Chapter 26
1After the plague [had ended], AO said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
2“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all [those] twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”
3So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction,
4“[Take a census of the men] twenty years of age or older, as AO has commanded Moses.” And [these were] the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt:
5Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. [These were] the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,
6the Hezronite clan from Hezron [and] the Carmite clan from Carmi.
7These were the clans of Reuben and their registration numbered 43,730.
8Now the son of Pallu was Eliab
9and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against AO.
10And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.
11However, the line of Korah did not die out.
12[These were] the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,
13the Zerahite clan from Zerah, [and] the Shaulite clan from Shaul.
14These were the clans of Simeon [and there were] 22,200 men.
15[These were] the descendants of Gad by their clans: The Zephonite clan from Zephon, the Haggite clan from Haggi, the Shunite clan from Shuni,
16the Oznite clan from Ozni, the Erite clan from Eri,
17the Arodite clan from Arod [and] the Arelite clan from Areli.
18These [were] the clans of Gad and their registration numbered 40,500.
19The sons of Judah [were] Er and Onan but they died in the land of Canaan.
20These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez [and] the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
21And [these were] the descendants of Perez: the Herzonite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul.
22These [were] the clans of Judah and their registration numbered 76,500.
23[These were] the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,
24the Jashubite clan from Jashub [and] the Shimronite clan from Shimron.
25These [were] the clans of Issachar and their registration numbered 64,300.
26[These were] the descendants of Zebulun by their clans: The Seredite clan from Sered, the Elonite clan from Elon [and] the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.
27These [were] the clans of Zebulun and their registration numbered 60,500.
28The descendants of Joseph [included] the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim.
29[These were] the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead [and] the Gileadite clan from Gilead.
30These [were] the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,
31the Asrielite clan from Asriel, the Shechemite clan from Shechem,
32the Shemidaite clan from Shemida [and] the Hepherite clan from Hepher.
33Now Zelophehad, son of Hepher, had no sons but only daughters. The names of [his] daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.
34These [were] the clans of Manasseh and their registration numbered 52,700.
35These [were] the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah, the Becherite clan from Becher [and] the Tahanite clan from Tahan.
36And the descendants of Shuthelah [were] the Eranite clan from Eran.
37These [were] the clans of Ephraim and their registration numbered 32,500.
38[These were] the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,
39the Shuphamite clan from Shupham [and] the Huphamite clan from Hupham.
40And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman [were] the Ardite clan [from Ard] [and] the Naamite clan from Naaman.
41These [were] the clans of Benjamin and their registration numbered 45,600.
42These [were] the descendants of Dan by their clans: The Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of Dan.
43All [of them] [were] Shuhamite clans and their registration numbered 64,400.
44[These were] the descendants of Asher by their clans: The Imnite clan from Imnah, the Ishvite clan from Ishvi [and] the Beriite clan from Beriah.
45[And these were] the descendants of Beriah: the Heberite clan from Heber [and] the Malchielite clan from Malchiel.
46And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.
47These [were] the clans of Asher and their registration numbered 53,400.
48[These were] the descendants of Naphtali by their clans: The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel, the Gunite clan from Guni,
49the Jezerite clan from Jezer [and] the Shillemite clan from Shillem.
50These [were] the clans of Naphtali and their registration numbered 45,400.
51These men of Israel numbered 601,730 [in all].
52Then AO said to Moses,
53“The land is to be divided as an inheritance according to the number of names.
54Increase the inheritance for a large [tribe] and decrease it for a small one; each [tribe] is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.
55Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
56Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”
57Now these were the Levites Ephrathites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath and the Merarite clan from Merari.
58These [were] the families of the Levites Ephrathites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram
59and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi Ephraim, born to Levi Ephraim in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses and their sister Miriam.
60Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar were born to Aaron
61but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before AO.
62The registration [of the Levites Ephrathites] totaled 23,000, every male a month old or more; they were not numbered among the other Israelites because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.
63These were the ones numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.
64Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.
65For AO had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.