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 the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar 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, according to the houses of their lineage, every one that goes forth to battle 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 spoke in Araboth of Moab at the Jordan by 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.

[This is the numbering] from twenty years old and upward as the Lord commanded Moses. And the sons of Israel that came out of Egypt [are as follows]:

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;

Ruben [was] the firstborn of Israel: and the sons of Ruben, Enoch, and the family of Enoch; to Phallu belongs the family of the Phalluites.

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

To Asron, the family of Asroni: to Charmi, the family of Charmi.

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 Ruben; and their numbering was forty-three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

8 Now, the sons of Pallu, were Eliab;

And the sons of Phallu [were] 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, Namuel, and Dathan, and Abiron: these [are] renowned men of the congregation; these are they that rose up against Moses and Aaron in the gathering of Core, in the rebellion against the Lord.

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 her mouth, and swallowed up them and Core, when their assembly perished, when the fire devoured the two hundred and fifty, and they were made a sign.

11 But, the sons of Korah, died not.

But the sons of Core 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:

And the sons of Symeon: —the family of the sons of Symeon: to Namuel, [belonged] the family of the Namuelites; to Jamin the family of the Jaminites; to Jachin the family of the Jachinites.

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

To Zara the family of the Zaraites; to Saul the family of the Saulites.

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

These [are] the families of Symeon according to their numbering, two and twenty 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;

And the sons of Juda, Er and Aunan; and Er and Aunan died in the land of Chanaan.

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

And these were the sons of Juda, according to their families: to Selom [belonged] the family of the Selonites; to Phares, the family of the Pharesites; to Zara, the family of the Zaraites.

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

And the sons of Phares were, to Asron, the family of the Asronites; to Jamun, the family of the Jamunites.

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 Juda according to their numbering, seventy-six thousand and five hundred.

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

And the sons of Issachar according to their families: to Thola, the family of the Tholaites; to Phua, the family of the Phuaites.

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;

To Jasub, the family of the Jasubites; to Samram, the family of the Samramites.

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:

These [are] the families of Issachar according to their numbering, sixty-four thousand and four hundred.

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

The sons of Zabulon according to their families: to Sared, the family of the Saredites; to Allon, the family of the Allonites; to Allel, the family of the Allelites.

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

These [are] the families of Zabulon according to their numbering, sixty thousand and five hundred.

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

The sons of Gad according to their families: to Saphon, the family of the Saphonites; to Angi, the family of the Angites; to Suni, the family of the Sunites;

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

to Azeni, the family of the Azenites; to Addi, the family of the Addites:

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:

to Aroadi, the family of the Aroadites; to Ariel, the family of the Arielites.

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 children of Gad according to their numbering, forty-four thousand and five hundred.

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

The sons of Aser according to their families; to Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; to Jesu, the family of the Jesusites; to Baria, the family of the Bariaites.

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.

To Chober, the family of the Choberites; to Melchiel, the family of the Melchielites.

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

And the name of the daughter of Aser, Sara.

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

These [are] the families of Aser according to their numbering, forty-three thousand and four hundred.

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

The sons of Joseph according to their families, Manasse and Ephraim.

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.

The sons of Manasse. To Machir the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Galaad: to Galaad, the family of the Galaadites.

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

And these [are] the sons of Galaad; to Achiezer, the family of the Achiezerites; to Cheleg, the family of the Chelegites.

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.

To Esriel, the family of the Esrielites; to Sychem, the family of the Sychemites.

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

To Symaer, the family of the Symaerites; and to Opher, the family of the Opherites.

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.

And to Salpaad the son of Opher there were no sons, but daughters: and these [were] the names of the daughters of Salpaad; Mala, and Nua, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

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;

These [are] the families of Manasse according to their numbering, fifty-two thousand and seven hundred.

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

And these [are] the children of Ephraim; to Suthala, the family of the Suthalanites; to Tanach, the family of the Tanachites.

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.

These [are] the sons of Suthala; to Eden, the family of the Edenites.

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 families of Ephraim according to their numbering, thirty-two thousand and five hundred: these [are] the families of the children of Joseph according to their families.

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:

The sons of Benjamin according to their families; to Bale, the family of the Balites; to Asyber, the family of the Asyberites; to Jachiran, the family of the Jachiranites.

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

To Sophan, the family of the Sophanites.

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;

And the sons of Bale were Adar and Noeman; to Adar, the family of the Adarites; and to Noeman, the family of the Noemanites.

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

These [are] the sons of Benjamin by their families according to their numbering, thirty-five thousand and five hundred.

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

And the sons of Dan according to their families; to Same, the family of the Sameites; these [are] the families of Dan according to their families.

47 These, are the families of the sons of Asher as to them who were numbered of them, —fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

All the families of Samei according to their numbering, sixty-four 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 Nephthali according to their families; to Asiel, the family of the Asielites; to Gauni, the family of the Gaunites.

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

To Jeser, the family of the Jeserites; to Sellem, the family of the Sellemites.

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 Nephthali, according to their numbering, forty thousand and three hundred.

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

This [is] the numbering of the children of Israel, six hundred and one thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

52 Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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

To these the land shall be divided, so that they may inherit according to the number of the 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 greater number you shall give the greater inheritance, and to the less number you shall give the less inheritance: to each one, as they have been numbered, shall their inheritance be given.

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

The land shall be divided to the names by lot, they shall inherit according to the tribes of their families.

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

You shall divide their inheritance by lot between the many and the few.

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 the sons of Levi according to their families; to Gedson, the family of the Gedsonites; to Caath, the family of the Caathites; to 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 the sons of Levi; the family of the Lobenites, the family of the Chebronites, the family of the Coreites, and the family of the Musites; and Caath begot 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 his wife [was] Jochabed, daughter of Levi, who bore these to Levi in Egypt, and she bore to Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Mariam their sister.

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

And to Aaron were born both Nadab and Abiud, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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

And Nadab and Abiud died when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sina.

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 there were according to their numbering, twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not numbered amongst the children of Israel, because they have no inheritance in the midst of 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.

And this [is] the numbering of Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in Araboth of Moab, at Jordan by 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.

And amongst these there was not a man numbered by Moses and Aaron, whom, [even] the children of Israel, they numbered 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 the Lord said to them, They shall surely die in the wilderness; and there was not left even one of them, except Chaleb the son of Jephonne, and Joshua the [son] of Naue.