Numbers 26

1 After the blood of the guilty was shed, the Lord said to Moses, and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest:

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

2 “Number the entire sum of the sons of Israel, from twenty years and above, by their houses and kinships, all who are able to go forth to war.”

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 so, Moses and Eleazar the priest, who were in the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite Jericho, spoke to those who were

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

4 from twenty years and above, just as the Lord had commanded. And this is their number:

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, the firstborn of Israel; his son, Hanoch, from whom is the family of the Hanochites; and Pallu, from whom is the family of the Palluites;

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 and Hezron, from whom is the family of the Hezronites; and Carmi, from whom is the family of the Carmites.

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

7 These are the families of the stock of Ruben, whose number was found to be forty-three thousand and seven hundred thirty.

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

8 The son of Phallu: Eliab;

And the sons of Pallu, Eliab

9 his sons, Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are Dathan and Abiram, the leaders of the people, who rose up against Moses and Aaron in the sedition at Korah, when they rebelled 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, opening its mouth, devoured Korah, with many others dying, when the fire burned two hundred fifty men. And a great miracle was wrought,

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 so that, when Korah perished, his sons did not perish.

But death did not overtake the sons of Korah.

12 The sons of Simeon, by their kinships: Nemuel, from him is the family of the Nemuelites; Jamin, from him is the family of the Jaminites; Jachin, from him is 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 Sohar, from him is the family of the Soharites; Shaul, from him is the family of the Shaulites.

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

14 These are the families of the stock of Simeon, whose entire number was twenty-two thousand two hundred.

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

15 The sons of Gad, by their kinships: Zephon, from him is the family of the Zephonites; Haggi, from him is the family of the Haggites; Shuni, from him is the family of the Shunites;

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 Ozni, from him is the family of the Oznites; Eri, from him is the family of the Erites;

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

17 Arod, from him is the family of the Arodites; Areli, from him is the family of the Arelites.

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

18 These are the families of Gad, whose entire number was forty thousand five hundred.

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

19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, who both died in the land of Canaan.

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

20 And these were the sons of Judah, by their kinships: Shelah, from whom is the family of the Shelahites; Perez, from whom is the family of the Perezites; Zerah, from whom is the family of the Zerahites.

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 Moreover, the sons of Phares were: Hezron, from whom is the family of the Hezronites; and Hamul, from whom is the family of the Hamulites.

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

22 These are the families of Judah, whose entire number was seventy-six thousand five hundred.

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

23 The sons of Issachar, by their kinships: Tola from whom is the family of the Tolaites; Puvah, from whom is the family of the Puvahites;

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

24 Jashub, from whom is the family of the Jashubites; Shimron, from whom is the family of the Shimronites.

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

25 These are the kinships of Issachar, whose number was sixty-four thousand three hundred.

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

26 The sons of Zebulon by their kinships: Sered, from whom is the family of the Seredites; Elon, from whom is the family of the Elonites; Jahleel, from whom is the family of the Jahleelites.

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 kinships of Zebulun, whose number was sixty thousand five hundred.

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

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

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

29 From Manasseh was born Machir, from whom is the family of the Machirites. Machir conceived Gilead, from whom is the family of the Gileadites.

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 Gilead had sons: Jezer, from whom is the family of the Jezerites; and Helek, from whom is the family of the Helekites;

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

31 and Asriel, from whom is the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, from whom is the family of the Shechemites;

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

32 and Shemida, from whom is the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, from whom is the family of the Hepherites.

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

33 Now Hepher was the father of Zelophehad, who had no sons, but only daughters, whose names are these: Mahlah, and Noa, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

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 These are the families of Manasseh, and their number was fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

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

35 Now the sons of Ephraim by their kinships were these: Shuthelah, from whom is the family of the Shuthelahites; Becher, from whom is the family of the Becherites; Tahan, from whom is the family of the Tahanites.

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 Furthermore, the son of Shuthelah was Eran, from whom is the family of the Eranites.

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

37 These are the kinships of the sons of Ephraim, whose number was thirty-two thousand five hundred.

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 sons of Joseph by their families: the sons of Benjamin in their kinships: Bela, from whom is the family of the Belaites; Ashbel, from whom is the family of the Ashbelites; Ahiram, from whom is the family of the Ahiramites;

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 Shupham, from whom is the family of the Shuphamites; Hupham, from whom is the family of the Huphamites.

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

40 The sons of Bela: Arad and Naaman. From Arad, the family of the Aradites; from Naaman, the family of the Naamanites.

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 sons of Benjamin by their kinships, whose number was forty-five thousand six hundred.

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 Dan by their kinships: Shuham, from whom is the family of the Shuhamites. These are the kinships of Dan by their families.

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 All these were Shuhamites, whose number was sixty-four thousand four hundred.

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

44 The sons of Asher by their kinships: Imnah, from whom is the family of the Imnahites; Ishvi, from whom is the family of the Ishvites; Beriah, from whom is the family of the Beriahites.

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 The sons of Beriah: Heber, from whom is the family of the Heberites; and Malchiel, from whom is the family of the Malchielites.

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

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

And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

47 These are the kinships of the sons of Asher, and their number was fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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

48 The sons of Naphtali by their kinships: Jahzeel, from whom is the family of the Jahzeelites; Guni, from whom is the family of the Gunites;

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

49 Jezer, from whom is the family of the Jezerites; Shillem, from whom is the family of the Shillemites.

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

50 These are the kinships of the sons of Naphtali by their families, whose number was forty-five thousand four 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 sum of the sons of Israel, who were counted: six hundred thousand and one thousand seven hundred 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 “The land shall be divided to these, as their possessions, according to the number of their 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 a greater portion, and to the lesser number, a lesser portion. To each one, just as they have now been counted, a possession shall be delivered.

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 Yet only in so far as the land is divided by lot to a tribe and to 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 Whatever the lot will happen to be, it shall be accepted, either by the greater, or by the lesser.

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 Likewise, this is the number of the sons of Levi by their families: Gershon, from whom is the family of the Gershonites; Kohath, from whom is the family of the Kohathites; Merari, from whom is 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 Levi: The family of Libni, the family of Hebroni, the family of Mahli, the family of Mushi, the family of Korah. Yet truly, Kohath conceived 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 who had a wife, Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to him in Egypt. She bore, to her husband Amram: sons, Aaron and Moses, as well as their sister, Miriam.

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 From Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, and Eleazar and Ithamar.

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

61 Of these, Nadab and Abihu died, when they had offered strange fire before the Lord.

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

62 And these were all who were numbered: twenty-three thousand of the male gender, from one month and above. For they were not counted among the sons of Israel, neither was a possession given to them with the others.

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 This is the number of the sons of Israel, who were enrolled by Moses and by Eleazar the priest, in the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite 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 Among these, not one of them was numbered before, by Moses and Aaron in the desert 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 had foretold that all would die in the wilderness. And not one of them remained, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

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.