Numbers 26:1-49

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:

²⁰Shelah, ancestor of the Shelanite family; Perez, ancestor of the Perezite family; Zerah, ancestor of the Zerahite family.

²¹These were the descendants of Perez: Hezron, ancestor of the Hezronite family; and Hamul, ancestor of the Hamulite family.

²²These were the families descended from Judah and they numbered 76,500.

²³These were the descendants of Issachar by family: Tola, ancestor of the Tolaite family; Puvah, ancestor of the Punite family;

²⁴Jashub, ancestor of the Jashubite family; and Shimron, ancestor of the Shimronite family.

²⁵These were the families descended from Isaachar and they numbered 64,300.

²⁶These were the descendants of Zebulun by family: Sered, ancestor of the Seredite family; Elon, ancestor of the Elonite family; and Jahleel, ancestor of the Jahleelite family.

²⁷These were the families descended from Zebulun, and they numbered 60, 500.

²⁸These were descendants of Joseph by family through Manasseh and Ephraim:

²⁹The descendants of Manasseh: Machir (he was the father of Gilead), ancestor of the Machirite family; and Gilead, ancestor of the Gileadite family.

³⁰The descendants of Gilead: Izer, ancestor of the Iezerite family; Helek, ancestor of the Helekite family;

³¹Asriel, ancestor of the Asrielite family; Shechem, ancestor of the Shechemite family;

³²Shemida, ancestor of the Shemidaite family; and Hepher, ancestor of the Hepherite family.

³³(Zelophehad, son of Hepher, didn't have any sons, only daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.)

³⁴These were the families descended from Manasseh, and they numbered 52,700.

³⁵These were the descendants of Ephraim by family: Shuthelah, ancestor of the Shuthelahite family; Becher, ancestor of the Becherite family; and Tahan, ancestor of the Tahanite family.

³⁶The descendant of Shuthelah was Eran, ancestor of the Eranite family.

³⁷These were the families descended from Ephraim, and they numbered 32,500. These families were the descendants of Joseph.

³⁸These were the descendants of Benjamin by family: Bela, ancestor of the Belaite family; Ashbel, ancestor of the Ashbelite family; Ahiram, ancestor of the Ahiramite family;

³⁹Shupham, ancestor of the Shuphamite family; and Hupham, ancestor of the Huphamite family.

⁴⁰The descendants of Bela were Ard, ancestor of the Ardite family; and Naaman, ancestor of the Naamite family.

⁴¹These were the families descended from Benjamin, and they numbered 45,600.

⁴²These were the descendants of Dan by family: Shuham, ancestor of the Shuhamite families.

⁴³They were all Shuhamite families, and they numbered 64,400.

⁴⁴These were the descendants of Asher by family: Imnah, ancestor of the Imnite family; Ishvi, ancestor of the Ishvite family; and Beriah, ancestor of the Beriite family.

⁴⁵The descendants of Beriah were Heber, ancestor of the Heberite family; and Malchiel, ancestor of the Malchielite family.

⁴⁶The name of Asher's daughter was Serah.

⁴⁷These were the families descended from Asher, and they numbered 53,400.

⁴⁸These were the descendants of Naphtali by family: Jahzeel, ancestor of the Jahzeelite family; Guni, ancestor of the Gunite family;

⁴⁹Jezer, ancestor of the Jezerite family; and Shillem, ancestor of the Sheillemite family.