Numbers 26:1-19

¹After the plague was over, the Lord told Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,

²“Census all the Israelites by family—all those twenty years of age or older who are eligible for military service in the army of Israel.”

³There on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan opposite Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest gave the order,

⁴“Census the men twenty years of age or older, following the instructions the Lord gave to Moses.” The following is the genealogical record of those who left the land of Egypt.

⁵These were the descendants of Reuben, Israel's firstborn: Hanoch, ancestor of the Hanochite family; Pallu, ancestor of the Palluite family;

⁶Hezron, ancestor of the Hezronite family; and Carmi, ancestor of the Carmite family.

⁷These were the families descended from Reuben and they numbered 43,730.

⁸Pallu's son was Eliab,

⁹and Eliab's sons were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. (It was Dathan and Abiram, leaders chosen by the Israelites, who joined the rebellion against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah when they rebelled against the Lord.

¹⁰The earth opened up and swallowed them down, along with Korah. His followers died when the fire burned up 250 men. What happened to them was a warning to the Israelites.

¹¹But Korah's sons didn't die.)

¹²These were the descendants of Simeon by family: Nemuel, ancestor of the Nemuelite family; Jamin, ancestor of the Jaminite family; Jachin, ancestor of the Jachinite family;

¹³Zerah, ancestor of the Zerahite family; and Shaul, ancestor of the Shaulite family.

¹⁴These were the families descended from Simeon and they numbered 22,200.

¹⁵These were the descendants of Gad by family: Zephon, ancestor of the Zephonite family; Haggi, ancestor of the Haggite family; Shuni, ancestor of the Shunite family;

¹⁶Ozni, ancestor of the Oznite family; Eri, ancestor of the Erite family;

¹⁷Arod, ancestor of the Arodite family; Areli, ancestor of the Arelite family.

¹⁸These were the families descended from Gad and they numbered 40,500.

¹⁹The sons of Judah who died in Canaan were Er and Onan. These were the descendants of Judah by family: