Numbers 26

1 And it came to pass after the plague, That the Lord spoke unto Moses and unto Elazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

It came about after the plague that Yahweh spoke to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He said,

2 Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by the descent from their fathers, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel.

“Count all the community of the people of Israel, from twenty years old and up, by their ancestor's families, all who are able to go to war for Israel.”

3 And Moses with El'azar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying,

So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho and said,

4 [Take the sum of the people, ] from twenty years old and upward; as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel, who went forth out of the land of Egypt.

“Count the people, from twenty years old and up, as Yahweh commanded Moses and the people of Israel, who came out of the land of Egypt.”

5 Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben, of Chanoch, the family of the Chanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. From his son Hanok came the clan of the Hanokites. From Pallu came the clan of the Palluites.

6 Of Chezron, the family of the Chezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

From Hezron came the clan of the Hezronites. From Karmi came the clan of the Karmites.

7 These are the families of the Reubenites; and those that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

These were the clans of Reuben, who numbered 43,730 men.

8 And the sons of Pallu: Eliab.

Eliab was a son of Pallu.

9 And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are Dathan and Abiram, men called to the assembly, who quarreled against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korach, at the time they quarreled against the Lord;

Eliab's sons were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These were the same Dathan and Abiram who followed Korah when they challenged Moses and Aaron and rebelled against Yahweh.

10 When the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korach, while that company died, when the fire devoured the two hundred and fifty men; and they became a sign.

The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when all his followers died. At that time, fire devoured 250 men, who became a warning sign.

11 But the sons of Korach did not die.

But Korah's line did not die out.

12 The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Yamin, the family of the Yaminites; of Yachin, the family of the Yachinites;

The clans of Simeon's descendants were these: Through Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites, through Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites, through Jakin, the clan of the Jakinites,

13 Of Zerach, the family of the Zarchites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

through Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites, through Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.

14 These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.

These were the clans of Simeon's descendants, who numbered 22,200 men.

15 The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Chaggi, the family of the Chaggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

The clans of Gad's descendants were these: Through Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites, through Haggi, the clan of the Haggites, through Shuni, the clan of the Shunites,

16 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of 'Eri, the family of the 'Erites;

through Ozni, the clan of the Oznites, through Eri, the clan of the Erites,

17 Of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites;

through Arod, the clan of the Arodites, through Areli, the clan of the Arelites.

18 These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

These were the clans of Gad's descendants, who numbered 40,500 men.

19 The sons of Judah were 'Er and Onan; and 'Er with Onan died in the land of Canaan.

Judah's sons were Er and Onan, but these men died in the land of Canaan.

20 And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Parzites; of Zerach, the family of the Zarchites.

The clans of Judah's other descendants were these: through Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites, through Perez, the clan of the Perezites, and through Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.

21 And the sons of Perez were: of Chezron, the family of the Chezronites; of Chamul, the family of the Chamulites.

The descendants of Perez were these: Through Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites, through Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.

22 These are the families of Judah, according to those that were numbered of them, seventy and six thousand and five hundred.

These were the clans of Judah's descendants, who numbered 76,500 men.

23 The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola', the family of the Tola'ites; of Puva, the family of the Punites;

The clans of Issachar's descendants were these: Through Tola, the clan of the Tolaites, through Puah, the clan of the Puites,

24 Of Yashub, the family of the Yashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

through Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites, through Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.

25 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, sixty and four thousand and three hundred.

These were the clans of Issachar, who numbered 64,300 men.

26 The sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Yachleel, the family of the Yachleelites.

The clans of Zebulun's descendants were these: Through Sered, the clan of the Seredites, through Elon, the clan of the Elonites, through Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites.

27 These are the families of the Zebulonites according to those that were numbered of them, sixty thousand and five hundred.

These were the clans of the Zebulunites, who numbered 60,500 men.

28 The sons of Joseph after their families are Menasseh and Ephraim.

The clans of Joseph's descendants were Manasseh and Ephraim.

29 The sons of Menasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gil'ad; of Gil'ad, the family of the Gil'adites.

The descendants of Manasseh were these: through Makir, the clan of the Makirites (Makir was Gilead's father), through Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.

30 These are the sons of Gil'ad: of I'ezer, the family of the I'ezerites; of Chelek, the family of the Chelkites;

Gilead's descendants were these: Through Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites, through Helek, the clan of the Helekites,

31 And of Assriel, the family of the Assrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the Shichmites;

through Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites, through Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites,

32 And of Shemida', the family of the Shemida'ites; and of Chepher, the family of the Chephrites.

through Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites, through Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.

33 And Zelophehad the son of Chepher had no sons, but only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Machlah, and No'ah, Choglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

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

34 These are the families of Menasseh; and those that were numbered of them were fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.

These were the clans of Manasseh, who numbered 52,700 men.

35 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelach, the family of the Shuthalchites; of Becher, the family of the Bachrites; of Tachan, the family of the Tachanites.

The clans of Ephraim's descendants were these: Through Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites, through Beker, the clan of the Bekerites, through Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.

36 And these are the sons of Shuthelach: of 'Eran, the family of the Eranites.

The descendants of Shuthelah were, by Eran, the clan of the Eranites.

37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred: these are the sons of Joseph after their families.

These were the clans of Ephraim's descendants, who numbered 32,500 men. These were Joseph's descendants, counted in each of their clans.

38 The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela', the family of the Bal'ites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Achiram, the family of the Achiramites;

The clans of Benjamin's descendants were these: Through Bela, the clan of the Belaites, through Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites, through Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites,

39 Of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Chupham, the family of the Chuphamites.

through Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites, through Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.

40 And the sons of Bela' were Ard and Na'aman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; and of Na'aman, the family of the Na'amites.

Bela's sons were Ard and Naaman. From Ard came the clan of the Ardites, and from Naaman came the clan of the Naamites.

41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and those that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.

These were the clans of Benjamin's descendants. They numbered 45,600 men.

42 These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shucham, the family of the Shuchamites; these are the families of Dan after their families.

The clans of Dan's descendants were, by Shuham, the clans of the Shuhamites. These were the clans of Dan's descendants.

43 All the families of the Shuchamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were sixty and four thousand and four hundred.

All the clans of the Shuhamites numbered 64,400 men.

44 The children of Asher after their families: of Yimnah, the family of the Yimnites; of Yishvi, the family of the Yishvites; of Beri'ah, the family of the Beri'ites.

The clans of Asher's descendants were these: Through Imnah, the clan of the Imnites, through Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites, through Beriah, the clan of the Beriites.

45 Of the sons of Beri'ah: of Cheber, the family of the Chebrites; of Malkiel, the family of the Makielites.

The descendants of Beriah were these: Through Heber, the clan of the Heberites, through Malkiel, the clan of the Malkielites.

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

The name of Asher's daughter was Serah.

47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

These were the clans of Asher's descendants, who numbered 53,400 men.

48 The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Yachzeel, the family of the Yachzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;

The clans of Naphtali's descendants were these: Through Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites, through Guni, the clan of the Gunites,

49 Of Yezer, the family of the Yizrites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

through Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites, through Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.

50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.

These were the clans of Naphtali's descendants, who numbered 45,400 men.

51 These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand, and one thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

This was the complete count of men among the people of Israel: 601,730.

52 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

53 Unto these shall the land be divided for an inheritance according to the number of the names.

“The land must be divided among these men as an inheritance according to the number of their names.

54 To the large tribe shalt thou give the more inheritance, and to the small shalt thou give the less inheritance: to each according to those that were numbered thereof shall its inheritance be given.

To the larger clans you must give more inheritance, and to the smaller clans you must give less inheritance. To every family you must give an inheritance according to the number of men who were counted.

55 Nevertheless, through the lot shall the land be divided: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers shall they obtain their inheritance.

However, the land must be divided by random lots. They must inherit the land as it will be divided among their ancestors' tribes.

56 By the decision of the lot shall the inheritance of each be divided, according as they are many or few.

Their inheritance must be divided among the larger and the smaller clans, distributed to them by random lot.”

57 And these are those that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershunites: of Kehath, the family of the Kehathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

The Levite clans, counted clan by clan, were these: Through Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites, through Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites, through Merari, the clan of the Merarites.

58 These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Chebronites, the family of the Machlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korchites; and Kehath begat 'Amran.

The clans of Levi were these: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, and the clan of the Korahites. Kohath was the Amram's ancestor.

59 And the name of 'Amram's wife was Yochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom [her mother] bore to Levi in Egypt; and she bore unto Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born to Levites in Egypt. She bore to Amram their children, who were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister.

60 And there were born unto Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, Elazar, and Ithamar.

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

61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered a strange fire before the Lord.

Nadab and Abihu died when they offered before Yahweh unacceptable fire.

62 And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all the males from a month old and upward; for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was not given unto them any inheritance among the children of Israel.

The males who were counted among them numbered twenty-three thousand, all males one month old and up. But they were not counted among Israel's descendants because no inheritance was given to them among the people of Israel.

63 These are those that were numbered by Moses and Elazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, opposite Jericho.

These are the ones who were counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest. They counted the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

64 And among these there was not one man of those whom Moses and Aaron the priest had numbered, who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

But among these there was no man who had been counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when the descendants of Israel were counted in the wilderness of Sinai.

65 For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness: and there was not left of them one man, save Caleb the son of Yephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

For Yahweh had said that all of those people would certainly die in the wilderness. There was not a man left among them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.