The prophecy CHAP. XXIV. of Balaar will please God that thou mayest curse place: I thought to promote thee unto me them from thence. 23 And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. 29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me bere seven bullocks and seven great bonour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back froin honour. 12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, 13. If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, 30 And Balak did as Balaam had to do either good or bad of raine own said, and offered a bullock and a rain mind; but what the LonD saith, that on every altar. will I speak? rams. CHAP. XXIV. ND when Balaam saw that it A pleased the to bless Israel, he weut not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 14 And now, behold, I go unto my to thy people in the latter days. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 5 How goodly are thy tents,O Jacob!] and thy tabernacles, O Israel! 17 I shall see him, but not now: 1 shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. 18 And Edoin shall be a possession, 6 As the vallies are they spread Seir also shall be a possession for his forth, as gardens by the river's side, as enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly. the trees of lign-aloes which the LORD 19 Out of Jacob shall come he that hath planted, and as cedar-trees be-shall have dominion, and shall destroy side the waters. 7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. him that remaneth of the city. 20 T And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek reas the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish forever. 8 God brought him forth out of Egypt;| 21 And he looked on the Kenites,and 22 Nevertheless, the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive. 23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this! 9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, 24 And ships shail come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he - Zimri and CHAP. XXV. son of Salu, a prince of a chief house AND Israel abode in Shittim, and among the Simeonites, commit 15 And the name of the Midianitish whoredom with the daughters of woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a #foab. 2 And they called the people unto people,and of a chief house in Midian. the sacrifices of their gods: and the 16 T And the LORD spake unto Moses, people did eat, and bowed down to saying, their gods. 17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them: 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baal18 For they vex you with their wiles, peor: and the anger of the LORD was wherewith they have beguiled you in kindled against Israel. 4 And the LORD said unto Moses, the matter of Peor, and in the matter Take all the heads of the people, and of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of bang them up before the LORD against Midian, their sister, which was slain the sun, that the fierce anger of the in the day of the plague for Peor's LORD may be turned away from Israel. sake. 5 And Moses said unto the judges of CHAP. XXVI. Israel, Slay ye every one his men that ANDit came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses 6 T And, behold, one of the children and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron of Israel came and brought unto his the priest, saying, 2 Take the sum of all the congregabrethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all tion of the children of Israel, from the congregation of the children of Is-twenty years old and upward,throughrael, who were weeping before the out their father's house, all that are door of the tabernacle of the congre- able to go to war in Israel. gation. 7 And when Phinchas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, .saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; 3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 4 Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commandedMoses and the chil 8 And he went after the man of 1s-dren of Israel, which went forth out rael into the tent, and thrust both of of the land of Egypt. them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. 5 T Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hano chites; of Pallu, the family of the Pal 9 And those that died in the plague luites. were twenty and four thousand. 6 Of Hezron, the family of the Hez10 T And the LORD spake unto Mo-ronites; of Carmi, the family of the ses, saying, Carmites. 11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the 7 These are the families of the Reuson of Aaron the priest, hath turned benites: and they that were numbered my wrath away from the children of of them were forty and three thousand Israel, while he was zealous for my and seven hundred and thirty. sake among them, that 1 consumed not 8 And the sons of Pallu; Éliab. the children of Israel in my jealousy. 9 And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, 12 Wherefore say,Behold, I give unto and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that him my covenant of peace: Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove againstMoses and against Aaron in the company of Korab, when they strove against the LORD: 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God,and made an atonement for the children of Israel. 14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Ziniri, the 10 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah,when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred Israel numbered. CHAP. XXVI. Israel numbered. and fifty men: and they became althe Elonites: of Jableel, the family of the Jahleelites. sign. 11 Notwithstanding, the children of Korah died not. 27 These are the families of the Zebulunites, according to those that were numbered of them, threesco thousand and five hundred. 12 The sons of Simeon, after their families of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the fami- 28 T The sons of Joseph, after teni ly of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the families,were Manasseh and Epbram family of the Jachinites: 29 Of the sons of Manasseh; of Ma 13 Of Zerah, the family of the Zar-chir, the family of the Machirites: hites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. 14 These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred. and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites. 30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites: 15 The children of Gad, after their 31 And of Asriel, the family of the families of Zephon, the family of Asrielites: and of Shechem, the fam the Zephonites: of Haggi, the fami-ily of the Shechemites: ly of the Haggites: of Shuni, the 32 And of Shemida the family of the family of the Shunites: Shemidaites: and of Hepber,the fam 16 Of Ozni,the family of theOznites:ily of the Hepherites. of Eri, the family of the Erites: 17 Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites. 33 T And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters. and the names of the daughters of Ze lophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, 18 These are the families of the chil Hoglab, Milcah, and Tirzah. dren of Gad, according to those that 34 These are the families of Manaswere numbered of them, forty thou-seb, and those that were numbered of sand and five hundred. thein, fifty and two thousand and seren bundred. 19 TT The sons of Judah were Erand Ouan; and Er and Onan died in the Jand of Canaan. 20 And the sons of Judah, after their families, were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharcz, the fam ily of the Pharezites: of Zerah, the family of Zarbites: 35 These are the sons of Ephraim, after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthallites: of Becher. the family of the Bactrites; of Tahan, the family of the Talanites. 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eran 21 And the sons of Pharez were; of lites. Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: 37 These are the families of the sons of Hamul, the family of the Hamul- of Ephraim, according to those that ites. were numbered of them, thirty and 22 These are the families of Judah,| two thousand and five hundred. These according to those that were number- are the sons of Joseph after their famed of them, threescore and sixteen ilies. thousand and five hundred. 23 Of the sons of Issachar, after their families of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites: 24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. 38 T The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the fam ily of the Ahiramites. 39 Of Shepham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. 25These are the families of Issachar, 40 And the sons of Bela were Arù according to those that were number-and Naaman: of Ard, the family of ed of them, threescore and four thou- the Ardites: and of Naaman, the sand and three hundred. family of the Naamites. 26 ¶ of the sons of Zebulun, after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of 41 These are the sons of Benjamin, after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty Israel numbcred. NUMBERS. Law v* maeritance and five thousand and six nundred.] the Kohatnites: of Merari, the fan 42 fi These are the sons of Dan after|ily of the Merarites. their families: of Shulam, the family 58 These are the families of the Le of the Shubamites. These are the vites: the family of the Libnites, the families of Dan after their families. family of the Hebronites, the family 43 All the families of the Shubam- of the Mablites, the family of the ites,according to those that were num- Mushites,the family of the Korathites. bered of them, were threescore and|And Kohath begat Amram. four thousand and four hundred. 44 T Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna,the family of the Jimaites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Berlites. 45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Mal chiel, the family of the Malchielites. 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah. 47 These are the families of the sons of Asher, according to those that were numbered of them,who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 18 T Of the sons of Naphtali, after their families: of Jalizeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites: 59 And the name of Amram's wifo was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi iù Egypt: and she bare unto Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD. 62 And those that were numoered o." them were twenty and three thousand, all males, from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel. 63 ¶ These are they that were num49 Of Jezer, the family of the Jezer-bered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, ites of Shillem, the family of the who numbered the children of Israei Shillemites. in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they 61 But among these there was not a that were numbered of them were forty man of them whom Moses and Aaron and five thousand and four hundred. the priest numbered, when they num 51 These were the numbered of the bered the children of Israel in the wilchildren of Israel, six hundred thou-derness of Sinai. sand and a thousand seven hundred 65 For the Lord had said of them, and thirty. They shall surely die in the wilder52 ¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, ness. And there was not left a man saying, of them,save Caleb the son of Jephun53 Unto these the land shall be di-neh, and Joshua the son of Nuni. vided for an inheritance according to the number of names. 54 To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. 55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 66 According to the lot shall the posBession thereof to be divided between many and few. CHAP. XXVIL THEN came the daughters of Ze lopbehad, the son of Hepher,the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: aud these are the names of his daughters; Mah. lab, Noab, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 67 ¶ And these are they that were 3 Our father died in the wilderness numbered of the Levites after their and he was not in the company of families of Gershon, the family of the them that gathered themselves togeth Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of ler against the LORD in the company of The death of CHAP. XXVIII. Moses furdold. Korah; but died in his own sin, and (Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a had no sons. man in whom is the spirit, and lay thy hand upon him; 4 Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. 5 And Moses brought their cause be fore the LORD. 6 T And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. 20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congre gation of the children of Israel may be obedient. 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar 7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak the priest, who shall ask counsel for right thou shalt surely give them a him, after the judgment of Urim before possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. the Lond: at his word shall they go out,and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation. 8 And thou shalt speak unto the chil- 22 And Moses did as the LORD com dren of Israel, saying, If a man die,manded him: and he took Joshua, and and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. 9. And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. 10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren. set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: 23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. CHAP. XXVIII. saying, 11. And if his father have no brethren, AND the LORD spake unto Moses, then ye shall give his inheritance unto 2 Command the children of Israel, his kinsman that is next to him of his and say unto them, My offering, and family, and he shall possess it: and it my bread for my sacrifices made by shall be unto the children of Israel a|fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall statute of judgment; as the LORD com-ye observe to offer unto me in their manded Moses. due season. 12 ↑ And the Lond said unto Moses, 3 T And thou shalt say unto them, Get thee up into this mount. Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. 13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered. 14 For ye rebelled against my com mandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin. 15 ¶And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying, 16 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd. 18 ¶ And the Lonn said unto Moses, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lono: two lambs of the first year without spot, day by day, for a continual burnt-offering. 4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thon offer at even ; 5 And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat-offering, mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil. 6 It is a continual burnt-offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD. 7 And the drink-offering thereof shail be the fourth part ofa hin for the one amb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Load for a drink-offering. 8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat-offering of the morning, and as the drink-offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrificë |