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¹ "But ships shall come from the coast of[6] Kittim, And shall afflict Asshur (Assyria) and[7] Eber; So they (the victors) also will come to destruction."

² Then Balaam arose and departed and returned to his place, and Balak also went on his way.

³ Israel settled and remained in Shittim, and the people began to play the prostitute with the women of Moab [by being unfaithful to God].

⁴ For they invited the Israelites to the sacrifices of their gods, and the Israelites ate [food offered to idols] and bowed down to Moab's gods.

⁵ So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor [in worship]. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.

⁶ The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of the people [who have committed sin with the Moabites], and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel."

⁷ So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each one of you must kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor [in worship]."

⁸ Then one of the Israelites came and presented to his relatives a Midianite woman, in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of the Israelites, while they were weeping [over God's judgment] at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle).

⁹ When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw this, he left the congregation and took a spear in his hand,

¹⁰ and he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and pierced both of them through the body, the man of Israel and the woman. Then the plague on the Israelites stopped.

¹¹ Nevertheless, those [Israelites] who died in the plague numbered 24,000.

¹² Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

¹³ Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the Israelites because he was[1] jealous with My jealousy among them, so that I did not destroy the Israelites in My jealousy. Therefore say, 'Behold, I give to Phinehas My covenant of peace. And it shall be for him and his descendants after him, a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous (impassioned) for [the unique honor and respect owed to] his God and made[2] atonement for the sons of Israel.'

¹⁴ Now the name of the man of Israel who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader of a father's household among the Simeonites.

¹⁵ The name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi the daughter of Zur, who was the tribal head of a father's household in Midian.

¹⁶ Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

¹⁷ Provoke hostilities with the Midianites and attack them, for they harass you with their tricks, the tricks with which they have deceived you in the matter [of the Baal] of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the leader of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague because [of the Baal] of Peor.

¹⁸ [1] Then it happened after the plague that the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest,

¹⁹ Take a census of all the [males in the] congregation of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' households, all in Israel who are able to go to war.

²⁰ So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with the people in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

²¹ "A census of the people shall be taken from twenty years old and upward, just as the LORD has commanded Moses." Now the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt were:

²² Reuben, the firstborn of Israel (Jacob), the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

²³ of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

²⁴ These are the families (clans) of the Reubenites; and those who were numbered of them were 43,730.

²⁵ The son of Pallu: Eliab.

²⁶ The sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD,

²⁷ and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, so that they became a [warning] sign.

²⁸ But Korah's sons did not die [because they did not participate in the rebellion].

²⁹ The sons of Simeon according to their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;

³⁰ of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

³¹ These are the families (clans) of the Simeonites, 22,200.

³² The sons of Gad according to their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

³³ of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;

³⁴ of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

³⁵ These are the families (clans) of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered, 40,500.

³⁶ The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan [were judged by God and] died in the land of Canaan.

³⁷ The sons of Judah according to their families: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

³⁸ The sons of Perez: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

³⁹ These are the families (clans) of Judah according to those who were numbered, 76,500.

⁴⁰ The sons of Issachar according to their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;

⁴¹ of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

⁴² These are the families (clans) of Issachar according to those who were numbered, 64,300.

⁴³ The sons of Zebulun according to their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

⁴⁴ These are the families (clans) of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered, 60,500.

⁴⁵ The sons of Joseph according to their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.

⁴⁶ The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

⁴⁷ These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;

⁴⁸ of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

⁴⁹ of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

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1	"But ships shall come from the coast of[6] Kittim, And shall afflict Asshur (Assyria) and[7] Eber; So they (the victors) also will come to destruction."
2	Then Balaam arose and departed and returned to his place, and Balak also went on his way.
3	Israel settled and remained in Shittim, and the people began to play the prostitute with the women of Moab [by being unfaithful to God].
4	For they invited the Israelites to the sacrifices of their gods, and the Israelites ate [food offered to idols] and bowed down to Moab's gods.
5	So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor [in worship]. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
6	The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of the people [who have committed sin with the Moabites], and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that the fierce anger of the LORD may turn away from Israel."
7	So Moses said to the judges of Israel, "Each one of you must kill his men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor [in worship]."
8	Then one of the Israelites came and presented to his relatives a Midianite woman, in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of the Israelites, while they were weeping [over God's judgment] at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle).
9	When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw this, he left the congregation and took a spear in his hand,
10	and he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and pierced both of them through the body, the man of Israel and the woman. Then the plague on the Israelites stopped.
11	Nevertheless, those [Israelites] who died in the plague numbered 24,000.
12	Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
13	Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the Israelites because he was[1] jealous with My jealousy among them, so that I did not destroy the Israelites in My jealousy. Therefore say, 'Behold, I give to Phinehas My covenant of peace. And it shall be for him and his descendants after him, a covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous (impassioned) for [the unique honor and respect owed to] his God and made[2] atonement for the sons of Israel.'
14	Now the name of the man of Israel who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader of a father's household among the Simeonites.
15	The name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi the daughter of Zur, who was the tribal head of a father's household in Midian.
16	Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
17	Provoke hostilities with the Midianites and attack them, for they harass you with their tricks, the tricks with which they have deceived you in the matter [of the Baal] of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the leader of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the plague because [of the Baal] of Peor.
18	[1] Then it happened after the plague that the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest,
19	Take a census of all the [males in the] congregation of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' households, all in Israel who are able to go to war.
20	So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with the people in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
21	"A census of the people shall be taken from twenty years old and upward, just as the LORD has commanded Moses." Now the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt were:
22	Reuben, the firstborn of Israel (Jacob), the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
23	of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
24	These are the families (clans) of the Reubenites; and those who were numbered of them were 43,730.
25	The son of Pallu: Eliab.
26	The sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD,
27	and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, so that they became a [warning] sign.
28	But Korah's sons did not die [because they did not participate in the rebellion].
29	The sons of Simeon according to their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;
30	of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
31	These are the families (clans) of the Simeonites, 22,200.
32	The sons of Gad according to their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;
33	of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;
34	of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
35	These are the families (clans) of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered, 40,500.
36	The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan [were judged by God and] died in the land of Canaan.
37	The sons of Judah according to their families: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
38	The sons of Perez: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
39	These are the families (clans) of Judah according to those who were numbered, 76,500.
40	The sons of Issachar according to their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
41	of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
42	These are the families (clans) of Issachar according to those who were numbered, 64,300.
43	The sons of Zebulun according to their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
44	These are the families (clans) of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered, 60,500.
45	The sons of Joseph according to their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.
46	The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
47	These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;
48	of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
49	of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

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