Numbers 26

1 And it came to pass, after the plague, that Yahweh spake unto Moses, and unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying:

And it came to pass after the plague, that Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

2 Reckon ye up the sum of all the assembly of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upwards, by their ancestral houses, —every one able to go forth to war in Israel.

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

3 So then Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them, in the waste plains of Moab, —by the Jordan near Jericho saying:

And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

4 From twenty years old and upwards, As Yahweh commanded Moses, and the sons of Israel, who had come forth out of the land of Egypt.

[Take the sum of the people], from twenty years old and upward; as Jehovah commanded Moses and the children of Israel, that came forth out of the land of Egypt.

5 Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, —the sons of Reuben, To Hanoch, pertained the family of the Hanochites; To Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

Reuben, the first-born of Israel; the sons of Reuben: [of] Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

6 To Hezron, the family of the Hezronites, —To Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

7 These, are the families of the Reubenites, —and they who were numbered of them were found to be—forty-three thousand, and seven hundred, and thirty.

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

8 Now, the sons of Pallu, were Eliab;

And the sons of Pallu: Eliab.

9 and the sons of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan and Abiram, —The same, Dathan and Abiram, notable men of the assembly, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the assembly of Korah, when they contended against Yahweh;

And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against Jehovah,

10 and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up—with Korah also, when the assembly died, —when the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men, and they became a warning;

and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign.

11 But, the sons of Korah, died not.

Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah died not.

12 The sons of Simeon, by their families, To Nemuel, pertained the family of the Nemuelites, To Jamin, the family of the Jaminites, —To Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:

The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;

13 To Zerah, the family of the Zerahites, —To Shaul, the family of the Shaulites:

of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

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

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

15 The sons of Gad, by their families, To Zephon, pertained the family of the Zephonites; To Haggi, the family of the Haggites, —To Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

16 To Ozni, the family of the Oznites, —To Eri, the family of the Erites;

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

17 To Arod, the family of the Arodites, —To Arelites, the family of the Arelites:

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

18 These, are the families of the sons of Gad, as to them who were numbered of them, —forty thousand and five hundred.

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

19 The sons of Judah, Er and Onan, —but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

20 And so, as to the sons of Judah, by their families, it was found that—To Shelah, pertained the family of the Shelanites, To Perez, the family of the Perezites, —To Zerah, the family of the Zerahites;

And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

21 And, as to the sons of Perez, it was found that—To Hezron, pertained the family of the Hezronites, —To Hamul, the family of the Hamulites:

And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

22 These, are the families of Judah, as to them who were numbered of them, —seventy-six thousand, and five hundred,

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

23 The sons of Issachar, by their families, Unto Tola, pertained the family of the Tolaites, —To Puvah, the family of the Puvites;

The sons of Issachar after their families: [of] Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;

24 To Jashub, the family of the Jashubites, —To Shimron, the family of the Shimronites:

of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

25 These, are the families of Issachar. as to them who were numbered of them, —sixty-four thousand, and three hundred.

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

26 The sons of Zebulun, by their families, To Sered, pertained the family of the Seredites, To Elon, the family of the Elonites, —To Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites:

The sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

27 These are the families of the Zebulunites as to them who were numbered of them, —sixty thousand, and five hundred.

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

28 The sons of Joseph by their families, —Manasseh, and Ephraim.

The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

29 The sons of Manasseh, To Machir, pertained the family of the Machirites, and, Machir, begat Gilead, —To Gilead, pertained the family of the Gileadites.

The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

30 These are the sons of Gilead: Iezer, the family of the Iezerites, —To Helek, the family of the Helekites;

These are the sons of Gilead: [of] Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;

31 And Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; And, Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

and [of] Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and [of] Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

32 And Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; And, Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

and [of] Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and [of] Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

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

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

34 These, are the families of Manasseh, —and, they who were numbered of them, —fifty-two thousand, and seven hundred.

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

35 These are the sons of Ephraim by their families, To Shuthelah, pertained the family of the Shuthelahites, To Becher, the family of the Becherites, —To Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

36 And, these, are the sons of Shuthelah, To Eran, pertained the family of the Eranites.

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

37 These, are the families of the sons of Ephraim, as to them who were numbered of them, —thirty-two thousand, and five hundred, These, are the 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 The sons of Benjamin by their families, To Bela, pertained the family of the Belaites, To Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites, —To Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

39 To Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites, —To Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman, —[To Ard, pertained] the family of the Ardites, To Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: [of Ard], the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

41 These, are the sons of Benjamin by their families, —and they who were numbered of them, —were forty-five thousand and six hundred.

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

42 These, are the sons of Dan, by their families: To Shuham, pertained the family of the Shuhamites, —These, are the families of Dan by their families:

These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.

43 All the families of the Shuhamites, as to them who were numbered of them, were, sixty-four thousand, and four hundred.

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

44 The sons of Asher, by their families: To Imnah, pertained the family of the Imnites, To Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites, —To Beriah, the family of the Beriites;

The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites.

45 To the sons of Beriah, To Heber, pertained the family of the Heberites, To Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites;

Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

46 And, the name of the daughter of Asher, was Serah.

And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

47 These, are the families of the sons of Asher as to them who were numbered of them, —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 The sons of Naphtali, by their families, To Jahzeel, pertained the family of the Jahzeelites; To Guni, the family of the Gunites:

The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;

49 To Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; To Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

50 These are the families of Naphtali, by their families, —and they who were numbered of them, were forty-five thousand and four hundred.

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

51 These, are they who were numbered of the sons of Israel, six hundred and one thousand, —seven hundred and thirty,

These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

52 Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

53 Unto these, shall be apportioned the land as an inheritance by the number of names.

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

54 For the large one, thou shalt make large his inheritance, and for the small one, thou shalt make small his inheritance, —unto each one, in proportion to them who were numbered of him, shall be given his inheritance.

To the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one according to those that were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.

55 Nevertheless by lot, shall the land be apportioned, —by the names of the tribes of their fathers, shall they inherit.

Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

56 At the bidding of the lot, shall be apportioned his inheritance, —between large and small.

According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.

57 And these, are they who were numbered of the Levites by their families, To Gershon, pertained the family of the Gershonites, To Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; To Merari, the family of the Merarites.

And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

58 These, are the families of Levi—The family of the Libnites, The family of the Hebronites, The family of the Mahlites, The family of the Mushites, The family of the Korahites, —And, Kohath, begat Amram;

These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath begat Amram.

59 and the name of the wife of Amram, was Jochebed daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt, —and she bare to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister:

And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

60 And, there were born to Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, —Eleazar and Ithamar;

And unto Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

61 But Nadab and Abihu died, —when they brought near strange fire before Yahweh:

And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah.

62 And they who were numbered of them were found to be—twenty-three thousand, all the males from one month old and upwards—for they had not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel, because there was given unto them no inheritance, in the midst of the sons of Israel.

And they that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, every male from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

63 These, are they who were numbered by Moses, and Eleazar, the priest, —when they numbered the sons of Israel, in the waste plains of Moab, by Jordan, near Jericho.

These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

64 And among these, was there not found a man of them who had been numbered by Moses, and Aaron the priest, —when they numbered the sons of Israel in the desert of Sinai.

But among these there was not a man of them that were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

65 For Yahweh had said of them, They shall surely die, in the desert. And there was not left of them a man, save only, Caleb son of Jephunneh, and Joshua son of Nun.

For Jehovah had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.