Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
New Revised Standard NRS
1 After the blood of the guilty was shed, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron, the priest:
1
After the plague the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
2 Number the whole sum of the children of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their houses and kindreds, all that are able to go forth to war.
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."
3 Moses therefore and Eleazar the priest, being in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan over against Jericho, spoke to them that were
3
Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying,
4 From twenty years old and upward, as the Lord had commanded: and this is the number of them:
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:
5 Ruben the firstborn of Israel. His sons were Henoch, of whom is the family of the Henochites: and Phallu, of whom is the family of the Phalluites:
5
Reuben, the firstborn of Israel. The descendants of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites;
6 And Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Charmi, of whom is the family of the Charmites.
6
of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites.
7 These are the families of the stock of Ruben: whose number was found to be forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty.
7
These are the clans of the Reubenites; the number of those enrolled was forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.
8 The son of Phallu was Eliab.
8
And the descendants of Pallu: Eliab.
9 His sons, were Namuel and Dathan and Abiron. These are Dathan and Abiron the princes of the people, that rose against Moses and Aaron in the sedition of Core, when they rebelled against the Lord:
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,
10 And the earth opening her mouth swallowed up Core, many others dying, when the fire burned two hundred and fifty men. And there was a great miracle wrought,
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.
11 That when Core perished, his sons did not perish.
11
Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah did not die.
12 The sons of Simeon by their kindreds: Namuel, of him is the family of the Namuelites: Jamin, of him is the family of the Jaminites: Jachim, of him is the family of the Jachimites:
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;
13 Zare, of him is the family of the Zarites: Saul, of him is the family of the Saulites.
13
of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.
14 These are the families of the stock of Simeon, of which the whole number was twenty-two thousand two hundred.
14
These are the clans of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.
15 The sons of Gad by their kindreds: Sephon, of him is the family of the Sephonites: Aggi, of him is the family of the Aggites: Suni, of him is the family of the Sunites:
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;
16 Ozni, of him is the family of the Oznites: Her, of him is the family of the Herites:
16
of Ozni, the clan of the Oznites; of Eri, the clan of the Erites;
17 Arod, of him is the family of the Arodites: Ariel, of him is the family of the Arielites.
17
of Arod, the clan of the Arodites; of Areli, the clan of the Arelites.
18 These are the families of Gad, of which the whole number was forty thousand five hundred.
18
These are the clans of the Gadites: the number of those enrolled was forty thousand five hundred.
19 The sons of Juda, Her and Onan, who both died in the land of Chanaan.
19
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
20 And the sons of Juda by their kindreds were: Sela, of whom is the family of the Selaites: Phares, of whom is the family of the Pharesites: Zare, of whom is the family of the Zarites.
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.
21 Moreover the sons of Phares were: Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Hamul, of whom is the family of the Hamulites.
21
The descendants of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.
22 These are the families of Juda, of which the whole number was seventy-six thousand five hundred.
22
These are the clans of Judah: the number of those enrolled was seventy-six thousand five hundred.
23 The sons of Issachar, by their kindreds: Thola of whom is the family of the Tholaites: Phua, of whom is the family of the Phuaites:
23
The descendants of Issachar by their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites;
24 Jasub, of whom is the family of the Jasubites: Semran, of whom is the family of the Semranites.
24
of Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.
25 These are the kindreds of Issachar, whose number was sixty-four thousand three hundred.
25
These are the clans of Issachar: sixty-four thousand three hundred enrolled.
26 The sons of Zabulon by their kindreds: Sared, of whom is the family of the Saredites: Elon, of whom is the family of the Elonites: Jalel, of whom is the family of the Jalelites.
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.
27 These are the kindreds of Zabulon, whose number was sixty thousand five hundred.
27
These are the clans of the Zebulunites; the number of those enrolled was sixty thousand five hundred.
28 The sons of Joseph by their kindred, Manasses and Ephraim.
28
The sons of Joseph by their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim.
29 Of Manasses was born Machir, of whom is the family of the Machirites. Machir begot Galaad, of whom is the family of the Galaadites.
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.
30 Galaad had sons: Jezer, of whom is the family of the Jezerites: and Helec, of whom is the family of the Helecites:
30
These are the descendants of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; of Helek, the clan of the Helekites;
31 And Asriel, of whom is the family of the Asrielites: and Sechem, of whom is the family of the Sechemites:
31
and of Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites;
32 And Semida, of whom is the family of the Semidaites: and Hepher, of whom is the family of the Hepherites.
32
and of Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.
33 And Hepher was the father of Salphaad, who had no sons, but only daughters, whose names are these: Maala, and Noa, and Hegla, and Melcha, and Thersa.
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.
34 These are the families of Manasses, and the number of them fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
34
These are the clans of Manasseh; the number of those enrolled was fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
35 And the sons of Ephraim by their kindreds were these: Suthala, of whom is the family of the Suthalaites: Becher, of whom is the family of the Becherites: Thehen, of whom is the family of the Thehenites.
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.
36 Now the son of Suthala was Heran, of whom is the family of the Heranites.
36
And these are the descendants of Shuthelah: of Eran, the clan of the Eranites.
37 These are the kindreds of the sons of Ephraim: whose number was thirty-two thousand five hundred.
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.
38 These are the sons of Joseph by their families. The sons of Benjamin in their kindreds: Bela, of whom is the family of the Belaites: Asbel, of whom is the family of the Asbelites: Ahiram, of whom is the family of the Ahiramites:
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;
39 Supham, of whom is the family of the Suphamites: Hupham, of whom is the family of the Huphamites.
39
of Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.
40 The sons of Bela: Hered, and Noeman. Of Hered, is the family of the Heredites: of Noeman, the family of the Noemanites.
40
And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites; of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites.
41 These are the sons of Benjamin by their kindreds, whose number was forty-five thousand six hundred.
41
These are the descendants of Benjamin by their clans; the number of those enrolled was forty-five thousand six hundred.
42 The sons of Dan by their kindreds: Suham, of whom is the family of the Suhamites: These are the kindreds of Dan by their families.
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.
43 All were Suhamites, whose number was sixty-four thousand four hundred.
43
All the clans of the Shuhamites: sixty-four thousand four hundred enrolled.
44 The sons of Aser by their kindreds: Jemna, of whom is the family of the Jemnaites: Jessui, of whom is the family of the Jessuites: Brie, of whom is the family of the Brieites.
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.
45 The sons of Brie: Heber, of whom is the family of the Heberites: and Melchiel, of whom is the family of the Melchielites.
45
Of the descendants of Beriah: of Heber, the clan of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the clan of the Malchielites.
46 And the name of the daughter of Aser, was Sara.
46
And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
47 These are the kindreds of the sons of Aser, and their number fifty-three thousand four hundred.
47
These are the clans of the Asherites: the number of those enrolled was fifty-three thousand four hundred.
48 The sons of Nephtali by their kindreds: Jesiel, of whom is the family of the Jesielites: Guni, of whom is the family of the Gunites:
48
The descendants of Naphtali by their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the clan of the Gunites;
49 Jeser, of whom is the family of the Jeserites: Sellem, of whom is the family of the Sellemites.
49
of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.
50 These are the kindreds of the sons of Nephtali by their families: whose number was forty-five thousand four hundred.
50
These are the Naphtalites by their clans: the number of those enrolled was forty-five thousand four hundred.
51 This is the sum of the children of Israel, that were reckoned up, six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.
51
This was the number of the Israelites enrolled: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred thirty.
52 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
52
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
53 To these shall the land be divided for their possessions according to the number of names.
53
To these the land shall be apportioned for inheritance according to the number of names.
54 To the greater number thou shalt give a greater portion, and to the fewer a less: to every one, as they have now been reckoned up, shall a possession be delivered:
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.
55 Yet so that by lot the land be divided to the tribe and families.
55
But the land shall be apportioned by lot; according to the names of their ancestral tribes they shall inherit.
56 Whatsoever shall fall by lot, that shall be taken by the more, or the fewer.
56
Their inheritance shall be apportioned according to lot between the larger and the smaller.
57 This also is the number of the sons of Levi by their families: Gerson, of whom is the family of the Gersonites: Caath, of whom is the family of the Caathites: Merari, of whom is the family of the Merarites.
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.
58 These are the families of Levi: The family of Lobni, the family of Hebroni, the family of Core. Now Caath begot Amram:
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.
59 Who had to wife Jochabed the daughter of Levi, who was born to him in Egypt. She bore to her husband Amram sons, Aaron and Moses, and Mary their sister.
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.
60 Of Aaron were born Nadab and Abiu, and Eleazar and Ithamar:
60
To Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
61 Of whom Nadab and Abiu died, when they had offered the strange fire before the Lord.
61
But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unholy fire before the Lord.
62 And all that were numbered, were twenty-three thousand males from one month old and upward: for they were not reckoned up among the children of Israel, neither was a possession given to them with the rest.
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.
63 This is the number of the children of Israel, that were enrolled by Moses and Eleazar the priest, in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan, over against Jericho.
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.
64 Among whom there was not one of them that were numbered before by Moses and Aaron in the desert of Sinai.
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.
65 For the Lord had foretold that they should die in the wilderness. And none remained of them, but Caleb the son of Jephone, and Josue the son of Nun.
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.
The Douay-Rheims Bible is in the public domain.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.