Chapter 26

And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake⁴ unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,²

Take³ the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go⁶ to war in Israel.

And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake¹⁷ with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,²

[Take the sum of the people], from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded¹⁴ Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth⁶ out of the land of Egypt.

Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, [of whom cometh] 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.

These [are] the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered⁷ of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.

And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This [is that] Dathan and Abiram, [which were] famous ^{7121 7} in the congregation, who strove⁵² against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove⁵³ against the LORD:

And the earth opened⁴ her mouth, and swallowed them up⁴ together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured² two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.

Notwithstanding the children of Korah died¹ not.

The sons of Simeon after 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 Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

These [are] the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.

The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:

Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:

Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

These [are] the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered⁷ of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

The sons of Judah [were] Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died⁴ in the land of Canaan.

And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

These [are] the families of Judah according to those that were numbered⁷ of them, threescore and sixteen ⁸³³⁷ thousand and five hundred.

[Of] the sons of Issachar after their families: [of] Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:

Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

These [are] the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered⁷ of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.

[Of] the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

These [are] the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered⁷ of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.

The sons of Joseph after their families [were] Manasseh and Ephraim.

Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat⁵² Gilead: of Gilead [come] the family of the Gileadites.

These [are] the sons of Gilead: [of] Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:

And [of] Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and [of] Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:

And [of] Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and [of] Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad [were] Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

These [are] the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered⁷ of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.

These [are] the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

And these [are] the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.

These [are] the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered⁷ of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These [are] the sons of Joseph after their families.

The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:

Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: [of Ard], the family of the Ardites: [and] of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

These [are] the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered⁷ of them [were] forty and five thousand and six hundred.

These [are] the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These [are] the families of Dan after their families.

All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered⁷ of them, [were] threescore and four thousand and four hundred.

[Of] the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.

Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

And the name of the daughter of Asher [was] Sarah.

These [are] the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered⁷ of them; [who were] fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

[Of] the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:

Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

These [are] the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered⁷ of them [were] forty and five thousand and four hundred.

These [were] the numbered⁷ of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses, saying,²

Unto these the land shall be divided¹¹ for an inheritance according to the number of names.

To many thou shalt give the more⁵⁵ inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less⁵⁵ inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given⁹³ according to those that were numbered⁷ of him.

Notwithstanding the land shall be divided¹¹ by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.⁴

According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided¹¹ between many and few.

And these [are] they that were numbered⁷ of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

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, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat⁵² Amram.

And the name of Amram's wife [was] Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom [her mother] bare¹ to Levi in Egypt: and she bare⁴ unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

And unto Aaron was born¹¹ Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

And Nadab and Abihu died,⁴ when they offered⁵³ strange⁵ fire before the LORD.

And those that were numbered⁷ of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered¹²⁰ among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given⁸ them among the children of Israel.

These [are] they that were numbered⁷ by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered¹ the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho.

But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered,⁷ when they numbered¹ the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

For the LORD had said¹ of them, They shall surely² die⁴ in the wilderness. And there was not left⁸ a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.