through Asriel, the Asrielite clan;
through Shechem, the Shechemite clan;
through Shechem, the Shechemite clan;
of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
through Shemida, the Shemidaite clan;
through Hepher, the Hepherite clan.
through Hepher, the Hepherite clan.
Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
(Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons; he had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah.)
These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
These were the clans of Manasseh; those numbered were 52,700.
These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans:
through Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan;
through Beker, the Bekerite clan;
through Tahan, the Tahanite clan.
through Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan;
through Beker, the Bekerite clan;
through Tahan, the Tahanite clan.
And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
These were the descendants of Shuthelah:
through Eran, the Eranite clan.
through Eran, the Eranite clan.
These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them: thirty-two thousand five hundred.
These are the sons of Joseph according to their families.
These are the sons of Joseph according to their families.
These were the clans of Ephraim; those numbered were 32,500.
These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.
These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.
The sons of Benjamin according to their families were: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
The descendants of Benjamin by their clans were:
through Bela, the Belaite clan;
through Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan;
through Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan;
through Bela, the Belaite clan;
through Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan;
through Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan;
These are the sons of Benjamin according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.
These were the clans of Benjamin; those numbered were 45,600.
These were the descendants of Dan by their clans:
through Shuham, the Shuhamite clan.
These were the clans of Dan:
through Shuham, the Shuhamite clan.
These were the clans of Dan:
All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.
All of them were Shuhamite clans; and those numbered were 64,400.
The sons of Asher according to their families were: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites; of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites; of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.
The descendants of Asher by their clans were:
through Imnah, the Imnite clan;
through Ishvi, the Ishvite clan;
through Beriah, the Beriite clan;
through Imnah, the Imnite clan;
through Ishvi, the Ishvite clan;
through Beriah, the Beriite clan;
Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
and through the descendants of Beriah:
through Heber, the Heberite clan;
through Malkiel, the Malkielite clan.
through Heber, the Heberite clan;
through Malkiel, the Malkielite clan.
These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them: fifty-three thousand four hundred.
These were the clans of Asher; those numbered were 53,400.
The descendants of Naphtali by their clans were:
through Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan;
through Guni, the Gunite clan;
through Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan;
through Guni, the Gunite clan;
of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
through Jezer, the Jezerite clan;
through Shillem, the Shillemite clan.
through Shillem, the Shillemite clan.
These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.
These were the clans of Naphtali; those numbered were 45,400.
These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.
The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730.
“To these the land shall be divided as an inheritance, according to the number of names.
“The land is to be allotted to them as an inheritance based on the number of names.
To a large tribe you shall give a larger inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a smaller inheritance. Each shall be given its inheritance according to those who were numbered of them.
To a larger group give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group a smaller one; each is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those listed.
But the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
Be sure that the land is distributed by lot. What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral tribe.
According to the lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller.”
Each inheritance is to be distributed by lot among the larger and smaller groups.”
And 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.
These were the Levites who were counted by their clans:
through Gershon, the Gershonite clan;
through Kohath, the Kohathite clan;
through Merari, the Merarite clan.
through Gershon, the Gershonite clan;
through Kohath, the Kohathite clan;
through Merari, the Merarite clan.
These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, and the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begot Amram.
These also were Levite clans:
the Libnite clan,
the Hebronite clan,
the Mahlite clan,
the Mushite clan,
the Korahite clan.
(Kohath was the forefather of Amram;
the Libnite clan,
the Hebronite clan,
the Mahlite clan,
the Mushite clan,
the Korahite clan.
(Kohath was the forefather of Amram;
The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam.
To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Aaron was the father of Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
And Nadab and Abihu died when they offered profane fire before the Lord.
But Nadab and Abihu died when they made an offering before the Lord with unauthorized fire.)
Now those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and above; for they were not numbered among the other children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given to them among the children of Israel.
All the male Levites a month old or more numbered 23,000. They were not counted along with the other Israelites because they received no inheritance among them.
These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.
These are the ones counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
But among these there was not a man of those who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they numbered the children of Israel in the Wilderness of Sinai.
Not one of them was among those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert of Sinai.
For the Lord had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” So there was not left a man of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.
For the Lord had told those Israelites they would surely die in the wilderness, and not one of them was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.