All the Israelites who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “What if the earth swallows us too?”

The Israelites said to Moses, “We are bound to die! We perish, we all perish!

No longer may the Israelites approach the tent of meeting, or else they will bear their sin and die.

These are the waters of Meribah, because the Israelites contended with the Lord, and his holiness was maintained among them.

So the entire company of Israelites traveled from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.

Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well, sing to it!

The Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan River across from Jericho.

Balak son of Zippor saw all that the Israelites had done to the Amorites.

When Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to commit sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab.

So Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you must execute those of his men who were joined to Baal-peor.”

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

These were those numbered of the Israelites, 601,730.

Then you must delegate some of your authority to him, so that the whole community of the Israelites will be obedient.

“Exact vengeance for the Israelites on the Midianites – after that you will be gathered to your people.”

You must send to the battle a thousand men from every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel.”

So a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for battle in all, were provided out of the thousands of Israel.

From the Israelites’ half-share that Moses had separated from the fighting men,

the land that the Lord subdued before the community of Israel, is ideal for cattle, and your servants have cattle.”

We will not return to our homes until every Israelite has his inheritance.

These are the journeys of the Israelites, who went out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the authority of Moses and Aaron.