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1 After the epidemic the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron,
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It happened after the plague, that Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
2 "Take a census by families of the whole community of Israel, of all men twenty years old or older who are fit for military service."
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Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all who are able to go forth to war in Israel.
3 Moses and Eleazar obeyed and called together all the men of that age group. They assembled in the plains of Moab across the Jordan River from Jericho. These were the Israelites who came out of Egypt:
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Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
5 The tribe of Reuben (Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob): the clans of Hanoch, Pallu,
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Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: [of] Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
6 Hezron, and Carmi.
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of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
7 These clans numbered 43,730 men.
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These are the families of the Reubenites; and those who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.
8 The descendants of Pallu were Eliab
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The sons of Pallu: Eliab.
9 and his sons Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. (These are the Dathan and Abiram who were chosen by the community. They defied Moses and Aaron and joined the followers of Korah when they rebelled against the Lord.
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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 Yahweh,
10 The ground opened and swallowed them, and they died with Korah and his followers when fire destroyed 250 men; they became a warning to the people.
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and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign.
11 But the sons of Korah were not killed.)
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Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah didn't die.
12 The tribe of Simeon: the clans of Nemuel, Jamin, Jachin,
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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 Zerah, and Shaul.
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of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
14 These clans numbered 22,200 men.
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These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.
15 The tribe of Gad: the clans of Zephon, Haggi, Shuni,
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The 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;
16 Ozni, Eri,
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of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;
17 Arod, and Areli.
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of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
18 These clans numbered 40,500 men.
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These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
19 The tribe of Judah: the clans of Shelah, Perez, Zerah, Hezron, and Hamul. (Two of Judah's sons, Er and Onan, had died in the land of Canaan.)
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The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
22 These clans numbered 76,500 men.
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These are the families of Judah according to those who were numbered of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.
23 The tribe of Issachar: the clans of Tola, Puah,
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The sons of Issachar after their families: [of] Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
24 Jashub, and Shimron.
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of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
25 These clans numbered 64,300 men.
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These are the families of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.
26 The tribe of Zebulun: the clans of Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
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The 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.
27 These clans numbered 60,500 men.
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These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them, sixty thousand five hundred.
28 The tribes of Joseph, who was the father of two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
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The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
29 The tribe of Manasseh. Machir son of Manasseh was the father of Gilead, and the following clans traced their ancestry to Gilead:
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The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
30 the clans of Iezer, Helek,
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These are the sons of Gilead: [of] Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;
31 Asriel, Shechem,
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and [of] Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and [of] Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
32 Shemida, and Hepher.
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and [of] Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and [of] Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
33 Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters; their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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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 These clans numbered 52,700 men.
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These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
35 The tribe of Ephraim: the clans of Shuthelah, Becher, and Tahan.
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These 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.
36 The clan of Eran traced its descent from Shuthelah.
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These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
37 These clans numbered 32,500 men. These are the clans descended from Joseph.
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These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
38 The tribe of Benjamin: the clans of Bela, Ashbel, Ahiram,
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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 Shephupham, and Hupham.
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of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
40 The clans of Ard and Naaman traced their descent from Bela.
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The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: [of Ard], the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
41 These clans numbered 45,600 men.
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These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.
42 The tribe of Dan: the clan of Shuham,
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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 which numbered 64,400 men.
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All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.
44 The tribe of Asher: the clans of Imnah, Ishvi, and Beriah.
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The 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.
45 The clans of Heber and Malchiel traced their descent from Beriah.
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Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
46 Asher had a daughter named Serah.
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The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
47 These clans numbered 53,400 men.
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These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them, fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
48 The tribe of Naphtali: the clans of Jahzeel, Guni,
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The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;
49 Jezer, and Shillem.
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of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
50 These clans numbered 45,400 men.
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These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.
51 The total number of the Israelite men was 601,730.
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These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.
52 The Lord said to Moses,
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Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
53 "Divide the land among the tribes, according to their size.
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To these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
54 Divide the land by drawing lots, and give a large share to a large tribe and a small one to a small tribe."
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To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: to everyone according to those who were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.
57 The tribe of Levi consisted of the clans of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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These are those who 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 Their descendants included the subclans of Libni, Hebron, Mahli, Mushi, and Korah. Kohath was the father of Amram,
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These 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. Kohath became the father of Amram.
59 who was married to Levi's daughter Jochebed, who was born in Egypt. She bore Amram two sons, Aaron and Moses, and a daughter, Miriam.
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The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
60 Aaron had four sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
61 Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unholy fire to the Lord.
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Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before Yahweh.
62 The male Levites who were one month old or older numbered 23,000. They were listed separately from the rest of the Israelites, because they were not given any property in Israel.
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Those who were numbered of them were twenty-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.
63 All these clans were listed by Moses and Eleazar when they took a census of the Israelites in the plains of Moab across the Jordan River from Jericho.
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These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
64 There was not even one man left among those whom Moses and Aaron had listed in the first census in the Sinai Desert.
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But among these there was not a man of them who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.
65 The Lord had said that all of them would die in the wilderness, and except for Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun they all did.
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For Yahweh had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. There was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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