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 blood of the guilty was shed, the Lord said to Moses, and to Eleazar the 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.

“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.”

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

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

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.

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

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:

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;

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

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

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

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

8 And the sonnes of Pallu, Eliab:

The son of Phallu: 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.

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.

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, opening its mouth, devoured Korah, with many others dying, when the fire burned two hundred fifty men. And a great miracle was wrought,

11 Notwithstanding, all the sonnes of Korah dyed not.

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

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:

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;

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

Sohar, from him is the family of the Soharites; Shaul, from him is the family of the Shaulites.

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

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

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:

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, who both 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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:

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;

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

The sons of Joseph by their kinships: 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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 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;

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Now the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

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

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

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

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

52 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 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,

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.

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.

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

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

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

Of these, Nadab and Abihu died, when they had offered strange 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.

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.

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.

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.

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