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.