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:

It happened after the plague, that YHWH spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron 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 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 forth to war 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

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

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

"Take a census, from twenty years old and upward; as YHWH commanded Moses and the children of Israel." These are those that came out of the land of Egypt.

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:

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

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

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

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 the Reubenites; and those who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.

8 The son of Phallu was Eliab.

The sons of Pallu: 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:

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 YHWH,

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

11 That when Core perished, his sons did not perish.

Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah did not die.

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:

The descendants of Simeon after their families: of Jemuel, the family of the Jemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jakin, the family of the Jakinites;

13 Zare, of him is the family of the Zarites: Saul, of him is the family of the Saulites.

of Zohar, the family of the Zoharites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

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 the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand 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:

The descendants 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 Ozni, of him is the family of the Oznites: Her, of him is the family of the Herites:

of Ezbon, the family of the Ezbonites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;

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

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

18 These are the families of Gad, of which the whole number was forty thousand five hundred.

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

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

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

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.

The descendants 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 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.

The sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamuel, the family of the Hamuelites.

22 These are the families of Juda, of which the whole number was seventy-six thousand five hundred.

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

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:

The descendants of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puah, the family of the Puites;

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

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

25 These are the kindreds of Issachar, whose number was sixty-four thousand three hundred.

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

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.

The descendants 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 kindreds of Zabulon, whose number was sixty thousand five hundred.

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

28 The sons of Joseph by their kindred, Manasses and Ephraim.

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

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.

The descendants of Manasseh: of Makir, the family of the Makirites; and Makir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

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

These are the descendants of Gilead: of Abiezer, the family of the Abiezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;

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

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

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

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

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.

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

34 These are the families of Manasses, and the number of them fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

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.

These are the descendants of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Beker, the family of the Bekerites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

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

These are the descendants of Shuthelah: of Eden, the family of the Edenites.

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

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

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:

The descendants 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 Supham, of whom is the family of the Suphamites: Hupham, of whom is the family of the Huphamites.

of Shuppim, the family of the Shuppimites; of Huppim, the family of the Huppimites.

40 The sons of Bela: Hered, and Noeman. Of Hered, is the family of the Heredites: of Noeman, the family of tile Noemanites.

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

41 These are the sons of Benjamin by their kindreds, whose number was forty-five thousand six hundred.

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

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.

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

43 All were Suhamites, whose number was sixty-four thousand four hundred.

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

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.

The descendants of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Jimnaites; of Jishvi, the family of the Jishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites.

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

Of the descendants of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malkiel, the family of the Malkielites.

46 And the name of the daughter of Aser, was Sara.

The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

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

These are the families of the descendants of Asher according to those who were numbered of them, fifty-three 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 descendants of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;

49 Jeser, of whom is the family of the Jeserites: Sellem, of whom is the family of the Sellemites.

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

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 Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.

51 This is the sum of the children of Israel, that were reckoned up, six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

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

52 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

YHWH 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 for an inheritance according to the number of 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 more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: to everyone according to those who were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.

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

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

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

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

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.

These are those who 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 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 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. Kohath became the father of 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.

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

60 Of Aaron were born Nadab and Abiu, and Eleazar and Ithamar:

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

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

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

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.

Those who were numbered of them were twenty-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 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.

These are those who 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 Among whom there was not one of them that were numbered before by Moses and Aaron in the desert of Sinai.

But among these there was not a man of them who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the children of Israel 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 YHWH had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. There was not left a man of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.