1. After the great sickness, the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest.
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.
10. That was the time when the earth opened and swallowed Korah and all of his followers. And 250 men died! That was a warning to all the Israelites.
11. But the other people who were from the family of Korah did not die.
12. These are the family groups from the tribe of Simeon: Nemuel—the Nemuelite family group; Jamin—the Jaminite family group; Jakin—the Jakinite family group;
13. Zerah—the Zerahite family group; Shaul—the Shaulite family group.
14. The total number of men in these family groups from the tribe of Simeon was 22,200.
15. These are the family groups in the tribe of Gad: Zephon—the Zephonite family group; Haggi—the Haggite family group; Shuni—the Shunite family group;