Numbers 26

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

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

2 “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.”

“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.”

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

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

4 “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.”

“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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 Eliab was a son of Pallu.

And the son of Pallu [is] Eliab;

9 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.

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,

10 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.

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;

11 But Korah's line did not die out.

but the sons of Korah did not die.

12 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,

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;

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

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

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

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

15 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,

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20 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.

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

29 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

35 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

38 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,

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

44 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.

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.

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

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

46 The name of Asher's daughter was Serah.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

52 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,

And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

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

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

54 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

57 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.

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.

58 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.

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,

59 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

62 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.

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.

63 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.

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;

64 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.

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,

65 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.

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.