2. “Take a census by families of the whole community of Israel, of all men twenty years old or older who are fit for military service.”
3-4. Moses and Eleazar obeyed, and called together all the men of that age group. They assembled in the plains of Moab across the River Jordan from Jericho.These were the Israelites who came out of Egypt:
5. The tribe of Reuben (Reuben was the eldest son of Jacob): the clans of Hanoch, Pallu,
6. Hezron, and Carmi.
7. These clans numbered 43,730 men.
8. The descendants of Pallu were Eliab
9. and his sons Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. (These are the Dathan and Abiram who were chosen by the community. They defied Moses and Aaron and joined the followers of Korah when they rebelled against the Lord.
19-21. The tribe of Judah: the clans of Shelah, Perez, Zerah, Hezron, and Hamul. (Two of Judah's sons, Er and Onan, had died in the land of Canaan.)
22. These clans numbered 76,500 men.
23. The tribe of Issachar: the clans of Tola, Puah,
24. Jashub, and Shimron.
25. These clans numbered 64,300 men.
26. The tribe of Zebulun: the clans of Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
27. These clans numbered 60,500 men.
28. The tribes of Joseph, who was the father of two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
29. The tribe of Manasseh: Machir son of Manasseh was the father of Gilead, and the following clans traced their ancestry to Gilead:
30. the clans of Iezer, Helek,
31. Asriel, Shechem,
32. Shemida, and Hepher.