Day 82 of 365

Num 26:1–27:23

26:1 It happened after the plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

26:2 "Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all who are able to go forth to war in Israel."

26:3 Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

26:4 "Take a census, from twenty years old and upward; as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel." These are those that came out of the land of Egypt.

26:5 Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

26:6 of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

26:7 These are the families of the Reubenites; and those who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.

26:8 The sons of Pallu: Eliab.

26:9 The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord,

26:10 and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign.

26:11 Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah did not die.

26:12 The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;

26:13 of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

26:14 These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.

26:15 The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

26:16 of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;

26:17 of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

26:18 These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

26:19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

26:20 The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

26:21 The sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

26:22 These are the families of Judah according to those who were numbered of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.

26:23 The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;

26:24 of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

26:25 These are the families of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.

26:26 The sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

26:27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them, sixty thousand five hundred.

26:28 The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

26:29 The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

26:30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;

26:31 and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

26:32 and Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

26:33 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

26:34 These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

26:35 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

26:36 These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.

26:37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.

26:38 The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

26:39 of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

26:40 The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

26:41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

26:42 These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.

26:43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.

26:44 The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites.

26:45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

26:46 The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

26:47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them, fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

26:48 The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;

26:49 of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

26:50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.

26:51 These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.

26:52 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

26:53 "To these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

26:54 To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: to everyone according to those who were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.

26:55 Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

26:56 According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer."

26:57 These are those who were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

26:58 These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram.

26:59 The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

26:60 To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

26:61 Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the Lord.

26:62 Those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

26:63 These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

26:64 But among these there was not a man of them who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

26:65 For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. There was not left a man of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

27:1 Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

27:2 They stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the Tent of Meeting, saying,

27:3 "Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah: but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons.

27:4 Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father."

27:5 Moses brought their cause before the Lord.

27:6 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

27:7 "The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: you shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers; and you shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.

27:8 You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'If a man dies, and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter.

27:9 If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers.

27:10 If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers.

27:11 If his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be to the children of Israel a statute and ordinance, as the Lord commanded Moses.'"

27:12 The Lord said to Moses, "Go up into this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel.

27:13 When you have seen it, you also shall be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered;

27:14 because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the waters before their eyes." (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)

27:15 Moses spoke to the Lord, saying,

27:16 "Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,

27:17 who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord not be as sheep which have no shepherd."

27:18 The Lord said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;

27:19 and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and commission him in their sight.

27:20 You shall put of your honor on him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.

27:21 He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the 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."

27:22 Moses did as the Lord commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:

27:23 and he laid his hands on him, and commissioned him, as the Lord spoke by Moses.

Luke 2:27–52

27 He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the requirement of the Law,

28 then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

29 "Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;

30 for my eyes have seen your salvation,

31 which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;

32 a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel."

33 And his father and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him,

34 and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

35 Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."

36 There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

37 and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who did not depart from the temple, worshipping with fastings and petitions night and day.

38 Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for redemption in Jerusalem.

39 When they had accomplished all things that were according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

40 The child was growing, and was becoming strong, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

41 His parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.

42 When he was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the feast,

43 and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,

44 but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances.

45 When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.

46 It happened after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.

47 All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

48 When they saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you."

49 He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"

50 They did not understand the saying which he spoke to them.

51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

Ps 36:1–12

1 An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: "There is no fear of God before his eyes."

2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to detect and hate his sin.

3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

4 He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn't abhor evil.

5 Your loving kindness, Lord, is in the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Lord, you preserve man and animal.

7 How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

9 For with you is the spring of life. In your light shall we see light.

10 Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.

11 Do not let the foot of pride come against me. Do not let the hand of the wicked drive me away.

12 There the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.