And it shall be a perpetual law to them, that he who sprinkles the water of separation shall wash his clothes. And he that touches the water of separation shall be unclean until evening.

And whatever the unclean touches shall be unclean. And the soul who touches shall be unclean until evening.

Then we cried to the LORD and he heard our voice, sending us a messenger who brought us out of Egypt. Now look! We've arrived in Kadesh, a city at the extreme end of your territory.

And king Arad the Canaanite, who lived in the south, heard that Israel came by the Way of the Spies, then he fought against Israel and took prisoners of them.

Yahweh said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a standard: and it shall happen, that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live."

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.

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

For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to the Arnon.

Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established;

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.

Woe to thee, O Moab, Thou hast perished, O people of Chemosh, He hath given his sons who escape -- Also his daughters -- Into captivity, to a king of the Amorite -- Sihon!

Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took its towns, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

Yahweh said to Moses, "Don't fear him: for I have delivered him into your hand, and all his people, and his land; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon."

He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, "Behold, there is a people who came out from Egypt. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me.

Please come now therefore curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed."

God came to Balaam, and said, "Who are these men with you?"

Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, who cover the face of the earth: come now, curse them for me; perhaps I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.

Balak again sent many princes, [who were more] honored {than the former}.

who approached Balaam with this message: "This is what Zippor's son Balak says: "Don't let anything get in the way of your coming to me.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, it was I who came forth to withstand thee, for the way thou walkest in is for ruin before me.

Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.

And so he went to a high place, where the LORD met with Balaam, who told him, "I've prepared seven altars and offered bulls and rams on an altar."

So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with all the officials of Moab.

How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy whom Yahweh has not defied?

Because from the top of [the] rocks I see him, from hilltops I watch him. Behold, a people [who] dwell alone, they do not consider themselves among the nations.

Who can count the dust of Jacob, or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous! Let my last end be like his!"

So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the officials of Moab. Balak asked him, “What did the Lord say?”

God is not a man who lies,
or a son of man who changes His mind.
Does He speak and not act,
or promise and not fulfill?

God, who brings them out from Egypt, [is] like the strength of a wild ox for them.

he says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:

God, who brings him out from Egypt, [is] like the strength of a wild ox for him. He will devour [the] nations [who are] his enemies; he will break their bones; he will pierce [them with] his arrows.

He couched, he lay down as a lion, as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Everyone who blesses you is blessed. Everyone who curses you is cursed."

Then Balak was full of wrath against Balaam, and angrily waving his hands he said to Balaam, I sent for you so that those who are against me might be cursed, but now, see, three times you have given them a blessing.

Balaam said to Balak, "Didn't I also tell your messengers who you sent to me, saying,

he says, who hears the words of God, knows the knowledge of the Most High, and who sees the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

I see One, who is not now, I observe One, who is not nigh, - There hath marched forth a Star out of Jacob. And arisen a Sceptre out of Israel, That hath dishonoured the beard of Mesh, Yea the crown of the head of all the tumultuous;

“Edom shall be [taken as] a possession,
[Mount] Seir, Israel’s enemies, also will be a possession,
While Israel performs valiantly.

Out of Jacob shall come He who shall have dominion and shall destroy him who remains of the city.

He took up his parable, and said, "Alas, who shall live when God does this?

who also invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods. So the people ate what they had sacrificed and then worshipped their gods.

Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Everyone kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal Peor."

And behold! One of the sons of Israel came and brought to his brothers a woman of Midian, before the eyes of Moses, and before all the congregation of the sons of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand.

Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers' house among the Simeonites.

The name of the Midianite woman who was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head of the people of a fathers' house in Midian.

for they harassed you with their wiles, with which they have deceived you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor."

"Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all who are able to go forth to war in Israel."

Count the people from twenty years old and upward, as Jehovah commanded Moses and the sons of Israel, who came out of the land of Egypt.

Reuben, the first-born of Israel, the sons of Reuben, of Hanoch who came of the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu the family of the Palluites;

These are the families of the Reubenites; and those who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.

The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against Yahweh,

And the children of Simeon in their kindreds were: Nemuel, of whom cometh the kindred of the Nemuelites; Jamin, of whom cometh the kindred of the Jaminites; Jachin, of whom cometh the kindred of the Jachinites;

Zerah of whom cometh the kindred of the Zerahites; Shaul of whom cometh the kindred of the Shaulites.

And the children of Gad in their kindreds were: Zephon, of whom cometh the kindred of the Zephonites; and of Haggi, cometh the kindred of the Haggites; and of Shuni, cometh the kindred of the Shunites;

These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

But the children of Judah in their kindred were: Shelah of whom cometh the kindred of the Shelanites; and of Perez cometh the kindred of the Perezites; and of Zerah cometh the kindred of the Zerahites.

And the children of Perez were Hezron, of whom cometh the kindred of the Hezronites: and of Hamul cometh the kindred of the Hamulites.

These are the families of Judah according to those who were numbered of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.

And the children of Issachar in their kindreds were: Tola, of whom cometh the kindred of the Tolaites: and Puvah, of whom cometh the kindred of the Punites;

These are the families of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.

The children of Zebulun in their kindreds were: Sered, of whom cometh the kindred of the Seredites; and Elon, of whom cometh the kindred of the Elonites; and of Jahleel, cometh the kindred of the Jahleelites.

These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them, sixty thousand five hundred.

The children of Manasseh: Machir, of whom cometh the kindred of the Machirites. And Machir begat Gilead, of whom cometh the kindred of the Gileadites.

And these are the children of Gilead: Iezer, of whom cometh the kindred of the Iezerites; and of Helek cometh the kindred of the Helekites;

These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

These are the children of Ephraim in their kindreds: Shuthelah, of whom cometh the kindred of the Shuthelahites; and Becher, of whom cometh the kindred of the Becherites; and of Tahan cometh the kindred of the Tahanites.

And these are the children of Shuthelah: Eran, of whom cometh the kindred of the Eranites.

These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.

These are the children of Benjamin in their kindreds: Bela, of whom cometh the kindred of the Belaites; and of Ashbel cometh the kindred of the Ashbelites; and of Ahiram, the kindred of the Ahiramites;

These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

These are the children of Dan in their kindreds: Shuham, of whom cometh the kindred of the Shuhamites. These are the kindreds of Dan in their generations.

All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.

The children of Asher in their kindreds were: Imnah, of whom cometh the kindred of the Imnites; and Ishvi, of whom cometh the kindred of the Ishvites; and of Beriah cometh the kindred of Beriites.

And the children of Beriah were Heber, of whom cometh the kindred of the Heberites; and of Malchiel came the kindred of the Malchielites.

These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them, fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

The children of Naphtali in their kindreds were: Jahzeel, of whom came the kindred of the Jahzeelites; and Guni, of whom came the kindred of the Gunites;

These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.

These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.

To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: to everyone according to those who were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.

As it is ordered by the decision of the Lord, let distribution be made between those who are more in number and those who are less.

These are those who were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom one bore to Levi in Egypt. And she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

Those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

These are those numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab beside Jordan at Jericho.

But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

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

Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of those who gathered themselves against Jehovah in the company of Korah, but died in his own sin, and had no sons.

If his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be to the children of Israel a statute [and] ordinance, as Yahweh commanded Moses.'"

who may go out before them, and who may go in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in, so that the congregation of Jehovah may not be as sheep which have no shepherd.

And Jehovah said to Moses, Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand upon him.

And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask for him according to the judgment of Urim before Jehovah. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the sons of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

‘On the first day of the seventh month, you shall have a holy [summoned] assembly; you shall do no laborious work. It will be for you a day of blowing the trumpets (the shophar, ram’s horn).

"If a young woman who is still living in her father's house makes a vow to the Lord or places herself under an obligation,

But every vow of a widow and of her who is divorced, all which she has bound on her soul shall stand against her.

These are the laws which the Lord gave Moses in relation to a man and his wife, or a father and a young daughter who is under his authority.

So Moses sent them to the war, one thousand from every tribe, with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who was in charge of the holy articles and the signal trumpets.

And Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle.

“Yet they are the ones who, at Balaam’s advice, incited the Israelites to unfaithfulness against the Lord in the Peor incident, so that the plague came against the Lord’s community.

Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him.

But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.