These were the ones chosen from the community, leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned specifically by name,

Now these are the records of Aaron and Moses when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he consecrated to minister as priests.

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

From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites.

From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.

“‘Then the priest will write these curses on a scroll and then scrape them off into the bitter water.

When Moses told these things to all the Israelites, the people mourned greatly.

“‘Every native-born person must do these things in this way to present an offering made by fire as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

When he had finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open,

And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?”

These were the families of the Reubenites; and those numbered of them were 43,730.

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

These were the families of Judah according to those numbered of them, 76,500.

These were the families of Issachar, according to those numbered of them, 64,300.

These were the Gileadites: from Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; from Helek, the family of the Helekites;

These were the families of Manasseh; those numbered of them were 52,700.

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