אֵ֫לֶּה

These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.

And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.

From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.

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

From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.

When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.

These were counted from the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses.

These were counted from the Gershonite clans who served at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the LORD’s command.

These were counted from the Merarite clans, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the LORD’s command through Moses.

And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse.

May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’ Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’

And the priest shall write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.

This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.

…and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.

And when Moses relayed these words to all the Israelites, the people mourned bitterly.

Everyone who is native-born shall prepare these things in this way when he presents a food offering as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—

And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”

Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing:

If these men die a natural death, or if they suffer the fate of all men, then the LORD has not sent me.

But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”

As soon as Moses had finished saying all this, the ground beneath them split open,

As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”

Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages.

Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”

Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.

These were the clans of Reuben, and their registration numbered 43,730.

These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.

These were the clans of Gad, and their registration numbered 40,500.

These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered 76,500.

These were the clans of Issachar, and their registration numbered 64,300.

These were the clans of Zebulun, and their registration numbered 60,500.

These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,

These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered 52,700.

These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah, the Becherite clan from Becher, and the Tahanite clan from Tahan.

And the descendants of Shuthelah were the Eranite clan from Eran.

These were the clans of Ephraim, and their registration numbered 32,500. These clans were the descendants of Joseph.

These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered 45,600.

These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: The Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of Dan.

These were the clans of Asher, and their registration numbered 53,400.

These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400.

These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.

“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names.

Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.

These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,

These were the ones numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.