Numbers 26

The Second Census

1After the plague, the LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying, 2“Take a census of the whole congregation of the Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, by their ancestral houses, everyone able to go out to war in Israel.” 3Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, 4“Count them from twenty years old and upward, as the LORD commanded Moses.” These were the Israelites who came out from the land of Egypt.

Reuben

5Reuben, the firstborn of Israel. The descendants of Reuben: from Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the clan of the Palluites; 6from Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; from Carmi, the clan of the Carmites. 7These were the clans of the Reubenites, and those counted among them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty. 8The son of Pallu was Eliab. 9The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These were the Dathan and Abiram called from the congregation who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah when they contended against the LORD, 10and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them together with Korah when that company died, when the fire consumed the two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign. 11But the sons of Korah did not die.

Simeon

12The descendants of Simeon by their clans: from Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites; from Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites; from Jachin, the clan of the Jachinites; 13from Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites; from Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites. 14These were the clans of the Simeonites: twenty-two thousand two hundred.

Gad

15The descendants of Gad by their clans: from Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites; from Haggi, the clan of the Haggites; from Shuni, the clan of the Shunites; 16from Ozni, the clan of the Oznites; from Eri, the clan of the Erites; 17from Arod, the clan of the Arodites; from Areli, the clan of the Arelites. 18These were the clans of the descendants of Gad according to those counted among them: forty thousand five hundred.

Judah

19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20The descendants of Judah by their clans were: from Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; from Perez, the clan of the Perezites; from Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites. 21The descendants of Perez were: from Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; from Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites. 22These were the clans of Judah according to those counted among them: seventy-six thousand five hundred.

Issachar

23The descendants of Issachar by their clans: from Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; from Puvah, the clan of the Punites; 24from Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites; from Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites. 25These were the clans of Issachar according to those counted among them: sixty-four thousand three hundred.

Zebulun

26The descendants of Zebulun by their clans: from Sered, the clan of the Seredites; from Elon, the clan of the Elonites; from Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites. 27These were the clans of the Zebulunites according to those counted among them: sixty thousand five hundred.

Joseph: Manasseh and Ephraim

28The descendants of Joseph by their clans were Manasseh and Ephraim. 29The descendants of Manasseh: from Machir, the clan of the Machirites; Machir became the father of Gilead; from Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites. 30These were the descendants of Gilead: from Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; from Helek, the clan of the Helekites; 31from Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites; from Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites; 32from Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites; from Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites. 33Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters. The names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34These were the clans of Manasseh, and those counted among them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

35These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: from Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites; from Becher, the clan of the Becherites; from Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites. 36These were the descendants of Shuthelah: from Eran, the clan of the Eranites. 37These were the clans of the Ephraimites according to those counted among them: thirty-two thousand five hundred. These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.

Benjamin

38The descendants of Benjamin by their clans: from Bela, the clan of the Belaites; from Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites; from Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites; 39from Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites; from Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites. 40The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: from Ard, the clan of the Ardites; from Naaman, the clan of the Naamites. 41These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans, and those counted among them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

Dan

42These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: from Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites. These were the clans of Dan by their clans. 43All the clans of the Shuhamites, according to those counted among them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.

Asher

44The descendants of Asher by their clans: from Imnah, the clan of the Imnites; from Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites; from Beriah, the clan of the Beriites. 45From the descendants of Beriah: from Heber, the clan of the Heberites; from Malchiel, the clan of the Malchielites. 46The name of Asher’s daughter was Serah. 47These were the clans of the descendants of Asher according to those counted among them: fifty-three thousand four hundred.

Naphtali

48The descendants of Naphtali by their clans: from Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites; from Guni, the clan of the Gunites; 49from Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites; from Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites. 50These were the clans of Naphtali by their clans, and those counted among them were forty-five thousand four hundred.

The Land to Be Divided

51These were those counted among the Israelites: six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty. 52The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 53“To these the land shall be divided as an inheritance according to the number of names. 54To the larger group you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller group you shall give a smaller inheritance; each shall be given an inheritance according to those counted among them. 55Nevertheless, the land shall be divided by lot. They shall inherit according to the names of their ancestral tribes. 56According to the lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller.”

The Levites Counted

57These were those counted among the Levites by their clans: from Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; from Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; from Merari, the clan of the Merarites. 58These were the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, and the clan of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram. 59The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. She bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister. 60To Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61Nadab and Abihu died when they presented unauthorized fire before the LORD. 62Those counted among the Levites were twenty-three thousand, every male from one month old and upward. They were not counted among the Israelites because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.

A New Generation

63These were those counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who counted the Israelites in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. 64But among these there was not one of those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the wilderness of Sinai. 65For the LORD had said concerning them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” Not one of them remained except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.