The Numbering of Israel in Moab

261 Then it came about after the plague , that the Lord spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest , saying , 2 " Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upward , by their fathers' households , whoever is able to go out to war in Israel ." 3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho , saying , 4 "Take a census of the people from twenty years old and upward , as the Lord has commanded Moses ." Now the sons of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt were:

5 Reuben , Israel's firstborn , the sons of Reuben : of Hanoch , 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 those who were numbered of them were 43,730 e e e e e . 8 The son of Pallu : Eliab . 9 The sons of Eliab : Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram . These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation , who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah , when they contended 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 250 e men , so that they became a warning . 11 The sons of Korah , however, did not die . 12 The sons of Simeon according to 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 Zerahites ; of Shaul , the family of the Shaulites . 14 These are the families of the Simeonites , 22,200 e e e . 15 The sons of Gad according to 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 sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, 40,500 e e e . 19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan , but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan . 20 The sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah , the family of the Shelanites ; of Perez , the family of the Perezites ; of Zerah , the family of the Zerahites . 21 The sons of Perez 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 who were numbered of them, 76,500 e e e e . 23 The sons of Issachar according to their families : of Tola , the family of the Tolaites ; of Puvah , 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 who were numbered of them, 64,300 e e e e . 26 The sons of Zebulun according to 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 families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them, 60,500 e e e . 28 The sons of Joseph according to their families : Manasseh and Ephraim . 29 The sons of Manasseh : of Machir , the family of the Machirites ; and Machir became the father of Gilead : of Gilead , the family of the Gileadites . 30 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 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 Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons , but only daughters ; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah , Noah , Hoglah , Milcah and Tirzah . 34 These are the families of Manasseh ; and those who were numbered of them were 52,700 e e e e . 35 These are the sons of Ephraim according to their families : of Shuthelah , the family of the Shuthelahites ; of Becher , the family of the Becherites ; of Tahan , the family of the Tahanites . 36 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 who were numbered of them, 32,500 e e e e . These are the sons of Joseph according to their families . 38 The sons of Benjamin according to 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 family of the Shuphamites ; of Hupham , the family of the Huphamites . 40 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 sons of Benjamin according to their families ; and those who were numbered of them were 45,600 e e e . 42 These are the sons of Dan according to their families : of Shuham , the family of the Shuhamites . These are the families of Dan according to their families . 43 All the families of the Shuhamites , according to those who were numbered of them, were 64,400 e e e e . 44 The sons of Asher according to 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 sons of Beriah : of Heber , the family of the Heberites ; of Malchiel , the family of the Malchielites . 46 The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah . 47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them, 53,400 e e e e . 48 The sons of Naphtali according to 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 those who were numbered of them were 45,400 e e e e . 51 These are those who were numbered of the sons of Israel , 601,730 e e e e e e .

The Land to Be Divided by Lot

52 Then the Lord spoke to Moses , saying , 53 "Among these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names . 54 " To the larger group you shall increase their inheritance , and to the smaller group you shall diminish their inheritance ; each shall be given their inheritance according to those who were numbered of them. 55 "But the land shall be divided by lot . They shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers . 56 "According e to the selection by lot , their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller groups."

The Tribe of Levi

57 These are those who were numbered of the Levites according to 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 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 . Kohath became the father of Amram . 59 The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed , the daughter of Levi , who was born to Levi in Egypt ; and she bore to Amram : Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam . 60 To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu , Eleazar and Ithamar . 61 But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the Lord . 62 Those who were numbered of them were 23,000 e e , every male from a month old and upward , for they were not numbered among the sons of Israel since no inheritance was given to them among the sons of Israel .

Only Caleb and Joshua Survive

63 These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest , who numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho . 64 But among these there was not a man of those who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest , who numbered the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai . 65 For the Lord had said of them, " They shall surely die in the wilderness ." And not a man was left of them, except e Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun .