1After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
2“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”
3So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction,
4“Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older, as the LORD has commanded Moses.”
5Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben:
7These were the clans of Reuben, and their registration numbered 43,730.
8Now the son of Pallu was Eliab,
9and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram.
10And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.
11However, the line of Korah did not die out.
12These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans:
14These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.
15These were the descendants of Gad by their clans:
18These were the clans of Gad, and their registration numbered 40,500.
19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
20These were the descendants of Judah by their clans:
22These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered 76,500.
23These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans:
25These were the clans of Issachar, and their registration numbered 64,300.
26These were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans:
27These were the clans of Zebulun, and their registration numbered 60,500.
28The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim.
29These were the descendants of Manasseh:
34These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered 52,700.
35These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans:
37These were the clans of Ephraim, and their registration numbered 32,500.
38These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans:
41These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered 45,600.
42These were the descendants of Dan by their clans:
43All of them were Shuhamite clans, and their registration numbered 64,400.
44These were the descendants of Asher by their clans:
47These were the clans of Asher, and their registration numbered 53,400.
48These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans:
50These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400.
51These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.
52Then the LORD said to Moses,
53“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names.
54Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.
55Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
56Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”
57Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans:
58These were the families of the Levites:
59and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
60Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron,
61but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.
62The registration of the Levites totaled 23,000, every male a month old or more; they were not numbered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.
63These were the ones numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.
64Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.
65For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.