Numbers 26:1-50

New American Standard Bible 1995

Census of a New Generation

26 ^[a]Then it came about after the ^(A)plague, ^[b]that the Lord spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, ² “^(B)Take a ^[c]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 ^(C)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 ^(D)43,730. ⁸ The son of Pallu: Eliab. ⁹ The sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were ^(E)called by the congregation, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the Lord, ¹⁰ and ^(F)the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that company died, ^(G)when the fire devoured 250 men, so that they became a ^[d]warning. ^11 (H)The sons of Korah, however, did not die.

¹² The sons of Simeon according to their families: of ^[e]Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of ^[f]Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; ¹³ of ^[g]Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. ¹⁴ These are the families of the Simeonites, ^(I)22,200.

¹⁵ The sons of Gad according to their families: of ^[h]Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites; ¹⁶ of ^[i]Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites; ¹⁷ of ^[j]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, ^(J)40,500.

¹⁹ The ^(K)sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. ²⁰ The ^(L)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, ^(M)76,500.

²³ The ^(N)sons of Issachar according to their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of ^[k]Puvah, the family of the Punites; ²⁴ of ^[l]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, ^(O)64,300.

²⁶ The ^(P)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, ^(Q)60,500.

²⁸ The ^(R)sons of Joseph according to their families: Manasseh and Ephraim. ²⁹ The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and ^(S)Machir ^[m]became the father of Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. ³⁰ These are the sons of Gilead: of ^[n]Iezer, the family of the ^(T)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 ^(U)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 ^(V)52,700.

³⁵ These are the sons of Ephraim according to their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of ^[o]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, ^(W)32,500. 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 ^[p]Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; ³⁹ of ^[q]Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of ^[r]Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. ⁴⁰ The sons of Bela were ^[s]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 ^(X)45,600.

⁴² These are the sons of Dan according to their families: of ^[t]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 ^(Y)64,400.

⁴⁴ The ^(Z)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, ^(AA)53,400.

⁴⁸ The ^(AB)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 ^(AC)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 ^(AD)45,400.