We are all sons of one man; we are honest; your servants are not spies.

We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is with our father this day in the land of Canaan.

And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, Jehovah has surely looked upon my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me.

And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons. Therefore his name was called Levi.

And Rachel said, God has judged my case, and has also heard my voice and given me a son. Therefore she called his name Dan.

And Rachel said, With great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed. So she called his name Naphtali.

And Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

And Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. And Rachel said to Leah, Please give me some of your son's mandrakes.

When Jacob came out of the field in the evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, You must come in to me, for hiring I have hired you with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

And Leah said, God has given me my wages, because I have given my maid to my husband. So she called his name Issachar.

And Leah said, God has endowed me with a good endowment; this time my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons. So she called his name Zebulun.

And God remembered Rachel, and God gave heed to her and opened her womb.

So she called his name Joseph, and said, Jehovah shall add to me another son.

And they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was still some ground to cover to arrive at Ephrath, Rachel was giving birth, and she had hard labor.

And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-Oni; but his father called him Benjamin.

And Jacob set a pillar on her grave, which is the pillar of Rachel's grave to this day.

And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard about it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin;

and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's maidservant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan.

And they said, The man sought to ask us about ourselves and our kindred, saying, Is your father still alive? Have you another brother? And we told him these words with our mouths. Could we possibly have known that he would say, Bring your brother down?

And these were the names of the sons of Israel who went into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben was Jacob's firstborn.

The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

The sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

The sons of Gad were Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob: sixteen souls.

And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him.

These were the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: fourteen souls in all.

The sons of Naphtali were Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

All the souls who went with Jacob to Egypt, who came forth from his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six souls in all.

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying:

from twenty years old and above; all who are able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: from Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;

from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;

from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;

from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran;

from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

And Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,

As Jehovah commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

those who were numbered of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred.

those who were numbered of the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

those who were numbered of the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

those who were numbered of the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

those who were numbered of the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

those who were numbered of the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

those who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred.

those who were numbered of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

those who were numbered of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

those who were numbered of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

those who were numbered of the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred.

those who were numbered of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

So all who were numbered of the sons of Israel, by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war in Israel;

But the Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers' tribe;

Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor take a head count of them among the sons of Israel;

And when the tabernacle sets out, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying:

When they blow with them, all the congregation shall gather before you at the door of the tent of meeting.

When you sound the alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall then set out.

And when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but not sound the alarm.

And when you go to war in your land against the enemy who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before Jehovah your God, and you shall be delivered from your enemies.

Now it came to pass on the twentieth of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony.

Thus they first set out at the mouth of Jehovah by the hand of Moses.

Over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar.

And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle.

Over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

And the Kohathites set out, carrying the sanctuary. (The tabernacle had been prepared for them to come.)

Over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan (the rear guard of all the camps) set out according to their armies; over their army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

And over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.

And Moses said to Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are setting out for the place of which Jehovah has said, I will give it to you. Come with us, and we will treat you well; for Jehovah has promised good to Israel.

And he said, Please do not leave, inasmuch as you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.

So they departed from the mountain of Jehovah on a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah set out before them for the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them.

Thus it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said: Rise up, O Jehovah! Let Your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee before You.

And it came to pass, after the plague, that Jehovah spoke to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying:

And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying:

Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

These are the families of the Reubenites: those who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty.

The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram, called out of the congregation, who struggled against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, to struggle against Jehovah;

However the sons of Korah did not die.

of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

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;

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

The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

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

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

These are the families of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them: sixty-four thousand three hundred.

These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them: sixty thousand five hundred.

The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

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

Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

These are the sons of Ephraim according to their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelaites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them: thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph according to their families.

of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

These are the sons of Benjamin according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.

Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them: fifty-three thousand four hundred.

of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

These are the numbered ones of the children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

To these the land shall be divided as an inheritance, according to the number of names.

But the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

And these are those who were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam.

And Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before Jehovah.

These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.

For Jehovah had said of them, They shall die the death in the wilderness. Thus there was not left a man of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Your southern border shall be from the wilderness of Zin alongside Edom; and your southern border shall be eastward to the end of the Salt Sea;

the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and it shall end at the Sea.

And this shall be your northern border: From the Great Sea you shall mark out to Mount Hor;

the border shall proceed to Ziphron, and it shall end at Hazar Enan. This shall be your northern border.

the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; the border shall go down and reach to the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth;

And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Jehovah has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe.

The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance on the other side of the Jordan, across from Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.

These are the names of the men who shall divide the land among you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun.

These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh;

from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon;

from the sons of Joseph: the leader from the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod,

the leader from the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach;

the leader from the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi;

These are the ones Jehovah has commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

These, the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the eyes of Jehovah, so He killed him.

The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who had transgressed in the devoted thing.

And Jacob their father said to them, You have bereaved me: Joseph is not, Simeon is not, and you would take Benjamin. All these things are against me.

But he said, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is left alone. If any harm should befall him along the way in which you go, then you would bring down my gray hair in sorrow to Sheol.

And he returned to his brothers and said, The lad is no more; and I, where shall I go?

And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, who is young; his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.

and the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn to pieces; and I have not seen him since.

And they told him, saying, Joseph is still alive, and he is ruling over all the land of Egypt. And his heart became numb, for he did not believe them.

Thus says Jehovah: A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are not.

Our fathers have sinned and are no more; but we have borne their iniquities.

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was greatly enraged; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired from the wise men.

A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.