1 A nd it came to pass after the plague, that Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

After the very bad disease came on the people because of Israel’s sin, the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the religious leader,

2 T ake the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel.

“Add the numbers of all the people of Israel who are twenty years old and older, by their fathers’ houses. Number whoever in Israel is able to go to war.”

3 A nd Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

So Moses and Eleazar the religious leader said to the people in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho,

4 T ake the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as Jehovah commanded Moses and the children of Israel, that came forth out of the land of Egypt.

“Number the people who are twenty years old and older, as the Lord has told Moses.” Now these were the sons of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt.

5 R euben, the first-born of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

Reuben was the first-born son of Israel. Reuben’s sons were the family of the Hanochites from Hanoch, the family of the Palluites from Pallu,

6 o f Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

the family of the Hezronites from Hezron, and the family of the Carmites from Carmi.

7 T hese are the families of the Reubenites; and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

These are the families of the Reubenites, and their number was 43, 730.

8 A nd the sons of Pallu: Eliab.

Eliab was the son of Pallu.

9 A nd the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against Jehovah,

The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. These are Dathan and Abiram who were chosen by the people and who joined with Korah to argue against Moses and Aaron. They argued against the Lord,

10 a nd the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign.

and the earth opened its mouth and took them together with Korah, when that group died. The fire destroyed 250 men, and taught others to be careful.

11 N otwithstanding, the sons of Korah died not.

But the sons of Korah did not die.

12 T he 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;

The sons of Simeon by their families were the family of the Nemuelites from Nemuel, the family of the Jaminites from Jamin, the family of the Jachinites from Jachin,

13 o f Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

the family of the Zerahites from Zerah, and the family of the Shaulites from Shaul.

14 T hese are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.

These are the families of the Simeonites, 22, 200 people.

15 T he sons 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;

The sons of Gad by their families were the family of the Zephonites from Zephon, the family of the Haggites from Haggi, the family of the Shunites from Shuni,

16 o f Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;

the family of the Oznites from Ozni, the family of the Erites from Eri,

17 o f Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

the family of the Arodites from Arod, and the family of the Arelites from Areli.

18 T hese are the families of the sons of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

These are the families of the sons of Gad. Their number was 40, 500.

19 T he sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

The sons of Judah were Er and Onan. But Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

20 A nd the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

The sons of Judah by their families were the family of the Shelanites from Shelah, the family of the Perezites from Perez, and the family of the Zerahites from Zerah.

21 A nd the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

The sons of Perez were the family of the Hezronites from Hezron, and the family of the Hamulites from Hamul.

22 T hese are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

These are the families of Judah. Their number was 76, 500.

23 T he sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;

The sons of Issachar by their families were the family of the Tolaites from Tola, the family of the Punites from Puvah,

24 o f Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

the family of the Jashubites from Jashub, and the family of the Shimronites from Shimron.

25 T hese are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.

These are the families of Issachar. Their number was 64, 300.

26 T he sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

The sons of Zebulun by their families were the family of the Seredites from Sered, the family of the Elonites from Elon, and the family of the Jahleelites from Jahleel.

27 T hese are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.

These are the families of the Zebulunites. Their number was 60, 500.

28 T he sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

The sons of Joseph by their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.

29 T he sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

The sons of Manasseh were the family of the Machirites from Machir, and the family of the Gileadites from Gilead. Machir was the father of Gilead.

30 T hese are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;

The sons of Gilead were the family of the Iezerites from Iezer, the family of the Helekites from Helek,

31 a nd of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

the family of the Asrielites from Asriel, the family of the Shechemites from Shechem,

32 a nd of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

the family of the Shemidaites from Shemida, and the family of the Hepherites from Hepher.

33 A nd 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.

Hepher’s son Zelophehad had no sons, but only daughters. The names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.

34 T hese are the families of Manasseh; and they that were numbered of them were fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.

These were the families of Manasseh. Their number was 52, 700.

35 T hese are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

The sons of Ephraim by their families were the family of the Shuthelaites from Shuthelah, the family of the Becherites from Becher, and the family of the Tahanites from Tahan.

36 A nd these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.

The sons of Shuthelah were the family of the Eranites from Eran.

37 T hese are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.

These are the families of the sons of Ephraim. Their number was 32, 500. These are the sons of Joseph by their families.

38 T he 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;

The sons of Benjamin by their families were the family of the Belaites from Bela, the family of the Ashbelites from Ashbel, the family of the Ahiramites from Ahiram,

39 o f Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

the family of the Shuphamites from Shupham, and the family of the Huphamites from Hupham.

40 A nd the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman, the family of the Ardites from Ard, and the family of the Naamites from Naaman.

41 T hese are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.

These are the sons of Benjamin by their families. Their number was 45, 600.

42 T hese are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.

The sons of Dan by their families were the family of the Shuhamites from Shuham. These are the families of Dan by their families.

43 A ll the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.

The number of all the families of the Shuhamites was 64, 400.

44 T he sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites.

The sons of Asher by their families were the family of the Imnites from Imnah, the family of the Ishvites from Ishvi, and the family of the Beriites from Beriah.

45 O f the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

The sons of Beriah were the family of the Heberites from Heber, and the family of the Malchielites from Malchiel.

46 A nd the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

The name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.

47 T hese are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

These are the families of the sons of Asher. Their number was 53, 400.

48 T he sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;

The sons of Naphtali by their families were the family of the Jahzeelites from Jahzeel, the family of the Gunites from Guni,

49 o f Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

the family of the Jezerites from Jezer, and the family of the Shillemites from Shillem.

50 T hese are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.

These are the families of Naphtali by their families. Their number was 45, 400.

51 T hese are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

Those who were numbered of the sons of Israel were 601, 730.

52 A nd Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

The Lord said to Moses,

53 U nto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

“The land will be divided among these people by the number of names.

54 T o the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one according to those that were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.

Give more land to the larger group. Give less land to the smaller group. Each family should be given land by the number of its people.

55 N otwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

But the land should be divided by drawing names. They will receive their land by the names of the families of their fathers.

56 A ccording to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.

The land will be divided between the larger and smaller groups by the names that are drawn.”

57 A nd these are they that were numbered 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.

Those who were numbered of the Levites by their families were the family of the Gershonites from Gershon, the family of the Kohathites from Kohath, and the family of the Merarites from Merari.

58 T hese 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. And Kohath begat Amram.

The families of Levi were the Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, and the Korahites. Kohath was the father of Amram.

59 A nd the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi. She was born to Levi in Egypt. And she gave birth to Amram’s children, Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam.

60 A nd unto Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Aaron was the father of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

61 A nd Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah.

But Nadab and Abihu died when they burned fire that was not holy before the Lord.

62 A nd they that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, every male from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

The number of all of their males a month old and older was 23, 000. For they were not numbered among the people of Israel, because no land was given to them among the people of Israel.

63 T hese are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

These are the people who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the religious leader. They numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

64 B ut among these there was not a man of them that were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

But among all these was not one of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the religious leader when the people of Israel were numbered in the Desert of Sinai.

65 F or Jehovah had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

For the Lord had said of them, “For sure they will die in the desert.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.