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The Fourth Book of Moses: Numbers

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- Chapter 26 -

(Numbers 1:1–4)
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After the blood of the guilty was shed, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron, the priest:
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Number the whole sum of the children of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their houses and kindreds, all that are able to go forth to war.
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Moses therefore and Eleazar the priest, being in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan over against Jericho, spoke to them that were
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From twenty years old and upward, as the Lord had commanded: and this is the number of them:

The Tribe of Reuben

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Ruben the firstborn of Israel. His sons were Henoch, of whom is the family of the Henochites: and Phallu, of whom is the family of the Phalluites:
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And Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Charmi, of whom is the family of the Charmites.
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These are the families of the stock of Ruben: whose number was found to be forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty.
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The son of Phallu was Eliab.
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His sons, were Namuel and Dathan and Abiron. These are Dathan and Abiron the princes of the people, that rose against Moses and Aaron in the sedition of Core, when they rebelled against the Lord:
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And the earth opening her mouth swallowed up Core, many others dying, when the fire burned two hundred and fifty men. And there was a great miracle wrought,
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That when Core perished, his sons did not perish.

The Tribe of Simeon

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The sons of Simeon by their kindreds: Namuel, of him is the family of the Namuelites: Jamin, of him is the family of the Jaminites: Jachin, of him is the family of the Jachinites:
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Zare, of him is the family of the Zarites: Saul, of him is the family of the Saulites.
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These are the families of the stock of Simeon, of which the whole number was twenty-two thousand two hundred.

The Tribe of Gad

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The sons of Gad by their kindreds: Sephon, of hin; Is the family of the Sephonites: Aggi, of him is the family of the Aggites: Suni, of him is the family of the Sunites:
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Ozni, of him is the family of the Oznites: Her, of him is the family of the Herites:
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Arod, of him is the family of the Arodites: Ariel, of him is the family of the Arielites.
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These are the families of Gad, of which the whole number was forty thousand five hundred.

The Tribe of Judah

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The sons of Juda, Her and Onan, who both died in the land of Chanaan.
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And the sons of Juda by their kindreds were: Sela, of whom is the family of the Selaites: Phares, of whom is the family of the Pharesites: Zare, of whom is the family of the Zarites.
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Moreover the sons of Phares were: Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Hamul, of whom is the family of the Hamulites.
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These are the families of Juda, of which the whole number was seventy-six thousand five hundred.

The Tribe of Issachar

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The sons of Issachar, by their kindreds: Thola, of whom is the family of the Tholaites: Phua, of whom is the family of the Phuaites:
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Jasub, of whom is the family of the Jasubites: Semran, of whom is the family of the Semranites.
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These are the kindreds of Issachar, whose number was sixty-four thousand three hundred.

The Tribe of Zebulun

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The sons of Zabulon by their kindreds: Sared, of whom is the family of the Saredites: Elon, of whom is the family of the Elonites: Jalel, of whom is the family of the Jalelites.
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These are the kindreds of Zabulon, whose number was sixty thousand five hundred.

The Tribe of Manasseh

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The sons of Joseph by their kindred, Manasses and Ephraim.
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Of Manasses was born Machir, of whom is the family of the Machirites. Machir beget Galaad, of whom is the family of the Galaadites.
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Galaad had sons: Jezer, of whom is the family of the Jezerites: and Helec, of whom is the family of the Helecites:
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And Asriel, of whom is the family of the Asrielites: and Sechem, of whom is the family of the Sechemites:
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And Semida, of whom is the family of the Semidaites: and Hepher, of whom is the family of the Hepherites.
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And Hepher was the father of Salphaad, who had no sons, but only daughters, whose names are these: Maala, and Noa, and Hegla, and Melcha, and Thersa.
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These are the families of Manasses, and the number of them fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

The Tribe of Ephraim

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And the sons of Ephraim by their kindreds were these: Suthala, of whom is the family of the Suthalaites: Becher, of whom is the family of the Becherites: Thehen, of whom is the family of the Thehenites.
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Now the son of Suthala was Heran, of whom is the family of the Heranites.
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These are the kindreds of the sons of Ephraim: whose number was thirty-two thousand five hundred.

The Tribe of Benjamin

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These are the sons of Joseph by their families. The sons of Benjamin in their kindreds: Bela, of whom is the family of the Belaites: Asbel, of whom is the family of the Asbelites: Ahiram, of whom is the family of the Ahiramites:
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Supham, of whom is the family of the Suphamites: Hupham, of whom is the family of the Huphamites.
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The sons of Bela: Hered, and Noeman. Of Hered, is the family of the Heredites: of Noeman, the family of tile Noemanites.
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These are the sons of Benjamin by their kindreds, whose number was forty-five thousand six hundred.

The Tribe of Dan

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The sons of Dan by their kindreds: Suham, of whom is the family of the Suhamites: These are the kindreds of Dan by their families.
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All were Suhamites, whose number was sixty-four thousand four hundred.

The Tribe of Asher

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The sons of Aser by their kindreds: Jemna, of whom is the family of the Jemnaites: Jessui, of whom is the family of the Jessuites: Brie, of whom is the family of the Brieites.
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The sons of Brie: Heber, of whom is the family of the Heberites: and Melchiel, of whom is the family of the Melchielites.
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And the name of the daughter of Aser, was Sara.
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These are the kindreds of the sons of Aser, and their number fifty-three thousand four hundred.

The Tribe of Naphtali

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The sons of Nephtali by their kindreds: Jesiel, of whom is the family of the Jesielites: Guni, of whom is the family of the Gunites:
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Jeser, of whom is the family of the Jeserites: Sellem, of whom is the family of the Sellemites.
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These are the kindreds of the sons of Nephtali by their families: whose number was forty-five thousand four hundred.
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This is the sum of the children of Israel, that were reckoned up, six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

Inheritance by Lot

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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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To these shall the land be divided for their possessions according to the number of names.
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To the greater number thou shalt give a greater portion, and to the fewer a less: to every one, as they have now been reckoned up, shall a possession be delivered:
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Yet so that by lot the land be divided to the tribe and families.
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Whatsoever shall fall by lot, that shall be taken by the more, or the fewer.

The Levites Numbered

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This also is the number of the sons of Levi by their families: Gerson, of whom is the family of the Gersonites: Caath, of whom is the family of the Caathites: Merari, of whom is the family of the Merarites.
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These are the families of Levi: The family of Lobni, the family of Hebroni, the family of Moholi, the family of Musi, the family of Core. Now Caath beget Amram:
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Who had to wife Jochabed the daughter of Levi, who was horn to him in Egypt. She bore to her husband Amram sons, Aaron and Moses, and Mary their sister.
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Of Aaron were born Nadab and Abiu, and Eleazar and Ithamar:
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Of whom Nadab and Abiu died, when they had offered the strange fire before the Lord.
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And all that were numbered, were twenty-three thousand males from one month old and upward: for they were not reckoned up among the children of Israel, neither was a possession given to them with the rest.

Only Caleb and Joshua Remain

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This is the number of the children of Israel, that were enrolled by Moses and Eleazar the priest, in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan, over against Jericho.
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Among whom there was not one of them that were numbered before by Moses and Aaron in the desert of Sinai.
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For the Lord had foretold that they should die in the wilderness. And none remained of them, but Caleb the son of Jephone, and Josue the son of Nun.
(Numbers 1:1–4)
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After the plague, the LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
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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.”
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Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
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Take a census, from twenty years old and upward, as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel.” These are those who came out of the land of Egypt.

The Tribe of Reuben

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Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
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of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
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These are the families of the Reubenites; and those who were counted of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.
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The son of Pallu: Eliab.
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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 the LORD;
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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.
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Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah didn’t die.

The Tribe of Simeon

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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;
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of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
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These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.

The Tribe of Gad

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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;
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of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;
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of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
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These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were counted of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

The Tribe of Judah

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The sons of Judah: Er and Onan. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
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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.
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The sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
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These are the families of Judah according to those who were counted of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.

The Tribe of Issachar

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The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
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of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
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These are the families of Issachar according to those who were counted of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.

The Tribe of Zebulun

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

The Tribe of Manasseh

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The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
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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.
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These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;
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and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
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and Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
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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.
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These are the families of Manasseh. Those who were counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

The Tribe of Ephraim

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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.
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These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
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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.

The Tribe of Benjamin

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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;
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of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
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The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: the family of the Ardites; and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
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These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and those who were counted of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

The Tribe of Dan

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

The Tribe of Asher

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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.
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Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
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The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
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These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were counted of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.

The Tribe of Naphtali

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The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;
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of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
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These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were counted of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.
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These are those who were counted of the children of Israel, six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.

Inheritance by Lot

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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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To these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
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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.
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Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
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According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.”

The Levites Numbered

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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.
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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.
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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.
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To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the LORD.
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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.

Only Caleb and Joshua Remain

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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.
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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.
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For the LORD 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.