1. After the great sickness, the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest. He said,
2. “Count all the people of Israel by families. Count all the men who are 20 years old or older. They will serve in the army of Israel.”
3. Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to the people. They were on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River, across from Jericho. They said,
4. “Count the men 20 years old or older. This is what the Lord commanded Moses.”Here are the Israelites who came out of Egypt:
5. The tribe of Reuben was counted. Reuben was the first son born to Israel. From Hanoch came the Hanochite family group. From Pallu came the Palluite family group.
6. From Hezron came the Hezronite family group. From Carmi came the Carmite family group.
7. These were the family groups of Reuben. The total number of men was 43,730.
8. The son of Pallu was Eliab.
9. Eliab’s sons were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram were the leaders who turned against Moses and Aaron. They followed Korah when he turned against the Lord.