Numbers 26

1 After the blood of the guilty was shed, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron, the priest:

And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the priest, saying,

2 Number the whole sum of the children of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their houses and kindreds, all that are able to go forth to war.

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 Moses therefore and Eleazar the priest, being in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan over against Jericho, spoke to them that were

And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke in Araboth of Moab at the Jordan by Jericho, saying,

4 From twenty years old and upward, as the Lord had commanded: and this is the number of them:

[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 Ruben the firstborn of Israel. His sons were Henoch, of whom is the family of the Henochites: and Phallu, of whom is the family of the Phalluites:

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 And Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Charmi, of whom is the family of the Charmites.

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

7 These are the families of the stock of Ruben: whose number was found to be forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty.

These [are] the families of Ruben; and their numbering was forty-three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

8 The son of Phallu was Eliab.

And the sons of Phallu [were] Eliab, —

9 His sons, were Namuel and Dathan and Abiron. These are Dathan and Abiron the princes of the people, that rose against Moses and Aaron in the sedition of Core, when they rebelled against the Lord:

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 opening her mouth swallowed up Core, many others dying, when the fire burned two hundred and fifty men. And there was a great miracle wrought,

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 That when Core perished, his sons did not perish.

But the sons of Core died not.

12 The sons of Simeon by their kindreds: Namuel, of him is the family of the Namuelites: Jamin, of him is the family of the Jaminites: Jachin, of him is 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 Zare, of him is the family of the Zarites: Saul, of him is the family of the Saulites.

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

14 These are the families of the stock of Simeon, of which the whole number was twenty-two thousand 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 kindreds: Sephon, of hin; Is the family of the Sephonites: Aggi, of him is the family of the Aggites: Suni, of him is the family of the Sunites:

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

16 Ozni, of him is the family of the Oznites: Her, of him is the family of the Herites:

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 Arod, of him is the family of the Arodites: Ariel, of him is the family of the Arielites.

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 Gad, of which the whole number was forty thousand five hundred.

These [are] the families of Juda according to their numbering, seventy-six thousand and five hundred.

19 The sons of Juda, Her and Onan, who both died in the land of Chanaan.

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 the sons of Juda by their kindreds were: Sela, of whom is the family of the Selaites: Phares, of whom is the family of the Pharesites: Zare, of whom is the family of the Zarites.

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

21 Moreover the sons of Phares were: Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Hamul, of whom is 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 Juda, of which the whole number was seventy-six thousand 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 kindreds: Thola, of whom is the family of the Tholaites: Phua, of whom is the family of the Phuaites:

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

24 Jasub, of whom is the family of the Jasubites: Semran, of whom is the family of the Semranites.

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 kindreds of Issachar, whose number was sixty-four thousand three hundred.

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

26 The sons of Zabulon by their kindreds: Sared, of whom is the family of the Saredites: Elon, of whom is the family of the Elonites: Jalel, of whom is the family of the Jalelites.

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

27 These are the kindreds of Zabulon, whose number was sixty thousand 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 kindred, Manasses 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 Of Manasses was born Machir, of whom is the family of the Machirites. Machir beget Galaad, of whom is the family of the Galaadites.

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

30 Galaad had sons: Jezer, of whom is the family of the Jezerites: and Helec, of whom is the family of the Helecites:

And the name of the daughter of Aser, Sara.

31 And Asriel, of whom is the family of the Asrielites: and Sechem, of whom is the family of the Sechemites:

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

32 And Semida, of whom is the family of the Semidaites: and Hepher, of whom is the family of the Hepherites.

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

33 And Hepher was the father of Salphaad, who had no sons, but only daughters, whose names are these: Maala, and Noa, and Hegla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

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 Manasses, and the number of them fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

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

35 And the sons of Ephraim by their kindreds were these: Suthala, of whom is the family of the Suthalaites: Becher, of whom is the family of the Becherites: Thehen, of whom is the family of the Thehenites.

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

36 Now the son of Suthala was Heran, of whom is the family of the Heranites.

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

37 These are the kindreds of the sons of Ephraim: whose number was thirty-two thousand five hundred.

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 These are the sons of Joseph by their families. The sons of Benjamin in their kindreds: Bela, of whom is the family of the Belaites: Asbel, of whom is the family of the Asbelites: Ahiram, of whom is the family of the Ahiramites:

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

39 Supham, of whom is the family of the Suphamites: Hupham, of whom is 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 The sons of Bela: Hered, and Noeman. Of Hered, is the family of the Heredites: of Noeman, the family of tile Noemanites.

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

41 These are the sons of Benjamin by their kindreds, whose number was forty-five thousand 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 The sons of Dan by their kindreds: Suham, of whom is the family of the Suhamites: These are the kindreds 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 were Suhamites, whose number was sixty-four thousand four hundred.

To Sophan, the family of the Sophanites.

44 The sons of Aser by their kindreds: Jemna, of whom is the family of the Jemnaites: Jessui, of whom is the family of the Jessuites: Brie, of whom is the family of the Brieites.

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 The sons of Brie: Heber, of whom is the family of the Heberites: and Melchiel, of whom is the family of the Melchielites.

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 Aser, was Sara.

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 kindreds of the sons of Aser, and their number fifty-three thousand four hundred.

All the families of Samei according to their numbering, sixty-four thousand and four hundred.

48 The sons of Nephtali by their kindreds: Jesiel, of whom is the family of the Jesielites: Guni, of whom is 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 Jeser, of whom is the family of the Jeserites: Sellem, of whom is the family of the Sellemites.

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

50 These are the kindreds of the sons of Nephtali by their families: whose number was forty-five thousand four hundred.

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

51 This is the sum of the children of Israel, that were reckoned up, 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 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

53 To these shall the land be divided for their possessions according to the number of names.

To these the land shall be divided, so that they may inherit according to the number of the names.

54 To the greater number thou shalt give a greater portion, and to the fewer a less: to every one, as they have now been reckoned up, shall a possession be delivered:

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 Yet so that by lot the land be divided to the tribe and families.

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

56 Whatsoever shall fall by lot, that shall be taken by the more, or the fewer.

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

57 This also is the number of the sons of Levi by their families: Gerson, of whom is the family of the Gersonites: Caath, of whom is the family of the Caathites: Merari, of whom is 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 Lobni, the family of Hebroni, the family of Moholi, the family of Musi, the family of Core. Now Caath beget 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 Who had to wife Jochabed the daughter of Levi, who was horn to him in Egypt. She bore to her husband Amram sons, Aaron and Moses, and Mary 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 Of Aaron were born Nadab and Abiu, and Eleazar and Ithamar:

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

61 Of whom Nadab and Abiu died, when they had offered the strange fire before the Lord.

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

62 And all that were numbered, were twenty-three thousand males from one month old and upward: for they were not reckoned up among the children of Israel, neither was a possession given to them with the rest.

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 This is the number of the children of Israel, that were enrolled by Moses and Eleazar the priest, in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan, over against 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 Among whom there was not one of them that were numbered before by Moses and Aaron 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 the Lord had foretold that they should die in the wilderness. And none remained of them, but Caleb the son of Jephone, and Josue the 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.