1 After the plague, Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, 2 "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 out to war in Israel." 3 Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, 4 "Take a census, from twenty years old and upward, as Yahweh commanded Moses and the children of Israel."

These are those who came out of the land of Egypt. 5 Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites; 6 of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. 7 These are the families of the Reubenites; and those who were counted of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty. 8 The son of Pallu: Eliab. 9 The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they rebelled against Yahweh; 10 and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died; at the time the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign. 11 Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah didn’t die. 12 The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; 13 of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. 14 These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred. 15 The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites; 16 of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites; 17 of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites. 18 These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were counted of them, forty thousand and five hundred. 19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites. 21 The sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. 22 These are the families of Judah according to those who were counted of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred. 23 The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites; 24 of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. 25 These are the families of Issachar according to those who were counted of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred. 26 The sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. 27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were counted of them, sixty thousand five hundred. 28 The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. 30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites; 31 and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; 32 and Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. 33 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These are the families of Manasseh. Those who were counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred. 35 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 36 These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. 37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families. 38 The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; 39 of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. 40 The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: the family of the Ardites; and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. 41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and those who were counted of them were forty-five thousand six hundred. 42 These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families. 43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were counted of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred. 44 The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites. 45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. 46 The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. 47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were counted of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred. 48 The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites; 49 of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were counted of them were forty-five thousand four hundred. 51 These are those who were counted of the children of Israel, six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.

52 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 53 "To these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names. 54 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 counted of him shall his inheritance be given. 55 Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 56 According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer."

57 These are those who were counted 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. 58 These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, and the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram. 59 The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. She bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60 To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61 Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before Yahweh. 62 Those who were counted of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not counted among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel. 63 These are those who were counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who counted the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. 64 But among these there was not a man of them who were counted by Moses and Aaron the priest, who counted the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For Yahweh had said of them, "They shall surely die in the wilderness." There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

1 En n die plaag het die HERE met Moses en met Ele sar, die seun van die priester A„ron, gespreek en gesê:

2 Neem julle die volle getal van die hele vergadering van die kinders van Israel op, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, volgens hulle families, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek in Israel.

3 En Moses en die priester Ele sar het hulle toegespreek in die vlaktes van Moab, by die Jordaan van J,rigo, en gesê:

4 Laat hulle opneem van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, soos die HERE Moses beveel het. En die kinders van Israel wat uit Egipteland uitgetrek het, was:

5 Ruben, die eersgeborene van Israel; die seuns van Ruben was: van Henog die geslag van die Henogiete; van Pallu die geslag van die Pallu‹ete;

6 van Hesron die geslag van die Hesroniete; van Karmi die geslag van die Karmiete.

7 Dit is die geslagte van die Rubeniete; en hulle geteldes was drie en veertig duisend sewe honderd en dertig.

8 En die seuns van Pallu was: El¡ab;

9 en die seuns van El¡ab was: N,muel en Datan en Ab¡ram. Dit is Datan en Ab¡ram wat na die vergadering opgeroep was, wat getwis het teen Moses en A„ron in die bende van Korag toe daar teen die HERE getwis is.

10 En die aarde het sy mond oopgemaak en hulle verslind, saam met Korag, toe die bende gesterf het deurdat die vuur die twee honderd en vyftig man verteer het; en hulle het tot 'n teken geword.

11 Maar die seuns van Korag het nie gesterf nie.

12 Die seuns van S¡meon volgens hulle geslagte: van N,muel die geslag van die Nemueliete; van Jamin die geslag van die Jaminiete; van Jagin die geslag van die Jaginiete;

13 van Serag die geslag van die Sargiete; van Saul die geslag van die Sauliete.

14 Dit is die geslagte van die Simeoniete, twee en twintig duisend twee honderd.

15 Die seuns van Gad volgens hulle geslagte: van Sefon die geslag van die Sefoniete; van Haggi die geslag van die Haggiete; van Suni die geslag van die Suniete;

16 van Osni die geslag van die Osniete; van Eri die geslag van die Eriete;

17 van Arod die geslag van die Arodiete; van Areëli die geslag van die Areëliete.

18 Dit is die geslagte van die seuns van Gad volgens hulle geteldes, veertig duisend vyf honderd.

19 Die seuns van Juda was: Er en Onan; maar Er en Onan het gesterwe in die land Kana„n.

20 En die seuns van Juda volgens hulle geslagte: van Sela die geslag van die Selaniete; van Peres die geslag van die Parsiete; van Serag die geslag van die Sargiete.

21 En die seuns van Peres: van Hesron die geslag van die Hesroniete; van Hamul die geslag van die Hamuliete.

22 Dit is die geslagte van Juda volgens hulle geteldes, ses en sewentig duisend vyf honderd.

23 Die seuns van Issaskar volgens hulle geslagte: van Tola die geslag van die Tola‹ete; van Puwa die geslag van die Puniete;

24 van Jasub die geslag van die Jasubiete; van Simron die geslag van die Simroniete.

25 Dit is die geslagte van Issaskar volgens hulle geteldes, vier en sestig duisend drie honderd.

26 Die seuns van S,bulon volgens hulle geslagte: van Sered die geslag van die Sardiete; van Elon die geslag van die Eloniete; van J gleël die geslag van die Jagleëliete.

27 Dit is die geslagte van die Sebuloniete volgens hulle geteldes, sestig duisend vyf honderd.

28 Die seuns van Josef volgens hulle geslagte was: Manasse en Efraim.

29 Die seuns van Manasse: van Magir die geslag van die Magiriete. En Magir was die vader van G¡lead; van G¡lead die geslag van die Gileadiete.

30 Dit is die seuns van G¡lead: van Jeser die geslag van die Jesriete; van Helek die geslag van die Helkiete;

31 en van Asriël die geslag van die Asriëliete; en van Segem die geslag van die Sigmiete;

32 en van Sem¡da die geslag van die Semida‹ete; en van Hefer die geslag van die Hefriete.

33 Maar Selofhad, die seun van Hefer, het geen seuns gehad nie, maar net dogters. En die name van die dogters van Selofhad was: Magla en Noa, Hogla, Milka en Tirsa.

34 Dit is die geslagte van Manasse; en hulle geteldes was twee en vyftig duisend sewe honderd.

35 Dit is die seuns van Efraim volgens hulle geslagte: van Sut,lag die geslag van die Sutalgiete; van Beger die geslag van die Bagriete; van Tahan die geslag van die Tahaniete.

36 En dit is die seuns van Sut,lag: van Eran die geslag van die Eraniete.

37 Dit is die geslagte van die seuns van Efraim volgens hulle geteldes, twee en dertig duisend vyf honderd. Dit is die seuns van Josef volgens hulle geslagte.

38 Die seuns van Benjamin volgens hulle geslagte: van Bela die geslag van die Baliete; van Asbel die geslag van die Asbeliete; van Ah¡ram die geslag van die Ahiramiete;

39 van Sefufam die geslag van die Sufamiete; van Hufam die geslag van die Hufamiete.

40 En die seuns van Bela was: Ard en Na„man; van Ard die geslag van die Ardiete; van Naäman die geslag van die Naämiete.

41 Dit is die seuns van Benjamin volgens hulle geslagte; en hulle geteldes was vyf en veertig duisend ses honderd.

42 Dit is die seuns van Dan volgens hulle geslagte: van Suham die geslag van die Suhamiete. Dit is die geslagte van Dan volgens hulle geslagte.

43 Al die geslagte van die Suhamiete volgens hulle geteldes was vier en sestig duisend vier honderd.

44 Die seuns van Aser volgens hulle geslagte: van Jimna die geslag van die Jimna‹ete; van Jiswi die geslag van die Jiswiete; van Ber¡a die geslag van die Beri‹ete;

45 van die seuns van Ber¡a: van Heber die geslag van die Hebriete; van M lkiël die geslag van die Malkiëliete.

46 En die naam van die dogter van Aser was Serag.

47 Dit is die geslagte van die seuns van Aser volgens hulle geteldes, drie en vyftig duisend vier honderd.

48 Die seuns van N ftali volgens hulle geslagte: van J gseël die geslag van die Jagseëliete; van Guni die geslag van die Guniete;

49 van Jeser die geslag van die Jisriete; van Sillem die geslag van die Sillemiete.

50 Dit is die geslagte van N ftali volgens hulle geslagte; en hulle geteldes was vyf en veertig duisend vier honderd.

51 Dit is die geteldes van die kinders van Israel: ses honderd en een duisend sewe honderd en dertig.

52 En die HERE het met Moses gespreek en gesê:

53 Vir hierdie mense moet die land as erfenis verdeel word volgens die getal name.

54 Vir die wat baie is, moet jy hulle erfdeel groot maak; en vir die wat min is, moet jy hulle erfdeel klein maak; aan elke stam moet sy erfdeel volgens sy geteldes gegee word.

55 Nogtans moet die land deur die lot verdeel word; volgens die name van hulle voorvaderlike stamme moet hulle erwe.

56 Volgens die lot moet hulle erfenis verdeel word tussen die wat baie en die wat min is.

57 En dit is die geteldes van Levi volgens hulle geslagte: van Gerson die geslag van die Gersoniete; van Kehat die geslag van die Kehatiete; van Mer ri die geslag van die Merariete.

58 Dit is die geslagte van Levi: die geslag van die Libniete, die geslag van die Hebroniete, die geslag van die Magliete, die geslag van die Musiete, die geslag van die Koragiete. En Kehat was die vader van Amram.

59 En die naam van Amram se vrou was Jog,bed, die dogter van Levi wat vir Levi in Egipte gebore is; en vir Amram het sy gebaar: A„ron en Moses en Mirjam, hulle suster.

60 En vir A„ron is gebore: Nadab en Ab¡hu, Ele sar en Itamar.

61 En Nadab en Ab¡hu het gesterwe toe hulle vreemde vuur voor die aangesig van die HERE gebring het.

62 En hulle geteldes was drie en twintig duisend, almal wat manlik was van 'n maand oud en daarbo. Want hulle is nie getel onder die kinders van Israel nie, omdat aan hulle geen erfdeel onder die kinders van Israel gegee is nie.

63 Dit is hulle wat deur Moses en die priester Ele sar getel is, wat die kinders van Israel in die vlaktes van Moab getel het, by die Jordaan van J,rigo.

64 En onder hulle was daar niemand van die wat deur Moses en die priester A„ron getel is nie, toe hulle die kinders van Israel in die woestyn Sinai getel het.

65 Want die HERE het van hulle gesê: Sterwe sal hulle in die woestyn! En van hulle het niemand oorgebly nie buiten Kaleb, die seun van Jefunne, en Josua, die seun van Nun.