Numbers 26

1 And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the priest, saying,

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

2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, according to the houses of their lineage, every one that goes forth to battle in Israel.

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.

3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke in Araboth of Moab at the Jordan by Jericho, saying,

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

4 [This is the numbering] from twenty years old and upward as the Lord commanded Moses. And the sons of Israel that came out of Egypt [are as follows]:

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.

5 Ruben [was] the firstborn of Israel: and the sons of Ruben, Enoch, and the family of Enoch; to Phallu belongs the family of the Phalluites.

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 To Asron, the family of Asroni: to Charmi, the family of Charmi.

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

7 These [are] the families of Ruben; and their numbering was forty-three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

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

8 And the sons of Phallu [were] Eliab, —

And the sons of Pallu, Eliab

9 and the sons of Eliab, Namuel, and Dathan, and Abiron: these [are] renowned men of the congregation; these are they that rose up against Moses and Aaron in the gathering of Core, in the rebellion against the Lord.

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 the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up them and Core, when their assembly perished, when the fire devoured the two hundred and fifty, and they were made a sign.

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 the sons of Core died not.

But death did not overtake the sons of Korah.

12 And the sons of Symeon: —the family of the sons of Symeon: to Namuel, [belonged] the family of the Namuelites; to Jamin the family of the Jaminites; to Jachin the family of the Jachinites.

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 To Zara the family of the Zaraites; to Saul the family of the Saulites.

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

14 These [are] the families of Symeon according to their numbering, two and twenty thousand and two hundred.

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

15 And the sons of Juda, Er and Aunan; and Er and Aunan died in the land of Chanaan.

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 And these were the sons of Juda, according to their families: to Selom [belonged] the family of the Selonites; to Phares, the family of the Pharesites; to Zara, the family of the Zaraites.

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

17 And the sons of Phares were, to Asron, the family of the Asronites; to Jamun, the family of the Jamunites.

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

18 These [are] the families of Juda according to their numbering, seventy-six thousand and five hundred.

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

19 And the sons of Issachar according to their families: to Thola, the family of the Tholaites; to Phua, the family of the Phuaites.

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

20 To Jasub, the family of the Jasubites; to Samram, the family of the Samramites.

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.

21 These [are] the families of Issachar according to their numbering, sixty-four thousand and four hundred.

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

22 The sons of Zabulon according to their families: to Sared, the family of the Saredites; to Allon, the family of the Allonites; to Allel, the family of the Allelites.

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

23 These [are] the families of Zabulon according to their numbering, sixty thousand and five hundred.

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

24 The sons of Gad according to their families: to Saphon, the family of the Saphonites; to Angi, the family of the Angites; to Suni, the family of the Sunites;

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

25 to Azeni, the family of the Azenites; to Addi, the family of the Addites:

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

26 to Aroadi, the family of the Aroadites; to Ariel, the family of the Arielites.

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.

27 These [are] the families of the children of Gad according to their numbering, forty-four thousand and five hundred.

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

28 The sons of Aser according to their families; to Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; to Jesu, the family of the Jesusites; to Baria, the family of the Bariaites.

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

29 To Chober, the family of the Choberites; to Melchiel, the family of the Melchielites.

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.

30 And the name of the daughter of Aser, Sara.

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

31 These [are] the families of Aser according to their numbering, forty-three thousand and four hundred.

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

32 The sons of Joseph according to their families, Manasse and Ephraim.

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

33 The sons of Manasse. To Machir the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Galaad: to Galaad, the family of the Galaadites.

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.

34 And these [are] the sons of Galaad; to Achiezer, the family of the Achiezerites; to Cheleg, the family of the Chelegites.

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

35 To Esriel, the family of the Esrielites; to Sychem, the family of the Sychemites.

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.

36 To Symaer, the family of the Symaerites; and to Opher, the family of the Opherites.

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

37 And to Salpaad the son of Opher there were no sons, but daughters: and these [were] the names of the daughters of Salpaad; Mala, and Nua, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

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

38 These [are] the families of Manasse according to their numbering, fifty-two thousand and seven hundred.

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:

39 And these [are] the children of Ephraim; to Suthala, the family of the Suthalanites; to Tanach, the family of the Tanachites.

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

40 These [are] the sons of Suthala; to Eden, the family of the Edenites.

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

41 These [are] the families of Ephraim according to their numbering, thirty-two thousand and five hundred: these [are] the families of the children of Joseph according to their families.

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

42 The sons of Benjamin according to their families; to Bale, the family of the Balites; to Asyber, the family of the Asyberites; to Jachiran, the family of the Jachiranites.

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.

43 To Sophan, the family of the Sophanites.

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

44 And the sons of Bale were Adar and Noeman; to Adar, the family of the Adarites; and to Noeman, the family of the Noemanites.

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.

45 These [are] the sons of Benjamin by their families according to their numbering, thirty-five thousand and five hundred.

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

46 And the sons of Dan according to their families; to Same, the family of the Sameites; these [are] the families of Dan according to their families.

And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

47 All the families of Samei according to their numbering, sixty-four thousand and four hundred.

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

48 The sons of Nephthali according to their families; to Asiel, the family of the Asielites; to Gauni, the family of the Gaunites.

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

49 To Jeser, the family of the Jeserites; to Sellem, the family of the Sellemites.

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

50 These [are] the families of Nephthali, according to their numbering, forty thousand and three hundred.

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

51 This [is] the numbering of the children of Israel, six hundred and one thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

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

52 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

53 To these the land shall be divided, so that they may inherit according to the number of the names.

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

54 To the greater number you shall give the greater inheritance, and to the less number you shall give the less inheritance: to each one, as they have been numbered, shall their inheritance be given.

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.

55 The land shall be divided to the names by lot, they shall inherit according to the tribes of their families.

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.

56 You shall divide their inheritance by lot between the many and the few.

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.

57 And the sons of Levi according to their families; to Gedson, the family of the Gedsonites; to Caath, the family of the Caathites; to Merari, the family of the Merarites.

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.

58 These [are] the families of the sons of Levi; the family of the Lobenites, the family of the Chebronites, the family of the Coreites, and the family of the Musites; and Caath begot 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 was the father of Amram.

59 And the name of his wife [was] Jochabed, daughter of Levi, who bore these to Levi in Egypt, and she bore to Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Mariam their sister.

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.

60 And to Aaron were born both Nadab and Abiud, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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

61 And Nadab and Abiud died when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sina.

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

62 And there were according to their numbering, twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not numbered amongst the children of Israel, because they have no inheritance in the midst of the children of Israel.

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.

63 And this [is] the numbering of Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in Araboth of Moab, at Jordan by Jericho.

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.

64 And amongst these there was not a man numbered by Moses and Aaron, whom, [even] the children of Israel, they numbered in the wilderness of Sinai.

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.

65 For the Lord said to them, They shall surely die in the wilderness; and there was not left even one of them, except Chaleb the son of Jephonne, and Joshua the [son] of Naue.

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.