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1 After the plague the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
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Now after the disease was over, the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest,
2 "Take a census of the whole congregation of the Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, by their ancestral houses, everyone in Israel able to go to war."
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Let all the children of Israel be numbered, by the names of their fathers' families, all those of twenty years old and over who are able to go to war in Israel.
3 Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying,
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So Moses and Eleazar the priest gave them the order in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho, saying,
4 "Take a census of the people, from twenty years old and upward," as the Lord commanded Moses. The Israelites, who came out of the land of Egypt, were:
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Let all the people of twenty years old and over be numbered, as the Lord has given orders to Moses and the children of Israel who have come out of Egypt.
5 Reuben, the firstborn of Israel. The descendants of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites;
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Reuben, the first son of Israel: the sons of Reuben by their families: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:
6 of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites.
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Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
7 These are the clans of the Reubenites; the number of those enrolled was forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.
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These are the families of the Reubenites: their number was forty-three thousand, seven hundred and thirty.
8 And the descendants of Pallu: Eliab.
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And the sons of Pallu, Eliab
9 The descendants of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram, chosen from the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they rebelled against the Lord,
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And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram who had a place in the meeting of the people, who together with Korah made an outcry against Moses and Aaron and against the Lord:
10 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred fifty men; and they became a warning.
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And they went down into the open mouth of the earth, together with Korah, when death overtook him and all his band; at the time when two hundred and fifty men were burned in the fire, and they became a sign.
11 Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah did not die.
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But death did not overtake the sons of Korah.
12 The descendants of Simeon by their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the clan of the Jachinites;
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The sons of Simeon by their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:
13 of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.
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Of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
14 These are the clans of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.
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These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand, two hundred.
15 The children of Gad by their clans: of Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the clan of the Haggites; of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites;
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The sons of Gad by their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:
16 of Ozni, the clan of the Oznites; of Eri, the clan of the Erites;
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Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:
17 of Arod, the clan of the Arodites; of Areli, the clan of the Arelites.
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Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
18 These are the clans of the Gadites: the number of those enrolled was forty thousand five hundred.
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These are the families of the sons of Gad as they were numbered, forty thousand, five hundred.
19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
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The sons of Judah, Er and Onan: and Er and Onan had come to their death in the land of Canaan.
20 The descendants of Judah by their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; of Perez, the clan of the Perezites; of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.
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And the sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelahites: of Perez, the family of the Perezites: of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
21 The descendants of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.
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And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
22 These are the clans of Judah: the number of those enrolled was seventy-six thousand five hundred.
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These are the families of Judah as they were numbered, seventy-six thousand, five hundred.
23 The descendants of Issachar by their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites;
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The sons of Issachar by their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Puvah, the family of the Punites:
24 of Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.
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Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
25 These are the clans of Issachar: sixty-four thousand three hundred enrolled.
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These are the families of Issachar, as they were numbered, sixty-four thousand, three hundred.
26 The descendants of Zebulun by their clans: of Sered, the clan of the Seredites; of Elon, the clan of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites.
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The sons of Zebulun by 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 are the clans of the Zebulunites; the number of those enrolled was sixty thousand five hundred.
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These are the families of the Zebulunites as they were numbered, sixty thousand, five hundred.
28 The sons of Joseph by their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim.
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The sons of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
29 The descendants of Manasseh: of Machir, the clan of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.
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The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir was the father of Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
30 These are the descendants of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; of Helek, the clan of the Helekites;
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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 and of Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites;
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And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:
32 and of Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.
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And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
33 Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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And Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, had no sons, but only daughters, and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
34 These are the clans of Manasseh; the number of those enrolled was fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
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These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand, seven hundred.
35 These are the descendants of Ephraim according to their clans: of Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the clan of the Becherites; of Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.
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These are the sons of Ephraim by their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites: of Becher, the family of the Becherites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
36 And these are the descendants of Shuthelah: of Eran, the clan of the Eranites.
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And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites:
37 These are the clans of the Ephraimites: the number of those enrolled was thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the descendants of Joseph by their clans.
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These are the families of Ephraim as they were numbered, thirty-two thousand, five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph by their families.
38 The descendants of Benjamin by their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites;
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The sons of Benjamin by their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:
39 of Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.
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Of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites: and of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites; of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites.
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And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
41 These are the descendants of Benjamin by their clans; the number of those enrolled was forty-five thousand six hundred.
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These are the sons of Benjamin by their families: and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand, six hundred.
42 These are the descendants of Dan by their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites. These are the clans of Dan by their clans.
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These are the sons of Dan by their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan by their families.
43 All the clans of the Shuhamites: sixty-four thousand four hundred enrolled.
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All the families of the Shuhamites, as they were numbered, were sixty-four thousand, four hundred.
44 The descendants of Asher by their families: of Imnah, the clan of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the clan of the Beriites.
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The sons of Asher by their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites: of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.
45 Of the descendants of Beriah: of Heber, the clan of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the clan of the Malchielites.
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Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites:
46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
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And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
47 These are the clans of the Asherites: the number of those enrolled was fifty-three thousand four hundred.
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These are the families of the sons of Asher as they were numbered, fifty-three thousand, four hundred.
48 The descendants of Naphtali by their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the clan of the Gunites;
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The sons of Naphtali by their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
49 of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.
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Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
50 These are the Naphtalites by their clans: the number of those enrolled was forty-five thousand four hundred.
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These are the families of Naphtali by their families: and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand, four hundred.
51 This was the number of the Israelites enrolled: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred thirty.
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Those who were numbered of the children of Israel were six hundred and one thousand, seven hundred and thirty.
52 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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And the Lord said to Moses,
53 To these the land shall be apportioned for inheritance according to the number of names.
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Let there be a division of the land among these, for their heritage, in relation to the number of names.
54 To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance according to its enrollment.
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To those families who are more in number, give a greater heritage; to those who are less in number, a smaller part: to every one let the heritage be given in relation to the number in his family.
55 But the land shall be apportioned by lot; according to the names of their ancestral tribes they shall inherit.
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But let the distribution of the land be made by the decision of the Lord: by the names of the tribes of their fathers let their heritage be given them.
56 Their inheritance shall be apportioned according to lot between the larger and the smaller.
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As it is ordered by the decision of the Lord, let distribution be made between those who are more in number and those who are less.
57 This is the enrollment of the Levites by their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites.
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These were those of the Levites who were numbered by their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
58 These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, the clan of the Korahites. Now 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. And Kohath was the father of Amram.
59 The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and she bore to Amram: Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
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Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom he had in Egypt: by Amram she had Moses and Aaron and their sister Miriam.
60 To Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Aaron's sons were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
61 But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unholy fire before the Lord.
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Death overtook Nadab and Abihu when they made an offering of strange fire before the Lord.
62 The number of those enrolled was twenty-three thousand, every male one month old and upward; for they were not enrolled among the Israelites because there was no allotment given to them among the Israelites.
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Of these, twenty-three thousand males, from one month old and over, were numbered: they were not numbered with the rest of the children of Israel, for they had no heritage among the children of Israel.
63 These were those enrolled by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who enrolled the Israelites in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho.
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All these were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when the children of Israel were numbered in the lowlands of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
64 Among these there was not one of those enrolled by Moses and Aaron the priest, who had enrolled the Israelites in the wilderness of Sinai.
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But among all these was not one of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when the children of Israel were numbered in the waste land of Sinai.
65 For the Lord had said of them, "They shall die in the wilderness." Not one of them was left, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
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For the Lord had said of them, Death will certainly overtake them in the waste land. And of them all, only Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, the son of Nun, were still living.
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