The Fourth Book of Moses, called Numbers 26

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

2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel from twenty years old and upward throughout their thers’ house all that are able to go to war in Israel

3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho saying

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

6 Of Hezron the family of the Hezronites of Carmi the family of the Carmites

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

8 And the sons of Pallu 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

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

11 Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not

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

13 Of Zerah the family of the Zarhites of Shaul the family of the Shaulites

14 These are the families of the Simeonites twenty and two thousand and two hundred

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

16 Of Ozni the family of the Oznites of Eri the family of the Erites

17 Of Arod the family of the Arodites of Areli the family of the Arelites

18 These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them forty thousand and five hundred

19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan and Er and Onan 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

23 Of the sons of Issachar after their families of Tola the family of the Tolaites of Pua the family of the Punites

24 Of Jashub the family of the Jashubites of Shimron the family of the Shimronites

25 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them threescore and four thousand and three hundred

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

27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them threescore thousand and five hundred

28 The sons of Joseph after their families were 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

30 These are the sons of Gilead of Jeezer the family of the Jeezerites of Helek the family of the Helekites

31 And of Asriel the family of the Asrielites and of Shechem the family of the Shechemites

32 And of Shemida the family of the Shemidaites and of Hepher the family of the Hepherites

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

34 These are the families of Manasseh and those that were numbered of them fifty and two thousand and seven hundred

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

36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah of Eran the family of the Eranites

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

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

39 Of Shupham the family of the Shuphamites of Hupham the family of the Huphamites

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

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

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

43 All the families of the Shuhamites according to those that were numbered of them were threescore and four thousand and four hundred

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

45 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 Sarah

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

48 Of the sons of Naphtali after their families of Jahzeel the family of the Jahzeelites of Guni the family of the Gunites

49 Of Jezer the family of the Jezerites of Shillem the family of the Shillemites

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

51 These were the numbered of the children of Israel six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty

52 And the LORD spake unto Moses saying

53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names

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

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

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

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

60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar

61 And Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before 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

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

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

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