Numbers 25

• 1. While the Israelites were camped at Acacia, some of the men defiled themselves by sleeping with the local Moabite women.
• 2. These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, and soon the Israelites were feasting with them and worshiping the gods of Moab.
• 3. Before long Israel was joining in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the LORD's anger to blaze against his people.
• 4. The LORD issued the following command to Moses: "Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the LORD in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel."
• 5. So Moses ordered Israel's judges to execute everyone who had joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.
• 6. Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into the camp, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as they were weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
• 7. When Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped up and left the assembly. Then he took a spear
• 8. and rushed after the man into his tent. Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man's body and into the woman's stomach. So the plague against the Israelites was stopped,
• 9. but not before 24,000 people had died.
• 10. Then the LORD said to Moses,
• 11. "Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest has turned my anger away from the Israelites by displaying passionate zeal among them on my behalf. So I have stopped destroying all Israel as I had intended to do in my anger.
• 12. So tell him that I am making my special covenant of peace with him.
• 13. In this covenant, he and his descendants will be priests for all time, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the people of Israel."
• 14. The Israelite man killed with the Midianite woman was named Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a family from the tribe of Simeon.
• 15. The woman's name was Cozbi; she was the daughter of Zur, the leader of a Midianite clan.
• 16. Then the LORD said to Moses,
• 17. "Attack the Midianites and destroy them,
• 18. because they assaulted you with deceit by tricking you into worshiping Baal of Peor, and because of Cozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, who was killed on the day of the plague at Peor."

Numbers 26

• 1. After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest,
• 2. "Take a census of all the men of Israel who are twenty years old or older, to find out how many of each family are of military age."
• 3. At that time the entire nation of Israel was camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho. So Moses and Eleazar the priest issued these census instructions to the leaders of Israel:
• 4. "Count all the men of Israel twenty years old and older, just as the LORD commanded Moses." This is the census record of all the descendants of Israel who came out of Egypt.
• 5. These were the clans descended from Reuben, Jacob's oldest son: The Hanochite clan, named after its ancestor Hanoch. The Palluite clan, named after its ancestor Pallu.
• 6. The Hezronite clan, named after its ancestor Hezron. The Carmite clan, named after its ancestor Carmi.
• 7. The men from all the clans of Reuben numbered 43,730.
• 8. Pallu was the ancestor of Eliab,
• 9. and Eliab was the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. This Dathan and Abiram are the same community leaders who conspired with Korah against Moses and Aaron, defying the LORD.
• 10. But the earth opened up and swallowed them with Korah, and 250 of their followers were destroyed that day by fire from the LORD. This served as a warning to the entire nation of Israel.
• 11. However, the sons of Korah did not die that day.
• 12. These were the clans descended from the sons of Simeon: The Nemuelite clan, named after its ancestor Nemuel. The Jaminite clan, named after its ancestor Jamin. The Jakinite clan, named after its ancestor Jakin.
• 13. The Zerahite clan, named after its ancestor Zerah. The Shaulite clan, named after its ancestor Shaul.
• 14. The men from all the clans of Simeon numbered 22,200.
• 15. These were the clans descended from the sons of Gad: The Zephonite clan, named after its ancestor Zephon. The Haggite clan, named after its ancestor Haggi. The Shunite clan, named after its ancestor Shuni.
• 16. The Oznite clan, named after its ancestor Ozni. The Erite clan, named after its ancestor Eri.
• 17. The Arodite clan, named after its ancestor Arodi. The Arelite clan, named after its ancestor Areli.
• 18. The men from all the clans of Gad numbered 40,500.
• 19. Judah had two sons, Er and Onan, who had died in the land of Canaan.
• 20. But the following clans descended from Judah's surviving sons: The Shelanite clan, named after its ancestor Shelah. The Perezite clan, named after its ancestor Perez. The Zerahite clan, named after its ancestor Zerah.
• 21. These were the subclans descended from the Perezites: The Hezronites, named after their ancestor Hezron. The Hamulites, named after their ancestor Hamul.
• 22. The men from all the clans of Judah numbered 76,500.
• 23. These were the clans descended from the sons of Issachar: The Tolaite clan, named after its ancestor Tola. The Puite clan, named after its ancestor Puah.
• 24. The Jashubite clan, named after its ancestor Jashub. The Shimronite clan, named after its ancestor Shimron.
• 25. The men from all the clans of Issachar numbered 64,300.
• 26. These were the clans descended from the sons of Zebulun: The Seredite clan, named after its ancestor Sered. The Elonite clan, named after its ancestor Elon. The Jahleelite clan, named after its ancestor Jahleel.
• 27. The men from all the clans of Zebulun numbered 60,500.
• 28. Two clans were descended from Joseph through Manasseh and Ephraim.
• 29. These were the clans descended from Manasseh: The Makirite clan, named after its ancestor Makir. The Gileadite clan, named after its ancestor Gilead, Makir's son.
• 30. These were the subclans descended from the Gileadites: The Iezerites, named after their ancestor Iezer. The Helekites, named after their ancestor Helek.
• 31. The Asrielites, named after their ancestor Asriel. The Shechemites, named after their ancestor Shechem.
• 32. The Shemidaites, named after their ancestor Shemida. The Hepherites, named after their ancestor Hepher.
• 33. Hepher's son, Zelophehad, had no sons, but his daughters' names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
• 34. The men from all the clans of Manasseh numbered 52,700.
• 35. These were the clans descended from the sons of Ephraim: The Shuthelahite clan, named after its ancestor Shuthelah. The Bekerite clan, named after its ancestor Beker. The Tahanite clan, named after its ancestor Tahan.
• 36. This was the subclan descended from the Shuthelahites: The Eranites, named after their ancestor Eran.
• 37. The men from all the clans of Ephraim numbered 32,500. These clans of Manasseh and Ephraim were all descendants of Joseph.
• 38. These were the clans descended from the sons of Benjamin: The Belaite clan, named after its ancestor Bela. The Ashbelite clan, named after its ancestor Ashbel. The Ahiramite clan, named after its ancestor Ahiram.
• 39. The Shuphamite clan, named after its ancestor Shupham. The Huphamite clan, named after its ancestor Hupham.
• 40. These were the subclans descended from the Belaites: The Ardites, named after their ancestor Ard. The Naamites, named after their ancestor Naaman.
• 41. The men from all the clans of Benjamin numbered 45,600.
• 42. These were the clans descended from the sons of Dan: The Shuhamite clan, named after its ancestor Shuham.
• 43. All the clans of Dan were Shuhamite clans, and the men from these clans numbered 64,400.
• 44. These were the clans descended from the sons of Asher: The Imnite clan, named after its ancestor Imnah. The Ishvite clan, named after its ancestor Ishvi. The Beriite clan, named after its ancestor Beriah.
• 45. These were the subclans descended from the Beriites: The Heberites, named after their ancestor Heber. The Malkielites, named after their ancestor Malkiel.
• 46. Asher also had a daughter named Serah.
• 47. The men from all the clans of Asher numbered 53,400.
• 48. These were the clans descended from the sons of Naphtali: The Jahzeelite clan, named after its ancestor Jahzeel. The Gunite clan, named after its ancestor Guni.
• 49. The Jezerite clan, named after its ancestor Jezer. The Shillemite clan, named after its ancestor Shillem.
• 50. The men from all the clans of Naphtali numbered 45,400.
• 51. So the total number of Israelite men counted in the census numbered 601,730.
• 52. Then the LORD said to Moses,
• 53. "Divide the land among the tribes in proportion to their populations, as indicated by the census.
• 54. Give the larger tribes more land and the smaller tribes less land, each group's inheritance reflecting the size of its population.
• 55. Make sure you assign the land by lot, and define the inheritance of each ancestral tribe by means of the census listings.
• 56. Each inheritance must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups."
• 57. This is the census record for the Levites who were counted according to their clans: The Gershonite clan, named after its ancestor Gershon. The Kohathite clan, named after its ancestor Kohath. The Merarite clan, named after its ancestor Merari.
• 58. The Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, and the Korahites were all subclans of the Levites. Now Kohath was the ancestor of Amram,
• 59. and Amram's wife was named Jochebed. She also was a descendant of Levi, born among the Levites in the land of Egypt. Amram and Jochebed became the parents of Aaron, Moses, and their sister, Miriam.
• 60. To Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
• 61. But Nadab and Abihu died when they burned before the LORD a different kind of fire than he had commanded.
• 62. The men from the Levite clans who were one month old or older numbered 23,000. But the Levites were not included in the total census figure of the people of Israel because they were not given an inheritance of land when it was divided among the Israelites.
• 63. So these are the census figures of the people of Israel as prepared by Moses and Eleazar the priest on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho.
• 64. Not one person that was counted in this census had been among those counted in the previous census taken by Moses and Aaron in the wilderness of Sinai.
• 65. For the LORD had said of them, "They will all die in the wilderness." The only exceptions were Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

Numbers 27

• 1. One day a petition was presented by the daughters of Zelophehad--Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Their father, Zelophehad, was the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph.
• 2. These women went and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the tribal leaders, and the entire community at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
• 3. "Our father died in the wilderness without leaving any sons," they said. "But he was not among Korah's followers, who rebelled against the LORD. He died because of his own sin.
• 4. Why should the name of our father disappear just because he had no sons? Give us property along with the rest of our relatives."
• 5. So Moses brought their case before the LORD.
• 6. And the LORD replied to Moses,
• 7. "The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You must give them an inheritance of land along with their father's relatives. Assign them the property that would have been given to their father.
• 8. Moreover announce this to the people of Israel: `If a man dies and has no sons, then give his inheritance to his daughters.
• 9. And if he has no daughters, turn his inheritance over to his brothers.
• 10. If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father's brothers.
• 11. But if his father has no brothers, pass on his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan. The Israelites must observe this as a general legal requirement, just as the LORD commanded Moses.'"
• 12. One day the LORD said to Moses, "Climb to the top of the mountains east of the river, and look out over the land I have given the people of Israel.
• 13. After you have seen it, you will die as Aaron your brother did,
• 14. for you both rebelled against my instructions in the wilderness of Zin. When the people of Israel rebelled, you failed to demonstrate my holiness to them at the waters." (These are the waters of Meribah at Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)
• 15. Then Moses said to the LORD,
• 16. "O LORD, the God of the spirits of all living things, please appoint a new leader for the community.
• 17. Give them someone who will lead them into battle, so the people of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd."
• 18. The LORD replied, "Take Joshua son of Nun, who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
• 19. Present him to Eleazar the priest before the whole community, and publicly commission him with the responsibility of leading the people.
• 20. Transfer your authority to him so the whole community of Israel will obey him.
• 21. When direction from the LORD is needed, Joshua will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will determine the LORD's will by means of sacred lots. This is how Joshua and the rest of the community of Israel will discover what they should do."
• 22. So Moses did as the LORD commanded and presented Joshua to Eleazar the priest and the whole community.
• 23. Moses laid his hands on him and commissioned him to his responsibilities, just as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

New Living Translation: 49 of 324 days.