This is what the Lord has commanded for Zelophehad’s daughters: ‘Let them marry whomever they think best, only they must marry within the family of their father’s tribe.

You must divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families. To a larger group you must give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you must give a smaller inheritance. Everyone’s inheritance must be in the place where his lot falls. You must inherit according to your ancestral tribes.

So Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the realm of King Sihon of the Amorites, and the realm of King Og of Bashan, the entire land with its cities and the territory surrounding them.

“Speak to the Israelites, and receive from them a staff from each tribe, one from every tribal leader, twelve staffs; you must write each man’s name on his staff.

So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each leader, according to their tribes – twelve staffs; the staff of Aaron was among their staffs.

The Lord said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your tribe with you must bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you must bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

To a larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you will give a smaller inheritance. To each one its inheritance must be given according to the number of people in it.

“But if they blow with one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Israel, must come to you.

Now these are the names of the men who are to help you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering.

When you blow an alarm, then the camps that are located on the east side must begin to travel.

All those numbered of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, are 186,400. They will travel at the front.

All those numbered of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, are 151,450. They will travel second.

The standard of the camp of the Danites set out, which was the rear guard of all the camps by their companies; over his company was Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

“The Israelites will camp according to their divisions, each man in his camp, and each man by his standard.

“Number the Levites by their clans and their families; every male from a month old and upward you are to number.”

“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.

“As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families and by their clans.

On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the Zebulunites, presented an offering.