From these came the nations of the sea-lands, with their different families and languages.
And the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite; after that the families of the Canaanites went far and wide in all directions;
All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.
These, with their families and their languages and their lands and their nations, are the offspring of Shem.
These are the families of the sons of Noah, in the order of their generations and their nations: from these came all the nations of the earth after the great flow of waters.
To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
These are the names of the chiefs of Esau in the order of their families and their places: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;
And get your father and your families and come back to me: and I will give you all the good things of Egypt, and the fat of the land will be your food.
And Joseph took care of his father and his brothers and all his father's people, giving them food for the needs of their families.
And when the grain is cut, you are to give a fifth part to Pharaoh, and four parts will be yours for seed and food, and for your families and your little ones.
And because the women who took care of the Hebrew mothers had the fear of God, he gave them families.
These are the heads of their fathers' families: the sons of reuben the oldest son of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi: these are the families of Reuben.
And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul, the son of a woman of Canaan: these are the families of Simeon.
The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, in the order of their families.
And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi: these are the families of the Levites, in the order of their generations.
And the sons of Korah: Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korahites.
And Eleazar, Aaron's son, took as his wife one of the daughters of Putiel; and she gave birth to Phinehas. These are the heads of the families of the Levites, in the order of their families.
Say to all the children of Israel when they are come together, In the tenth day of this month every man is to take a lamb, by the number of their fathers' families, a lamb for every family:
Then Moses sent for the chiefs of Israel, and said to them, See that lambs are marked out for yourselves and your families, and let the passover lamb be put to death.
Then you will say, This is the offering of the Lord's Passover; for he went over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he sent death on the Egyptians, and kept our families safe. And the people gave worship with bent heads.
And in addition, you may get, for money, servants from among the children of other nations who are living with you, and from their families which have come to birth in your land; and these will be your property.
Take the full number of the children of Israel, by their families, and by their fathers' houses, every male by name;
The generations of the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;
The generations of the sons of Simeon were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;
The generations of the sons of gad were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
The generations of the sons of Judah were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
The generations of the sons of Issachar were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
The generations of the sons of Zebulun were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
The generations of the sons of Joseph were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
The generations of the sons of Manasseh were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
The generations of the sons of Benjamin were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
The generations of the sons of Dan were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years and over who was able to go to war;
The generations of the sons of Asher were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
The generations of the sons of Naphtali were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
So all those who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their families, all those of twenty years old and over who were able to go to war,
The children of Israel are to put up their tents in the order of their families, by the flags of their fathers' houses, facing the tent of meeting on every side.
These are all who were numbered of the children of Israel, in the order of their fathers' families: all the armies in their tents together came to six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
So the children of Israel did as the Lord said to Moses, so they put up their tents by their flags, and they went forward in the same order, by their families, and by their fathers' houses.
Let all the children of Levi be numbered by their families and their fathers' houses; let every male of a month old and over be numbered.
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families: Libni and Shimei.
And the sons of Kohath, by their families: Amram and Izhar and hebron and Uzziel.
And the sons of merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites in the order of their fathers' houses.
From Gershon come the Libnites and the Shimeites; these are the families of the Gershonites.
From Kohath come the Amramites and the Izharites and the Hebronites and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.
From Merari come the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.
The chief of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail: their tents are to be placed on the north side of the House.
All the Levites numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord, all the males of one month old and over numbered in the order of their families, were twenty-two thousand.
Let the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, be numbered by their families, in the order of their fathers' houses;
Let the sons of Gershon be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;
The sons of merari are to be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;
So Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people took in hand the numbering of the sons of the Kohathites, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;
And those of the sons of Gershon who were numbered by families,
Who were numbered by families in the order of their fathers' houses, were two thousand, six hundred and thirty.
And those of the sons of Merari who were numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,
Who were numbered by families, were three thousand, two hundred.
And all the Levites who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,
Say to the children of Israel, If any one of you or of your families is unclean because of a dead body, or is on a journey far away, still he is to keep the Passover to the Lord:
And when it came to rest, he said, Take rest, O Lord, and give a blessing to the families of Israel.
And the earth, opening her mouth, took them in, with their families, and all the men who were joined to Korah, and their goods.
It is to be your food, for you and your families in every place: it is your reward for your work in the Tent of meeting.
Now the man of Israel who was put to death with the woman of midian was Zimri, the son of Salu, a chief of one of the families of the Simeonites.
Let all the children of Israel be numbered, by the names of their fathers' families, all those of twenty years old and over who are able to go to war in Israel.
Reuben, the first son of Israel: the sons of reuben by their families: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:
These are the families of the Reubenites: their number was forty-three thousand, seven hundred and thirty.
The sons of Simeon by their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:
These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand, two hundred.
The sons of gad by their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:
These are the families of the sons of Gad as they were numbered, forty thousand, five hundred.
And the sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelahites: of Perez, the family of the Perezites: of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
These are the families of Judah as they were numbered, seventy-six thousand, five hundred.
The sons of Issachar by their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Puvah, the family of the Punites:
These are the families of Issachar, as they were numbered, sixty-four thousand, three hundred.
The sons of Zebulun by their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
These are the families of the Zebulunites as they were numbered, sixty thousand, five hundred.
The sons of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand, seven hundred.
These are the sons of Ephraim by their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites: of Becher, the family of the Becherites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
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