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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:
“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.”
“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, across from 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 above, just as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt.”
“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 was the firstborn of Israel. The children of Reuben were: 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: those who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty.
These were the clans of Reuben. Their registered troops numbered 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 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 together with Korah when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men; and they became a sign.
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.
Nevertheless the children of Korah did not die.
However, the sons of Korah did not die that day.
These are the families of the Simeonites: twenty-two thousand two hundred.
These were the clans of Simeon. Their registered troops numbered 22,200.
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.
The Oznite clan, named after their ancestor Ozni.
The Erite clan, named after their ancestor Eri.
The Erite clan, named after their ancestor Eri.
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. Their registered troops numbered 40,500.
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and 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.
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.
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.
And 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: seventy-six thousand five hundred.
These were the clans of Judah. Their registered troops numbered 76,500.
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: sixty-four thousand three hundred.
These were the clans of Issachar. Their registered troops numbered 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 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: sixty thousand five hundred.
These were the clans of Zebulun. Their registered troops numbered 60,500.
The sons of Joseph according to their families, by Manasseh and Ephraim, were:
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 begot 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 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.
of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; 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.
of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; 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 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 fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
These were the clans of Manasseh. Their registered troops numbered 52,700.
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.
And 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: 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. 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 were: 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.
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. Their registered troops numbered 45,600.
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 sixty-four thousand four hundred.
These were the Shuhamite clans of Dan. Their registered troops numbered 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 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: fifty-three thousand four hundred.
These were the clans of Asher. Their registered troops numbered 53,400.
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 forty-five thousand four hundred.
These were the clans of Naphtali. Their registered troops numbered 45,400.
These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.
Results of the Registration
In summary, the registered troops of all Israel numbered 601,730.
“To these the land shall be divided as 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 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.
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 inherit 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 lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller.”
Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal 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.
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 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.
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 to Amram she bore 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.
And Nadab and Abihu died when they offered profane 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.
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.
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 children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from 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 when they numbered the children 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.” 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 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.