Numbers 26

1 Now after the disease was over, the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest,

And it came to pass, after the plague, that Yahweh spake unto Moses, and unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying:

2 Let all the children of Israel be numbered, by the names of their fathers' families, all those of twenty years old and over who are able to go to war in Israel.

Reckon ye up the sum of all the assembly of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upwards, by their ancestral houses, —every one able to go forth to war in Israel.

3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest gave them the order in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho, saying,

So then Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them, in the waste plains of Moab, —by the Jordan near Jericho saying:

4 Let all the people of twenty years old and over be numbered, as the Lord has given orders to Moses and the children of Israel who have come out of Egypt.

From twenty years old and upwards, As Yahweh commanded Moses, and the sons of Israel, who had come forth out of the land of Egypt.

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:

Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, —the sons of Reuben, To Hanoch, pertained the family of the Hanochites; To Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

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

To Hezron, the family of the Hezronites, —To Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

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

These, are the families of the Reubenites, —and they who were numbered of them were found to be—forty-three thousand, and seven hundred, and thirty.

8 And the sons of Pallu, Eliab

Now, the sons of Pallu, were 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:

and the sons of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan and Abiram, —The same, Dathan and Abiram, notable men of the assembly, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the assembly of Korah, when they contended against Yahweh;

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.

and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up—with Korah also, when the assembly died, —when the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men, and they became a warning;

11 But death did not overtake the sons of Korah.

But, the sons of Korah, died not.

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:

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

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

To Zerah, the family of the Zerahites, —To Shaul, the family of the Shaulites:

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

These, are the families of the Simeonites, —two and twenty thousand and 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:

The sons of Gad, by their families, To Zephon, pertained the family of the Zephonites; To Haggi, the family of the Haggites, —To Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

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

To Ozni, the family of the Oznites, —To Eri, the family of the Erites;

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

To Arod, the family of the Arodites, —To Arelites, the family of the Arelites:

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

These, are the families of the sons of Gad, as to them who were numbered of them, —forty thousand and five hundred.

19 The sons of Judah, Er and Onan: and Er and Onan had come to their death in the land of Canaan.

The sons of Judah, Er and Onan, —but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

20 And the sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelahites: of Perez, the family of the Perezites: of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

And so, as to the sons of Judah, by their families, it was found that—To Shelah, pertained the family of the Shelanites, To Perez, the family of the Perezites, —To Zerah, the family of the Zerahites;

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

And, as to the sons of Perez, it was found that—To Hezron, pertained the family of the Hezronites, —To Hamul, the family of the Hamulites:

22 These are the families of Judah as they were numbered, seventy-six thousand, five hundred.

These, are the families of Judah, as to them who were numbered of them, —seventy-six thousand, and five hundred,

23 The sons of Issachar by their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Puvah, the family of the Punites:

The sons of Issachar, by their families, Unto Tola, pertained the family of the Tolaites, —To Puvah, the family of the Puvites;

24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

To Jashub, the family of the Jashubites, —To Shimron, the family of the Shimronites:

25 These are the families of Issachar, as they were numbered, sixty-four thousand, three hundred.

These, are the families of Issachar. as to them who were numbered of them, —sixty-four thousand, and three hundred.

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

The sons of Zebulun, by their families, To Sered, pertained the family of the Seredites, To Elon, the family of the Elonites, —To Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites:

27 These are the families of the Zebulunites as they were numbered, sixty thousand, five hundred.

These are the families of the Zebulunites as to them who were numbered of them, —sixty thousand, and five hundred.

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

The sons of Joseph by their families, —Manasseh, and Ephraim.

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

The sons of Manasseh, To Machir, pertained the family of the Machirites, and, Machir, begat Gilead, —To Gilead, pertained the family of the Gileadites.

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

These are the sons of Gilead: Iezer, the family of the Iezerites, —To Helek, the family of the Helekites;

31 And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:

And Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; And, Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

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

And Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; And, Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

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

Now Zelophehad, son of Hepher, had no sons, but only, daughters, —and, the names of the daughters of Zelophehad, were Mahlah and Noah, Hoglah Milcah, and Tirzah.

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

These, are the families of Manasseh, —and, they who were numbered of them, —fifty-two thousand, and seven hundred.

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

These are the sons of Ephraim by their families, To Shuthelah, pertained the family of the Shuthelahites, To Becher, the family of the Becherites, —To Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

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

And, these, are the sons of Shuthelah, To Eran, pertained the family of the Eranites.

37 These are the families of Ephraim as they were numbered, thirty-two thousand, five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph by their families.

These, are the families of the sons of Ephraim, as to them who were numbered of them, —thirty-two thousand, and five hundred, These, are the sons of Joseph by their families.

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

The sons of Benjamin by their families, To Bela, pertained the family of the Belaites, To Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites, —To Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

39 Of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites: and of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

To Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites, —To Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman, —[To Ard, pertained] the family of the Ardites, To Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

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

These, are the sons of Benjamin by their families, —and they who were numbered of them, —were forty-five thousand and six hundred.

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

These, are the sons of Dan, by their families: To Shuham, pertained the family of the Shuhamites, —These, are the families of Dan by their families:

43 All the families of the Shuhamites, as they were numbered, were sixty-four thousand, four hundred.

All the families of the Shuhamites, as to them who were numbered of them, were, sixty-four thousand, and four hundred.

44 The sons of Asher by their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites: of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.

The sons of Asher, by their families: To Imnah, pertained the family of the Imnites, To Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites, —To Beriah, the family of the Beriites;

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

To the sons of Beriah, To Heber, pertained the family of the Heberites, To Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites;

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

And, the name of the daughter of Asher, was Serah.

47 These are the families of the sons of Asher as they were numbered, fifty-three thousand, four hundred.

These, are the families of the sons of Asher as to them who were numbered of them, —fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

48 The sons of Naphtali by their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:

The sons of Naphtali, by their families, To Jahzeel, pertained the family of the Jahzeelites; To Guni, the family of the Gunites:

49 Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

To Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; To Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

50 These are the families of Naphtali by their families: and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand, four hundred.

These are the families of Naphtali, by their families, —and they who were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand and four hundred.

51 Those who were numbered of the children of Israel were six hundred and one thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

These, are they who were numbered of the sons of Israel, six hundred and one thousand, —seven hundred and thirty,

52 And the Lord said to Moses,

Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:

53 Let there be a division of the land among these, for their heritage, in relation to the number of names.

Unto these, shall be apportioned the land as an inheritance by the number of names.

54 To those families who are more in number, give a greater heritage; to those who are less in number, a smaller part: to every one let the heritage be given in relation to the number in his family.

For the large one, thou shalt make large his inheritance, and for the small one, thou shalt make small his inheritance, —unto each one, in proportion to them who were numbered of him, shall be given his inheritance.

55 But let the distribution of the land be made by the decision of the Lord: by the names of the tribes of their fathers let their heritage be given them.

Nevertheless by lot, shall the land be apportioned, —by the names of the tribes of their fathers, shall they inherit.

56 As it is ordered by the decision of the Lord, let distribution be made between those who are more in number and those who are less.

At the bidding of the lot, shall be apportioned his inheritance, —between large and small.

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

And these, are they who were numbered of the Levites by their families, To Gershon, pertained the family of the Gershonites, To Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; To Merari, the family of the Merarites.

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. And Kohath was the father of Amram.

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, —And, Kohath, begat Amram;

59 Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom he had in Egypt: by Amram she had Moses and Aaron and their sister Miriam.

and the name of the wife of Amram, was Jochebed daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt, —and she bare to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister:

60 Aaron's sons were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

And, there were born to Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, —Eleazar and Ithamar;

61 Death overtook Nadab and Abihu when they made an offering of strange fire before the Lord.

But Nadab and Abihu died, —when they brought near strange fire before Yahweh:

62 Of these, twenty-three thousand males, from one month old and over, were numbered: they were not numbered with the rest of the children of Israel, for they had no heritage among the children of Israel.

And they who were numbered of them were found to be—twenty-three thousand, all the males from one month old and upwards—for they had not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel, because there was given unto them no inheritance, in the midst of the sons of Israel.

63 All these were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when the children of Israel were numbered in the lowlands of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

These, are they who were numbered by Moses, and Eleazar, the priest, —when they numbered the sons of Israel, in the waste plains of Moab, by Jordan, near Jericho.

64 But among all these was not one of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when the children of Israel were numbered in the waste land of Sinai.

And among these, was there not found a man of them who had been numbered by Moses, and Aaron the priest, —when they numbered the sons of Israel in the desert of Sinai.

65 For the Lord had said of them, Death will certainly overtake them in the waste land. And of them all, only Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, the son of Nun, were still living.

For Yahweh had said of them, They shall surely die, in the desert. And there was not left of them a man, save only, Caleb son of Jephunneh, and Joshua son of Nun.