Numbers 26; Numbers 27; Numbers 28; Mark 8

Numbers 26

1 After the plague, the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,

2 "Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their ancestral houses of those 20 years old or more who can serve in Israel's army."

3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest said to them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan [across from] Jericho,

4 "[Take a census of] those 20 years old or more, as the Lord had commanded Moses and the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt."

5 Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. Reuben's descendants: the Hanochite clan [from] Hanoch; the Palluite clan from Pallu;

6 the Hezronite clan from Hezron; the Carmite clan from Carmi.

7 These were the Reubenite clans, and their registered men numbered 43,730.

8 The son of Pallu was Eliab.

9 The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. (It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the community, who fought against Moses and Aaron; they and Korah's followers fought against the Lord.

10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, when his followers died and the fire consumed 250 men. They [serve as] a warning sign.

11 The sons of Korah, however, did not die.)

12 Simeon's descendants by their clans: the Nemuelite clan from Nemuel; the Jaminite clan from Jamin; the Jachinite clan from Jachin;

13 the Zerahite clan from Zerah; the Shaulite clan from Shaul.

14 These were the Simeonite clans, numbering 22,200 men.

15 Gad's descendants by their clans: the Zephonite clan from Zephon; the Haggite clan from Haggi; the Shunite clan from Shuni;

16 the Oznite clan from Ozni; the Erite clan from Eri;

17 the Arodite clan from Arod; the Arelite clan from Areli.

18 These were the Gadite clans [numbered] by their registered men: 40,500.

19 Judah's sons included Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.

20 Judah's descendants by their clans: the Shelanite clan from Shelah; the Perezite clan from Perez; the Zerahite clan from Zerah.

21 The descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron; the Hamulite clan from Hamul.

22 These were Judah's clans [numbered] by their registered men: 76,500.

23 Issachar's descendants by their clans: the Tolaite clan from Tola; the Punite clan from Puvah;

24 the Jashubite clan from Jashub; the Shimronite clan from Shimron.

25 These were Issachar's clans [numbered] by their registered men: 64,300.

26 Zebulun's descendants by their clans: the Seredite clan from Sered; the Elonite clan from Elon; the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.

27 These were the Zebulunite clans [numbered] by their registered men: 60,500.

28 Joseph's descendants by their clans [from] Manasseh and Ephraim:

29 Manasseh's descendants: the Machirite clan from Machir. Machir fathered Gilead; the Gileadite clan from Gilead.

30 These were Gilead's descendants: the Iezerite clan [from] Iezer; the Helekite clan from Helek;

31 The Asrielite clan [from] Asriel; the Shechemite clan [from] Shechem;

32 the Shemidaite clan [from] Shemida; the Hepherite clan [from] Hepher;

33 Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons-only daughters. The names of Zelophehad's daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

34 These were Manasseh's clans, numbered by their registered men: 52,700.

35 These were Ephraim's descendants by their clans: the Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah; the Becherite clan from Becher; the Tahanite clan from Tahan.

36 These were Shuthelah's descendants: the Eranite clan from Eran.

37 These were the Ephraimite clans [numbered] by their registered men: 32,500. These were Joseph's descendants by their clans.

38 Benjamin's descendants by their clans: the Belaite clan from Bela; the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel; the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram;

39 the Shuphamite clan from Shupham; the Huphamite clan from Hupham.

40 Bela's descendants [from] Ard and Naaman: the Ardite clan [from] Ard; the Naamite clan from Naaman.

41 These were the Benjaminite clans numbered by their registered men: 45,600.

42 These were Dan's descendants by their clans: the Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of Dan by their clans.

43 All the Shuhamite clans [numbered] by their registered men were 64,400.

44 Asher's descendants by their clans: the Imnite clan from Imnah; the Ishvite clan from Ishvi; the Beriite clan from Beriah.

45 From Beriah's descendants: the Heberite clan from Heber; the Malchielite clan from Malchiel.

46 And the name of Asher's daughter was Serah.

47 These were the Asherite clans [numbered] by their registered men: 53,400.

48 Naphtali's descendants by their clans: the Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel; the Gunite clan from Guni;

49 the Jezerite clan from Jezer; the Shillemite clan from Shillem.

50 These were the Naphtali clans numbered by their registered men: 45,400.

51 These registered Israelite men numbered 601,730.

52 The Lord spoke to Moses,

53 "The land is to be divided among them as an inheritance based on the number of names.

54 Increase the inheritance for a large [tribe], and decrease it for a small one. Each is to be given its inheritance according to those who were registered in it.

55 The land must be divided by lot; they will receive an inheritance according to the names of their ancestral tribes.

56 Each inheritance will be divided by lot among the larger and smaller [tribes]."

57 These were the Levites registered by their clans: the Gershonite clan from Gershon; the Kohathite clan from Kohath; the Merarite clan from Merari.

58 These were the Levite family groups: the Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Kohath was the ancestor of Amram.

59 The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. She bore to Amram: Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.

60 Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron,

61 but Nadab and Abihu died when they presented unauthorized fire before the Lord.

62 Those registered were 23,000, every male one month old or more; they were not registered among the [other] Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.

63 These were the ones registered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they registered the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan [across from] Jericho.

64 But among them there was not one of those who had been registered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they registered the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.

65 For the Lord had said to them that they would all die in the wilderness. None of them was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

Numbers 27

1 The daughters of Zelophehad approached; [Zelophehad was the] son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh from the clans of Manasseh, the son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

2 They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the entire community at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said,

3 "Our father died in the wilderness, but he was not among Korah's followers, who gathered together against the Lord. Instead, he died because of his own sin, and he had no sons.

4 Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan? Since he had no son, give us property among our father's brothers."

5 Moses brought their case before the Lord,

6 and the Lord answered him,

7 "What Zelophehad's daughters say is correct. You are to give them hereditary property among their father's brothers and transfer their father's inheritance to them.

8 Tell the Israelites: When a man dies without having a son, transfer his inheritance to his daughter.

9 If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.

10 If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father's brothers.

11 If his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative of his clan, and he will take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites as the Lord commanded Moses."

12 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go up this mountain of the Abarim [range] and see the land that I have given the Israelites.

13 After you have seen it, you will also be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was.

14 When the community quarreled in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight at the waters." Those were the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.

15 So Moses appealed to the Lord,

16 "May the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the community

17 who will go out before them and come back in before them, and who will bring them out and bring them in, so that the Lord's community won't be like sheep without a shepherd."

18 The Lord replied to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

19 Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole community, and commission him in their sight.

20 Confer some of your authority on him so that the entire Israelite community will obey [him].

21 He will stand before Eleazar who will consult the Lord for him with the decision of the Urim. He and all the Israelites with him, even the entire community, will go out and come back in at his command."

22 Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the entire community,

23 laid his hands on him, and commissioned him, as the Lord had spoken through Moses.

Numbers 28

1 The Lord spoke to Moses,

2 "Command the Israelites and say to them: Be sure to present to Me at its appointed time My offering and My food as My fire offering, a pleasing aroma to Me.

3 And say to them: This is the fire offering you are to present to the Lord: "Each day [present] two unblemished year-old male lambs as a regular burnt offering.

4 Offer one lamb in the morning and the other lamb at twilight,

5 along with two quarts of fine flour for a grain offering mixed with a quart of beaten olive oil.

6 It is a regular burnt offering established at Mount Sinai for a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord.

7 The drink offering is to be a quart with each lamb. Pour out the offering of beer to the Lord in the sanctuary area.

8 Offer the second lamb at twilight, along with the same kind of grain offering and drink offering as in the morning. It is a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

9 "On the Sabbath day [present] two unblemished year-old male lambs, four quarts of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and its drink offering.

10 It is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.

11 "At the beginning of each of your months present a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old-[all] unblemished-

12 with six quarts of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each bull, four quarts of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for the ram,

13 and two quarts of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each lamb. It is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord.

14 Their drink offerings are to be two quarts of wine with each bull, one and a third quarts with the ram, and one quart with each male lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering for all the months of the year.

15 And one male goat is to be offered as a sin offering to the Lord, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering.

16 "The Passover to the Lord comes in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month.

17 On the fifteenth day of this month there will be a festival; unleavened bread is to be eaten for seven days.

18 On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you are not to do any daily work.

19 Present a fire offering, a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. Your animals are to be unblemished.

20 The grain offering with them is to be of fine flour mixed with oil; offer six quarts with each bull and four quarts with the ram.

21 Offer two quarts with each of the seven lambs

22 and one male goat for a sin offering to make atonement for yourselves.

23 Offer these with the morning burnt offering that is part of the regular burnt offering.

24 You are to offer the same food each day for seven days as a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It is to be offered with its drink offering and the regular burnt offering.

25 On the seventh day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any daily work.

26 "On the day of firstfruits, you are to hold a sacred assembly when you present an offering of new grain to the Lord at your [Festival of] Weeks; you are not to do any daily work.

27 Present a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old,

28 with their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts with each bull, four quarts with the ram,

29 and two quarts with each of the seven lambs

30 and one male goat to make atonement for yourselves.

31 Offer [them] with their drink offerings in addition to the regular burnt offering and its grain offering. Your animals are to be unblemished.

Mark 8

1 In those days there was again a large crowd, and they had nothing to eat. He summoned the disciples and said to them,

2 "I have compassion on the crowd, because they've already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

3 If I send them home famished, they will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a long distance."

4 His disciples answered Him, "Where can anyone get enough bread here in this desolate place to fill these people?"

5 "How many loaves do you have?" He asked them. "Seven," they said.

6 Then He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks, broke the [loaves], and kept on giving [them] to His disciples to set before [the people]. So they served the [loaves] to the crowd.

7 They also had a few small fish, and when He had blessed them, He said these were to be served as well.

8 They ate and were filled. Then they collected seven large baskets of leftover pieces.

9 About 4,000 [men] were there. He dismissed them

10 and immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

11 The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, demanding of Him a sign from heaven to test Him.

12 But sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, "Why does this generation demand a sign? I assure you: No sign will be given to this generation!"

13 Then He left them, got on board [the boat] again, and went to the other side.

14 They had forgotten to take bread and had only one loaf with them in the boat.

15 Then He commanded them: "Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod."

16 They were discussing among themselves that they did not have any bread.

17 Aware of this, He said to them, "Why are you discussing that you do not have any bread? Do you not yet understand or comprehend? Is your heart hardened?

18 Do you have eyes, and not see, and do you have ears, and not hear? And do you not remember?

19 When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?" "Twelve," they told Him.

20 "When I broke the seven loaves for the 4,000, how many large baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?" "Seven," they said.

21 And He said to them, "Don't you understand yet?"

22 Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Him and begged Him to touch him.

23 He took the blind man by the hand and brought him out of the village. Spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, "Do you see anything?"

24 He looked up and said, "I see people-they look to me like trees walking."

25 Again Jesus placed His hands on the man's eyes, and he saw distinctly. He was cured and could see everything clearly.

26 Then He sent him home, saying, "Don't even go into the village."

27 Jesus went out with His disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the road He asked His disciples, "Who do people say that I am?"

28 They answered Him, "John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, one of the prophets."

29 "But you," He asked them again, "who do you say that I am?" Peter answered Him, "You are the Messiah!"

30 And He strictly warned them to tell no one about Him.

31 Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, be killed, and rise after three days.

32 He was openly talking about this. So Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

33 But turning around and looking at His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind Me, Satan, because you're not thinking about God's concerns, but man's!"

34 Summoning the crowd along with His disciples, He said to them, "If anyone wants to be My follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it.

36 For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his life?

37 What can a man give in exchange for his life?

38 For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."