2. He said, “Count the Israelites. Count all the men who are 20 years old or older and list them by families. These are the men who are able to serve in the army of Israel.”
3. At this time the people were camped in the Jordan Valley in Moab. This was near the Jordan River, across from Jericho. So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to the people. They said,
4. “You must count every man who is 20 years old or older. The Lord gave Moses this command.” Here is the list of the Israelites who came out of Egypt:
5. These are the people from the tribe of Reuben. (Reuben was the firstborn son of Israel.) The family groups were Hanoch—the Hanochite family group; Pallu—the Palluite family group;
6. Hezron—the Hezronite family group; Carmi—the Carmite family group.
7. The total number of men in these family groups from the tribe of Reuben was 43,730.
8. Pallu’s son was Eliab.
9. Eliab had three sons—Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. Remember, Dathan and Abiram were the two leaders who turned against Moses and Aaron. They followed Korah when Korah turned against the Lord.
19-20. These are the family groups from the tribe of Judah: Shelah—the Shelanite family group; Perez—the Perezite family group; Zerah—the Zerahite family group. (Two of Judah’s sons, Er and Onan, died in Canaan.)
21. These are the family groups from Perez: Hezron—the Hezronite family group; Hamul—the Hamulite family group.
22. These were the family groups from the tribe of Judah. The total number of men was 76,500.
23. The family groups from the tribe of Issachar were Tola—the Tolaite family group; Puah—the Puite family group;
24. Jashub—the Jashubite family group; Shimron—the Shimronite family group.
25. These were the family groups from the tribe of Issachar. The total number of men was 64,300.
26. The family groups from the tribe of Zebulun were Sered—the Seredite family group; Elon—the Elonite family group; Jahleel—the Jahleelite family group.
27. These were the family groups from the tribe of Zebulun. The total number of men was 60,500.
28. Joseph’s two sons were Manasseh and Ephraim. Each son became a tribe with its own family groups.
29. Manasseh’s family groups were Makir—the Makirite family groups. (Makir was the father of Gilead.) Gilead—the Gileadite family groups.
30. The family groups from Gilead were Iezer—the Iezerite family group; Helek—the Helekite family group;
31. Asriel—the Asrielite family group; Shechem—the Shechemite family group;