From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to its language, according to their families, by their nations.

The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their clans.

“Take a census of the Kohathites from among the Levites, by their families and by their clans,

“Also take a census of the Gershonites, by their clans and by their families.

So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the community numbered the Kohathites by their families and by clans,

those of them numbered by their families, by their clans, were 2,630.

The Simeonites by their families: from Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; from Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; from Jakin, the family of the Jakinites;

The Gadites by their families: from Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; from Haggi, the family of the Haggites; from Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

The Issacharites by their families: from Tola, the family of the Tolaites; from Puah, the family of the Puites;

The Zebulunites by their families: from Sered, the family of the Sardites; from Elon, the family of the Elonites; from Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

The Benjaminites by their families: from Bela, the family of the Belaites; from Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; from Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

These are the Benjaminites, according to their families, and according to those numbered of them, 45,600.

The Asherites by their families: from Imnah, the family of the Imnahites; from Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; from Beriah, the family of the Beriahites.

The Naphtalites by their families: from Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; from Guni, the family of the Gunites;

These were the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those numbered of them were 45,400.

The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans.

The Jordan River borders it on the east. These were the borders of the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.

The third lot belonged to the tribe of Zebulun by its clans. The border of their territory extended to Sarid.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Asher by its clans, including these cities and their towns.

This was the land assigned to the tribe of Dan by its clans, including these cities and their towns.