"Whocan countthe dustof Jacob,Or numberthe fourthpartof Israel?Let me diethe deathof the upright,And let my endbe likehis!"
"I will makeyour descendantsas the dustof the earth,sothat ifanyonecannumberthe dustof the earth,then your descendantscan alsobe numbered.
indeedI will greatlyblessyou, and I will greatlymultiplyyour seedas the starsof the heavensand as the sandwhichis on the seashore;and your seedshall possessthe gateof their enemies.
"Your descendantswill also be like the dustof the earth,and you will spreadout to the westand to the eastand to the northand to the south;and in you and in your descendantsshall allthe familiesof the earthbe blessed.
Preciousin the sightof the LORDIs the deathof His godlyones.
Markthe blamelessman,and beholdthe upright;For the manof peacewill have a posterity.
The wickedis thrustdownby his wrongdoing,But the righteoushasa refugewhen he dies.
"The totalof the numberedmen of the campof Reuben:151450by their armies.And they shall setout second.
"The totalof the numberedmen of the campof Ephraim:108,100,by their armies.And they shall setout third.
"The totalof the numberedmen of the campof Dan[was] 157,600They shall setout lastby their standards."
"The totalof the numberedmen of the campof Judah:186,400,by their armies.They shall setout first.
They killedthe kingsof Midianalongwith the [rest of] their slain:Eviand Rekemand Zurand Hurand Reba,the fivekingsof Midian;they also killedBalaamthe sonof Beorwith the sword.
For we knowthat ifthe earthlytentwhich is our houseis torn down,we havea buildingfrom God,a housenot made with hands,eternalin the heavens.
And I hearda voicefrom heaven,saying,"Write,Blessedare the deadwho diein the Lordfrom nowon!'" "Yes,"saysthe Spirit,"sothat they may restfrom their labors,for their deedsfollowwith them."
