Laws and feasts
The second census
1Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest. He said: 2“Take a census of all the community of Israel, by families: all those of twenty years and over, able to give military service.” 3So Moses and Eleazar the priest enlisted the people in the plains of Moab, near the Jordan opposite Jericho as Yahweh had commanded Moses. 4They counted the men twenty years and over among the Israelites who had come out of the land of Egypt.
5Reuben, the firstborn of Israel. The tribe of Reuben: for Hanoch, the Hanochite clan; for Pallu, the Palluite clan; 6for Hezron, the Hezronite clan; for Carmi, the Carmite clan. 7These were the Reubenite clans. They numbered 43,730 men.
8The descendants of Pallu: Eliab. 9The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. These two, Dathan and Abiram, councillors of the community, were the ones who rebelled against Moses and Aaron; they belonged to the followers of Korah who rebelled against Yahweh. 10The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them (Korah died with his followers), when fire destroyed the 250 men as a warning to the people. 11The sons of Korah were not killed.
12The tribe of Simeon by clans: for Nemuel, the Nemuelite clan; for Jamin, the Jaminite clan; for Jachin, the Jachinite clan; 13for Zerah, the Zerahite clan; for Shaul, the Shaulite clan. 14These were the Simeonite clans. They numbered 22,200 men.
15The tribe of Gad by clans: for Zephon, the Zephonite clan; for Haggi, the Haggite clan; for Shuni, the Shunite clan; 16for Ozni, the Oznite clan; for Eri, the Erite clan; 17for Arod, the Arodite clan; for Areli, the Arelite clan. 18These were the clans of the tribe of Gad. They numbered 40,500 men.
19The tribe of Judah: Er and Onan. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20The other sons of Judah became clans: for Shelah, the Shelanite clan; for Perez, the Perezzite clan; for Zerah, the Zerahite clan. 21The sons of Perez were: for Hezron, the Hezronite clan; for Hamul, the Hamulite clan. 22These were the clans of Judah. They numbered 76,500 men.
23The tribe of Issachar, by clans: for Tola, the Tolaite clan; for Puvah, the Puvite clan; 24for Jashub, the Jashubite clan; for Shimron, the Shimronite clan. 25These were the clans of Issachar. They numbered 64,300 men.
26The tribe of Zebulun by clans: for Sered, the Seredite clan; for Elon, the Elonite clan; for Jahleel, the Jahleelite clan. 27These were the clans of Zebulun. They numbered 60,500 men.
28The tribe of Joseph, by clans: Manasseh and Ephraim.
29The tribe of Manasseh: for Machir, the Machirite clan; Machir was the father of Gilead: for Gilead, the Gileadite clan. 30These were the clans of Gilead; for Iezer, the Iezerite clan; for Helek, the Helekite clan; 31Asriel, the Asrielite clan; Shechem, the Shechemite clan; 32Shemida, the Shemidaite clan; Hepher, the Hepherite clan. 33Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters; these are the names of Zelophehad’s daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. 34These were the clans of Manasseh. They numbered 52,700 men.
35The tribe of Ephraim by clans: for Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan; for Becher, the Becherite clan; for Tahan, the Tahanite clan. 36These are the sons of Shuthelah: for Eran, the Eranite clan. 37These were the clans of Ephraim. They numbered 32,500 men.
These were the descendants of Joseph, by clans.
38The tribe of Benjamin, by clans: for Bela, the Belaite clan; for Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan; for Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan; 39for Shephupham, the Shephuphamite clan; for Hupham, the Huphamite clan. 40Bela had Ard and Naaman for sons: the Ardite clan; for Naaman, the Naamite clan. 41The tribe of Benjamin by clans numbered 45,600 men.
42The tribe of Dan, by clans: for Shuham, the Shuhamite clan. 43All the Shuhamite clans numbered 64,400 men.
44The tribe of Asher, by clans: for Imnah, the Imnite clan; for Ishvi, the Ishvite clan; for Beriah, the Beriite clan. 45The clans of Heber and Malchiel were descendants of Beriah. 46The daughter of Asher was called Serah. 47These were the clans of Asher. They numbered 53,400 men.
48The tribe of Naphtali, by clans: for Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan; for Guni, the Gunite clan; 49for Jezer, the Jezerite clan; for Shillem, the Shillemite clan. 50The clans of Naphtali numbered 45,400 men.
51The sons of Israel numbered in all 601,730 men.
52Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, 53“The land is to be divided among the tribes as a heritage, according to the number of those registered. 54To a tribe large in number you are to give a large area of land; to a small one in number, a small area; to each the heritage will be in proportion to the number registered. 55The dividing of the land is, however, to be done by lot. 56Each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of men registered.”
57These are, by clans, the Levites that were registered: for Gershon, the Gershonite clan; for Kohath, the Kohathite clan; for Merari, the Merarite clan.
58These are the Levite subclans: the Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, the Kohathites. Kohath was the father of Amram, 59who married Jochebed, descendant of Levi, born in Egypt. She bore Aaron, Moses and Miriam their sister. 60Aaron was the father of Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unlawful fire before Yahweh.
62Altogether there were registered 23,000 males of one month and over. They were listed separately from the rest of the Israelites, because they would receive no property in Israel.
63These were the men registered by Moses and Eleazar the priest who took this census of the Israelites in the plains of Moab, near the Jordan River, opposite Jericho. 64Not one of them was among those whom Moses and Aaron had listed in the desert of Sinai; 65for Yahweh had told them that these were to die in the desert and none would remain, except Caleb, son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, son of Nun.
