"Take a census of the entire Israeli community, numbering them by their tribes and by ancestral houses. List the names of every male one-by-one,

May the LORD bless you and guard you.

God is not a human male he doesn't lie, nor is he a human being he never vacillates. Once he speaks up, he's going to act, isn't he? Once he makes a promise, he'll fulfill it, won't he?

But if you slaughter this people all at the same time, then the nations who heard about your fame will say,

I can see him, but not right now. I observe him, but from a distance. A star streams forth from Jacob; a scepter arises from Israel. He will crush Moab's forehead, along with all of Seth's descendants.

"From Joseph's descendants through Ephraim: Ammihud's son Elishama. From Manasseh: Pedahzur's son Gamaliel.

from 20 years and upward. You and Aaron are to register everyone in Israel who is able to go to war, company by company.

"From Reuben: Shedeur's son Elizur. From Simeon: Zurishaddai's son Shelumiel.

While Israel remained encamped in Shittim, the people began to commit sexual immorality with Moabite women,

Miriam and Aaron rebelled against Moses on account of the Cushite woman that he had married.

"Here is a list of names of the men who are to assist you:

Did I conceive this people or give birth to them, so that you would tell me to carry them near my heart like a wet nurse carries a suckling baby to the land that you promised to their forefathers?

From Judah: Amminadab's son Nahshon.

So Moses prayed to the LORD: "O LORD, please heal her."

Each man is to take a censer, put incense on it, and bring it into the LORD's presence, each man with his censer, for a total of 250 censers. You and Aaron are each to bring his own censer."

From Issachar: Zuar's son Nethanel.

He is not to defile himself on account of his father, mother, brother, and sister when they die, because the crown of his consecration to God is on his head.

"Permit us to pass through your land. We won't trespass in your fields or vineyards. We won't drink water from any well, and we'll only travel along the King's Highway until we've passed through your territory."

There is to be one law and one ordinance for you and for the resident alien who lives with you."

Look! The people are like lions. Like the lion, he rises up! He does not lie down again until he has consumed his prey and drunk the blood of the slain."

Four carts and eight oxen were given to the descendants of Merari for their work.

From Benjamin: Gideoni's son Abidan.

Where am I going to get meat to give this people? After all, they're crying in front of me, "Give us meat to eat!'

From Dan: Ammishaddai's son Ahiezer.

On the twentieth day of the second month in the second year, the cloud was lifted up from the Tent of Meeting,

But the LORD told Moses, "If her father had merely spit in her face, wouldn't she be humiliated? She is to be placed in isolation for seven days. After that, she may be brought in."

Moses and Aaron gathered these men who had been mentioned by name.

"Instruct the Israelis that when any of you or your descendants becomes unclean due to contact with a corpse, or if he is on a long journey, he nevertheless is to observe the LORD's Passover.

They assembled the entire community together during the second month. Then they recorded their ancestries, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as well as the names of the men 20 years old and above individually,

From Gad: Deuel's son Eliasaph.

During the entire time of his dedication, he is set apart to God.

These men were appointed from within their communities, since they were leaders of their ancestral houses and heads of the tribes of Israel.

He is to confess the sin that he had committed, pay its full compensation, add one fifth to it, and give the compensation to whomever he offended.

On the fourteenth day of the second month at twilight, they are to eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

From Asher: Ochran's son Pagiel.

From Naphtali: Enan's son Ahira."

The LORD told Moses,

"The LORD slaughtered this people in the wilderness because he wasn't able to bring them to the land that he promised them.'

The genealogies of Gad's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

When the camp is about to travel, Aaron and his sons are to come and take down the veil of the curtain and cover the Ark of the Testimony with it.

I cannot carry this whole nation! The burden is too heavy for me!

Those registered with the tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.

These families of the descendants of Zebulun numbered 60,500.

Those registered with the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.

just as the LORD had commanded Moses. He numbered them in the Sinai desert.

Instead of letting Israel pass through his territory, Sihon mustered his entire army and marched out to meet them in the wilderness. He arrived at Jahaz and attacked Israel.

The genealogies of Simeon's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

I'm giving you, your sons, and your daughters as a prescribed portion forever all the raised offerings of the consecrated things that the Israelis offer to the LORD. It's a salt covenant forever before the LORD with you and your descendants with you."

so the Israelis set out from the Sinai Wilderness until the cloud settled in the Paran Wilderness,

But if the person has no related redeemer to whom compensation may be made, the payment is to be brought to the LORD and given to the priest, in addition to a ram for atonement with which he is to be atoned.

all of a sudden the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with an unsheathed sword in his hand! The donkey turned off the road and went into an open field. Balaam started beating the donkey in order to turn her back to the road,

The genealogies of Judah's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

So each man took his censer, put fire coals inside of it, placed incense in it, and then stood at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, accompanied by Moses and Aaron.

Then Balak told Balaam, "Don't curse them or bless them!"

Then the LORD instructed Aaron, "You are not to have any inheritance in the land, nor are you to have any portion among the people. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelis.

Assemble the descendants of Levi in front of the appointed place of meeting, and assemble the whole congregation of Israel, too.

one tenth of an ephah for each of the seven lambs,

Then the LORD instructed Moses:

The goods confiscated in excess of the war implements that the warriors had gathered included 675,000 sheep,

Those registered with the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.

Then I'll come down and speak with you. I'll take some of the spirit that rests on you and apportion it among them, so that they may help you bear the burden of the people. That way, you won't bear it by yourself."

But he gave none of them to the descendants of Kohath, because their responsibility was to carry the holy things on their shoulders.

When Korah had assembled the entire community in opposition to Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the entire community.

After that, the people traveled from Hazeroth and encamped in the Wilderness of Paran.

They are not to leave any of it to remain until morning nor are they to break any of its bones. They are to observe it according to all the statutes of the Passover.

The genealogies of Issachar's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

That's how Edom refused Israel passage through their territory. So Israel turned away from there.

Eventually, the people began complaining about their distress, and the LORD heard them. When the LORD heard, his anger flared up and the LORD's fire incinerated some of them within the outskirts of the camp.

Then the LORD told Moses,

If an attitude of jealousy overcomes him so that he becomes jealous at his wife when she is defiled, or if an attitude of jealousy overcomes him and he becomes jealous of his wife even though she isn't defiled,

So Moses went out and told the people what the LORD had said. He gathered 70 men from the elders of the people and stationed them around the tent.

If this is how you treat me, please kill me right now, if I've found favor in your eyes, because I don't want to keep staring at all of this misery!"

"Separate yourselves from among this community, and I'll destroy them in a moment."

and from Gad's tribe, Machi's son Geuel.

The genealogies of Zebulun's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

Furthermore, everyone's sacred things belong to him, as well as whatever a person gives to the priest."

So Miriam was isolated outside the camp for seven days and the people didn't travel until Miriam was brought in.

and one goat to make atonement for you.

Those registered with the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.

As to the descendants of Levi, certainly I've given all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance in return for their services that they perform at the Tent of Meeting.

These are the names of the men sent by Moses to explore the land.

Then Balaam got up, returned to his country, and Balak went on his way.

When someone suddenly dies beside him, so that his consecrated head is defiled, then he is to shave his head on the day of his purification. Seven days later he is to shave it again.

They are to set a leather-dyed skin covering over it, cover it with a pure blue cloth, and then insert its poles.

"Now, let the power of the LORD be magnified, just as you promised when you said,

not only for a day, or for two days, or for five days, or for ten days, or for 20 days,

"The person who is unclean but who doesn't purify himself is to be eliminated from contact with the assembly, since he has defiled the LORD's sanctuary and the water of impurity wasn't sprinkled on him. He is to be considered unclean

Bring the descendants of Levi into the LORD's presence and have the Israelis lay their hands on the descendants of Levi.

Those registered with the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.

Those registered with the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.

Look to see whether the land where they live is good or bad, and whether the cities in which they live are merely tents or if they're fortified.

"But give this command to the people: "You are to consecrate yourselves, because tomorrow you're going to eat meat, since you've complained where the LORD can hear it, "Who can give us meat to eat? After all, life was better with us in Egypt." Therefore, the LORD is going to give you meat and you'll eat

On the same morning that the tent was set up, a cloud covered the tent, that is, the Tent of Testimony, and in the evening fire appeared over the tent until morning.

a basket of unleavened bread made from choice flour, cakes mixed with oil, a wafer of unleavened bread smeared with oil, along with grain and drink offerings.

The standard of the camp of Judah was the first to travel, accompanied by its army with Amminadab's son Nahshon in charge.

On the first day Amminadab's son Nahshon, from the tribe of Judah, presented

On the eighth day, he is to bring two turtledoves or two pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

As it was, that time of year was the season for the first fruits of the grape harvest. So they went to explore the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob, and as far as the outskirts of Hamath.

The Nazirite is then to shave his head of consecration at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. He is to take the lock of his head of consecration and set it over the fire where the peace offering for sacrifice is.

but for a whole month until it comes out your nostrils and makes you vomit. This is because you've despised the LORD, who is among you, and you cried out in his presence by complaining, "Why did we ever leave Egypt?"'"

doing what the LORD had said through Moses.

"Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them to Aaron the priest so they may serve him.

They are to take care of his needs and the needs of the whole congregation at the Tent of Meeting by performing duties at the tent.

Every offering from all the most sacred things of the Israelis that they bring to the priest is to belong to him.

Then the LORD told Moses and Aaron,

as his offering a silver dish weighing 130 shekels and a silver bowl weighing 70 shekels (calculated according to the shekel of the sanctuary), both filled with choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Moses responded, "I'm with 600,000 people on foot and you're saying I am to give them enough meat to eat for a whole month?

72,000 cattle,

They are to spread over them a scarlet cloth and a leather-dyed skin covering and then insert its poles.

So they attacked him, his sons, and his entire army, until there wasn't even a single survivor left. Then they took possession of his land.

But Israel defeated him in battle and took possession of all his lands from Arnon to Jabbok, including the Ammonites, even though the border of the Ammonites was strong.

See what the land is like. Observe whether the people who live there are strong or weak, or whether they're few or numerous.

From then on, throughout your generations give the first of your bread dough to the LORD."

What if we were to slaughter our entire inventory of flocks and herds for them? Would that be enough? What if we could gather all the fish in the sea in nets for them? Would that be enough, either?"

Zuar's son Nethanel was in charge of the camp of Issachar.

"This is the law of the Nazirite: When the days of his consecration are completed, he is to come to the entrance at the Tent of Meeting.

Whenever the cloud above the tent ascended, the Israelis would travel and encamp in the place where the cloud settled.

The LORD came down in a cloud, spoke to Moses, and made an apportionment from the spirit who rested on him to the 70 elders. When the spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but that was it.

We've fired at them. Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon. We've destroyed them as far as Nophah even as far as Medeba.

It was so continuously there was a cloud covering by day, and a fire cloud appeared at night.

Helon's son Eliab was in charge of the camp of Zebulun.

The tribe of Joseph, listed according to their families, included Manasseh and Ephraim.

Then the priest is to offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to make atonement for him because of the guilt he incurred on account of his contact with the dead body. Then he is to consecrate his head on that day.

Meanwhile, certain riff-raff among the people had an insatiable appetite for food. As a result, they wept and turned back, and the Israelis cried out, "If only somebody would feed us some meat!

So Israel lived in Amorite territory.

The leaders brought the offerings for the dedication of the altar the same day that it was anointed. After the leaders brought their offering to the altar,

They are to take charge of the utensils at the Tent of Meeting and meet the needs of the Israelis by performing duties on behalf of the tent.

There were times when the cloud remained over the tent for a number of days. They camped in accordance with the LORD's instructions and they traveled in accordance with the LORD'S instructions.

one young bull, one ram, and a one year old male lamb for a burnt offering;

"They are to spread a blue cloth over the table of the Presence and on top of it the dishes, pans, bowls, pitchers for drink offerings, and the bread of presence are to be on it continually.

When the cloud over the tent remained for a longer time, the Israelis did what the LORD had instructed and didn't travel.

But the LORD responded to Moses, "Is the LORD short on power? You're now going to witness whether what I say will come to pass or not."

When you sound an alarm, the ones encamped on the east side are to begin to travel.

This is a record of the genealogies of Aaron and Moses current as of the day on which the LORD addressed Moses on Mount Sinai.

They traveled from Ezion-geber, then rested in the Wilderness of Zin, which is also known as Kadesh.

They traveled from Kadesh, and then the entire community of the Israelis arrived at Mount Hor.

Assign the descendants of Levi to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelis.

They are to take a young bull along with its meal offering made of flour mixed with oil. Then you are to take a second young bull as a sin offering.

Then Moses sent out explorers to scout Jazer. They captured its towns and drove out the Amorites who were there.

Then Moses told Reuel's son Hobab, Moses' relative by marriage from Midian, "We are traveling to the place about which the LORD said "I will give it to you.' So come with us and we'll be good to you, because the LORD has spoken good things about Israel."

When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she squeezed herself so close to the wall that Balaam's foot was pressed to the wall. So he beat her again!

so he asked the LORD, "Why did you bring all this trouble to your servant? Why haven't I found favor in your eyes? After all, you're putting the burden of this entire people on me!

The genealogies of Dan's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

The tent was taken down, and the descendants of Gershon and Merari carried the tent.

Then the LORD told Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, near the territory of Edom,

After this, the standard of the camp of Ephraim set out, accompanied by its army with Ammihud's son Elishama in charge.

He is to dedicate to the LORD the days of his consecration by bringing a year old male lamb as his offering. The previous time will have failed because his consecration became defiled.

Appoint Aaron and his sons so that they are to take responsibility for their priesthood. Any unauthorized person who approaches it is to be put to death."

"Are you jealous on account of me?" Moses asked in reply. "I wish all of the LORD's people were prophets and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"

The descendants of Manasseh included: From Machir, the family of the descendants of Machir. (Machir was the father of Gilead.) From Gilead, the family of the Gileadites

"Then Aaron is to present the descendants of Levi as a wave offering before the LORD from the Israelis, because they are to work in the service of the LORD.

In response, Nun's son Joshua, Moses' attendant and one of his choice men, exclaimed, "My master Moses! Stop them!"

A young man ran and reported to Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!"

The LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai during the first month of the second year that they had left Egypt,

There were times when the cloud remained from evening until morning, but when the cloud ascended in the morning, they would journey. Whether by day or by night, they would travel whenever the cloud ascended.

Those registered with the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.

Moses renamed Nun's son Hoshea to Joshua. Then he sent them out to explore the land of Canaan. He instructed them, "Go up from here through the Negev, then ascend to the hill country.

Now two men had remained in camp. One was named Eldad and the other was named Medad. When the spirit rested on them, since they were among those who were listed but had not gone out to the tent, they stayed behind and prophesied in the camp.

How we remember the fish that we used to eat in Egypt for free! And the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic!

including anything that the LORD commanded you by the authority of Moses, starting from the day the LORD commanded Moses and continuing through your generations.

Zurishaddai's son Shelumiel was in charge of the tribe of Simeon.

"I'm taking the descendants of Levi for myself from among the Israelis in place of every first-born who opens the womb. The descendants of Levi belong to me

When Balak heard that Balaam had arrived, he went out to meet him in the city of Moab on the border of Arnon at the extreme end of his territory.

The LORD also told Moses,

The descendants of Levi are to perform the service of the Tent of Meeting and they are to bear their iniquity. This is to be a statute forever, throughout your generations, that they are not to receive an inheritance among the Israelis,

then that man is to bring his wife to the priest along with an offering for her consisting of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil or set frankincense over it, because it's to be a jealousy offering, a memorial offering that will serve as a reminder of iniquity.

Deuel's son Eliasaph was in charge of the tribe of Gad.

When anything is done without the knowledge of the congregation, the entire community is to offer one young bull for a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD, along with its meal and drink offerings offered according to procedure, and one male goat for a sin offering.

I speak to him audibly and in visions, not in mysteries. If he can gaze at the image of the LORD, why aren't you afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"

Then the LORD instructed Moses,

Then the standard of the camp of Reuben set out, accompanied by its army with Shedeur's son Elizur in charge.

He is to bring an offering to the LORD, a year old male lamb, and a year old ewe female lamb, both without blemish, for a sin offering and a ram without blemish for a peace offering,

Now manna was reminiscent of coriander seed, with an appearance similar to amber.

the LORD told Moses, "They are to present their offerings, one leader per day, for the dedication of the altar."

But just as I live, and just as the whole earth will be filled with the LORD's glory,

"They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand for the light with its lamp, lamp-snuffers, censer, and all the utensils for its oil with which they minister.

"Tell the Israelis that when they enter the land that I'm about to bring you to,

then is to remain separate from wine and strong drink. He is not to drink vinegar or strong drink made from wine. He is not to drink grape juice or eat grapes, whether fresh or dried.

Moses heard the people weeping throughout their entire families. Everyone gathered at the entrance to their tents so that the LORD was very angry. Moses thought the situation was bad,

Later, the LORD told Moses,

Sound them when the whole assembly is to gather together at the entrance to the appointed place of meeting.

"Instruct the Israelis what to do if a man's wife turns astray so that she unfaithfully acts against him,

Then Moses responded, "Please don't leave us now, since you know where we can camp in the wilderness. You could be our guide.

"When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the utensils of the sanctuary, and the camp is about to travel, then the descendants of Kohath are to come and carry them, but they are not to touch the most sacred objects, so they won't die. These are the duties of the descendants of Kohath at the Tent of Meeting."

Those in his division number 74,600.

So Moses numbered them according to the instruction of the LORD, as he had been commanded.

The LORD told Moses, "You are not to fear him, because I'm going to deliver him, his entire army, and his land into your control. Do to him just what you've done to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who used to live in Heshbon."

Then, in the LORD's presence, the priest is to make atonement for the person who sinned inadvertently, that is, to make atonement on his behalf so he may be forgiven.

"When you wage war in your land against an enemy who is hostile to you, you are to sound an alarm with the trumpets. Then you will be remembered before the face of the LORD your God and you will be delivered from your enemies.

Now as to the person who is clean and isn't traveling, but fails to observe the Passover, that person is to be eliminated from his people, because he didn't bring an offering to the LORD at its appointed time. That person is to bear his sin.

When the dew fell in the camp, the manna came with it.

When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed to the LORD and the fire stopped.

a man has sexual relations with her and she conceals it from her husband, keeping it secret although she has defiled herself with there being no witnesses against her, but she was caught anyway.

So Israel captured all of those cities, occupied all the Amorite cities in Heshbon, and all its towns.

Then the descendants of Kohath, carrying the sanctuary, set out, since the tent was to be set up before they arrive.

But now we can't stand it anymore, because there's nothing in front of us except this manna."

as a continuing reminder to them. Whoever sprinkles the water of impurity is to wash his clothes, and whoever comes in contact with the water of impurity is to remain unclean until evening.

The descendants of Levi are then to lay their hands on the head of the bulls, offering one for a sin offering and the other one for a burnt offering to the LORD to atone for the descendants of Levi.

Pedazzur's son Gamaliel was in charge of the tribe of Manasseh.

The sons of Aaron were Nadab the first-born, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar

They asked, "Has the LORD spoken only through Moses? Hasn't he also spoken through us?" But the LORD heard it.

At the beginning of the month, during your time of rejoicing at the appointed place, sound the trumpet over your burnt offering, then sacrifice your peace offering, since they are to be your memorial before the LORD your God. I am the LORD your God."

"Command the Israelis to send outside the encampment every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever is ritually defiled by contact with a corpse.

but when the cloud ascended from the tent, Miriam had become leprous, as white as snow! Aaron turned toward Miriam, and she had leprosy!

Gideoni's son Abidan was in charge of the army of the tribe of Benjamin.

"Make two trumpets, crafting them from beaten silver, for use in calling the congregation together and for notifying the camps to set out for travel.

Then the standard of the camp of Dan set out, functioning as the rear guard for all the encampments, accompanied by its army with Ammishaddai's son Ahiezer.

He then named that place Taberah, because the LORD's fire had incinerated some of them.

"The tribe of Issachar is to encamp beside Judah. The leader of Issachar is to be Zuar's son Nethanel.

The LORD told Moses,

But he said, "I won't go with you because I'm returning to my land and to my own family."

because all the first-born belong to me. When I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated all the first-born in Israel for myself from human beings to livestock. They belong to me, since I am the LORD."

This was the travel order for the Israelis, whenever their companies traveled.

Then they are to put them with all the other utensils on the leather-dyed skin covering and set them on the beams for transport.

This is how you are to separate the descendants of Levi from among the Israelis. The descendants of Levi belong to me.

from Asriel, the family of the descendants of Asriel; from Shechem, the family of the descendants of Shechem;

The LORD also told Moses in the Sinai wilderness,

Please don't let her be like one of the living dead, who is born with a congenital skin disease."

If a resident alien lives with you and wants to observe the LORD's Passover, let him observe it according to the statutes and laws of the Passover. You are to maintain the same statute for the resident alien as you do for the native of the land."

"Now when one person sins inadvertently, then he is to bring a one year old female goat for a sin offering.

"Number the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral houses and tribes, numbering every male from a month old and above."

But that's not how it is with my servant Moses, since he has been entrusted with my entire household!

"During the entire time of his dedication, he is not to come near a dead body.

You are to have a single law for the one who does things inadvertently, whether for the native-born Israeli or for the resident alien who lives among you."

You won't sin by offering the best of it, and you are not to profane the sacred things of the Israelis, so that you won't die."

then the priest is to have the woman commit to an oath by saying to the woman, "May the LORD make you a curse and a curse among your people. When the LORD makes your thigh waste away and your abdomen swell

Your raised offerings are to be accounted for you as though it were grain from threshing floors and full produce from wine vats.

Then Moses that is, he and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.

These are the names of Kohath's descendants according to their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Then they fell on their faces and said, "God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, will you be angry at the entire congregation on account of one man's sin?"

Then the entire community of Israel will be forgiven, along with the resident alien who lives among them, since all the people will have sinned inadvertently."

The ones who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and all the people.

out of all the most consecrated offerings that you receive, that is, all the raised offerings of the LORD, with all its best and the most holy parts of it.

The families of Libni and Shimei were descendants of Gershon. As families of the descendants of Gershon,

Aaron begged Moses, "I pray my lord, please don't hold this sin against us, since we've acted foolishlyand sinned in doing so.

People would go out to gather it, then they would grind it in mills or pound it in mortars, and then they would boil it in pots or make cakes out of it that tasted like butter cakes.

"Forgive, please, the iniquity of this people, according to your great, faithful love, in the same way that you've carried this people from Egypt to this place."

when you have eaten some of the bread that the land produces, you are to offer a raised offering to the LORD.

Ochran's son Pagiel was in charge of the tribe of Asher.

The genealogies of Manasseh's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

You are to make the descendants of Levi stand in the presence of Aaron and his sons. Then you are to wave them as wave offerings to the LORD.

who were anointed priests and whom he consecrated as priests.

These are names of Gershon's descendants according to their families: Libni and Shimei.

The genealogies of the descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

along with corresponding grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, according to their number, based on the ordinances,

The descendants of Bela were Ard and Naaman: From Ard, the family of the descendants of Ard; and from Naaman, the family of the descendants of Naaman.

one gold pan weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

Merari's descendants according to their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the descendants of Levi according to their ancestral house.

These are Levi's descendants by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

All of a sudden, the LORD told Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, "The three of you are to come out to the Tent of Meeting." So the three of them went out.

Enan's son Ahira was in charge of the tribe of Naphtali.

The priest is to put some holy water into an earthen vessel, take some dust from the floor of the tent, and put it into the water.

The LORD told Moses and Aaron,

You are to offer a raised offering to the LORD from all your tithes that you receive from the Israelis. Give Aaron the priest the raised offering of the LORD

The LORD told Moses,

The tribe of Benjamin, listed according to their families, included: From Bela, the family of the descendants of Bela; from Ashbel, the family of the descendants of Ashbel; from Ahiram, the family of the descendants of Ahiram;

Then the LORD told Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River, across from Jericho,

Then the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. So both of them went forward.

When the community gathered together against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the Tent of Meeting. All of a sudden, a cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.

Then the LORD told Moses, "The man is certainly to die. The entire community is to stone him to death outside the camp."

The priest is to have the woman stand in the LORD's presence, uncover her head, and put the grain offering as a memorial, a reminder of jealousy, into her hands. The priest is also to have in his hand the contaminated water that carries a curse.

Meanwhile, the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard of the approach of the Israelis,

The genealogies of Asher's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

so the LORD's tribute from the sheep totaled 675.

and this water that brings a curse enters your abdomen, making it swell and your thigh waste away.' "Then the woman is to say "Amen.'

Because the LORD was very angry with them, he left,

"Tell the Israelis that a man or woman who commits to the vow of the Nazirite, is to be separated to the LORD,

"Then the priest is to write all of these words in a document and wipe it off with the contaminated water.

"On the golden altar, they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with a leather-dyed skin covering, and then insert its poles.

So Moses gave to the descendants of Gad, to the descendants of Reuben, and to the half-tribe of Joseph's son Manasseh the kingdom of Sihon, the king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan, the whole land with its cities, and even the territories surrounding it.

Then the priest is to bring it and make her stand in the LORD's presence.

Aaron was 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.

The LORD responded, "I've forgiven them based on what you've said.

The cattle numbered 36,000, so the LORD's tribute totaled 72.

But when you blow the trumpet to assemble the whole congregation, don't use the same sound as you do for sounding an alarm.

since they've been set apart for me from among the Israelis. I've taken them for myself instead of the first to open the womb every firstborn of the Israelis,

The leader of the tribe and family of Gershon was Lael's son Eliasaph.

"After this, the descendants of Levi are to come to serve at the appointed place of meeting, after you have purified them and presented them as wave offerings,

Their sacrifice for a peace offering consisted of two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one year old lambs. These were the offerings presented by Amminadab's son Nahshon.

Then the LORD told Moses,

The families of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were descendants of Kohath. As families of the descendants of Kohath,

He is to offer the ram, a sacrifice of peace offering to the LORD, along with the basket of unleavened bread. Then the priest is to present his grain and drink offerings.

When one trumpet is blown, the elders and the heads of the thousands of the Israelis are to gather to you.

The same day that Moses finished setting up, anointing, and consecrating the tent and its utensils, he also anointed and consecrated the altar and its utensils.

During the entire time of his dedication, he is not to allow a razor to pass over his head until the days of his holy consecration to the LORD have been fulfilled. He is to let the locks on his head grow long.

from Shephupham, the family of the descendants of Shephupham; and from Hupham, the family of the descendants of Hupham.

When you sound the alarm the second time, those encamped on the south are to begin to travel. Alarms are to be sounded for their travels.

You and your household may eat it anywhere, because it's a reward to you in return for your services at the Tent of Meeting.

The families of the descendants of Gershon encamped behind the tent toward the west.

When he has had her drink the water, if she was defiled and had acted unfaithfully toward her husband, then the contaminated water that brings a curse will enter her and infect her, causing her abdomen to swell and her thigh to waste away. Then she is to be a cursed woman among her people.

Then the LORD told Moses,

The woman is to drink the bitter water that brings a curse and the water that brings a curse is to be considered contaminated.

But if you have become unfaithful to your husband and have become defiled because a man who isn't your husband has had sexual relations with you"'

"Teach Aaron and his sons to bless the Israelis:

Their duties pertained to the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, and all the curtains in use.

Then they are to take all the utensils for service with which they minister at the sanctuary, set them on the blue cloth, cover them with the leather-dyed skin covering, and then set them on the beams for transport.

They traveled from the mountains of Abarim, then rested in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River, across from Jericho.

Instead, appoint the descendants of Levi over the Tent of Meeting, all the vessels, and everything in it. They are to carry the tent and all the vessels in it. They are to attend to it and camp around it.

The leader of the tribe and family of Kohath was Uzziel's son Elizaphan.

all the males a month old and above numbered 7,500.

They traveled from Dibon-gad, then rested in Almon-diblathaim.

since every firstborn of Israel belongs to me, from human beings to livestock. On the same day that I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated them to myself,

and 16,000 people.

They are also to remove the ashes on the altar and spread a purple cloth over it.

The priest is to wave the offerings, that is, the breast and the thigh offering in the LORD's presence. Then the Nazirite may drink wine afterward.

Whether male or female, send them outside the camp so that they won't defile their camp, because I live among them."

The LORD told Moses,

I've set the descendants of Levi apart from the Israelis so that Aaron and his sons would work in service at the appointed place of meeting, making atonement on behalf of the Israelis so that there won't be a plague among the Israelis whenever they approach the sanctuary."

who had traveled from Mount Hor and then rested in Zalmonah.

But they are not to go in to see the sanctuary as it is being covered, so they won't die."

"Here's what the descendants of Kohath are to do regarding the Tent of Meeting and what's inside the Most Holy Place:

from 30 years and older through the age of 50 years, from everyone who can enter the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting.

there were 337,500 sheep for the community,

The descendants of Aaron the priest are to blow the trumpets. Have them do this for you permanently throughout your generations to come."

Heshbon was the capital city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who fought against the previous king of Moab and captured all his land from his capital city to Arnon.

The descendants of Kohath encamped beside the tent toward the south.

The duties of the descendants of Gershon at the Tent of Meeting pertained to the tent, the tent covering, the curtain to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

This is to be the law of the Nazirite when he commits his offering to the LORD on account of his consecration, over and beyond what he owns alone plus whatever he can provide, based on the vow from his own mouth that he vows to fulfill on account of the law of his consecration."

They traveled from Jotbathah, then rested in Abronah.

So the Israelis sent them outside the camp. The Israelis did just what the LORD had told Moses.

The genealogies of Benjamin's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

"Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the descendants of Levi according to their tribes and ancestral houses

"Here's what you are to do when you all go astray and fail to observe all these commands that the LORD had spoken to Moses,

Moses took a portion drawn from every 50 Israelis, including from both human and animals, and gave them to the descendants of Levi who maintained the LORD's tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.

the hangings at the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard that surrounded the tent, the altar, and all of the tent cords in use.

"Didn't I tell you," Balaam responded to Balak, "that I'll say whatever the LORD tells me to say?"

The priest is to come into the LORD's presence and present his sin and burnt offerings.

After this, they traveled from Mount Hor along the caravan route by way of the Sea of Reeds and went around the land of Edom. But when the people got impatient because it was a long route,

The priest is to take the offering of jealousy from the woman's hand, wave the offering in the LORD's presence, and have her approach the altar.

Then the priest is to take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one cake of unleavened bread from the basket, and one wafer of unleavened bread. He is to place them in the hands of the Nazirite, after he himself has shaved his symbol of consecration.

You are to offer a cake made from the first of your bread dough as a raised offering to the LORD. Offer it as a raised offering right off your threshing floor.

This is the law in cases of jealousy when a woman defiles herself while under her husband's authority:

all the males a month old and above numbered 8,600. They were tasked to the care of the sanctuary.

Soon they arrived in the valley of Eshcol, where they cut a single branch of grapes and carried it on a pole between two men, along with some pomegranates and figs.

This is what you are to do for them in order to purify them: Sprinkle purifying water over them, have them shave their skin, and then have them wash their garments, and they will be purified.

"Now the duty of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest is to maintain the oil for the light, the spiced incense, the daily offerings, and the oil for anointing, to carry out all the duties of the tent and the sanctuary, and to maintain its utensils."

But if the woman isn't defiled, then she is to be freed and will be able to bear children.

Later, the LORD told Moses and Aaron,

"The priest is to administer this oath to the woman: "If indeed another man didn't have sexual relations with you and you didn't become unfaithful to your husband, then may you be free from these waters that bring a curse.

So Moses and Aaron and the Israelis did this on behalf of the descendants of Levi. The Israelis did everything that the LORD commanded concerning the descendants of Levi.

On the second day, Zuar's son Nethanel, leader of the descendants of Issachar, presented

During the entire time of his dedication, he is not to eat any product from the grapevine, from the seed to the skin.

May the LORD's face enlighten you and bestow favor on you.

That's when the LORD enabled the donkey to speak. She asked Balaam, "What did I do to you that you would beat me in the space of only three footsteps?"

Then the LORD instructed Moses,

Later, the LORD told Moses,

"Tell Aaron, "When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps will illuminate the area in front of the lamp stand.'"

Those registered with the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.

taking the descendants of Levi instead of every firstborn of the Israelis.

Then they are to put all the instruments with which they minister there trays, forks, shovels, bowls, and all the utensils of the altar. They are to spread over it a leather-dyed skin covering and then insert its poles.

Those registered with the tribe of Joseph numbered 40,500.

These descendants of Benjamin's families numbered 45,600.

The descendants of Levi therefore purified themselves, washed their clothes, and then Aaron presented them as wave offerings to the LORD. Aaron provided atonement for them to purify them.

one young bull, one ram, and a one year old male lamb for a burnt offering;

but the angel of the LORD stood on a narrow path that crossed the vineyards. It had walls on both sides of the path.

none of those men who saw my glory and watched my miracles that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness even though they've tested me these ten times and never listened to my voice

The priest is to take a handful of grain from the memorial and offer a sacrifice on the altar, after which he is to have the woman drink the water.

The husband will be free from guilt, but the wife is to bear the punishment of her iniquity."

When a man becomes under the control of an attitude of jealousy regarding his wife, he is to present her to the Lord, and the priest is to apply this entire statute to her.

This is the work of the tribes of Gershon at the Tent of Meeting their duties under the supervision of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

Then the LORD told Moses and Aaron,

The genealogies of Joseph's descendants were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

May the LORD turn to face you, lavishing peace on you!

"Now regarding a descendant of Levi who is 25 years and above, he is to enter work in the service at the appointed place of meeting,

A fire has gone out from Heshbon, and a flame from the city of Sihon. It consumed Ar of Moab and the lords of the high places who lived in Arnon.

"For the descendants of Merari, number them according to their tribes and ancestral houses

"You are not to eliminate the tribe of the families of the descendants of Kohath from the descendants of Levi.

"Take a census of the descendants of Gershon according to their ancestral house and tribes.

They are to pour out my name to the Israelis while I continue to bless them."

from Naphtali's tribe, Vophsi's son Nahbi;

This was how the lamp stand was crafted from hammered gold: From its base to its flowers, it was made of hammered gold. Moses crafted the lamp stand just as the LORD had showed him.

But do this for them so that they may live and not die when they approach the Most Holy Place: Aaron and his sons are to go in and set specific responsibilities for each of them to carry out.

But the angel of the LORD told Balaam, "Go with the men, but deliver only the message that I'm going to give you." So Balaam went with Balak's officials.

Just then, a wind burst forth from the LORD, who brought quails from the sea and spread them all around the camp, about a day's journey in each direction, completely encircling the camp about two cubits deep on top of the ground!

Examine the farmland, whether it's fertile or barren, and see if there are fruit-bearing trees in it or not. Be very courageous, and bring back some samples of the fruit of the land."

Then the LORD told Moses,

According to whatever the LORD said, the Israelis would travel. According to whatever the LORD said, they would camp as long as the cloud remained over the Tent of Meeting.

and one male goat for a sin offering.

the LORD told Moses,

Count their number from between 30 to 50 years old, including everyone who can enter the service to perform work at the Tent of Meeting."

but starting at 50 years of age, he is to retire from service and is no longer to work.

After this, the descendants of Levi entered into their work of service at the appointed place, in the presence of Aaron and his sons. They did everything that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the descendants of Levi.

So Aaron did so, setting up the lamps to illuminate the area in front of the lamp stand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

as his offering a silver dish weighing 130 shekels and a silver bowl weighing 70 shekels (calculated according to the shekel of the sanctuary), both filled with choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Then the presiding leaders of Israel, as heads of the ancestral houses, brought an offering. They were the leaders of the tribes who supervised the census.

"Take the descendants of Levi from the Israelis and purify them.

They traveled from Abronah, then rested in Ezion-geber.

Therefore, the Israelis need no longer come to the Tent of Meeting, so they won't suffer the consequences of their sin and die.

So Balak exhorted Balaam, "Let's go right now! I'll take you to another place. Maybe God will agree to have you curse them for me from there."

"These are the responsibilities that the descendants of Gershon are to have:

They are to carry the curtain of the tent, the covering of the Tent of Meeting, the dyed leather covering that goes over it, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

Nadab and Abihu died in the LORD's presence when they offered unauthorized fire before him in the Sinai wilderness. Since they didn't have their own children, Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests under the authority of Aaron their father.

Two carts and four oxen were given to the descendants of Gershon for their work.

On the third day, Helon's son Eliab, leader of the descendants of Zebulun presented

one gold pan weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

from 30 to 50 years old as you count them, including everyone who can enter service and perform work at the Tent of Meeting.

The descendants of Gad rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,

The descendants of Gershon are to carry out the instructions of Aaron and his sons. You are to assign them their responsibilities to carry out.

The Israelis observed everything that the LORD had commanded Moses, doing exactly what they were told.

the hangings for the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tent, the altar, the ropes, all the service utensils, and everything made for them. This is to be their service area.

As it was when the Israelis were in the wilderness, they found a man who was gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

He may minister to his brothers at the Tent of Meeting by keeping watch, but he is not to engage in service. This is how you are to act with respect to the obligations of the descendants of Levi."

"Take these gifts from them and use them in service at the Tent of Meeting. Present them to the descendants of Levi, distributing them to each person according to his work."

"Aaron is to be gathered to his people, since he is not to enter the land that I'm about to give the Israelis. After all, you both rebelled against my command at the Meribah Springs.

In the Sinai desert, the LORD spoke to Moses inside the Tent of Meeting on the first day of the second month of the second year after they had left the land of Egypt. He said,

Furthermore, anything that the unclean person touches is to be considered unclean and the person who touches him is to be considered unclean until the evening."

Their sacrifice for a peace offering consisted of two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one year old lambs. These were the offerings presented by Zuar's son Nathaniel.

Therefore the ones who speak in proverbs say: Come to Heshbon and let it be built! Let the city of Sihon be established!

Their sacrifice for a peace offering consisted of two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one year old lambs. These were the offerings presented by Helon's son Eliab.

"Every single Israeli is to encamp beneath his standard with the emblem of his ancestral house. The Israelis are to encamp in front of and surrounding the Tent of Meeting."

When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she crouched down under Balaam. As a result, Balaam got so angry that he started to whip the donkey with his staff.

Now Izhar's son Korah, the grandson of Kohath, a descendant of Levi, along with Eliab's sons Dathan and Abiram, and Peleth's son On, a descendant of Reuben, took charge

Caleb silenced the people on Moses' behalf and responded, "Let's go up and take control, because we can definitely conquer it."

They went through the Negev and reached Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak lived. (Hebron had been constructed seven years before Zoan in Egypt had been built).

came in to Moses and Aaron, and delivered their report to the entire congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back their report to the entire congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.

But if the LORD creates something new, so that the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and everything that belongs to them and they all descend directly to Sheol while still alive, then you'll know that these men have spurned the LORD."

They brought their offering into the LORD's presence, consisting of six covered carts and twelve oxen one cart each from two leaders and an ox from each one. After they presented them in front of the tent,

"Tell the community to move away from where Korah, Dathan, and Abiram are living."

"When a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath an obligation that is binding to himself he is not to break his word. Instead, he is to fulfill whatever promise came out of his mouth.'"

So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.

So Moses took the carts and the oxen and presented them to the descendants of Levi.

Later, the LORD told Moses,

one young bull, one ram, and a one year old male lamb for a burnt offering;

On the fourth day, Shedeur's son Elizur, leader of the descendants of Reuben presented

will ever see the land that I promised to their ancestors. Those who spurned me won't see it.

The total of all those who were numbered was 603,550.

"But if you won't do so, look out! You will be sinning against the LORD. Be certain of this, that your sin will catch up to you!

and accompanied by one goat for a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering, with its corresponding grain and drink offerings."

According to what the LORD said, they would remain in camp, and according to what the LORD said, they would travel. They kept the commands that the LORD had given through Moses.

one gold pan weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

At this, the entire assembly complained, started to shout, and cried through the rest of that night.

Those in his division number 54,400.

Those registered with the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.

"But if some person acts with a high hand, whether a native-born or a resident alien, he blasphemes God, and that person is to be eliminated from among his people.

When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the Atharim caravan route, he fought against Israel and took some of them captive.

and one male goat for a sin offering.

Then the LORD told Moses,

But there were men who couldn't observe the Passover that day because they had come in contact with a corpse. That very day, they approached Moses and Aaron

"Tell the Israelis that they are to make tassels at the edges of their garments throughout their generations and that they are to put a violet cord on the tassels at the edges of their garments.

as his offering a silver dish weighing 130 shekels and a silver bowl weighing 70 shekels (calculated according to the shekel of the sanctuary), both filled with choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

"The Israelis are to observe the Passover at its appointed time

The Israelis continued their travels, eventually encamping on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River opposite Jericho.

Whether for two days, a month, or for longer periods, whenever the cloud would remain above the tent, the Israelis would remain in camp, not traveling. But whenever it ascended, then they would travel.

Whenever the tent is ready for travel, the descendants of Levi are to take it down. When it's time to encamp, the descendants of Levi are to set it up. Any unauthorized person who approaches it is to be executed.

as his offering a silver dish weighing 130 shekels and a silver bowl weighing 70 shekels (calculated according to the shekel of the sanctuary), both filled with choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

because I've given to the descendants of Levi the tithes that the Israelis bring to the LORD as raised offering. Therefore I told them that, unlike the Israelis, they won't receive an inheritance."

on the fourteenth day of this month. You are to observe it at this appointed time between the evenings. You are to observe it according to all its decrees and laws."

You will certainly never enter the land about which I made an oath with my uplifted hand to settle you in it, except for Jephunneh's son Caleb and Nun's son Joshua.

You are to kill every male child and every woman who has had sexual relations with a man.

Your corpses will fall in this wilderness every single one of you who has been counted among you, according to your number from 20 years and above, who complained against me.

Now as to my servant Caleb, because a different spirit is within him and he has remained true to me, I'm going to bring him into the land that he explored, and his descendants are to inherit it.

"Next is to be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of Zebulun is to be Helon's son Eliab.

and one male goat for a sin offering.

Then the angel of the LORD went along a little further and stood in a much narrower space, where it was impossible to turn either right or left.

Then the LORD told Moses,

61,000 donkeys, and

"The encampment of Judah is to settle east toward the sunrise under their standard. The leader of Judah is to be Amminadab's son Nahshon.

They observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight, in the Wilderness of Sinai. The Israelis did everything that the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Offer them in addition to the regular burnt offering, accompanied by its grain offering and its corresponding drink offerings."

Later, the LORD told Moses,

So Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, which overlooks the open wilderness.

The people stayed up all that day, all that night, and all through the next day, gathering quails. The one who gathered least gathered enough to fill ten omers, as they spread out all around the camp.

Then the LORD told Moses and Aaron,

Later, the LORD instructed Moses,

At this, the anger of the LORD flared up against Balaam, because he was leaving. So the angel of the LORD stood in the way to oppose him. As Balaam was riding his donkey, accompanied by two of his servants,

"Wait while I hear what the LORD has to say about you," Moses replied.

and asked, "Why can't we bring an offering to the LORD at the appointed time among the Israelis, even though we are unclean because we came in contact with a corpse?"

Then the angel of the LORD asked him, "Why did you beat your donkey in the space of only three footsteps? I've come to oppose you, because I say that what you're doing is perverted.

Later, the LORD told Moses,

So take Aaron and his son Eleazar and ascend Mount Hor.

"Tell the descendants of Levi that when they receive tithes from the Israelis (the tithes that I've given you from them as an inheritance), you are to offer a tenth of it as a raised offering for the LORD.

Then the LORD enabled Balaam to see, so he observed the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with an unsheathed sword in his hand. So he bowed down and prostrated himself on his face.

The LORD told Moses and Aaron,

Then the LORD instructed Moses, "Make a poisonous serpent out of brass and fasten it to a pole. Anyone who has been bitten and who looks at it will live."

We also saw the Nephilim, the descendants of Anak. Compared to the Nephilim, as we see things, we're like grasshoppers, and that's their opinion of us!"

So Moses instructed the Israelis to observe the Passover.

which is why the Book of the Wars of the LORD reads, "Waheb and Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon,

One man from each tribe is to accompany you, each man being the leader of his ancestral house.

So Moses made a bronze serpent and fastened it to a pole. If a person who had been bitten by a poisonous serpent looked to the serpent, he lived.

Woe to you, Moab! You are destroyed, you people of Chemosh! He has given up his sons as fugitives and his daughters have gone into captivity to Sihon, king of the Amorites.

"We arrived at the place where you've sent us," they reported, "and it certainly does flow with milk and honey. Furthermore, this is its fruit,

The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, all their households, everyone who was affiliated with Korah, and all of their property.

In response, the LORD sent poisonous serpents among the people to bite them. As a result, many people of Israel died.

Now, the descendants of Reuben and descendants of Gad happened to be joint owners of a very large herd of cattle. When they observed that Jazer and Gilead were good grazing lands for cattle,

Then he told the community, "Move away from the camps of these wicked men and don't touch anything that belongs to them. That way you won't be destroyed along with all their sins."

"Instruct the Israelis that whenever a man or woman does something contained in the list of the sins of man, thereby acting treacherously against the LORD, then that person stands guilty.

and your children will wander throughout the wilderness for 40 years. They'll bear the consequences of your idolatries until your bodies are entirely consumed in the wilderness.

because the LORD had ordered Moses:

Then they turned toward Bashan. However, Og, the king of Bashan, mustered his army and went out to attack them at Edrei.

Now the man Moses was very humble more than any person on earth.

Just as he finished saying all these things, the ground under them split open.

"Toward the south is to be the division of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of Reuben is to be Shedeur's son Elizur.

At the end of 40 days, they all returned from exploring the land,

The descendants of Levi were not counted according to their ancestral houses

The next morning, Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and started to leave, accompanied by the Moabite officials.

The donkey saw me and turned in front of me in the space of those three footsteps.

Hepher's son Zelophehad had no sons, but the names of Zelophehad's daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

"How long will this wicked assembly keep complaining about me? I've heard the complaints of the Israelis that they've been murmuring against me.

Then the LORD told Moses, "Gather together for me 70 men who are elders of Israel, men whom you know to be elders of the people and officers over them. Then bring them to the Tent of Meeting and let them stand there with you.

Just as you explored the land for 40 days, you'll bear the consequences of your iniquities for 40 years one year for each day as you experience my hostility.

The entire community of the Israelis entered the Zin wilderness during the first month. The people stayed in Kadesh. Miriam died and was buried there.

Later, Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom with this message: "This is what your relative Israel says: "You know all the hardships we've encountered.

Those registered with the family of Naphtali numbered 53,400.

"Because you're playing a dirty trick on me," Balaam answered the donkey. "If only I had a sword in my hand! I'd kill you right now!"

So Moses did just what the LORD had commanded. They ascended Mount Hor right in front of the entire community.

"Be sure not to number or count the tribe of Levi with the rest of the Israelis.

Later, Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who conveyed this request:

Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite live in the valley. Tomorrow, turn and then travel to the wilderness in the direction of the Reed Sea."

Balaam told Balak, "Build seven altars for me right here. Then prepare seven bulls and seven rams."

So they and all that belonged to them descended alive to Sheol. Then the earth closed over them. That's how they were annihilated from the assembly.

Then he told the two of them: "Pay attention to what I have to say! When there is a prophet among you, won't I, the LORD, reveal myself to him in a vision? Won't I speak with him in a dream?

Everyone was numbered from the descendants of Israel, from their ancestral houses, from all the men who were 20 years and above and who could serve in the army.

So they put out this false report to the Israelis about the land that they had explored: "The land that we've explored is one that devours its inhabitants. All the people whom we observed were giants.

Now the daughters of Hepher's son Zelophehad, Gilead's grandson, who had been fathered by Machir, who had been fathered by Manasseh, from the tribe of Manasseh, the direct son of Joseph, were named Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached

"You are to hold a sacred assembly on the first day of the seventh month of each year. No servile work is to be done. It's a day of blowing trumpets for you.

"The LORD is slow to anger and abundant in faithful love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he won't acquit the guilty. He recalls the iniquity of fathers to the third and fourth generation.'

the people complained against the LORD and Moses. "Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness?" they asked. "There's no food and water, and we're tired of this worthless bread."

Zippor's son Balak saw everything that Israel had done to the Amorites.

From Zebulun: Helon's son Eliab.

No Satanic plan against Jacob nor divination against Israel can ever prevail. When the time is right, it is to be asked about Jacob and Israel, "What has God accomplished?'

Suddenly, the glory of the LORD appeared at the Tent of Meeting to all of the Israelis. "How long will this people keep on spurning me and refusing to trust me, despite all the miracles that I've done among them?" the LORD asked Moses.