Numbers 26:2–51

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.” ^w

³So Moses and Eleazar the priest said to them in the plains of Moab ^xby 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.” ^y

⁵Reuben ^zwas the firstborn of Israel.

Reuben’s descendants:

the Hanochite clan from Hanoch;

the Palluite clan from Pallu;

⁶the Hezronite clan from Hezron;

the Carmite clan from Carmi.

⁷These were the Reubenite clans,

and their registered men numbered 43,730.

⁸The son of Pallu was Eliab.

⁹The 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. ^a10The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, when his followers died and the fire consumed 250 men. ^bThey serve as a warning sign. ¹¹The sons of Korah, however, did not die.)

¹²Simeon’s descendants by their clans:

the Nemuelite clan from Nemuel; ^cd

the Jaminite clan from Jamin;

the Jachinite clan from Jachin;

¹³the Zerahite clan from Zerah;

the Shaulite clan from Shaul.

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

¹⁵Gad’s descendants 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;

the Arelite clan from Areli.

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

¹⁹Judah’s sons included Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan. ^e20Judah’s descendants by their clans:

the Shelanite clan from Shelah;

the Perezite clan from Perez; ^f

the Zerahite clan from Zerah.

²¹The descendants of Perez:

the Hezronite clan from Hezron;

the Hamulite clan from Hamul.

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

²³Issachar’s descendants by their clans:

the Tolaite clan from Tola;

the Punite clan from Puvah; ^gh

²⁴the Jashubite clan from Jashub;

the Shimronite clan from Shimron.

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

²⁶Zebulun’s descendants by their clans:

the Seredite clan from Sered;

the Elonite clan from Elon;

the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.

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

²⁸Joseph’s descendants by their clans from Manasseh and Ephraim:

²⁹Manasseh’s descendants: ⁱ

the Machirite clan from Machir.

Machir fathered Gilead;

the Gileadite clan from Gilead.

³⁰These were Gilead’s descendants:

the Iezerite clan from Iezer;

the Helekite clan from Helek;

³¹the Asrielite clan from Asriel;

the Shechemite clan from Shechem;

³²the Shemidaite clan from Shemida;

the Hepherite clan from Hepher;

³³Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons—only daughters. The names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ^j

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

³⁵These were Ephraim’s descendants by their clans:

the Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah;

the Becherite clan from Becher;

the Tahanite clan from Tahan.

³⁶These were Shuthelah’s descendants:

the Eranite clan from Eran.

³⁷These were the Ephraimite clans numbered by their registered men: 32,500.

These were Joseph’s descendants by their clans.

³⁸Benjamin’s descendants by their clans:

the Belaite clan from Bela;

the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel;

the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram;

³⁹the Shuphamite clan from Shupham; ^k

the Huphamite clan from Hupham.

⁴⁰Bela’s descendants from Ard and Naaman:

the Ardite clan from Ard;

the Naamite clan from Naaman.

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

⁴²These were Dan’s descendants by their clans:

the Shuhamite clan from Shuham.

These were the clans of Dan by their clans.

⁴³All the Shuhamite clans numbered by their registered men: 64,400.

⁴⁴Asher’s descendants by their clans:

the Imnite clan from Imnah;

the Ishvite clan from Ishvi;

the Beriite clan from Beriah.

⁴⁵From Beriah’s descendants:

the Heberite clan from Heber;

the Malchielite clan from Malchiel.

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

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

⁴⁸Naphtali’s descendants by their clans:

the Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel;

the Gunite clan from Guni;

⁴⁹the Jezerite clan from Jezer;

the Shillemite clan from Shillem.

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

⁵¹These registered Israelite men numbered 601,730.