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 comes to pass, after the plague, that YHWH speaks to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron 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 a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, from a son of twenty years and upward, by the house of their fathers, everyone going out to the host 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 speaks—Eleazar the priest also—with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, [near] Jericho, saying,

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

“From a son of twenty years and upward,” as YHWH has commanded Moses and the sons of Israel who are coming out from the land 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, firstborn of Israel—sons of Reuben: of Enoch [is] the family of the Enochite; of Pallu the family of the Palluite;

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 Hezronite; of Carmi the family of the Carmite.

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] families of the Reubenite, and their numbered ones are forty-three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

8 The son of Phallu: Eliab;

And the son of Pallu [is] 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 [are] Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram; this [is that] Dathan and Abiram, called ones of the congregation, who have striven against Moses and against Aaron in the congregation of Korah, in their striving against YHWH,

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 opens her mouth, and swallows them and Korah, in the death of the congregation, in the fire consuming the two hundred and fifty men, and they become a sign;

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

but the sons of Korah did not die.

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;

Sons of Simeon by their families: of Nemuel [is] the family of the Nemuelite; of Jamin the family of the Jaminite; of Jachin the family of the Jachinite;

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 Zerahite; of Shaul the family of the Shaulite.

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

These [are] families of the Simeonite—twenty-two 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;

Sons of Gad by their families: of Zephon [is] the family of the Zephonite; of Haggi the family of the Haggite; of Shuni the family of the Shunite;

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 Oznite; of Eri the family of the Erite:

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 Arodite; of Areli the family of the Arelite.

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

These [are] families of the sons of Gad by their numbered ones—forty thousand and five hundred.

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

Sons of Judah [are] Er and Onan; and Er dies—Onan also—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 sons of Judah by their families are: of Shelah the family of the Shelanite; of Perez the family of the Perezite; of Zerah the family of the Zerahite;

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 sons of Perez are: of Hezron the family of the Hezronite; of Hamul the family of the Hamulite.

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

These [are] families of Judah by their numbered ones—seventy-six thousand and 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;

Sons of Issachar by their families: of Tola [is] the family of the Tolaite; of Pua the family of the Punite;

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 Jashubite; of Shimron the family of the Shimronite.

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

These [are] families of Issachar by their numbered ones—sixty-four thousand and 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.

Sons of Zebulun by their families: of Sered [is] the family of the Sardite; of Elon the family of the Elonite; of Jahleel the family of the Jahleelite.

27 These are the kinships of Zebulun, whose number was sixty thousand five hundred.

These [are] families of the Zebulunite by their numbered ones—sixty thousand and five hundred.

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

Sons of Joseph by their families [are] 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.

Sons of Manasseh: of Machir [is] the family of the Machirite; and Machir has begotten Gilead; of Gilead [is] the family of the Gileadite.

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] sons of Gilead: of Jeezer [is] the family of the Jeezerite; of Helek the family of the Helekite;

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 Asrielite; and of Shechem the family of the Shechemite;

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 Shemidaite; and of Hepher the family of the Hepherite.

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 son of Hepher had no sons, but [only] daughters, and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad [are] 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] families of Manasseh, and their numbered ones [are] fifty-two thousand and 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] sons of Ephraim by their families: of Shuthelah [is] the family of the Shuthelhite; of Becher the family of the Bachrite; of Tahan the family of the Tahanite.

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

And these [are] sons of Shuthelah: of Eran the family of the Eranite.

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

These [are] families of the sons of Ephraim by their numbered ones—thirty-two thousand and five hundred. These [are] 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;

Sons of Benjamin by their families: of Bela [is] the family of the Belaite; of Ashbel the family of the Ashbelite; of Ahiram the family of the Ahiramite;

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

of Shupham the family of the Shuphamite; of Hupham the family of the Huphamite.

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

And sons of Bela are Ard and Naaman: [of Ard is] the family of the Ardite; of Naaman the family of the Naamite.

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

These [are] sons of Benjamin by their families, and their numbered ones [are] forty-five thousand and 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] sons of Dan by their families: of Shuham [is] the family of the Shuhamite; these [are] families of Dan by their families;

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

all the families of the Shuhamite by their numbered ones—sixty-four thousand and 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.

Sons of Asher by their families: of Jimna [is] the family of the Jimnite; of Jesui the family of the Jesuite; of Beriah the family of the Beriite.

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 sons of Beriah: of Heber [is] the family of the Heberite; of Malchiel the family of the Malchielite.

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

And the name of the daughter of Asher [is] Sarah.

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

These [are] families of the sons of Asher by their numbered ones—fifty-three 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;

Sons of Naphtali by their families: of Jahzeel [is] the family of the Jahzeelite; of Guni the family of the Gunite;

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 Jezerite; of Shillem the family of the Shillemite.

50 These are the kinships of the sons of Naphtali by their families, whose number was forty-five thousand four hundred.

These [are] families of Naphtali by their families, and their numbered ones [are] forty-five thousand and four hundred.

51 This is the sum of the sons of Israel, who were counted: six hundred thousand and one thousand seven hundred thirty.

These [are] numbered ones of the sons of Israel—six hundred thousand and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

52 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

53 “The land shall be divided to these, as their possessions, according to the number of their names.

“The land is apportioned to these by inheritance, by 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 the many you increase their inheritance, and to the few you diminish their inheritance; each is given his inheritance according to his numbered ones.

55 Yet only in so far as the land is divided by lot to a tribe and to families.

Surely the land is apportioned by lot; they inherit by the names of the tribes of their fathers;

56 Whatever the lot will happen to be, it shall be accepted, either by the greater, or by the lesser.

their inheritance is apportioned according to the lot between many and 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 these [are] numbered ones of the Levite by their families: of Gershon [is] the family of the Gershonite; of Kohath the family of the Kohathite; of Merari the family of the Merarite.

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] families of the Levite: the family of the Libnite, the family of the Hebronite, the family of the Mahlite, the family of the Mushite, the family of the Korathite. And Kohath has begotten 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 Amram’s wife is Jochebed, daughter of Levi, whom has been born to Levi in Egypt; and she bears to Amram Aaron, and Moses, and their sister Miriam.

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

And born to Aaron [are] Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar;

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

and Nadab dies—Abihu also—in their bringing strange fire near before YHWH.

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 their numbered ones are twenty-three thousand, every male from a son of a month and upwards, for they have not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel, because an inheritance has not been given to them in the midst of the sons 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.

These [are] those numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who have numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, [near] Jericho;

64 Among these, not one of them was numbered before, by Moses and Aaron in the desert of Sinai.

and among these there has not been a man of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel 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 YHWH said of them, “They certainly die in the wilderness”; and there has not been left a man of them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.