1 A fter 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,

And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

2 “ 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.”

Take 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 go to war in Israel.

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

And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

4 “ 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.

Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt.

5 R euben 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,

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:

6 t he family of the Hezronites from Hezron, and the family of the Carmites from Carmi.

Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

7 T hese are the families of the Reubenites, and their number was 43, 730.

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

8 E liab was the son of Pallu.

And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.

9 T he 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,

And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord:

10 a nd 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.

And the earth opened her 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.

11 B ut the sons of Korah did not die.

Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.

12 T he 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,

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:

13 t he family of the Zerahites from Zerah, and the family of the Shaulites from Shaul.

Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

14 T hese are the families of the Simeonites, 22, 200 people.

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

15 T he 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,

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:

16 t he family of the Oznites from Ozni, the family of the Erites from Eri,

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

17 t he family of the Arodites from Arod, and the family of the Arelites from Areli.

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

18 T hese are the families of the sons of Gad. Their number was 40, 500.

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

19 T he sons of Judah were Er and Onan. But Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

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

20 T he 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.

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.

21 T he sons of Perez were the family of the Hezronites from Hezron, and the family of the Hamulites from Hamul.

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

22 T hese are the families of Judah. Their number was 76, 500.

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

23 T he sons of Issachar by their families were the family of the Tolaites from Tola, the family of the Punites from Puvah,

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

24 t he family of the Jashubites from Jashub, and the family of the Shimronites from Shimron.

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

25 T hese are the families of Issachar. Their number was 64, 300.

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

26 T he 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.

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.

27 T hese are the families of the Zebulunites. Their number was 60, 500.

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

28 T he sons of Joseph by their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.

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

29 T he 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.

Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.

30 T he sons of Gilead were the family of the Iezerites from Iezer, the family of the Helekites from Helek,

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

31 t he family of the Asrielites from Asriel, the family of the Shechemites from Shechem,

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

32 t he family of the Shemidaites from Shemida, and the family of the Hepherites from Hepher.

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

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

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.

34 T hese were the families of Manasseh. Their number was 52, 700.

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

35 T he 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.

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.

36 T he sons of Shuthelah were the family of the Eranites from Eran.

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

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

These 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.

38 T he 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,

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:

39 t he family of the Shuphamites from Shupham, and the family of the Huphamites from Hupham.

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

40 T he sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman, the family of the Ardites from Ard, and the family of the Naamites from Naaman.

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

41 T hese are the sons of Benjamin by their families. Their number was 45, 600.

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

42 T he sons of Dan by their families were the family of the Shuhamites from Shuham. These are the families of Dan by their families.

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.

43 T he number of all the families of the Shuhamites was 64, 400.

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

44 T he 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.

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.

45 T he sons of Beriah were the family of the Heberites from Heber, and the family of the Malchielites from Malchiel.

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

46 T he name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.

And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.

47 T hese are the families of the sons of Asher. Their number was 53, 400.

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

48 T he sons of Naphtali by their families were the family of the Jahzeelites from Jahzeel, the family of the Gunites from Guni,

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

49 t he family of the Jezerites from Jezer, and the family of the Shillemites from Shillem.

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

50 T hese are the families of Naphtali by their families. Their number was 45, 400.

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

51 T hose who were numbered of the sons of Israel were 601, 730.

These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

52 T he Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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

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

54 G ive 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.

To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.

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

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

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

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

57 T hose 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.

And 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.

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

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 begat Amram.

59 T he 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.

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

60 A aron was the father of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

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

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

And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the Lord.

62 T he 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.

And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males 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.

63 T hese 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.

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

64 B ut 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.

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

65 F or 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.

For the Lord 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.