Numbers 26

1 And so after the plague, the Lord spake vnto Moses, and to Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the Priest, saying,

After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,

2 Take the nomber of all the Congregation of the children of Israel from twentie yeere olde and aboue throughout their fathers houses, all that go forth to warre in Israel.

“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”

3 So Moses and Eleazar the Priest spake vnto them in the plaine of Moab, by Iorden towarde Iericho, saying,

So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction,

4 From twentie yeere olde and aboue ye shall nomber the people, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and the childre of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

“Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older, as the LORD has commanded Moses.” And these were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt:

5 Reuben the first borne of Israel: the children of Reube were: Hanoch, of whom came the familie of the Hanochites, and of Pallu the familie of the Palluites:

Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,

6 Of Hesron, the familie of the Hesronites: of Carmi, the familie of the Carmites.

the Hezronite clan from Hezron, and the Carmite clan from Carmi.

7 These are the families of the Reubenites: and they were in nomber three and fourtie thousand, seuen hundreth and thirtie.

These were the clans of Reuben, and their registration numbered 43,730.

8 And the sonnes of Pallu, Eliab:

Now the son of Pallu was Eliab,

9 And the sonnes of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram: this Dathan and Abiram were famous in the Congregation, and stroue against Moses and against Aaron in the assemblie of Korah, when they stroue against the Lord.

and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.

10 And the earth opened her mouth, and swalowed them vp with Korah, when the Congregation died, what time the fire consumed, two hundreth and fiftie men, who were for a signe.

And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.

11 Notwithstanding, all the sonnes of Korah dyed not.

However, the line of Korah did not die out.

12 And the children of Simeon after their families were: Nemuel, of whom came the familie of the Nemuelites: of Iamin, the familie of the Iaminites: of Iachin, the familie of the Iachinites:

These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,

13 Of Zerah, the familie of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the familie of the Shaulites.

the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.

14 These are the families of the Simeonites: two and twentie thousand and two hundreth.

These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.

15 The sonnes of Gad after their families were: Zephon, of whome came ye familie of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the familie of the Haggites: of Shuni, the familie of the Shunites:

These were the descendants of Gad by their clans: The Zephonite clan from Zephon, the Haggite clan from Haggi, the Shunite clan from Shuni,

16 Of Ozni, the familie of the Oznites: of Eri, the familie of the Erites:

the Oznite clan from Ozni, the Erite clan from Eri,

17 Of Arod, the familie of the Arodites: of Areli, the familie of the Arelites.

the Arodite clan from Arod, and the Arelite clan from Areli.

18 These are the families of the sonnes of Gad, according to their nombers, fourtie thousand and fiue hundreth.

These were the clans of Gad, and their registration numbered 40,500.

19 The sonnes of Iudah, Er and Onan: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.

20 So were the sonnes of Iudah after their families: of Shelah came the familie of ye Shelanites: of Pharez, the familie of the Pharzites, of Zerah, the familie of the Zarhites.

These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.

21 And the sonnes of Pharez were: of Hesron, the familie of the Hesronites: of Hamul, the familie of the Hamulites.

And these were the descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul.

22 These are the families of Iudah, after their nombers, seuentie and sixe thousande and fiue hundreth.

These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered 76,500.

23 The sonnes of Issachar, after their families were: Tola, of whom came the familie of the Tolaites: of Pua, the familie of the Punites:

These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,

24 Of Iashub the familie of the Iashubites: of Shimron, the familie of the Shimronites.

the Jashubite clan from Jashub, and the Shimronite clan from Shimron.

25 These are the families of Issachar, after their nombers, threescore and foure thousand and three hundreth.

These were the clans of Issachar, and their registration numbered 64,300.

26 The sonnes of Zebulun, after their families were: of Sered, the familie of the Sardites: of Elon, the familie of the Elonites: of Iahleel, the familie of the Iahleelites.

These were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans: The Seredite clan from Sered, the Elonite clan from Elon, and the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.

27 These are the families of the Zebulunites, after their nombers, three score thousande and fiue hundreth.

These were the clans of Zebulun, and their registration numbered 60,500.

28 The sonnes of Ioseph, after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.

The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim.

29 The sonnes of Manasseh were: of Machir, the familie of the Machirites: and Machir begate Gilead: of Gilead came the familie of the Gileadites.

These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.

30 These are the sonnes of Gilead: of Iezer, the familie of the Iezerites: of Helek, the familie of the Helekites.

These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,

31 Of Asriel, the familie of the Asrielites: of Shechem, the familie of Shichmites.

the Asrielite clan from Asriel, the Shechemite clan from Shechem,

32 Of Shemida, the familie of the Shemidaites: of Hepher, the familie of the Hepherites.

the Shemidaite clan from Shemida, and the Hepherite clan from Hepher.

33 And Zelophehad the sonne of Hepher had no sonnes, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.

Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

34 These are the families of Manasseh, and the nomber of them, two and fiftie thousand and seuen hundreth.

These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered 52,700.

35 These are the sonnes of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah came the familie of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the familie of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the familie of the Tahanites.

These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah, the Becherite clan from Becher, and the Tahanite clan from Tahan.

36 And these are the sonnes of Shuthelah: of Eran the familie of the Eranites.

And the descendants of Shuthelah were the Eranite clan from Eran.

37 These are the families of the sonnes of Ephraim after their nombers, two and thirtie thousand and fiue hundreth. these are the sonnes of Ioseph after their families.

These were the clans of Ephraim, and their registration numbered 32,500. These clans were the descendants of Joseph.

38 These are the sonnes of Beniamin after their families: of Bela came the familie of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the familie of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the familie of the Ahiramites:

These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,

39 Of Shupham, the familie of the Suphamites: of Hupham, the familie of the Huphamites.

the Shuphamite clan from Shupham, and the Huphamite clan from Hupham.

40 And the sonnes of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard came the familie of the Ardites, of Naaman, the familie of the Naamites.

And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman.

41 These are the sonnes of Beniamin after their families, and their nombers, fiue and fourtie thousand and sixe hundreth.

These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered 45,600.

42 These are the sonnes of Dan after their families: of Shuham came the familie of the Shuhamites: these are the families of Dan after their housholdes.

These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: The Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of Dan.

43 All the families of the Shuhamites were after their nombers, threescore and foure thousand, and foure hundreth.

All of them were Shuhamite clans, and their registration numbered 64,400.

44 The sonnes of Asher after their families were: of Iimnah, the familie of the Iimnites: of Isui, the familie of the Isuites: of Beriah, the familie of the Berijtes.

These were the descendants of Asher by their clans: The Imnite clan from Imnah, the Ishvite clan from Ishvi, and the Beriite clan from Beriah.

45 The sonnes of Beriah were, of Heber the familie of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the familie of the Malchielites.

And these were the descendants of Beriah: the Heberite clan from Heber and the Malchielite clan from Malchiel.

46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.

And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.

47 These are the families of the sonnes of Asher after their nombers, three and fifty thousand and foure hundreth.

These were the clans of Asher, and their registration numbered 53,400.

48 The sonnes of Naphtali, after their families were: of Iahzeel, the families of the Iahzeelites: of Guni, the familie of the Gunites.

These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans: The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel, the Gunite clan from Guni,

49 Of Iezer, the familie of the Izrites: of Shillem, the familie of the Shillemites.

the Jezerite clan from Jezer, and the Shillemite clan from Shillem.

50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their housholdes, and their nomber, fiue and fourtie thousande and foure hundreth.

These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400.

51 These are the nombers of the children of Israel: sixe hundreth and one thousand, seuen hundreth and thirtie.

These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.

52 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

53 Vnto these the land shalbe deuided for an inheritance, according to the nomber of names.

“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names.

54 To many thou shalt giue the more inheritance, and to fewe thou shalt giue lesse inheritance: to euery one according to his nomber shalbe giuen his inheritance.

Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those registered.

55 Notwithstanding, the land shalbe deuided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherite:

Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be deuided betweene many and fewe.

Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”

57 These also are the nobers of ye Leuites, after their families: of Gershon came ye familie of the Gershonites: of Kohath, ye familie of the Kohathites: of Merari, the familie of the Merarites.

Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.

58 These are the families of Leui, the familie of the Libnites: the familie of the Hebronites: the familie of the Mahlites: the familie of the Mushites: the familie of the Korhites: and Kohath begate Amram.

These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,

59 And Amrams wife was called Iochebed the daughter of Leui, which was borne vnto Leui in Egypt: and she bare vnto Amram Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.

60 And vnto Aaron were borne Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron,

61 And Nadab and Abihu dyed, because they offred strange fire before the Lord.

but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.

62 And their nombers were three and twentie thousand, all males from a moneth old and aboue: for they were not nombred among the children of Israel, because there was none inheritance giuen them among the children of Israel.

The registration of the Levites totaled 23,000, every male a month old or more; they were not numbered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.

63 These are the nombers of Moses and Eleazar the Priest which nombred the children of Israel in the plaine of Moab, neere Iorden, towarde Iericho.

These were the ones numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.

64 And among these there was not a man of them, whome Moses and Aaron the Priest nobred, when they tolde the children of Israel in the wildernes of Sinai.

Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.

65 For the Lord said of them, They shall die in the wildernes: so there was not left a man of them, saue Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, and Ioshua the sonne of Nun.

For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.