He has brought you near and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, with you. Do you now seek the priesthood also?

Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come up.

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.

Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up on Mount Hor.

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.

Balaam said to God, “Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent a message to me, saying,

Balaam uttered his oracle, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, son of Zippor:

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

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

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

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;

These were the families of the Gadites according to those numbered of them, 40,500.

The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

And the Perezites were: from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

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