1After the plague had ended, YHVH said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, 2“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”
3So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction, 4“Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older,a as YHVH has commanded Moses.”
And these were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt:
The Tribe of Reuben
5Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben:
The Hanochite clan from Hanoch,
the Palluite clan from Pallu,
6the Hezronite clan from Hezron,
and the Carmite clan from Carmi.
7These were the clans of Reuben, and their registration numbered 43,730.
8Now the son of Pallu was Eliab, 9and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram.
It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against YHVH. 10And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign. 11However, the line of Korah did not die out.
The Tribe of Simeon
12These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans:
The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel,b
the Jaminite clan from Jamin,
the Jachinite clan from Jachin,
13the Zerahite clan from Zerah,c
and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.
14These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.
The Tribe of Gad
15These were the descendants of Gad by their clans:
The Zephonite clan from Zephon,
the Haggite clan from Haggi,
the Shunite clan from Shuni,
16the Oznite clan from Ozni,
the Erite clan from Eri,
17the Arodite clan from Arod,d
and the Arelite clan from Areli.
18These were the clans of Gad, and their registration numbered 40,500.
The Tribe of Judah
19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan. 20These were the descendants of Judah by their clans:
The Shelanite clan from Shelah,
the Perezite clan from Perez,
and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
21And these were the descendants of Perez:
the Hezronite clan from Hezron
and the Hamulite clan from Hamul.
22These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered 76,500.
The Tribe of Issachar
23These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans:
The Tolaite clan from Tola,
the Punite clan from Puvah,e
24the Jashubite clan from Jashub,f
and the Shimronite clan from Shimron.
25These were the clans of Issachar, and their registration numbered 64,300.
The Tribe of Zebulun
26These were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans:
The Seredite clan from Sered,
the Elonite clan from Elon,
and the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.
27These were the clans of Zebulun, and their registration numbered 60,500.
The Tribe of Manasseh
28The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim.
29These were the descendants of Manasseh:
The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead,
and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.
30These were the descendants of Gilead:
the Iezerite clan from Iezer,g
the Helekite clan from Helek,
31the Asrielite clan from Asriel,
the Shechemite clan from Shechem,
32the Shemidaite clan from Shemida,
and the Hepherite clan from Hepher.
33Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
34These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered 52,700.
The Tribe of Ephraim
35These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans:
The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah,
the Becherite clan from Becher,
and the Tahanite clan from Tahan.
36And the descendants of Shuthelah were the Eranite clan from Eran.
37These were the clans of Ephraim, and their registration numbered 32,500.
These clans were the descendants of Joseph.
The Tribe of Benjamin
38These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans:
The Belaite clan from Bela,
the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel,
the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,
39the Shuphamite clan from Shupham,h
and the Huphamite clan from Hupham.
40And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ardi and the Naamite clan from Naaman.
41These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered 45,600.
The Tribe of Dan
42These were the descendants of Dan by their clans:
The Shuhamite clan from Shuham.
These were the clans of Dan. 43All of them were Shuhamite clans, and their registration numbered 64,400.
The Tribe of Asher
44These were the descendants of Asher by their clans:
The Imnite clan from Imnah,
the Ishvite clan from Ishvi,
and the Beriite clan from Beriah.
45And these were the descendants of Beriah:
the Heberite clan from Heber
and the Malchielite clan from Malchiel.
46And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.
47These were the clans of Asher, and their registration numbered 53,400.
The Tribe of Naphtali
48These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans:
The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel,
the Gunite clan from Guni,
49the Jezerite clan from Jezer,
and the Shillemite clan from Shillem.
50These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400.
51These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.
52Then YHVH said to Moses, 53“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names. 54Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.
55Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. 56Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”
The Levites Numbered
57Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans:
The Gershonite clan from Gershon,
the Kohathite clan from Kohath,
and the Merarite clan from Merari.
58These were the families of the Levites:
The Libnite clan,
the Hebronite clan,
the Mahlite clan,
the Mushite clan,
and the Korahite clan.
Now Kohath was the father of Amram, 59and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam. 60Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron, 61but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorised fire before YHVH.
62The registration of the Levites totalled 23,000, every male a month old or more; they were not numbered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.
63These were the ones numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.
64Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai. 65For YHVH had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
Numbers 26
12Then YHVH said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim rangea and see the land that I have given the Israelites.13After you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was; 14for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribahb in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.
15So Moses appealed to YHVH, 16“May YHVH, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation17who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of YHVH will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
18And YHVH replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him. 19Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, and commission him in their sight. 20Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him. 21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before YHVH by the judgment of the Urim.c At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”
22Moses did as YHVH had commanded him. He took Joshua, had him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, 23and laid his hands on him and commissioned him, as YHVH had instructed through Moses.
Numbers 27:18-23
16Then the Gadites and Reubenites approached Moses and said, “We want to build sheepfolds here for our livestock and cities for our little ones. 17But we will arm ourselves and be readyb to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land. 18We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has taken possession of his inheritance. 19Yet we will not have an inheritance with them across the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has come to us on the east side of the Jordan.”
20Moses replied, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before YHVH for battle,21and if every one of your armed men crosses the Jordan before YHVH, until He has driven His enemies out before Him, 22then when the land is subdued before YHVH, you may return and be free of obligation to YHVH and to Israel. And this land will belong to you as a possession before YHVH. 23But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against YHVH—and be assured that your sin will find you out. 24Build cities for your little ones and folds for your flocks, but do what you have promised.”
25The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “Your servants will do just as our lord commands. 26Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead. 27But your servants are equipped for war, and every man will cross over to the battle before YHVH, just as our lord says.”
28So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel. 29And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before YHVH, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession. 30But if they do not arm themselves and go across with you, then they must accept their possession among you in the land of Canaan.”
31The Gadites and Reubenites replied, “As YHVH has spoken to your servants, so we will do.32We will cross over into the land of Canaan armed before YHVH, that we may have our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.”
33So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.
34And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, 35Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, 36Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and they built folds for their flocks.
37The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, 38as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.
39The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. 40So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there. 41Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.c 42And Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah, after his own name.