Numbers 26

1 After the plague, the LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

After the plague was over, the Lord told Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,

2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, all who are able to go out to war in Israel.”

“Census all the Israelites by family—all those twenty years of age or older who are eligible for military service in the army of Israel.”

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

There on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan opposite Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest gave the order,

4 “Take a census, from twenty years old and upward, as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel.” These are those who came out of the land of Egypt.

“Census the men twenty years of age or older, following the instructions the Lord gave to Moses.” The following is the genealogical record of those who left the land of Egypt.

5 Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

These were the descendants of Reuben, Israel's firstborn: Hanoch, ancestor of the Hanochite family; Pallu, ancestor of the Palluite family;

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

Hezron, ancestor of the Hezronite family; and Carmi, ancestor of the Carmite family.

7 These are the families of the Reubenites; and those who were counted of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.

These were the families descended from Reuben and they numbered 43,730.

8 The son of Pallu: Eliab.

Pallu's son was Eliab,

9 The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they rebelled against the LORD;

and Eliab's sons were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. (It was Dathan and Abiram, leaders chosen by the Israelites, who joined the rebellion against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah when they rebelled against the Lord.

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

The earth opened up and swallowed them down, along with Korah. His followers died when the fire burned up 250 men. What happened to them was a warning to the Israelites.

11 Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah didn’t die.

But Korah's sons didn't die.)

12 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;

These were the descendants of Simeon by family: Nemuel, ancestor of the Nemuelite family; Jamin, ancestor of the Jaminite family; Jachin, ancestor of the Jachinite family;

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

Zerah, ancestor of the Zerahite family; and Shaul, ancestor of the Shaulite family.

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

These were the families descended from Simeon and they numbered 22,200.

15 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;

These were the descendants of Gad by family: Zephon, ancestor of the Zephonite family; Haggi, ancestor of the Haggite family; Shuni, ancestor of the Shunite family;

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

Ozni, ancestor of the Oznite family; Eri, ancestor of the Erite family;

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

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

18 These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were counted of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

These were the families descended from Gad and they numbered 40,500.

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

The sons of Judah who died in Canaan were Er and Onan. These were the descendants of Judah by family:

20 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.

Shelah, ancestor of the Shelanite family; Perez, ancestor of the Perezite family; Zerah, ancestor of the Zerahite family.

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

These were the descendants of Perez: Hezron, ancestor of the Hezronite family; and Hamul, ancestor of the Hamulite family.

22 These are the families of Judah according to those who were counted of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.

These were the families descended from Judah and they numbered 76,500.

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

These were the descendants of Issachar by family: Tola, ancestor of the Tolaite family; Puvah, ancestor of the Punite family;

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

Jashub, ancestor of the Jashubite family; and Shimron, ancestor of the Shimronite family.

25 These are the families of Issachar according to those who were counted of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.

These were the families descended from Isaachar and they numbered 64,300.

26 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.

These were the descendants of Zebulun by family: Sered, ancestor of the Seredite family; Elon, ancestor of the Elonite family; and Jahleel, ancestor of the Jahleelite family.

27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were counted of them, sixty thousand five hundred.

These were the families descended from Zebulun, and they numbered 60, 500.

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

These were descendants of Joseph by family through Manasseh and Ephraim:

29 The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

The descendants of Manasseh: Machir (he was the father of Gilead), ancestor of the Machirite family; and Gilead, ancestor of the Gileadite family.

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

The descendants of Gilead: Izer, ancestor of the Iezerite family; Helek, ancestor of the Helekite family;

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

Asriel, ancestor of the Asrielite family; Shechem, ancestor of the Shechemite family;

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

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

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

(Zelophehad, son of Hepher, didn't have any sons, only daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.)

34 These are the families of Manasseh. Those who were counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

These were the families descended from Manasseh, and they numbered 52,700.

35 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.

These were the descendants of Ephraim by family: Shuthelah, ancestor of the Shuthelahite family; Becher, ancestor of the Becherite family; and Tahan, ancestor of the Tahanite family.

36 These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.

The descendant of Shuthelah was Eran, ancestor of the Eranite family.

37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.

These were the families descended from Ephraim, and they numbered 32,500. These families were the descendants of Joseph.

38 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;

These were the descendants of Benjamin by family: Bela, ancestor of the Belaite family; Ashbel, ancestor of the Ashbelite family; Ahiram, ancestor of the Ahiramite family;

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

Shupham, ancestor of the Shuphamite family; and Hupham, ancestor of the Huphamite family.

40 The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: the family of the Ardites; and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

The descendants of Bela were Ard, ancestor of the Ardite family; and Naaman, ancestor of the Naamite family.

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

These were the families descended from Benjamin, and they numbered 45,600.

42 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.

These were the descendants of Dan by family: Shuham, ancestor of the Shuhamite families.

43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were counted of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.

They were all Shuhamite families, and they numbered 64,400.

44 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.

These were the descendants of Asher by family: Imnah, ancestor of the Imnite family; Ishvi, ancestor of the Ishvite family; and Beriah, ancestor of the Beriite family.

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

The descendants of Beriah were Heber, ancestor of the Heberite family; and Malchiel, ancestor of the Malchielite family.

46 The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

The name of Asher's daughter was Serah.

47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were counted of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.

These were the families descended from Asher, and they numbered 53,400.

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

These were the descendants of Naphtali by family: Jahzeel, ancestor of the Jahzeelite family; Guni, ancestor of the Gunite family;

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

Jezer, ancestor of the Jezerite family; and Shillem, ancestor of the Sheillemite family.

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

These were the families descended from Naphtali, and they numbered 45,400.

51 These are those who were counted of the children of Israel, six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.

The total of all those counted was 601,730.

52 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

The Lord told Moses,

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

“Divide the land that is to be owned based on the number of those censused.

54 To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance. To everyone according to those who were counted of him shall his inheritance be given.

Give a larger area of land to large tribe, and a smaller area to a smaller tribe. Each tribe shall receive their allotment of land depending on their number counted in the census.

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

The land has to be divided up by casting lots. Everyone shall receive their allotted land based on the name of their ancestor's tribe.

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

Every allocation of land is to be divided by casting lots among the tribes, whether large or small.”

57 These are those who were counted 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.

These were the Levites censused by family: Gershon, ancestor of the Gershonite family; Kohath, ancestor of the Kohathite family; and Merari, ancestor of the Merarite family.

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, and the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram.

The following were the families of the Levites: the Libnite family, the Hebronite family, the Mahlite family, the Mushite family, and the Korahite family. Kohath was the father of Amram,

59 The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. She bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

and the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed. She was a descendant of Levi, born while the Levites were in Egypt. She had children with Amram: Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.

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

Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar,

61 Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the LORD.

but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered forbidden fire in the Lord's presence.

62 Those who were counted of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not counted among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

The number of the Levites censused totaled 23,000. This included every male one month old or older. However, they were not counted with the other Israelites, because no land allotment was given to them with the other Israelites.

63 These are those who were counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who counted the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

This is the record of those were censused by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan opposite Jericho.

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

However, they did not include a single one who had previously been censused by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Sinai Desert,

65 For the LORD had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

because the Lord had told them that they would all die in the desert. No one was left except Caleb, son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, son of Nun.