Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and then offer them as a wave offering to the Lord.

The standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their companies; over his company was Elizur son of Shedeur.

Then he uttered this oracle: “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;

“On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Amihud.

“On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.

“On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

The standard of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.

And the standard of the camp of the Ephraimites set out according to their companies; over his company was Elishama son of Ammihud.

The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow the trumpets; and they will be to you for an eternal ordinance throughout your generations.

And you must tell the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you must transfer his inheritance to his daughter;

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

Now the head of all the Levitical leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible for the sanctuary.

Now the leader of the clan of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

Remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on Eleazar his son, and Aaron will be gathered to his ancestors and will die there.”

Woe to you, Moab. You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters the prisoners of King Sihon of the Amorites.

And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak son of Zippor: ‘Please do not let anything hinder you from coming to me.

Then he uttered this oracle: “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;

Why should the name of our father be lost from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among the relatives of our father.”

The Lord replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is such a spirit, and lay your hand on him;