The Second Census of Israel
(Numbers 1:1–4)

1And so after the plague, the Lord spake vnto Moses, and to Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the Priest, saying, 2Take the nomber of all the Congregation of the children of Israel from twentie yeere olde and aboue throughout their fathers houses, all that go forth to warre in Israel. 3So Moses and Eleazar the Priest spake vnto them in the plaine of Moab, by Iorden towarde Iericho, saying, 4From twentie yeere olde and aboue ye shall nomber the people, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and the childre of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

The Tribe of Reuben

5Reuben the first borne of Israel: the children of Reube were: Hanoch, of whom came the familie of the Hanochites, and of Pallu the familie of the Palluites: 6Of Hesron, the familie of the Hesronites: of Carmi, the familie of the Carmites. 7These are the families of the Reubenites: & they were in nomber three and fourtie thousand, seuen hundreth and thirtie. 8And the sonnes of Pallu, Eliab: 9And the sonnes of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram: this Dathan and Abiram were famous in the Congregation, and stroue against Moses and against Aaron in the assemblie of Korah, when they stroue against the Lord. 10And the earth opened her mouth, and swalowed them vp with Korah, when the Congregation died, what time the fire consumed, two hundreth and fiftie men, who were for a signe. 11Notwithstanding, all the sonnes of Korah dyed not.

The Tribe of Simeon

12And the children of Simeon after their families were: Nemuel, of whom came the familie of the Nemuelites: of Iamin, the familie of the Iaminites: of Iachin, the familie of the Iachinites: 13Of Zerah, the familie of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the familie of the Shaulites. 14These are the families of the Simeonites: two and twentie thousand and two hundreth.

The Tribe of Gad

15The sonnes of Gad after their families were: Zephon, of whome came ye familie of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the familie of the Haggites: of Shuni, the familie of the Shunites: 16Of Ozni, the familie of the Oznites: of Eri, the familie of the Erites: 17Of Arod, the familie of the Arodites: of Areli, the familie of the Arelites. 18These are the families of the sonnes of Gad, according to their nombers, fourtie thousand and fiue hundreth.

The Tribe of Judah

19The sonnes of Iudah, Er and Onan: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20So were the sonnes of Iudah after their families: of Shelah came the familie of ye Shelanites: of Pharez, the familie of the Pharzites, of Zerah, the familie of the Zarhites. 21And the sonnes of Pharez were: of Hesron, the familie of the Hesronites: of Hamul, the familie of the Hamulites. 22These are the families of Iudah, after their nombers, seuentie and sixe thousande and fiue hundreth.

The Tribe of Issachar

23The sonnes of Issachar, after their families were: Tola, of whom came the familie of the Tolaites: of Pua, the familie of the Punites: 24Of Iashub the familie of the Iashubites: of Shimron, the familie of the Shimronites. 25These are the families of Issachar, after their nombers, threescore and foure thousand & three hundreth.

The Tribe of Zebulun

26The sonnes of Zebulun, after their families were: of Sered, the familie of the Sardites: of Elon, the familie of the Elonites: of Iahleel, the familie of the Iahleelites. 27These are the families of the Zebulunites, after their nombers, three score thousande & fiue hundreth.

The Tribe of Manasseh

28The sonnes of Ioseph, after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. 29The sonnes of Manasseh were: of Machir, the familie of the Machirites: and Machir begate Gilead: of Gilead came the familie of the Gileadites. 30These are the sonnes of Gilead: of Iezer, the familie of the Iezerites: of Helek, the familie of the Helekites. 31Of Asriel, the familie of the Asrielites: of Shechem, the familie of Shichmites. 32Of Shemida, the familie of the Shemidaites: of Hepher, the familie of the Hepherites. 33And Zelophehad the sonne of Hepher had no sonnes, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. 34These are the families of Manasseh, & the nomber of them, two and fiftie thousand and seuen hundreth.

The Tribe of Ephraim

35These are the sonnes of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah came the familie of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the familie of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the familie of the Tahanites. 36And these are the sonnes of Shuthelah: of Eran the familie of the Eranites. 37These are the families of the sonnes of Ephraim after their nombers, two and thirtie thousand and fiue hundreth. These are the sonnes of Ioseph after their families.

The Tribe of Benjamin

38These are the sonnes of Beniamin after their families: of Bela came the familie of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the familie of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the familie of the Ahiramites: 39Of Shupham, the familie of the Suphamites: of Hupham, the familie of the Huphamites. 40And the sonnes of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard came the familie of the Ardites, of Naaman, the familie of the Naamites. 41These are the sonnes of Beniamin after their families, and their nombers, fiue and fourtie thousand and sixe hundreth.

The Tribe of Dan

42These are the sonnes of Dan after their families: of Shuham came the familie of the Shuhamites: these are the families of Dan after their housholdes. 43All the families of the Shuhamites were after their nombers, threescore and foure thousand, and foure hundreth.

The Tribe of Asher

44The sonnes of Asher after their families were: of Iimnah, the familie of the Iimnites: of Isui, the familie of the Isuites: of Beriah, the familie of the Berijtes. 45The sonnes of Beriah were, of Heber the familie of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the familie of the Malchielites. 46And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah. 47These are the families of the sonnes of Asher after their nombers, three and fifty thousand and foure hundreth.

The Tribe of Naphtali

48The sonnes of Naphtali, after their families were: of Iahzeel, the families of the Iahzeelites: of Guni, the familie of the Gunites. 49Of Iezer, the familie of the Izrites: of Shillem, the familie of the Shillemites. 50These are the families of Naphtali according to their housholdes, and their nomber, fiue and fourtie thousande and foure hundreth.

51These are the nombers of the children of Israel: sixe hundreth and one thousand, seuen hundreth and thirtie.

Inheritance by Lot

52And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying, 53Vnto these the land shalbe deuided for an inheritance, according to the nomber of names. 54To many thou shalt giue the more inheritance, and to fewe thou shalt giue lesse inheritance: to euery one according to his nomber shalbe giuen his inheritance. 55Notwithstanding, the land shalbe deuided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherite: 56According to the lot shall the possession thereof be deuided betweene many and fewe.

The Levites Numbered

57These also are the nobers of ye Leuites, after their families: of Gershon came ye familie of the Gershonites: of Kohath, ye familie of the Kohathites: of Merari, the familie of the Merarites. 58These are the families of Leui, the familie of the Libnites: the familie of the Hebronites: the familie of the Mahlites: the familie of the Mushites: the familie of the Korhites: and Kohath begate Amram. 59And Amrams wife was called Iochebed the daughter of Leui, which was borne vnto Leui in Egypt: and she bare vnto Amram Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60And vnto Aaron were borne Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61And Nadab and Abihu dyed, because they offred strange fire before the Lorde. 62And their nombers were three and twentie thousand, all males from a moneth old and aboue: for they were not nombred among the children of Israel, because there was none inheritance giuen them among the children of Israel.

Only Caleb and Joshua Remain

63These are the nombers of Moses and Eleazar the Priest which nombred the children of Israel in the plaine of Moab, neere Iorden, towarde Iericho. 64And among these there was not a man of them, whome Moses and Aaron the Priest nobred, when they tolde the children of Israel in the wildernes of Sinai. 65For the Lorde said of them, They shall die in the wildernes: so there was not left a man of them, saue Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, and Ioshua the sonne of Nun.