Numbers 26 Cross References - NSB

¹ After the plague Jehovah said to Moses and Eleazar son of the priest Aaron: ² »Take a census of the entire congregation of Israel by households. List those who are at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty.« ³ Moses and the priest Eleazar spoke to the Israelites on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho. They said: ⁴ »Take a census of those at least twenty years old, as Jehovah commanded Moses.« These are the Israelites who came from Egypt: ⁵ Reuben was Israel’s firstborn. The descendants of Reuben were the family of Hanoch, the family of Pallu, ⁶ the family of Hezron, and the family of Carmi. ⁷ These were the families of Reuben. The total number of men was forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty. ⁸ Eliab was the son of Pallu, ⁹ and Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram were the sons of Eliab. It was Dathan and Abiram, men chosen by the community, who defied Moses and Aaron’s authority. They joined Korah’s followers when they defied Jehovah’s authority. ¹⁰ The ground opened up and swallowed them along with Korah. They and their followers died when the fire consumed the two hundred and fifty men. This was a warning. ¹¹ The descendants of Korah did not die. ¹² The families descended from Simeon were the family of Nemuel, the family of Jamin, the family of Jakin, ¹³ the family of Zerah, and the family of Shaul. ¹⁴ These were the families of Simeon. The total number of men was twenty-two thousand two hundred. ¹⁵ The families descended from Gad were the family of Zephon, the family of Haggi, the family of Shuni, ¹⁶ the family of Ozni, the family of Eri, ¹⁷ the family of Arodi, and the family of Areli. ¹⁸ These were the families of Gad’s descendants. The total number of men was forty thousand five hundred. ¹⁹ Er and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan. ²⁰ The families descended from Judah were the family of Shelah, the family of Perez, and the family of Zerah. ²¹ The descendants of Perez were the family of Hezron and the family of Hamul. ²² These were the families of Judah. The total number of men was seventy-six thousand five hundred. ²³ The families descended from Issachar were the family of Tola, the family of Puah, ²⁴ the family of Jashub, and the family of Shimron. ²⁵ These were the families of Issachar. The total number of men was sixty-four thousand three hundred. ²⁶ The families descended from Zebulun were the family of Sered, the family of Elon, and the family of Jahleel. ²⁷ These were the families of Zebulun. The total number of men was sixty thousand five hundred. ²⁸ The families descended from Joseph through Manasseh and Ephraim were ²⁹ from Manasseh the family of Machir who was the father of Gilead and the family of Gilead. ³⁰ The descendants of Gilead were the family of Iezer, the family of Helek, ³¹ the family of Asriel, the family of Shechem, ³² the family of Shemida, and the family of Hepher. ³³ Zelophehad, son of Hepher, had no sons-only daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ³⁴ These were the families of Manasseh. The total number of men was fifty-two thousand seven hundred. ³⁵ The families descended from Ephraim were the family of Shuthelah, the family of Beker, and the family of Tahan. ³⁶ The descendants of Shuthelah were the family of Eran. ³⁷ These were the families of Ephraim’s descendants. The total number of men was thirty-two thousand five hundred. These were the families descended from Joseph. ³⁸ The families descended from Benjamin were the family of Bela, the family of Ashbel, the family of Ahiram, ³⁹ the family of Shupham, and the family of Hupham. ⁴⁰ The descendants of Bela through Ard and Naaman were the family of Ard and the family of Naaman. ⁴¹ These were the families descended from Benjamin. The total number of men was forty-five thousand six hundred. ⁴² The family descended from Dan was the family of Shuham. This was the family descended from Dan. ⁴³ The total number of men in all the family of Shuham was sixty-four thousand four hundred. ⁴⁴ The families descended from Asher were the family of Imnah, the family of Ishvi, and the family of Beriah. ⁴⁵ The descendants of Beriah were the family of Heber and the family of Malchiel. ⁴⁶ Asher had a daughter named Serah. ⁴⁷ These were the families of Asher’s descendants. The total number of men was fifty-three thousand four hundred. ⁴⁸ The families descended from Naphtali were the family of Jahzeel, the family of Guni, ⁴⁹ the family of Jezer, and the family of Shillem. ⁵⁰ These were the families of Naphtali. The total number of men was forty-five thousand four hundred. ⁵¹ The total number of Israelite men was six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty. ⁵² Jehovah said to Moses: ⁵³ »Use the list of names from the census to divide the land these people will possess. ⁵⁴ »Give more land to larger tribes and less land to smaller ones. Use the totals from the census in giving land to each tribe. ⁵⁵ »The land must also be divided by drawing lots. The tribes will receive their land based on the names of their ancestors. ⁵⁶ »Whether the tribes are large or small, the land must be divided by drawing lots.« ⁵⁷ The families descended from Levi were listed as the family of Gershon, the family of Kohath, and the family of Merari. ⁵⁸ These were the families of Levi: the Libnite family, the Hebronite family, the Mahlite family, the Mushite family, and the Korahite family. Kohath was the ancestor of Amram. ⁵⁹ The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born in Egypt. She gave birth to Amram’s children: Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam. ⁶⁰ Aaron was the father of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ⁶¹ Nadab and Abihu died because they offered unauthorized fire in Jehovah’s presence. ⁶² The total number of all the Levite males at least one month old was twenty-three thousand. They were not counted along with the other Israelites, because they were given no land of their own. ⁶³ Moses and the priest Eleazar added up the total number of Israelites on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho. ⁶⁴ Not a single one of the Israelites Moses and the priest Aaron had counted in the Desert of Sinai were there. ⁶⁵ Jehovah said: »They must all die in the desert wilderness.« The only ones left were Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

² »I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you. I will make your name great. You will be a blessing.

⁷ Jehovah appeared to Abram and said: »I will give this land to your offspring (seed).« He built an altar there to Jehovah, who had appeared to him.

³² Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, because she said: »Certainly, Jehovah has seen my misery. Now my husband will love me!«

¹⁷ God answered Leah’s prayer. She became pregnant and gave birth to her fifth son for Jacob. ¹⁸ Leah said: »God has given me my reward, because I gave my slave to my husband.« So she named him Issachar. ¹⁹ She became pregnant again and gave birth to her sixth son for Jacob. ²⁰ Leah said: »God has presented me with a wonderful gift. This time my husband will honor me, because I have given him six sons.« So she named him Zebulun.

¹ At that time Judah left his brothers and went to stay with a man named Hirah, who was from the town of Adullam. ² Judah met a young Canaanite woman there whose father was named Shua. He married her. ³ Shua bore him a son, whom he named Er. ⁴ She became pregnant again and gave birth to another son and named him Onan. ⁵ She had another son and named him Shelah. Judah was at Achzib when the boy was born.

⁵ She had another son and named him Shelah. Judah was at Achzib when the boy was born. ⁶ For his first son Er, Judah got a wife whose name was Tamar. ⁷ Er was an evil man. It displeased Jehovah. So Jehovah killed him. ⁸ Then Judah said to Er’s brother Onan: »Go sleep with your brother’s widow. Fulfill your obligation to her as her husband’s brother. That way your brother may have descendants.« ⁹ Onan knew that the children would not belong to him. So when he had intercourse with his brother’s widow, he let the semen spill on the ground, assuring that there would be no children for his brother. ¹⁰ What he did displeased Jehovah. So Jehovah killed him also. ¹¹ Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar: »Return to your father’s house and remain a widow until my son Shelah grows up.« He said this because he was afraid that Shelah would be killed, as his brothers had been. So Tamar went back home.

¹⁴ She realized that Shelah was now a grown man. She had not been allowed to marry him. So she decided to dress in something other than her widow’s clothes and to cover her face with a veil. Then she sat outside the town of Enaim on the road to Timnah.

²⁶ Judah recognized them and said: »She is more righteous than I, since I would not give her to my son Shelah.« He did not sleep with her again. ²⁷ When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb. ²⁸ As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand. The midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his wrist and said: »This one came out first.« ²⁹ When he drew back his hand, his brother came out. She said: »So this is how you have broken out!« He was named Perez. ³⁰ Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist, came out and he was given the name Zerah.

⁵¹ Joseph named his firstborn son Manasseh, because God helped him forget all his troubles and all about his father’s family. ⁵² He named the second son Ephraim, because God made him fruitful in the land where he had suffered.

² That night, God spoke to him and said: »Jacob! Jacob!« »Here I am,« Jacob answered.

⁸ These are the names of Israel’s descendants (Jacob and his descendants) who arrived in Egypt. Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn. ⁹ The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

⁹ The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. ¹⁰ The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. ¹¹ The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ¹² The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan died in Canaan.) The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. ¹³ The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puvah, Iob, and Shimron. ¹⁴ The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

¹⁶ The sons of Gad were Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli. ¹⁷ The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel.

²⁰ In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest from the city of On. ²¹ The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

²³ The son of Dan was Hushim. ²⁴ The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

⁵ Jacob went on to say: »Joseph, your two sons Ephraim and Manasseh were born in Egypt. But I accept them as my own, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.

¹³ Then Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right, facing Israel’s left, and Manasseh on his left, facing Israel’s right, and brought them close to him. ¹⁴ But Israel crossed his hands and reached out. He put his right hand on Ephraim’s head, although Ephraim was the younger son. He put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was older.

¹⁴ But Israel crossed his hands and reached out. He put his right hand on Ephraim’s head, although Ephraim was the younger son. He put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was older. ¹⁵ Jacob blessed Joseph. He said: »May God, in whose presence my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac walked, may this God who has been my shepherd all my life to this very day, ¹⁶ »May the being who rescued me from all evil bless these boys! May they be called by my name and by the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. May they have many children on the earth.« ¹⁷ Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on Ephraim’s head. Joseph did not like it. So he took his father’s hand in order to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s. ¹⁸ He said to his father: »That is not right, Father! This is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.« ¹⁹ His father refused and said: »I know, Son, I know! Manasseh, too, will become a nation. He, too, will be important. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be more important than he. His descendants will become many nations.« ²⁰ That day he blessed them. He said: »Because of you, Israel will speak this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!’ In this way Israel put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.«

² »Come together and listen, sons of Jacob. Listen to your father Israel. ³ »Reuben, you are my firstborn; you are my strength and the first child of my manhood. You are the proudest and strongest of all my sons.

⁸ »Judah, your brothers will praise you. You hold your enemies by the neck. Your brothers will bow down before you.

¹ A man from Levi’s family married a Levite woman. ² The woman became pregnant and bore a son. She saw how beautiful he was and hid him for three months.

¹⁴ The following men were the heads of their father’s households: The sons of Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. ¹⁵ The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon. ¹⁶ These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari. Levi lived one hundred and thirty-seven years. ¹⁷ The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families. ¹⁸ The sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived one hundred and thirty-three years. ¹⁹ The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations. ²⁰ Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived one hundred and thirty-seven years.

²⁴ The sons of Korah: Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.

³⁷ The Israelites left Rameses to go to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, plus all the women and children.

³⁵ The children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

¹¹ Jehovah again spoke to Moses: ¹² »When you take a census of the people of Israel, each man is to pay me a price for his life. This to insure that no disaster will come on him while the census is being taken. ¹³ »Everyone included in the census must pay the required amount of money. It should be weighed according to the official standard. Everyone must pay this as an offering to me. ¹⁴ »Every man being counted in the census who is twenty years old or older is to pay me this amount. ¹⁵ »The rich man is not to pay more. The poor man is not to pay less, when they pay this amount for their lives. ¹⁶ »Collect this money from the people of Israel and spend it for the upkeep of the tent of meeting. This tax will be the payment for their lives. I will remember to protect them.«

¹⁶ »These were the men chosen from the congregation. They were the leaders of their ancestors’ tribes, and heads of the divisions of Israel.«

²¹ The total for the tribe of Reuben was forty-six thousand. ²² The roster of families and households for the descendants of Simeon registered and listed every man by name that was at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. ²³ The total for the tribe of Simeon was fifty-nine thousand three hundred. ²⁴ The roster of families and households for the descendants of Gad listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. ²⁵ The total for the tribe of Gad was forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. ²⁶ The roster of families and households for the descendants of Judah listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. ²⁷ The total for the tribe of Judah was seventy-four thousand six hundred. ²⁸ The roster of families and households for the descendants of Issachar listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. ²⁹ The total for the tribe of Issachar was fifty-four thousand four hundred. ³⁰ The roster of families and households for the descendants of Zebulun listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. ³¹ The total for the tribe of Zebulun was fifty-seven thousand four hundred. ³² The roster of families and households for the descendants of Joseph, those from Ephraim, listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. ³³ The total for the tribe of Ephraim was forty thousand five hundred. ³⁴ The roster of families and households for the descendants of Manasseh listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. ³⁵ The total for the tribe of Manasseh was thirty-two thousand two hundred. ³⁶ The roster of families and households for the descendants of Benjamin listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. ³⁷ The total for the tribe of Benjamin was thirty-five thousand four hundred. ³⁸ The roster of families and households for the descendants of Dan listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. ³⁹ The total for the tribe of Dan was sixty-two thousand seven hundred. ⁴⁰ The roster of families and households for the descendants of Asher listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. ⁴¹ The total for the tribe of Asher was forty-one thousand five hundred. ⁴² The roster of families and households for the descendants of Naphtali listed the men by name that were at least twenty years old and eligible for military duty. ⁴³ The total for the tribe of Naphtali was fifty-three thousand four hundred.

⁴⁶ was six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. ⁴⁷ The households from the tribe of Levi were not registered along with the other Israelites.

⁴⁹ »Do not register the tribe of Levi or include them in the census with the other Israelites.

³ »On the east side, facing the rising sun, the armies led by Judah will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Judah is Nahshon, son of Amminadab. ⁴ »The total number of men in his army is seventy-four thousand six hundred. ⁵ »Next to them will be the tribe of Issachar. The leader for the people of Issachar is Nethanel, son of Zuar.

⁵ »Next to them will be the tribe of Issachar. The leader for the people of Issachar is Nethanel, son of Zuar. ⁶ »The total number of men in his army is fifty-four thousand four hundred. ⁷ »Then will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader for the people of Zebulun is Eliab, son of Helon. ⁸ »The total number of men in his army is fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

¹¹ »The total number of men in his army is forty-six thousand five hundred. ¹² »The tribe of Simeon will be next to them. Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai is the leader for the people of Simeon. ¹³ »The total number of men in his army is fifty-nine thousand three hundred. ¹⁴ »The tribe of Gad will be next. Eliasaph, son of Deuel is the leader for the people of Gad.

¹⁴ »The tribe of Gad will be next. Eliasaph, son of Deuel is the leader for the people of Gad. ¹⁵ »The total number of men in his army is forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

¹⁸ »On the west side the armies led by Ephraim will camp under their flag. Elishama, son of Ammihud is the leader for the people of Ephraim. ¹⁹ »The total number of men in his army is forty thousand five hundred. ²⁰ »Next to them will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader for the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur. ²¹ »The total number of men in his army is thirty-two thousand two hundred. ²² »Then will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader for the people of Benjamin is Abidan, son of Gideoni. ²³ »The total number of men in his army is thirty-five thousand four hundred.

²⁵ »On the north side the armies led by Dan will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Dan is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai. ²⁶ »The total number of men in his army is sixty-two thousand seven hundred. ²⁷ »Next to them will be the tribe of Asher. The leader for the people of Asher is Pagiel, son of Ochran. ²⁸ »The total number of men in his army is forty-one thousand five hundred. ²⁹ »Then will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader for the people of Naphtali is Ahira, son of Enan. ³⁰ »The total number of men in his army is fifty-three thousand four hundred.

³² This is the total number of Israelites, counted by households. The grand total of all the troops in the camps was six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

¹ This is the list of Aaron and Moses’ descendants when Jehovah spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai. ² The names of Aaron’s sons are Nadab (firstborn), Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

² The names of Aaron’s sons are Nadab (firstborn), Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ³ These are the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests. ⁴ Nadab and Abihu died in Jehovah’s presence because they offered unauthorized fire in his presence in the Desert of Sinai. They had no children. So only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.

⁴ Nadab and Abihu died in Jehovah’s presence because they offered unauthorized fire in his presence in the Desert of Sinai. They had no children. So only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.

⁸ »They will take care of all the furnishings in the tent of meeting and work for the Israelites, doing what needs to be done for the inner tent.

¹⁷ Gershon, Kohath, and Merari were the sons of Levi. ¹⁸ Libni and Shimei were the sons of Gershon. Their families were named after them. ¹⁹ Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were the sons of Kohath. Their families were named after them. ²⁰ Mahli and Mushi were the sons of Merari. Their families were named after them. These were the households of Levite families. ²¹ To Gershon belonged the families descended from Libni and Shimei. These were the families descended from Gershon.

³⁹ The grand total of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted at Jehovah’s command, by families, every male who was at least one month old, was twenty-two thousand.

²⁷ »All their work, whatever they carry and all their duties, will be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons. You are in charge of telling them everything they are to carry.

⁴⁸ They counted eight thousand five hundred and fifty.

²⁵ The silver collected when the census of the community was taken weighed seven thousand five hundred and forty four pounds using the standard weight of the holy place. ²⁶ This amounted to one-fifth of an ounce per person, for everyone counted who was at least twenty years old. There were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty people.

²⁶ This amounted to one-fifth of an ounce per person, for everyone counted who was at least twenty years old. There were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty people.

¹ Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu each took an incense burner. They put burning coals and incense in it. Then in Jehovah’s presence they offered this unauthorized fire. ² A fire flashed from Jehovah and burned them. They died in the presence of Jehovah.

¹² »‘Do not have sexual intercourse with your father's sister. She is your paternal aunt.

¹ Jehovah (YHWH) spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai. It was the first day of the second month in the second year after leaving Egypt. He said:

¹ Jehovah (YHWH) spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai. It was the first day of the second month in the second year after leaving Egypt. He said: ² »Take a census of all the males of the congregation of Israel by families and households. List every man by name

² »Take a census of all the males of the congregation of Israel by families and households. List every man by name ³ who is at least twenty years old. You and Aaron must register everyone in Israel who is eligible for military duty. List them by divisions.

²¹ Moses said to Jehovah: »Here I am leading six hundred thousand people, and you say that you will give them enough meat for a month?«

¹ Korah son of Izhar, Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth dared to challenge Moses. Korah was a descendant of Kohath and Levi. Dathan, Abiram, and On were descendants of Reuben.

¹ Korah son of Izhar, Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth dared to challenge Moses. Korah was a descendant of Kohath and Levi. Dathan, Abiram, and On were descendants of Reuben. ² These four men were joined by two hundred and fifty Israelite men, well known leaders of the congregation. The assembly chose them.

² These four men were joined by two hundred and fifty Israelite men, well known leaders of the congregation. The assembly chose them. ³ They came together to confront Moses and Aaron. They said: »You have gone far enough! Everyone in the whole congregation is holy. Jehovah is among them. Why do you set yourselves above Jehovah’s assembly?« ⁴ When Moses heard this, he bowed with his face touching the ground. ⁵ Then he said to Korah and all his followers: »In the morning Jehovah will show who belongs to him, who is holy. He will have that person come near him. Only the person Jehovah chooses will be allowed to come near him.

⁵ Then he said to Korah and all his followers: »In the morning Jehovah will show who belongs to him, who is holy. He will have that person come near him. Only the person Jehovah chooses will be allowed to come near him. ⁶ »Korah, you and all your followers must do this tomorrow: Take incense burners, ⁷ »Put burning coals and incense in them in Jehovah’s presence. Jehovah will choose the man who is holy. You have gone far enough!« ⁸ Moses also said to Korah: »Listen, you sons of Levi! ⁹ »Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the congregation of Israel? Jehovah has brought you near to do the work for his tent and stand in front of the community to serve them. ¹⁰ »He brought you and all the other Levites near. But now you demand to be priests. ¹¹ »You and all your followers have joined forces against Jehovah! Who is Aaron that you should complain about him?« ¹² Then Moses sent for Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab. But they said: »We will not come! ¹³ »Is it not enough that you brought us out of a land flowing with milk and honey only to kill us in the desert? Do you also have to order us around? ¹⁴ »You have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us any fields and vineyards to own. Do you think you can still pull the wool over our eyes? We will not come.« ¹⁵ Moses became angry and said to Jehovah: »Do not accept their offering. I have not taken anything from them, not even a donkey. And I have not mistreated any of them.« ¹⁶ Moses said to Korah: »Tomorrow you and all your followers must come into Jehovah’s presence. Aaron will also be there with you. ¹⁷ »Each man will take his incense burner and put incense in it. They will offer all two hundred and fifty incense burners to Jehovah. Then you and Aaron offer your incense burners.« ¹⁸ So each man took his incense burner. He put burning coals and incense in it and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ¹⁹ Korah assembled all his followers who opposed Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting. The glory of Jehovah appeared to the entire group. ²⁰ Jehovah said to Moses and Aaron: ²¹ »Move away from these men. I will destroy them instantly.« ²² Immediately, they bowed with their faces touching the ground and said: »O God, you are the God who gives the breath of life to everyone! If one man sins, will you be angry with the entire congregation?« ²³ Then Jehovah said to Moses: ²⁴ »Tell the congregation: ‘Move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’« ²⁵ Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. ²⁶ He said to the congregation: »Move away from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you’ll be swept away because of all their sins.«

¹ The Israelites moved and set up camp across from Jericho. They were on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River.

³ »Our father died in the desert. He was not a part of Korah’s followers who joined forces against Jehovah. He died for his own sin and left no sons.

¹² and brought the prisoners of war, the loot, and everything to Moses, the priest Eleazar, and the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho.

³ »Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,

⁵ »Please give us this land as our property. Do not make us cross the Jordan River.«

³⁹ The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead. They captured it and forced out the Amorites who were there. ⁴⁰ So Moses gave Gilead to the people of Machir the descendants of Manasseh, and they lived there.

⁴⁸ They moved from the Abarim Mountains and set up camp on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho.

⁵⁴ Divide the land among your families by drawing lots. Give more land to larger families and less land to smaller ones. The land must be given to each family by drawing lots. Divide it among your ancestors’ tribes.

¹³ Moses said to the Israelites: »This is the land you will receive by drawing lots. This is the land that Jehovah has assigned to the nine and one-half tribes.

¹ Jehovah spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho. He said: ² »Tell the Israelites to give the Levites some cities from their own property. They must also give the Levites the pastureland around those cities.

² »Tell the Israelites to give the Levites some cities from their own property. They must also give the Levites the pastureland around those cities. ³ »The Levites will have cities to live in and pastureland for their cattle, the flocks they own, and any other animals they have.

³ »The Levites will have cities to live in and pastureland for their cattle, the flocks they own, and any other animals they have. ⁴ »The land around the cities that you give the Levites will extend fifteen hundred feet from the city wall. ⁵ »Outside the city measure off three thousand feet on the east side, three thousand feet on the south side, three thousand feet on the west side, and three thousand feet on the north side, with the city in the center. This will be their pastureland around the city. ⁶ »Six of the cities you give the Levites will be cities of refuge. You must allow murderers to escape to these cities. In addition, you must also give the Levites forty-two other cities. ⁷ »You will give a total of forty-eight cities with pastureland to the Levites. ⁸ »The cities you give the Levites from the property of the other Israelites must be given based on the amount of land each tribe owns. Take more cities from larger tribes and fewer from smaller tribes.«

¹ The heads of the families in the clan of Gilead the son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh son of Joseph, went to Moses and the other leaders.

¹⁰ Zelophehad’s daughters did as Jehovah commanded Moses. ¹¹ Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah married their cousins on their father’s side of the family. ¹² They married within the families of the descendants of Manasseh, son of Joseph. So their land stayed in the tribe of their father’s family.

¹⁴ This was thirty-eight years after we left Kadesh-Barnea. By that time all the men who had been in the army at Kadesh-Barnea had died, just as Jehovah said they would. ¹⁵ Jehovah kept getting rid of them until finally none of them were left.

²³ »None of those who treat me with contempt will see it! ²⁴ »My servant Caleb has a different attitude and has wholeheartedly followed me, I will bring him to the land he already explored. His descendants will possess it.

²⁸ »Therefore tell them: ‘As I live, declares Jehovah, I solemnly swear I will do everything to you that you said I would do. ²⁹ »‘Your bodies will drop dead in this desert. All of you who are at least twenty years old, who were registered and listed, and who complained about me will die.

²⁹ »‘Your bodies will drop dead in this desert. All of you who are at least twenty years old, who were registered and listed, and who complained about me will die. ³⁰ »‘I raised my hand and swore an oath to give you this land to live in. But none of you will enter it except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

³⁵ »‘I, Jehovah, have spoken. I swear I will do these things to all the people in this whole wicked congregation. For they have joined forces against me. They will meet their end in this desert. Here they will die!’«

³⁸ Of all the men who went to explore the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh survived.

²⁷ So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram came out and were standing at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children. ²⁸ Moses said: »This is how you will know that Jehovah sent me to do all these things and that it wasn’t my idea: ²⁹ »If these men die a natural death like all other people Jehovah has not sent me. ³⁰ »But if Jehovah does something totally new, if the ground opens up, swallows them and everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive to their graves; then you will know that these men have treated Jehovah with contempt.« ³¹ When he finished speaking, the ground under them split, ³² and the earth opened up to swallow them, their families, the followers of Korah, and all their property. ³³ They went down alive to their graves with everything that belonged to them. The ground covered them. They disappeared from the assembly.

³³ They went down alive to their graves with everything that belonged to them. The ground covered them. They disappeared from the assembly. ³⁴ All the Israelites around them ran away when they heard their screams. They thought the ground would swallow them, also. ³⁵ Fire came from Jehovah and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.

³⁸ »The incense burners of these men who sinned and lost their lives are holy, because they were offered to Jehovah. Hammer them into thin metal sheets to cover the altar. This will be a sign to the Israelites.«

²⁰ Jehovah said to Aaron: »You will have no land or property of your own as the other Israelites will have. I am your possession and your property among the Israelites. ²¹ »I have given the Levites one-tenth of every Israelite’s income. This is in return for the work they do at the tent of meeting. ²² »The other Israelites must never again come near the tent of meeting. Otherwise, they will suffer the consequences of their sin and die. ²³ »Only the Levites will do the work at the tent of meeting. They are responsible for their own sins. This is a long lasting law for future generations. They will own no property, as the other Israelites will. ²⁴ »Instead, I will give the Levites what the Israelites contribute to Jehovah, one-tenth of the Israelites’ income. This is why I said about them: They will own no property as the other Israelites do.«

⁹ Twenty-four thousand people died from that plague.

¹ After the plague Jehovah said to Moses and Eleazar son of the priest Aaron:

³ Moses and the priest Eleazar spoke to the Israelites on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho. They said:

²¹ The descendants of Perez were the family of Hezron and the family of Hamul.

⁵⁶ »Whether the tribes are large or small, the land must be divided by drawing lots.«

⁶³ Moses and the priest Eleazar added up the total number of Israelites on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho.

¹ Zelophehad, son of Hepher, grandson of Gilead, descendant of Machir, whose father was Manasseh, belonged to the families of Manasseh, son of Joseph. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

¹⁵ I assigned Gilead to the clan of Machir of the tribe of Manasseh.

³ »You saw how he killed everyone who worshiped the god Baal at Peor. ⁴ »But all of you who were faithful to Jehovah your God are still alive today.

⁹ Levi does not have a portion or inheritance with his brothers. Jehovah is his inheritance; just as Jehovah your God spoke to him.

⁴⁶ They were near the town of Bethpeor. This was in the territory that had belonged to King Sihon of the Amorites, who had ruled in the town of Heshbon. Moses and the people of Israel defeated him when they came out of Egypt. ⁴⁷ They occupied his land and the land of King Og of Bashan, the other Amorite king who lived east of the Jordan. ⁴⁸ This land extended from the town of Aroer, on the edge of the Arnon River, north to Mount Sirion, that is, Mount Hermon. ⁴⁹ It included the region east of the Jordan River as far south as the Dead Sea and east to the foot of Mount Pisgah.

²⁷ »Do not neglect the Levites who live in your towns. They have no property of their own. ²⁸ »At the end of every third year bring the tithe of all your crops and store it in your towns. ²⁹ »This food is for the Levites, since they own no property, and for the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your towns. They are to come and get all they need. Do this, and Jehovah your God will bless you in everything you do.

⁴⁹ »Go up to this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo. It is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho. Look at the land of Canaan. I am giving this to the sons of Israel for a possession. ⁵⁰ »Then die on the mountain you climb. Be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people,

¹ Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. Jehovah showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan,

⁶ He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor. No man knows his burial place to this day.

⁸ So the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.

¹ »The Levitical priests including the entire tribe of Levi will receive no land or property of their own like the rest of the Israelites. They will eat what has been sacrificed to Jehovah. These sacrifices will be what they receive. ² »They are to own no land, as the other tribes do. Their inheritance is the privilege of being Jehovah’s priests, as Jehovah told them.

¹⁶ »Fathers shall not be put to death for their sons, nor shall sons be put to death for their fathers. Everyone shall be put to death for his own sin.

²³ So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that Jehovah said to Moses. Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions, by their tribes. The land rested from war.

¹⁴ He gave no inheritance to the tribe of Levi. The sacrifices of Jehovah God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said to them.

³³ But he gave no inheritance to the tribe of Levi. Jehovah God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said to them.

¹ These are the countries that the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for their inheritance. ² Their inheritance was by lot. Jehovah commanded the hand of Moses to distribute to the nine tribes and the half tribe. ³ Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and a half tribe on the other side of the Jordan. He gave no inheritance to the Levites.

⁶ Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said to him: »You know what Jehovah said to Moses the man of God concerning you and me in Kadesh-barnea. ⁷ »I was forty years old when Moses the servant of Jehovah sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land. I brought him word again as it was in my heart. ⁸ »Nevertheless my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people dissolve. But I wholly followed Jehovah my God. ⁹ »Moses swore on that day, saying: ‘Surely the land where your feet have trodden shall be your inheritance, and your children’s from generation to generation, because you have completely followed Jehovah my God. ¹⁰ »‘Jehovah has kept me alive, as he said, these forty-five years, even since Jehovah spoke this word to Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness. Now I am this day eighty-five years old.

¹ There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh. He was the firstborn of Joseph. Machir was the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. ² There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families. For the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.

¹⁴ The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying: »Why have you given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as Jehovah has blessed us abundantly.«

⁶ »You will write a description of the land [divided] into seven parts, and bring the description to me, that I may cast lots for you here before Jehovah our God.

¹⁰ Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Jehovah. Then Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions. ¹¹ The lot for the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the boundary of their lot came between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

¹ The second lot came for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.

¹⁰ The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was to Sarid:

¹⁷ The fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.

²⁴ The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

³² The sixth lot came to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

⁴⁰ The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

² He said: »What have I accomplished compared to you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?

¹⁴ »They came from Ephraim to the valley. They were behind the tribe of Benjamin and its people. The commanders came down from Machir. The officers came down from Zebulun.

¹¹ The angel of Jehovah came to the village of Ophrah. He sat under the oak tree that belonged to Joash, a man of the clan of Abiezer. His son Gideon was secretly threshing wheat in a wine press, so that the Midianites would not see him.

²⁴ Gideon built an altar to Jehovah there and named it: »Jehovah is Peace.« (Jehovah-shalom) It is still standing at Ophrah and belongs to the clan of Abiezer.

³⁴ The Spirit of Jehovah took control of Gideon. He blew a trumpet to call the men of the clan of Abiezer to follow him.

¹⁸ Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron. ¹⁹ And Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab. ²⁰ And Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon. ²¹ Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed. ²² And Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.

³⁴ »‘Your two sons Hophni and Phinehas will both die on the same day. This will show you a sign that everything I have said will come true.

²¹ Huram placed these two copper columns in front of the entrance of the Temple. The column on the south side was named Jachin and the one on the north was named Boaz.

³ The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah’s firstborn was wicked in Jehovah’s sight; so Jehovah put him to death. ⁴ Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. ⁵ The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. ⁶ The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Darda five in all. ⁷ The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things. ⁸ The son of Ethan: Azariah.

²¹ The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea,

²⁴ The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul;

¹ The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel; so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright, ² and though Judah was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the firstborn belonged to Joseph ³ the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.

¹ The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron, four in all.

⁶ Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker and Jediael. ⁷ The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, heads of families, five in all. Their genealogical record listed twenty-two thousand and thirty-four fighting men. ⁸ The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker. ⁹ Their genealogical record listed the heads of families and twenty thousand two hundred fighting men. ¹⁰ The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar. ¹¹ All these sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were seventeen thousand two hundred fighting men ready to go out to war. ¹² The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites the descendants of Aher. ¹³ The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem, the descendants of Bilhah. ¹⁴ The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead. ¹⁵ Makir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister’s name was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters. ¹⁶ Makir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. ¹⁷ The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Makir, the son of Manasseh. ¹⁸ His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah. ¹⁹ The sons of Shemida were: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam. ²⁰ The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, ²¹ Zabad his son and Shuthelah his son. The native-born men of Gath killed Ezer and Elead, when they went down to seize their livestock.

³⁰ The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

¹ Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second son, Aharah the third,

³ The sons of Bela were: Addar, Gera, Abihud,

¹ The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

¹⁶ The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. ¹⁷ These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. ¹⁸ The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. ¹⁹ The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers: ²⁰ Of Gershon: Libni his son, Jehath his son, Zimmah his son, ²¹ Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son and Jeatherai his son. ²² The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

²² The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, ²³ Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

²³ Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, ²⁴ Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son and Shaul his son.

²⁴ Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son and Shaul his son. ²⁵ The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

²⁵ The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth, ²⁶ Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

²⁶ Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son, ²⁷ Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son and Samuel his son.

²⁷ Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son and Samuel his son. ²⁸ The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second son.

²⁸ The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second son. ²⁹ The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, ³⁰ Shimea his son, Haggiah his son and Asaiah his son.

¹ Satan wanted to bring trouble on the people of Israel. He made David decide to take a census.

¹ The divisions of Aaron’s descendants were as follows: Aaron’s sons were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ² Nadab and Abihu died before their father died, and neither had any children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

²³ »You made their children as great in number as the stars of heaven. You took them into the land, of which you had said to their fathers that they were to go in and take it for themselves.

⁴ Other people of the children of Judah and of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah, the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;

⁶ All the sons of Perez living in Jerusalem were four hundred and sixty-eight men of good position.

²⁴ Pethahiah, the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah, the son of Judah, was the king's servant in everything to do with the people.

⁹ »Which of all these does not know that the hand of Jehovah has done this? ¹⁰ »In his hand are the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.

¹⁴ »What he tears down cannot be rebuilt. The man he imprisons cannot be released.

²⁰ »He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders. ²¹ »He pours out contempt upon nobles and disarms the mighty. ²² »He uncovers the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into the light. ²³ »He makes nations great, and destroys them. He enlarges nations, and disperses them.

¹ ([Sons of Korah]) As the deer desires the water brooks, so I desire you, O God.

¹ ([Sons of Korah]) O God, we have heard with our ears and our fathers told us about the work that you did in their days, in the days of old.

¹ Beautiful words fill my mind and stir my heart, as I compose this song for the king. Like the pen of a skilful writer (copyist) my tongue is ready with a poem.

¹ ([Sons of Korah]) God is our refuge and strength, a ready help in times of trouble.

¹ ([Sons of Korah]) O clap your hands, all you people. Shout to God with the voice of joy.

¹ ([Sons of Korah]) Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, his sacred mountain.

¹ ([Sons of Korah]) Listen to this, all you people. Open your ears, all who live in the world.

¹⁴ Like sheep, they are laid in the grave. Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule them in the morning. Their forms will decay in the grave, far away from their comfortable homes.

¹ ([Asaph]) The Almighty Divine One, God of Gods, Jehovah has spoken. He has summoned the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.

²⁰ You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

³ You turn men back into dust and say: »Return, O sons of men!« ⁴ In your sight a thousand years are like a single day, like yesterday, already past like an hour in the night. ⁵ You sweep mortals away in the sleep of death. They sprout again in the morning like grass. ⁶ In the morning they blossom and sprout. In the evening they fade and wither away. ⁷ Your anger consumes us. We are troubled by your rage.

⁴⁴ He gave them the lands of other nations. They inherited what others had worked for.

¹⁷ The ground split open and swallowed Dathan. It buried Abiram's followers.

¹⁷ The ground split open and swallowed Dathan. It buried Abiram's followers. ¹⁸ A fire broke out among their followers. Flames burned up wicked people.

¹⁴ May Jehovah continue to bless you and your children.

¹⁸ The cast lot causes contentions to cease and decides between the mighty ones.

³³ The lot is cast into the lap. But every decision is from Jehovah.

²² ‘Because of them, all the captives from Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: »May Jehovah curse you as he cursed Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned to death.«

⁸ ‘»I will set my face against him (reject him), and I will make an example of him. I will exclude him from my people. Then you will know that I am Jehovah.’«

²² »Divide it by drawing lots. This land will be for you. It will also be for the foreign residents who live among you and have given birth to children while they lived with you. Think of them as Israelites. They will draw lots with you for their inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

²⁷ ‘»The kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people who are the holy ones of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom! All dominions (legal authorities) will serve and obey him.’

³ Judah and Tamar were the father and mother of Perez and Zerah. Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,

⁵ »Blessed are the meek (gentle) (mild) (humble), for they will inherit the earth.

³³ the son of Amminadab, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

²⁶ They cast lots for them and the lot fell on Matthias. So he was included with the eleven apostles.

⁷ What then? Israel has not obtained that which he seeks. The chosen ones have obtained it, and the rest were blinded (rendered stupid) (hardened) (made insensitive).

²² Observe both God’s kindness and severity. Severity is for those who fail to continue. But kindness is for you as long as you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you will be cut off.

⁴ There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

⁵ God was not pleased with most of them. And their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.

⁵ God was not pleased with most of them. And their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. ⁶ Now these things were examples for us. They teach us not to lust after evil things like they did.

⁶ Now these things were examples for us. They teach us not to lust after evil things like they did. ⁷ Do not be idolaters like some of them. It is written: The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play. ⁸ Do not commit fornication like some of them committed. Twenty three thousand of them died in one day. ⁹ Do not test Jehovah like some of them also did and were destroyed by serpents. ¹⁰ Do not grumble like some of them grumbled. Venomous snakes killed them.

¹² Give thanks to the Father, who made us partakers of the inheritance of the holy ones in the light.

¹⁷ With whom was he disgusted for forty years? He was disgusted and angry with those who sinned and died in the desert.

¹⁷ With whom was he disgusted for forty years? He was disgusted and angry with those who sinned and died in the desert. ¹⁸ Who did God swear would never enter his rest? He was talking about those who did not obey him.

¹⁴ It is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.

⁶ He turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them with an overthrow, and made them an example to those who are ungodly.

¹⁰ »You made them kings and priests to our God. They will reign as kings over the earth.«

⁴ I heard the number of those who were sealed. There were sealed a hundred and forty-four thousand from all the tribes of the children of Israel. ⁵ Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. ⁶ Of the tribe of Asher were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasseh were sealed twelve thousand. ⁷ Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. ⁸ Of the tribe of Zebulun were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

²⁷ Nothing impure will ever enter it. The shameful and deceitful will not enter. Only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life will enter.

⁵ I want to remind you though you once knew this, that Jehovah (God), having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.

⁷ Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them are an example for they, in like manner with these surrendered to fornication and went after flesh for unnatural use. They received justice by ever burning fire.

¹¹ Woe to them! They went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the rebellious talk of Korah.