Numbers 26:2–51

“Take a census^b of the whole Israelite community by families—all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army^c of Israel.” So on the plains of Moab^d by the Jordan across from Jericho,^e Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said, “Take a census of the men twenty years old or more, as the Lord commanded Moses.”

These were the Israelites who came out of Egypt:^f

The descendants of Reuben,^g the firstborn son of Israel, were:

through Hanok,^h the Hanokite clan;

through Pallu,ⁱ the Palluite clan;

through Hezron,^j the Hezronite clan;

through Karmi,^k the Karmite clan.

These were the clans of Reuben; those numbered were 43,730.

The son of Pallu was Eliab, and the sons of Eliab^l were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. The same Dathan and Abiram were the community^m officials who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah’s followers when they rebelled against the Lord.ⁿ The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them^o along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men.^p And they served as a warning sign.^q The line of Korah,^r however, did not die out.^s

The descendants of Simeon by their clans were:

through Nemuel,^t the Nemuelite clan;

through Jamin,^u the Jaminite clan;

through Jakin, the Jakinite clan;

through Zerah,^v the Zerahite clan;

through Shaul, the Shaulite clan.

These were the clans of Simeon;^w those numbered were 22,200.^x

The descendants of Gad by their clans were:

through Zephon,^y the Zephonite clan;

through Haggi, the Haggite clan;

through Shuni, the Shunite clan;

through Ozni, the Oznite clan;

through Eri, the Erite clan;

through Arodi, the Arodite clan;

through Areli, the Arelite clan.

These were the clans of Gad;^z those numbered were 40,500.

Er^a and Onan^b were sons of Judah, but they died^c in Canaan.

The descendants of Judah by their clans were:

through Shelah,^d the Shelanite clan;

through Perez,^e the Perezite clan;

through Zerah, the Zerahite clan.^f

The descendants of Perez^g were:

through Hezron,^h the Hezronite clan;

through Hamul, the Hamulite clan.

These were the clans of Judah;ⁱ those numbered were 76,500.

The descendants of Issachar by their clans were:

through Tola,^j the Tolaite clan;

through Puah, the Puite clan;

through Jashub,^k the Jashubite clan;

through Shimron, the Shimronite clan.

These were the clans of Issachar;^l those numbered were 64,300.

The descendants of Zebulun^m by their clans were:

through Sered, the Seredite clan;

through Elon, the Elonite clan;

through Jahleel, the Jahleelite clan.

These were the clans of Zebulun;ⁿ those numbered were 60,500.

The descendants of Joseph^o by their clans through Manasseh and Ephraim^p were:

The descendants of Manasseh:^q

through Makir,^r the Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead^s);

through Gilead, the Gileadite clan.

These were the descendants of Gilead:^t

through Iezer,^u the Iezerite clan;

through Helek, the Helekite clan;

through Asriel, the Asrielite clan;

through Shechem, the Shechemite clan;

through Shemida, the Shemidaite clan;

through Hepher, the Hepherite clan.

(Zelophehad^v son of Hepher had no sons;^w he had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah.)^x

These were the clans of Manasseh; those numbered were 52,700.^y

These were the descendants of Ephraim^z by their clans:

through Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan;

through Beker, the Bekerite clan;

through Tahan, the Tahanite clan.

These were the descendants of Shuthelah:

through Eran, the Eranite clan.

These were the clans of Ephraim;^a those numbered were 32,500.

These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.

The descendants of Benjamin^b by their clans were:

through Bela, the Belaite clan;

through Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan;

through Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan;

through Shupham, the Shuphamite clan;

through Hupham, the Huphamite clan.

The descendants of Bela through Ard^c and Naaman were:

through Ard, the Ardite clan;

through Naaman, the Naamite clan.

These were the clans of Benjamin;^d those numbered were 45,600.

These were the descendants of Dan^e by their clans:^f

through Shuham,^g the Shuhamite clan.

These were the clans of Dan: All of them were Shuhamite clans; and those numbered were 64,400.

The descendants of Asher^h by their clans were:

through Imnah, the Imnite clan;

through Ishvi, the Ishvite clan;

through Beriah, the Beriite clan;

and through the descendants of Beriah:

through Heber, the Heberite clan;

through Malkiel, the Malkielite clan.

(Asher had a daughter named Serah.)

These were the clans of Asher;ⁱ those numbered were 53,400.

The descendants of Naphtali^j by their clans were:

through Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan;

through Guni, the Gunite clan;

through Jezer, the Jezerite clan;

through Shillem, the Shillemite clan.

These were the clans of Naphtali;^k those numbered were 45,400.^l

The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730.^m