The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their clans.

From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites.

Those of them who were numbered, counting every male from a month old and upward, were 7,500.

The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle toward the west.

From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites.

Counting every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.

The families of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.

Now the head of all the Levitical leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the sanctuary.

From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.

Those of them who were numbered, counting every male from a month old and upward, were 6,200.

Now the leader of the clan of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

But those who were to camp in front of the tabernacle on the east, in front of the tent of meeting, were Moses, Aaron, and his sons. They were responsible for the needs of the sanctuary and for the needs of the Israelites, but the unauthorized person who approached was to be put to death.

All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the word of the Lord, according to their families, every male from a month old and upward, were 22,000.

So Moses took the redemption money from those who were in excess of those redeemed by the Levites.

and those of them numbered by their families were 2,750.

These were those numbered from the families of the Kohathites, everyone who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the authority of Moses.

those of them numbered by their families, by their clans, were 2,630.

These were those numbered from the families of the Gershonites, everyone who served in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord.

those of them numbered by their families were 3,200.

All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their families and by their clans,

those of them numbered were 8,580.

According to the word of the Lord they were numbered, by the authority of Moses, each according to his service and according to what he was to carry. Thus were they numbered by him, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their clans, made an offering. They were the leaders of the tribes; they were the ones who had been supervising the numbering.

All the animals for the burnt offering were 12 young bulls, 12 rams, 12 male lambs in their first year, with their grain offering, and 12 male goats for a purification offering.

All the animals for the sacrifice for the peace offering were 24 young bulls, 60 rams, 60 male goats, and 60 lambs in their first year. These were the dedication offerings for the altar after it was anointed.

It happened that some men who were ceremonially defiled by the dead body of a man could not keep the Passover on that day, so they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day.

These were the traveling arrangements of the Israelites according to their companies when they traveled.

Now the mixed multitude who were among them craved more desirable foods, and so the Israelites wept again and said, "If only we had meat to eat!

Would they have enough if the flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? If all the fish of the sea were caught for them, would they have enough?"

But two men remained in the camp; one's name was Eldad, and the other's name was Medad. And the spirit rested on them. (Now they were among those in the registration, but had not gone to the tabernacle.) So they prophesied in the camp.

Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for me? I wish that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!"

With him I will speak face to face, openly, and not in riddles; and he will see the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"

So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran at the command of the Lord. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.

Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

When they went up through the Negev, they came to Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak, were living. (Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites were living in the valleys.) Tomorrow, turn and journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea."

Your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness -- all those of you who were numbered, according to your full number, from twenty years old and upward, who have murmured against me.

But Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among the men who went to investigate the land, lived.

And the whole community of the Israelites and the resident foreigner who lives among them will be forgiven, since all the people were involved in the unintentional offense.

When the Israelites were in the wilderness they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, who were Reubenites, took men

All the Israelites who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, "What if the earth swallows us too?"

So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers presented by those who had been burned up, and they were hammered out as a covering for the altar.

And your raised offering will be credited to you as though it were grain from the threshing floor or as new wine from the winepress.

Then a ceremonially clean person must take hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, on all its furnishings, and on the people who were there, or on the one who touched a bone, or one killed, or one who died, or a grave.

Moses sent spies to reconnoiter Jaazer, and they captured its villages and dispossessed the Amorites who were there.

So they defeated Og, his sons, and all his people, until there were no survivors, and they possessed his land.

And the Moabites were greatly afraid of the people, because they were so numerous. The Moabites were sick with fear because of the Israelites.

Then God's anger was kindled because he went, and the angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose him. Now he was riding on his donkey and his two servants were with him.

And Balaam said to the donkey, "You have made me look stupid; I wish there were a sword in my hand, for I would kill you right now."

And Balak sacrificed bulls and sheep, and sent some to Balaam, and to the princes who were with him.

God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a wild bull.

God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a young bull; they will devour hostile people and will break their bones and will pierce them through with arrows.

So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each of you must execute those of his men who were joined to Baal-peor."

Just then one of the Israelites came and brought to his brothers a Midianite woman in the plain view of Moses and of the whole community of the Israelites, while they were weeping at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

Those that died in the plague were 24,000.

These were the families of the Reubenites; and those numbered of them were 43,730.

Eliab's descendants were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram who as leaders of the community rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah when they rebelled against the Lord.

These were the families of the Simeonites, 22,200.

These were the families of the Gadites according to those numbered of them, 40,500.

The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

And the Judahites by their families were: from Shelah, the family of the Shelahites; from Perez, the family of the Perezites; and from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

And the Perezites were: from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

These were the families of Judah according to those numbered of them, 76,500.

These were the families of Issachar, according to those numbered of them, 64,300.

These were the families of the Zebulunites, according to those numbered of them, 60,500.

These were the Gileadites: from Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; from Helek, the family of the Helekites;

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

These were the families of Manasseh; those numbered of them were 52,700.

Now these were the Shuthelahites: from Eran, the family of the Eranites.

These were the families of the Ephraimites, according to those numbered of them, 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph by their families.

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

These are the Danites by their families: from Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These were the families of Dan, according to their families.

All the families of the Shuhahites according to those numbered of them were 64,400.

These were the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those numbered of them were 45,400.

These were those numbered of the Israelites, 601,730.

And these are the Levites who were numbered according to their families: from Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; from Merari, the family of the Merarites.

And to Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Those of them who were numbered were 23,000, all males from a month old and upward, for they were not numbered among the Israelites; no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.

These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the Israelites in the plains of Moab along the Jordan River opposite Jericho.

So a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle in all, were provided out of the thousands of Israel.

The donkeys were 30,500, of which the Lord's tribute was 61.

The people were 16,000, of which the Lord's tribute was 32 people.

there were 337,500 sheep from the portion belonging to the community,

From the Israelites' share Moses took one of every fifty people and animals and gave them to the Levites who were responsible for the care of the Lord's tabernacle, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

Then the officers who were over the thousands of the army, the commanders over thousands and the commanders over hundreds, approached Moses

and said to him, "Your servants have taken a count of the men who were in the battle, who were under our authority, and not one is missing.

Now the Reubenites and the Gadites possessed a very large number of cattle. When they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideal for cattle,

The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.

Now the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had killed among them; the Lord also executed judgments on their gods.

Then the heads of the family groups of the Gileadites, the descendant of Machir, the descendant of Manasseh, who were from the Josephite families, approached and spoke before Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families.

For the daughters of Zelophehad -- Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah -- were married to the sons of their uncles.

They were married into the families of the Manassehites, the descendants of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father's family.

You were not willing to go up, however, but instead rebelled against the Lord your God.

Indeed, it was the very hand of the Lord that eliminated them from within the camp until they were all gone.

All of these cities were fortified by high walls, gates, and locking bars; in addition there were a great many open villages.

The Arabah and the Jordan River were also a border, from the sea of Chinnereth to the sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea), beneath the watershed of Pisgah to the east.

They possessed his land and that of King Og of Bashan -- both of whom were Amorite kings in the Transjordan, to the east.

(I was standing between the Lord and you at that time to reveal to you the message of the Lord, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain.) He said:

Recall that you were slaves in the land of Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there by strength and power. That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.