< 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:
And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the priest, saying,
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.”
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.
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
And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke in Araboth of Moab at the Jordan by Jericho, saying,
4 from twenty years and above, just as the Lord had commanded. And this is their number:
[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]:
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;
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.
6 and Hezron, from whom is the family of the Hezronites; and Carmi, from whom is the family of the Carmites.
To Asron, the family of Asroni: to Charmi, the family of Charmi.
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 Ruben; and their numbering was forty-three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
8 The son of Phallu: Eliab;
And the sons of Phallu [were] 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, 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.
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 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.
11 so that, when Korah perished, his sons did not perish.
But the sons of Core died not.
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;
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.
13 Sohar, from him is the family of the Soharites; Shaul, from him is the family of the Shaulites.
To Zara the family of the Zaraites; to Saul the family of the Saulites.
14 These are the families of the stock of Simeon, whose entire number was twenty-two thousand two hundred.
These [are] the families of Symeon according to their numbering, two and twenty thousand and 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;
And the sons of Juda, Er and Aunan; and Er and Aunan died in the land of Chanaan.
16 Ozni, from him is the family of the Oznites; Eri, from him is the family of the Erites;
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.
17 Arod, from him is the family of the Arodites; Areli, from him is the family of the Arelites.
And the sons of Phares were, to Asron, the family of the Asronites; to Jamun, the family of the Jamunites.
18 These are the families of Gad, whose entire number was forty thousand five hundred.
These [are] the families of Juda according to their numbering, seventy-six thousand and five hundred.
19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, who both died in the land of Canaan.
And the sons of Issachar according to their families: to Thola, the family of the Tholaites; to Phua, the family of the Phuaites.
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.
To Jasub, the family of the Jasubites; to Samram, the family of the Samramites.
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.
These [are] the families of Issachar according to their numbering, sixty-four thousand and four hundred.
22 These are the families of Judah, whose entire number was seventy-six thousand five hundred.
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.
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;
These [are] the families of Zabulon according to their numbering, sixty thousand and five hundred.
24 Jashub, from whom is the family of the Jashubites; Shimron, from whom is the family of the Shimronites.
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;
25 These are the kinships of Issachar, whose number was sixty-four thousand three hundred.
to Azeni, the family of the Azenites; to Addi, the family of the Addites:
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.
to Aroadi, the family of the Aroadites; to Ariel, the family of the Arielites.
27 These are the kinships of Zebulun, whose number was sixty thousand five hundred.
These [are] the families of the children of Gad according to their numbering, forty-four thousand and five hundred.
28 The sons of Joseph by their kinships: Manasseh and Ephraim.
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.
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.
To Chober, the family of the Choberites; to Melchiel, the family of the Melchielites.
30 Gilead had sons: Jezer, from whom is the family of the Jezerites; and Helek, from whom is the family of the Helekites;
And the name of the daughter of Aser, Sara.
31 and Asriel, from whom is the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, from whom is the family of the Shechemites;
These [are] the families of Aser according to their numbering, forty-three thousand and four hundred.
32 and Shemida, from whom is the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, from whom is the family of the Hepherites.
The sons of Joseph according to their families, Manasse and Ephraim.
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.
The sons of Manasse. To Machir the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Galaad: to Galaad, the family of the Galaadites.
34 These are the families of Manasseh, and their number was fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
And these [are] the sons of Galaad; to Achiezer, the family of the Achiezerites; to Cheleg, the family of the Chelegites.
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.
To Esriel, the family of the Esrielites; to Sychem, the family of the Sychemites.
36 Furthermore, the son of Shuthelah was Eran, from whom is the family of the Eranites.
To Symaer, the family of the Symaerites; and to Opher, the family of the Opherites.
37 These are the kinships of the sons of Ephraim, whose number was thirty-two thousand five hundred.
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.
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;
These [are] the families of Manasse according to their numbering, fifty-two thousand and seven hundred.
39 Shupham, from whom is the family of the Shuphamites; Hupham, from whom is the family of the Huphamites.
And these [are] the children of Ephraim; to Suthala, the family of the Suthalanites; to Tanach, the family of the Tanachites.
40 The sons of Bela: Arad and Naaman. From Arad, the family of the Aradites; from Naaman, the family of the Naamanites.
These [are] the sons of Suthala; to Eden, the family of the Edenites.
41 These are the sons of Benjamin by their kinships, whose number was forty-five thousand six hundred.
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.
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.
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.
43 All these were Shuhamites, whose number was sixty-four thousand four hundred.
To Sophan, the family of the Sophanites.
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.
And the sons of Bale were Adar and Noeman; to Adar, the family of the Adarites; and to Noeman, the family of the Noemanites.
45 The sons of Beriah: Heber, from whom is the family of the Heberites; and Malchiel, from whom is the family of the Malchielites.
These [are] the sons of Benjamin by their families according to their numbering, thirty-five thousand and five hundred.
46 Now the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
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.
47 These are the kinships of the sons of Asher, and their number was fifty-three thousand four hundred.
All the families of Samei according to their numbering, sixty-four thousand and 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 Nephthali according to their families; to Asiel, the family of the Asielites; to Gauni, the family of the Gaunites.
49 Jezer, from whom is the family of the Jezerites; Shillem, from whom is the family of the Shillemites.
To Jeser, the family of the Jeserites; to Sellem, the family of the Sellemites.
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 Nephthali, according to their numbering, forty thousand and three hundred.
51 This is the sum of the sons of Israel, who were counted: six hundred thousand and one thousand seven hundred thirty.
This [is] the numbering of the children of Israel, six hundred and one thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
52 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
53 “The land shall be divided to these, as their possessions, according to the number of their names.
To these the land shall be divided, so that they may inherit according to the number of the 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 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.
55 Yet only in so far as the land is divided by lot to a tribe and to families.
The land shall be divided to the names by lot, they shall inherit according to the tribes of their families.
56 Whatever the lot will happen to be, it shall be accepted, either by the greater, or by the lesser.
You shall divide their inheritance by lot between the many and the few.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
60 From Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, and Eleazar and Ithamar.
And to Aaron were born both Nadab and Abiud, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
61 Of these, Nadab and Abihu died, when they had offered strange fire before the Lord.
And Nadab and Abiud died when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sina.
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.
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.
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.
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.
64 Among these, not one of them was numbered before, by Moses and Aaron in the desert of Sinai.
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.
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 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.

< Numbers 26 >