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Israel's happiness, and the CHAP. XXIV, XXV. Star of Jacob foretold. Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto what the LORD saith, that will I speak? another place; peradventure it will please 14 And now, behold, I go unto my peoGod that thou mayest curse me them from ple: come therefore, and I will advertise thence. thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.

28 And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. 15 T And he took up his parable, and 29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, me here seven altars, and prepare me here and the man whose eyes are open hath said: seven bullocks and seven rams. 16 He hath said, which heard the words 30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, of God, and knew the knowledge of the and offered a bullock and a ram on every Most High, which saw the vision of the altar. Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

CHAP. XXIV.

AND when Balaam saw that it pleased

17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall the LORD to bless Israel, he went behold him, but not nigh: there shall not, as at other times, to seek for enchant-come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre ments, but he set his face toward the wil- shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the derness. corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes, and the Spirit of God came upon him.

3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: ̧

5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign-aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar-trees beside the waters.

7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his ene mies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

20 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations, but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

22 Nevertheless, the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this! 24 And ships shall come from the coast 8 God brought him forth out of Egypt of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur,and shall he hath as it were the strength of an uni- afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for cora: he shall eat up the nations his ene-ever.

mies, and shall break their bones, and 25 And Balaam rose up, and went and pierce them through with his arrows. returned to his place: and Balak also went 9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, his way. and as a great lion: who shall stir him up?

Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed

is he that curseth thee.

CHAP. XXV.

AND Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.

10 T And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands 2 And they called the people unto the together and Balak said unto Balaam, I sacrifices of their gods: and the people did called thee to curse mine enemies, and eat, and bowed down to their gods. behold, thou hast altogether blessed them 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kin

these three times.

11 Therefore now flee thou to thy dled against Israel. place: I thought to promote thee unto 4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take great honour; but lo, the LORD hath kept all the heads of the people, and hang them thee back from honour. up before the LORD against the sun, that 12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned I not also to thy messengers which thou away from Israel. sentest unto me, saying,

5 And Moses said unto the judges of 13 If Balak would give me his house Israel, Slay ye every one his men that full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond were joined unto Baal-peor.

the commandment of the LORD, to do 6 And, behold, one of the children of either good or bad of mine own mind; but Israel came and brought unto his brethren

Zimri and Cozbi slain.

NUMBERS.

The Israelites numbered. a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, rael, which went forth out of the land of and in the sight of all the congregation of Egypt.

the children of Israel, who were weeping 5 ¶ Reuben the eldest son of Israel: the before the door of the tabernacle of the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom congregation. cometh the family of the Hanochites: of 7 And when Phinchas, the son of Elea- Pallu, the family of the Palluites: zar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he 6 Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronrose up from among the congregation, and ites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. took a javelin in his hand;

7 These are the families of the Reuben

8 And he went after the man of Israelites: and they that were numbered of into the tent, and thrust both of them them were forty and three thousand and thre gh, the man of Israel, and the woman seven hundred and thirty. through her belly: So the plague was 8 And the sons of Pallu; Eliab. stayed from the children of Israel.

9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

9 And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:

11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath 10 And the earth opened her mouth, away from the children of Israel (while he and swallowed them up together with Ko, was zealous for my sake among them) that rah, when that company died, what time I consumed not the children of Israel in the fire devoured two hundred and fifty my jealousy. men: and they became a sign.

12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:

11 Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.

13 And he shall have it, and his seed] 12 The sons of Simeon after their after him, even the covenant of an ever-families: of Nemuel, the family of the lasting priesthood; because he was zealous Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the for his God, and made an atonement for Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the the children of Israel. Jachinites:

14 Now the name of the Israelite that 13 Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: was slain, even that was slain with the of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of 14 These are the families of the SimeonSalu, a prince of a chief house among the ites, twenty and two thousand and two Simeonites. hundred.

15 And the name of the Midianitish 15 The children of Gad after their woman that was slain was Cozbi the daugh- families of Zephon, the family of the Zeter of Zur; he was head over a people, and phonites: of Haggi, the family of the Hagof a chief house in Midian. gites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:

16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

16 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:

17 Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

17 Vex the Midianites and smite them: 18 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the 18 These are the families of the chilmatter of Pcor, and in the matter of Cozbi, dren of Gad, according to those that were the daughter of a prince of Midian their numbered of them, forty thousand and five sister, which was slain in the day of the hundred. plague for Peor's sake.

CHAP. XXVI.

19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land

AND it came to pass after the plague, of Canaan.

that the LORD spake unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.

3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

20 And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharezites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

21 And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

22 These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and

4 Take the sum of the people, from five hundred. twenty years old and upward; as the LORD 23 Of the sons of Issachar after their commanded Moses and the children of Is-families: of Tola, the family of the To

The Israelites numbered.

CHAP. XXVI.

The land divided. laites: of Pua, the family of the Punites: families: of Shuham, the family of the 24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashub- Shubamites. These are the families of ites of Shimron, the family of the Shim- Dan after their families.

ronites.

43 All the families of the Shuhamites 25 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand them, threescore and four thousand and and four hundred.

three hundred.

44 Of the children of Asher after their 26 Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimfamilies of Sered, the family of the Sar- nites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: dites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. -27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.

28 The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.

45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.

47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were num29 Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, bered of them; who were fifty and three the family of the Machirites: and Machir thousand and four hundred. begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family 48 Of the sons of Naphtali after their of the Gileadites. families: of Jahzeel, the family of the 30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Gunites: Helek, the family of the Helekites:

the Shechemites:

49 Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: 31 And of Asriel, the family of the As-of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. rielites and of Shechem, the family of 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that 32 And of Shemida, the family of the were numbered of them, were forty and Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family five thousand and four hundred. of the Hepherites. 51 These were the numbered of the 33 And Zelophehad the son of Hepher children of Israel, six hundred thousand bad no sons, but daughters: and the names and a thousand seven hundred and thirty of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mah- 52 And the LORD spake unto Moses, lah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. saying,

34 These are the families of Manasseh, 53 Unto these the land shall be divided and those that were numbered of them, for an inheritance, according to the numfifty and two thousand and seven hundred.ber of ones.

35 These are the sons of Ephraim after 54 To many thou shalt give the more their families: of Shuthelah, the family of inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of less inheritance: to every one shall his inthe Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the heritance be given, according to those that Tabanites. were numbered of him.

36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah : of Eran, the family of the Eranites.

55 Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of 37 These are the families of the sons of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. Ephraim according to those that were 56 According to the lot shall the possesnumbered of them, thirty and two thousand sion thereof be divided between many and five hundred. These are the sons of and few. Joseph after their families.

:

57 ¶ And these are they that were num38 The sons of Benjamin after their fa-bered of the Levites after their families: milies of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites• Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites. 39 Of Shupham, the family of the Shu- 58 These are the families of the Lephamites: of Hupham, the family of the vites: the family of the Libnites, the famiHuphamites. ly of the Hebronites, the family of the 40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: family of the Korathites. And Kohath and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. begat Amram.

41 These are the sons of Benjamin af- 59 And the name of Amram's wife was ter their families: and they that were num- Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her bered of them were forty and five thousand mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she and six hundred. bare unto Amram, Aaron and Moses, and

42 These are the sons of Dan after their Miriam their sister.

The law of inheritances.

NUMBERS.

Moses is told of his death.

60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. kinsman that is next to him of his family, 61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto 'hey offered strange fire before the LORD. the children of Israel a statute of judg62 And those that were numbered of ment, as the LORD commanded Moses. hem were twenty and three thousand, all 12 T And the LORD said unto Moses, nales from a month old and upward: for Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and hey were not numbered among the chil- see the land which I have given unto the Iren of Israel, because there was no inhe-children of Israel. itance given them among the children of 13 And when thou hast seen it, thou srael. also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

63 T These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who 14 For ye rebelled against my comumbered the children of Israel in the mandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife lains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. of the congregation, to sanctify me at the 64 But among these there was not a water before their eyes: that is the water of man of them whom Moses and Aaron the Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of >riest numbered, when they numbered the Zin. children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the LORD had said of them, They hall surely die in the wilderness. And here was not left a man of them, save Caeb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the on of Nun. CHAP. XXVII.

15 ¶ And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying,

16 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh,set a man over the congregation, 17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring HEN came the daughters of Zelophe-them in; that the congregation of the LORD

ilead, the son of Machir, the son of Ma

18 T And the LORD said unto Moses, asseh, of the families of Manasseh the son Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man of Joseph: and these are the names of his in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand laughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, nd Milcah, and Tirzah.

2 And they stood before Moses, and beore Eleazar the priest, and before the rinces, and all the congregation, by the loor of the tabernacle of the congregation, aying,

3 Our father died in the wilderness, and e was not in the company of them that gahared themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died n his own sin, and had no sons.

upon him;

19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: and give him a charge in their sight.

20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.

21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

4 Why should the name of our father be ione away from among his family, because e hath no son? Give unto us therefore a 22 And Moses did as the LORD comossession among the brethren of our father. manded him: and he took Joshua, and set 5 And Moses brought their cause before him before Eleazar the priest, and before he LORD. all the congregation:

6 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, 23 And he laid his hands upon him, and aying, gave him a charge, as the LORD command7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak ed by the hand of Moses. ight thou shalt surely give them a posession of an inheritance among their fa

ing,

CHAP. XXVIII.

her's brethren; and thou shalt cause the AND the LORD spake unto Moses, sayeritance of their father to pass unto them. 2 Command the children of Israel, and 8 And thou shalt speak unto the chil-say unto them, My offering, and my bread ren of Israel, saying, If a man die, and for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet ave no son, then ye shall cause his inhe-savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer itance to pass unto his daughter. unto me in their due season.

9 And if he have no daughter, then ye 3T And thou shalt say unto them, This hall give his inheritance unto his brethren. is the offering made by fire which ye shall 10 And if he have no brethren, then ye offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first all give his inheritance unto his father's year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt-offering.

ethren. 11 And if his father have no brethren, 4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the

The continual burnt-offering, CHAP. XXIX.

and other offerings.

morning, and the other lamb shalt thou shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenthoffer at even:

5 And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat-offering, mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil.

6 It is a continual burnt-offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

7 And the drink-offering thereof shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink-offering:

deals for a ram;

21 A several tenth-deal shalt thou offer forevery lamb, throughout the seven lambs: 22 And one goat for a sin-offering, to make an atonement for you.

23 Ye shall offer these besides the burntoffering in the morning, which is for a con tinual burnt-offering.

24 After this manner ye shall offer daily throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered besides the continual burnt-offering, and his drinkoffering.

& And the other lamb shalt thou offer at Even as the meat-offering of the morning, 25 And on the seventh day ye shall have and as the drink-offering thereof, thou a holy convocation; ye shall do no sershalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a vile work. sweet savour unto the LORD.

26 T Also in the day of the first-fruits, 9 And on the sabbath-day two lambs of when ye bring a new meat-offering unto the first year without spot, and two tenth- the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye deals of flour for a meat-offering, mingled shall have a holy convocation; ye shall with oil, and the drink-offering thereof: do no servile work: 10 This is the burnt-offering of every 27 But ye shall offer the burnt-offering sabbath, besides the continual burnt-offer- for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two ing, and his drink-offering. young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of

11 And in the beginnings of your months the first year; ye shall offer a burnt-offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot; 12 And three tenth-deals of flour for a meat-offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock; and two tenth-deals of flour for a meat-offering, mingled with oil, for one

ram;

28 And their meat-offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth-deals unto one bullock, two tenth-deals unto one ram, 29 A several tenth-deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs ; 30 And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you.

31 Ye shall offer them besides the con13 And a several tenth-deal of flour min- tinual burnt-offering and his meat-offering gled with oil for a meat-offering unto one (they shall be unto you without blemish) lamb, for a burnt-offering of a sweet sa- and their drink-offerings. vour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

CHAP. XXIX.

14 And their drink-offerings shall be half AND in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have a a hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third holy convocation; ye shall do no servile part of a hin unto a ram, and a fourth work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets part of a hin unto a lamb: this is the unto you. burnt-offering of every month throughout 2 And ye shall offer a burnt-offering for the months of the year. a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young 15 And one kid of the goats for a sin-bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the offering unto the LORD shall be offered, be- first year without blemish: sides the continual burnt-offering, and his drink-offering.

16 And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD. 17 And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.

18 In the first day shall be a holy conVocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:

3 And their meat-offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth-deals for a bullock, and two tenth-deals for a ram,

4.And one tenth-deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs :

5 And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering, to make an atonement for you:

6 Besides the burnt-offering of the month, and his meat-offering, and the daily burnt-offering, and his meat-offering, 19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made and their drink-offerings, according unto by fire for a burnt-offering unto the LORD; their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacritwo young bullocks, and one ram, and fice made by fire unto the LORD.

seven lambs of the first year: they shall 7 ¶ And ye shall have on the tenth be unto you without blemish: day of this seventh month a holy convo20 And their meat-offering shall be of cation: and ye shall afflict your souls: ye flour mingled with oil: three tenth-deals shall not do any work therein:

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