¹⁸ Then the flag of the children of Reuben went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

¹⁰ On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.

¹¹ The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.

¹² And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.

¹³ The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.

¹⁴ Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.

¹⁵ The number of his army was forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.

¹⁶ The number of all the armies of Reuben together came to a hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty. They go forward second.

⁵ These are the names of those who are to be your helpers: from Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur;

³⁵ And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

⁵ Reuben, the first son of Israel: the sons of Reuben by their families: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:

⁶ Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

⁷ These are the families of the Reubenites: their number was forty-three thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

⁸ And the sons of Pallu, Eliab

⁹ And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram who had a place in the meeting of the people, who together with Korah made an outcry against Moses and Aaron and against the Lord:

¹⁰ And they went down into the open mouth of the earth, together with Korah, when death overtook him and all his band; at the time when two hundred and fifty men were burned in the fire, and they became a sign.

¹¹ But death did not overtake the sons of Korah.

¹² The sons of Simeon by their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:

¹³ Of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

¹⁴ These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand, two hundred.

¹⁵ The sons of Gad by their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:

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.

¹⁸ These are the families of the sons of Gad as they were numbered, forty thousand, five hundred.