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 whole sum of the children of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their houses and kindreds, all that 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 Moses therefore and Eleazar the priest, being in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan over against Jericho, spoke to them that 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 old and upward, as the Lord had commanded: and this is the number of them:

“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 sons were Henoch, of whom is the family of the Henochites: and Phallu, of whom is the family of the Phalluites:

Reuben, firstborn of Israel—sons of Reuben: of Enoch [is] the family of the Enochite; of Pallu the family of the Palluite;

6 And Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Charmi, of whom is the family of the Charmites.

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 seven hundred and 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 was Eliab.

And the son of Pallu [is] Eliab;

9 His sons, were Namuel and Dathan and Abiron. These are Dathan and Abiron the princes of the people, that rose against Moses and Aaron in the sedition of Core, 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 her mouth swallowed up Core, many others dying, when the fire burned two hundred and fifty men. And there was a great miracle 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 That when Core perished, his sons did not perish.

but the sons of Korah did not die.

12 The sons of Simeon by their kindreds: Namuel, of him is the family of the Namuelites: Jamin, of him is the family of the Jaminites: Jachin, of 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 Zare, of him is the family of the Zarites: Saul, of him is the family of the Saulites.

of Zerah the family of the Zerahite; of Shaul the family of the Shaulite.

14 These are the families of the stock of Simeon, of which the whole 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 kindreds: Sephon, of hin; Is the family of the Sephonites: Aggi, of him is the family of the Aggites: Suni, of him is the family of the Sunites:

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, of him is the family of the Oznites: Her, of him is the family of the Herites:

of Ozni the family of the Oznite; of Eri the family of the Erite:

17 Arod, of him is the family of the Arodites: Ariel, of him is the family of the Arielites.

of Arod the family of the Arodite; of Areli the family of the Arelite.

18 These are the families of Gad, of which the whole 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 Juda, Her and Onan, who both died in the land of Chanaan.

Sons of Judah [are] Er and Onan; and Er dies—Onan also—in the land of Canaan.

20 And the sons of Juda by their kindreds were: Sela, of whom is the family of the Selaites: Phares, of whom is the family of the Pharesites: Zare, of whom is the family of the Zarites.

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: Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Hamul, of 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 Juda, of which the whole 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 kindreds: Thola, of whom is the family of the Tholaites: Phua, of whom is the family of the Phuaites:

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

24 Jasub, of whom is the family of the Jasubites: Semran, of whom is the family of the Semranites.

of Jashub the family of the Jashubite; of Shimron the family of the Shimronite.

25 These are the kindreds 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 Zabulon by their kindreds: Sared, of whom is the family of the Saredites: Elon, of whom is the family of the Elonites: Jalel, of whom is the family of the Jalelites.

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 kindreds of Zabulon, 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 kindred, Manasses and Ephraim.

Sons of Joseph by their families [are] Manasseh and Ephraim.

29 Of Manasses was born Machir, of whom is the family of the Machirites. Machir beget Galaad, of whom is the family of the Galaadites.

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 Galaad had sons: Jezer, of whom is the family of the Jezerites: and Helec, of whom is the family of the Helecites:

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

31 And Asriel, of whom is the family of the Asrielites: and Sechem, of whom is the family of the Sechemites:

and of Asriel the family of the Asrielite; and of Shechem the family of the Shechemite;

32 And Semida, of whom is the family of the Semidaites: and Hepher, of whom is the family of the Hepherites.

and of Shemida the family of the Shemidaite; and of Hepher the family of the Hepherite.

33 And Hepher was the father of Salphaad, who had no sons, but only daughters, whose names are these: Maala, and Noa, and Hegla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

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 Manasses, and the number of them fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

These [are] families of Manasseh, and their numbered ones [are] fifty-two thousand and seven hundred.

35 And the sons of Ephraim by their kindreds were these: Suthala, of whom is the family of the Suthalaites: Becher, of whom is the family of the Becherites: Thehen, of whom is the family of the Thehenites.

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 Now the son of Suthala was Heran, of whom is the family of the Heranites.

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

37 These are the kindreds 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 kindreds: Bela, of whom is the family of the Belaites: Asbel, of whom is the family of the Asbelites: Ahiram, of 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 Supham, of whom is the family of the Suphamites: Hupham, of 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: Hered, and Noeman. Of Hered, is the family of the Heredites: of Noeman, the family of tile Noemanites.

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 kindreds, 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 kindreds: Suham, of whom is the family of the Suhamites: These are the kindreds 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 were Suhamites, 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 Aser by their kindreds: Jemna, of whom is the family of the Jemnaites: Jessui, of whom is the family of the Jessuites: Brie, of whom is the family of the Brieites.

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 Brie: Heber, of whom is the family of the Heberites: and Melchiel, of whom is the family of the Melchielites.

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

46 And the name of the daughter of Aser, was Sara.

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

47 These are the kindreds of the sons of Aser, and their number 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 Nephtali by their kindreds: Jesiel, of whom is the family of the Jesielites: Guni, of 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 Jeser, of whom is the family of the Jeserites: Sellem, of whom is the family of the Sellemites.

of Jezer the family of the Jezerite; of Shillem the family of the Shillemite.

50 These are the kindreds of the sons of Nephtali 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 children of Israel, that were reckoned up, six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and 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 To these shall the land be divided for their possessions according to the number of names.

“The land is apportioned to these by inheritance, by the number of names;

54 To the greater number thou shalt give a greater portion, and to the fewer a less: to every one, as they have now been reckoned up, shall a possession 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 so that by lot the land be divided to the tribe and families.

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

56 Whatsoever shall fall by lot, that shall be taken by the more, or the fewer.

their inheritance is apportioned according to the lot between many and few.”

57 This also is the number of the sons of Levi by their families: Gerson, of whom is the family of the Gersonites: Caath, of whom is the family of the Caathites: Merari, of 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 Lobni, the family of Hebroni, the family of Moholi, the family of Musi, the family of Core. Now Caath beget 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 to wife Jochabed the daughter of Levi, who was horn to him in Egypt. She bore to her husband Amram sons, Aaron and Moses, and Mary their sister.

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 Of Aaron were born Nadab and Abiu, and Eleazar and Ithamar:

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

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

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

62 And all that were numbered, were twenty-three thousand males from one month old and upward: for they were not reckoned up among the children of Israel, neither was a possession given to them with the rest.

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 children of Israel, that were enrolled by Moses and Eleazar the priest, in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan, over against 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 whom there was not one of them that were 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 they should die in the wilderness. And none remained of them, but Caleb the son of Jephone, and Josue 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.