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1 And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
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After the epidemic the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron,
2 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.
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"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."
3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
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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:
4 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 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:
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The tribe of Reuben (Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob): the clans of Hanoch, Pallu,
6 Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
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Hezron, and Carmi.
7 These are the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
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These clans numbered 43,730 men.
8 And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.
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The descendants of Pallu were Eliab
9 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:
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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.
10 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.
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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.
11 Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
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But the sons of Korah were not killed.)
12 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:
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The tribe of Simeon: the clans of Nemuel, Jamin, Jachin,
13 Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
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Zerah, and Shaul.
14 These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.
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These clans numbered 22,200 men.
15 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:
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The tribe of Gad: the clans of Zephon, Haggi, Shuni,
16 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:
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Ozni, Eri,
17 Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
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Arod, and Areli.
18 These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
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These clans numbered 40,500 men.
19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
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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.)
20 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 And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
22 These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.
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These clans numbered 76,500 men.
23 Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:
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The tribe of Issachar: the clans of Tola, Puah,
24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
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Jashub, and Shimron.
25 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.
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These clans numbered 64,300 men.
26 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.
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The tribe of Zebulun: the clans of Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.
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These clans numbered 60,500 men.
28 The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.
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The tribes of Joseph, who was the father of two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
29 Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.
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The tribe of Manasseh. Machir son of Manasseh was the father of Gilead, and the following clans traced their ancestry to Gilead:
30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:
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the clans of Iezer, Helek,
31 And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:
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Asriel, Shechem,
32 And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
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Shemida, and Hepher.
33 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.
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Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters; their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
34 These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.
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These clans numbered 52,700 men.
35 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.
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The tribe of Ephraim: the clans of Shuthelah, Becher, and Tahan.
36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
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The clan of Eran traced its descent from Shuthelah.
37 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.
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These clans numbered 32,500 men. These are the clans descended from Joseph.
38 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:
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The tribe of Benjamin: the clans of Bela, Ashbel, Ahiram,
39 Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
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Shephupham, and Hupham.
40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
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The clans of Ard and Naaman traced their descent from Bela.
41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.
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These clans numbered 45,600 men.
42 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.
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The tribe of Dan: the clan of Shuham,
43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.
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which numbered 64,400 men.
44 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.
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The tribe of Asher: the clans of Imnah, Ishvi, and Beriah.
45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
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The clans of Heber and Malchiel traced their descent from Beriah.
46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.
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Asher had a daughter named Serah.
47 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.
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These clans numbered 53,400 men.
48 Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
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The tribe of Naphtali: the clans of Jahzeel, Guni,
49 Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
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Jezer, and Shillem.
50 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.
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These clans numbered 45,400 men.
51 These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
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The total number of the Israelite men was 601,730.
52 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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The Lord said to Moses,
53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
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"Divide the land among the tribes, according to their size.
54 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.
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Divide the land by drawing lots, and give a large share to a large tribe and a small one to a small tribe."
55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
57 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.
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The tribe of Levi consisted of the clans of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
58 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.
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Their descendants included the subclans of Libni, Hebron, Mahli, Mushi, and Korah. Kohath was the father of Amram,
59 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.
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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.
60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Aaron had four sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.
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Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unholy fire to the Lord.
62 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.
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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.
63 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.
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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.
64 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.
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There was not even one man left among those whom Moses and Aaron had listed in the first census in the Sinai Desert.
65 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.
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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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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.