They replied,“ Your servants are from a family of twelve brothers. We are the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is with our father at this time, and one is no longer alive.”

他们说：“仆人们本是弟兄十二人，是迦南地一个人的儿子，顶小的现今在我们的父亲那里，有一个没有了。”

他们说：“仆人们本是兄弟十二人，我们都是迦南地同一个人的儿子。看哪，最小的今日在我们父亲那里，有一个不在了。”

他们说：“仆人们本是兄弟十二人，我们都是迦南地同一个人的儿子。看哪，最小的今日在我们父亲那里，有一个不在了。”

他们说：“仆人们共有弟兄十二人，父亲住在迦南，最年幼的弟弟留在父亲身边，还有一个已经去世。”

他们说：“仆人们本是兄弟十二人，我们都是迦南地一个人的儿子。最小的现在与我们的父亲在一起，还有一个不在了。”

他们说：“你的仆人们本是兄弟十二人，都是迦南地同一个人的儿子。看哪，最小的那个现在与我们的父亲在一起，还有一个已经不在了。”

他們說：「僕人們本是弟兄十二人，是迦南地一個人的兒子，頂小的現今在我們的父親那裏，有一個沒有了。」

他們說：「僕人們本是兄弟十二人，我們都是迦南地同一個人的兒子。看哪，最小的今日在我們父親那裏，有一個不在了。」

他們說：「僕人們本是兄弟十二人，我們都是迦南地同一個人的兒子。看哪，最小的今日在我們父親那裏，有一個不在了。」

他們說：「僕人們共有弟兄十二人，父親住在迦南，最年幼的弟弟留在父親身邊，還有一個已經去世。」

他們說：“僕人們本是兄弟十二人，我們都是迦南地一個人的兒子。最小的現在與我們的父親在一起，還有一個不在了。”

他們說：『僕人們弟兄十二個；是迦南地一個人的兒子；頂小的現今和我們的父親在一起，還有一個不在了。』

他們說：「你的僕人們本是兄弟十二人，都是迦南地同一個人的兒子。看哪，最小的那個現在與我們的父親在一起，還有一個已經不在了。」

曰、僕昆弟十二、迦南一人之子、一弟已亡、季者偕父、

曰、僕昆弟十有二人迦南地一父所生、一弟已亡、季者偕父。

曰、僕本兄弟十二人、迦南地一人之子、今日季者偕父、一弟已亡、

But they replied,“ Your servants were twelve brothers, the sons of one man, who lives in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”

But they replied,“ We were 12 brothers. All of us were the sons of one man. He lives in the land of Canaan. Our youngest brother is now with our father. And one brother is gone.”

And they said,“ We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is no more.”

“ Sir,” they said,“ there are actually twelve of us. We, your servants, are all brothers, sons of a man living in the land of Canaan. Our youngest brother is back there with our father right now, and one of our brothers is no longer with us.”

But they replied,“ We, your servants, were twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no longer living.”

But they said,“ Your servants are twelve brothers in all, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no longer alive.”

And they said,“ Your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and in fact, the youngest is with our father today, and one is no more.”

And they said, We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

But they replied,“ We, your servants, were 12 brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no longer living.”

And they said, Thy servants[ are] twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest[ is] this day with our father, and one[ is] not.

They said,“ We, your servants, are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is today with our father, and one is no more.”

returned to his brothers, and said,“ The boy isn’t there! And I, where can I go?”

We said to my lord,‘ We have an aged father, and there is a young boy who was born when our father was old. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

We are from a family of twelve brothers; we are the sons of one father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father at this time in the land of Canaan.’

They replied,“ The man questioned us thoroughly about ourselves and our family, saying,‘ Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ So we answered him in this way. How could we possibly know that he would say,‘ Bring your brother down’?”

The LORD says,“ A sound is heard in Ramah, a sound of crying in bitter grief. It is the sound of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are gone.”

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.All the people who were directly descended from Jacob numbered seventy. But Joseph was already in Egypt,

We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies.”

They told him,“ Joseph is still alive and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.

These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt– Jacob and his sons: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob.The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul( the son of a Canaanite woman).The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah( but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, along with Dinah his daughter. His sons and daughters numbered thirty-three in all.The sons of Gad: Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel.These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, sixteen in all.The sons of Rachel the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt. Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore them to him.The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all.The son of Dan: Hushim.The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter. She bore these to Jacob, seven in all.All the direct descendants of Jacob who went to Egypt with him were sixty-six in number.( This number does not include the wives of Jacob’s sons.)Counting the two sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt, all the people of the household of Jacob who were in Egypt numbered seventy.

Their father Jacob said to them,“ You are making me childless! Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. And now you want to take Benjamin! Everything is against me.”

The LORD spoke to Moses:“ Make two trumpets of silver; you are to make them from a single hammered piece. You will use them for assembling the community and for directing the traveling of the camps.When they blow them both, all the community must come to you to the entrance of the tent of meeting.“ But if they blow with one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Israel, must come to you.When you blow an alarm, then the camps that are located on the east side must begin to travel.And when you blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that are located on the south side must begin to travel. An alarm must be sounded for their journeys.But when you assemble the community, you must blow, but you must not sound an alarm.The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow the trumpets; and they will be to you for an eternal ordinance throughout your generations.If you go to war in your land against an adversary who opposes you, then you must sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.“ Also in the time when you rejoice, such as on your appointed festivals or at the beginnings of your months, you must blow with your trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings, so that they may become a memorial for you before your God: I am the LORD your God.”On the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle of the testimony.So the Israelites set out on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.This was the first time they set out on their journey according to the commandment of the LORD, by the authority of Moses.The standard of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.Over the company of the tribe of Issacharites was Nathanel son of Zuar,and over the company of the tribe of the Zebulunites was Elion son of Helon.Then the tabernacle was dismantled, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle.The standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their companies; over his company was Elizur son of Shedeur.Over the company of the tribe of the Simeonites was Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,and over the company of the tribe of the Gadites was Eliasaph son of Deuel.And the Kohathites set out, carrying the articles for the sanctuary; the tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.And the standard of the camp of the Ephraimites set out according to their companies; over his company was Elishama son of Ammihud.Over the company of the tribe of the Manassehites was Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,and over the company of the tribe of Benjaminites was Abidan son of Gideoni.The standard of the camp of the Danites set out, which was the rear guard of all the camps by their companies; over his company was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.Over the company of the tribe of the Asherites was Pagiel son of Ocran,and over the company of the tribe of the Naphtalites was Ahira son of Enan.These were the traveling arrangements of the Israelites according to their companies when they traveled.Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel, the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law,“ We are journeying to the place about which the LORD said,‘ I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things for Israel.”But Hobab said to him,“ I will not go, but I will go instead to my own land and to my kindred.”Moses said,“ Do not leave us, because you know places for us to camp in the wilderness, and you could be our guide.And if you come with us, it is certain that whatever good things the LORD will favor us with, we will share with you as well.”So they traveled from the mountain of the LORD three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of the LORD was traveling before them during the three days’ journey, to find a resting place for them.And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day, when they traveled from the camp.And when the ark traveled, Moses would say,“ Rise up, O LORD! May your enemies be scattered, and may those who hate you flee before you!”And when it came to rest he would say,“ Return, O LORD, to the many thousands of Israel!”

Then Rachel said,“ God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan.Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.Then Rachel said,“ I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won.” So she named him Naphtali.When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son.Leah said,“ How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son.Leah said,“ How happy I am, for women will call me happy!” So she named him Asher.At the time of the wheat harvest Reuben went out and found some mandrake plants in a field and brought them to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah,“ Give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”But Leah replied,“ Wasn’t it enough that you’ve taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes too?”“ All right,” Rachel said,“ he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”When Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said,“ You must sleep with me because I have paid for your services with my son’s mandrakes.” So he had marital relations with her that night.God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.Then Leah said,“ God has granted me a reward because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife.” So she named him Issachar.Leah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a son for the sixth time.Then Leah said,“ God has given me a good gift. Now my husband will honor me because I have given him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.After that she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.Then God took note of Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Then she said,“ God has taken away my shame.”She named him Joseph, saying,“ May the LORD give me yet another son.”

But Jacob replied,“ My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If an accident happens to him on the journey you have to make, then you will bring down my gray hair in sorrow to the grave.”

So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said,“ The LORD has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now.”She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“ Because the LORD heard that I was unloved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“ Now this time my husband will show me affection, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi.She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“ This time I will praise the LORD.” That is why she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.

Then the LORD spoke to Moses:“ Give these instructions to the Israelites, and tell them:‘ When you enter Canaan, the land that has been assigned to you as an inheritance, the land of Canaan with its borders,your southern border will extend from the wilderness of Zin along the Edomite border, and your southern border will run eastward to the extremity of the Salt Sea,and then the border will turn from the south to the Scorpion Ascent, continue to Zin, and then its direction will be from the south to Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and pass over to Azmon.There the border will turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and then its direction is to the sea.“‘ And for a western border you will have the Great Sea. This will be your western border.“‘ And this will be your northern border: From the Great Sea you will draw a line to Mount Hor;from Mount Hor you will draw a line to Lebo Hamath, and the direction of the border will be to Zedad.The border will continue to Ziphron, and its direction will be to Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border.“‘ For your eastern border you will draw a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham.The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth.Then the border will continue down the Jordan River and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.’”Then Moses commanded the Israelites:“ This is the land which you will inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes,because the tribe of the Reubenites by their families, the tribe of the Gadites by their families, and half of the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan, east of Jericho, toward the sunrise.”The LORD said to Moses:“ These are the names of the men who are to allocate the land to you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.You must take one leader from every tribe to assist in allocating the land as an inheritance.These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;from the tribe of the Simeonites, Shemuel son of Ammihud;from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Kislon;and from the tribe of the Danites, a leader, Bukki son of Jogli.From the Josephites, Hanniel son of Ephod, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh;from the tribe of the Ephraimites, a leader, Kemuel son of Shiphtan;from the tribe of the Zebulunites, a leader, Elizaphan son of Parnach;from the tribe of the Issacharites, a leader, Paltiel son of Azzan;from the tribe of the Asherites, a leader, Ahihud son of Shelomi;and from the tribe of the Naphtalites, a leader, Pedahel son of Ammihud.”These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to divide up the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

Our forefathers sinned and are dead, but we suffer their punishment.

After the plague the LORD said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,“ Take a census of the whole community of Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, by their clans, everyone who can serve in the army of Israel.”So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River across from Jericho. They said,“ Number the people from twenty years old and upward, just as the LORD commanded Moses and the Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt.”Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The Reubenites: from Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the family of the Palluites;from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Carmi, the family of the Carmites.These were the families of the Reubenites; and those numbered of them were 43,730.Pallu’s descendant was Eliab.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.The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and Korah at the time that company died, when the fire consumed 250 men. So they became a warning.But the descendants of Korah did not die.The Simeonites by their families: from Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; from Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; from Jakin, the family of the Jakinites;from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; and from Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.These were the families of the Simeonites, 22,200.The Gadites by their families: from Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; from Haggi, the family of the Haggites; from Shuni, the family of the Shunites;from Ozni, the family of the Oznites; from Eri, the family of the Erites;from Arod, the family of the Arodites, and from Areli, the family of the Arelites.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.The Issacharites by their families: from Tola, the family of the Tolaites; from Puah, the family of the Puites;from Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; and from Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.These were the families of Issachar, according to those numbered of them, 64,300.The Zebulunites by their families: from Sered, the family of the Sardites; from Elon, the family of the Elonites; from Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.These were the families of the Zebulunites, according to those numbered of them, 60,500.The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.The Manassehites: from Machir, the family of the Machirites( now Machir became the father of Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.These were the Gileadites: from Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; from Helek, the family of the Helekites;from Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; from Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;from Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; from Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.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.These are the Ephraimites by their families: from Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; from Beker, the family of the Bekerites; from Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.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 Benjaminites by their families: from Bela, the family of the Belaites; from Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; from Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;from Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites; from Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.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 Benjaminites, according to their families, and according to those numbered of them, 45,600.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.The Asherites by their families: from Imnah, the family of the Imnahites; from Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; from Beriah, the family of the Beriahites.From the Beriahites: from Heber, the family of the Heberites; from Malkiel, the family of the Malkielites.Now the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.These are the families of the Asherites, according to those numbered of them, 53,400.The Naphtalites by their families: from Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; from Guni, the family of the Gunites;from Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; from Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.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.Then the LORD spoke to Moses:“ To these the land must be divided as an inheritance according to the number of the names.To a larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you will give a smaller inheritance. To each one its inheritance must be given according to the number of people in it.The land must be divided by lot; and they will inherit in accordance with the names of their ancestral tribes.Their inheritance must be apportioned by lot among the larger and smaller groups.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.These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram.Now the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And to Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister.And to Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the LORD.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.But there was not a man among these who had been among those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they numbered the Israelites in the wilderness of Sinai.For the LORD had said of them,“ They will surely die in the wilderness.” And there was not left a single man of them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun;Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin; Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the LORD, so the LORD killed him.Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, Dara– five in all.The son of Carmi: Achan, who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God.The son of Ethan: Azariah.

They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor– and her labor was hard.When her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her,“ Don’t be afraid, for you are having another son.”With her dying breath, she named him Ben-Oni. But his father called him Benjamin instead.So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath( that is, Bethlehem).Jacob set up a marker over her grave; it is the Marker of Rachel’s Grave to this day.Then Israel traveled on and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.While Israel was living in that land, Reuben had sexual relations with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, as well as Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali.The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.

Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the wilderness of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites departed from the land of Egypt. He said:“ Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and families, counting the name of every individual male.You and Aaron are to number all in Israel who can serve in the army, those who are twenty years old or older, by their divisions.And to help you there is to be a man from each tribe, each man the head of his family.Now these are the names of the men who are to help you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;from Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar;from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;from Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;from Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”These were the ones chosen from the community, leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the thousands of Israel.So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned specifically by name,and they assembled the entire community together on the first day of the second month. Then the people recorded their ancestry by their clans and families, and the men who were twenty years old or older were listed by name individually,just as the LORD had commanded Moses. And so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.And they were as follows: The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Reuben were 46, 500.From the descendants of Simeon: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males numbered of them twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Simeon were 59, 300.From the descendants of Gad: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Gad were 45,650.From the descendants of Judah: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Judah were 74,600.From the descendants of Issachar: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Issachar were 54,400.From the descendants of Zebulun: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Zebulun were 57,400.From the sons of Joseph: From the descendants of Ephraim: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.From the descendants of Manasseh: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.From the descendants of Benjamin: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.From the descendants of Dan: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Dan were 62,700.From the descendants of Asher: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Asher were 41,500.From the descendants of Naphtali: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Naphtali were 53,400.These were the men whom Moses and Aaron numbered along with the twelve leaders of Israel, each of whom was from his own family.All the Israelites who were twenty years old or older, who could serve in Israel’s army, were numbered according to their families.And all those numbered totaled 603,550.But the Levites, according to the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered among them.The LORD had said to Moses,“ Only the tribe of Levi you must not number or count with the other Israelites.But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, over all its furnishings and over everything in it. They must carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; and they must attend to it and camp around it.Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites must take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be reassembled, the Levites must set it up. Any unauthorized person who approaches it must be killed.“ The Israelites will camp according to their divisions, each man in his camp, and each man by his standard.But the Levites must camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that the LORD’s anger will not fall on the Israelite community. The Levites are responsible for the care of the tabernacle of the testimony.”The Israelites did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses– that is what they did.

“ A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone.”

The first disappeared and I said,“ He has surely been torn to pieces.” I have not seen him since.

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.