Numbers 26

1 And it comes to pass, after the plague, that YHWH speaks to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,

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

2 “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.”

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.

3 And Moses speaks—Eleazar the priest also—with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, [near] Jericho, saying,

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

4 “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.

[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.

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

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

6 of Hezron the family of the Hezronite; of Carmi the family of the Carmite.

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

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

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

8 And the son of Pallu [is] Eliab;

And the sons of Pallu: Eliab.

9 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,

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;

10 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;

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.

11 but the sons of Korah did not die.

But the sons of Korach did not die.

12 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;

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;

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

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

14 These [are] families of the Simeonite—twenty-two thousand and two hundred.

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

15 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;

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20 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;

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.

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

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

22 These [are] families of Judah by their numbered ones—seventy-six thousand and five hundred.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

33 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.

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.

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

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

35 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.

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.

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

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

37 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.

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.

38 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;

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;

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

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

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

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.

41 These [are] sons of Benjamin by their families, and their numbered ones [are] forty-five thousand and six hundred.

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

42 These [are] sons of Dan by their families: of Shuham [is] the family of the Shuhamite; these [are] families of Dan by their families;

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.

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

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

44 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.

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.

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

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

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

And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serach.

47 These [are] families of the sons of Asher by their numbered ones—fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

52 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

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

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

54 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

57 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.

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.

58 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,

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.

59 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

62 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.

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.

63 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;

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.

64 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,

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.

65 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.

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.