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Numbers 26:1-50
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A New Census

26 [a] And it happened after the plague, [b]Yahweh said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying, 2 “Take a census[c] of the community of the Israelites[d] from those twenty years old[e] and above, according to their families,[f] all who are able to go out to war in Israel.” 3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them on the desert-plateau of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, saying, 4 “Take a census of the community from those twenty years old[g] and above, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.”

The Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt were:

5 Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, the descendants[h] of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites;[i] 6 of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites;[j] of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites.[k] 7 These are the clans of the Reubenites,[l] and the ones counted of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty. 8 The children of Pallu: Eliab. 9 The children of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram who were appointed of the community, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they rebelled against Yahweh, 10 and the land opened its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, when that company died, when the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men, and they were a sign.[m] 11 The children[n] of Korah, however, did not die.

12 The descendants[o] of Simeon, according to their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites;[p] of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites;[q] of Jakin, the clan of the Jakinites;[r] 13 of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites;[s] of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.[t] 14 These were the clans of the Simeonites,[u] twenty-two thousand two hundred.

15 The descendants[v] of Gad according to their clans: of Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites;[w] of Haggi, the clan of the Haggites;[x] of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites;[y] 16 of Ozni, the clan of the Oznites;[z] of Eri, the clan of the Erites;[aa] 17 of Arod, the clan of the Arodites;[ab] of Areli, the clan of the Arelites;[ac] 18 These were the clans of the descendants[ad] of Gad according to the ones counted of them, forty thousand five hundred.

19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 The descendants[ae] of Judah according to their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites;[af] of Perez, the clan of the Perezites;[ag] of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.[ah] 21 The children of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites;[ai] of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.[aj] 22 These were the clans of Judah according to the ones counted of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.

23 The descendants[ak] of Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites;[al] of Puvah, the clan of the Punites;[am] 24 of Jashub, the clans of the Jashubites;[an] of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.[ao] 25 These were the clans of Issachar according to the ones counted of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.

26 The descendants[ap] of Zebulun according to their clans: of Sered, the clan of the Seredites;[aq] of Elon, the clan of the Elonites;[ar] of Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites.[as] 27 These were the clans of the Zebulunites[at] according to the ones counted of them, sixty thousand five hundred.

28 The descendants[au] of Joseph according to their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 The descendants[av] of Manasseh: of Makir, the clan of the Makirites.[aw] And Makir fathered Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.[ax] 30 These were the descendants[ay] of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites;[az] of Helek, the clan of the Helekites;[ba] 31 and of Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites;[bb] and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites;[bc] 32 and of Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites;[bd] and of Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.[be] 33 Zelophehad son of Hepher did not have sons, but only daughters; and the names[bf] of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These were the clans of Manasseh, and the ones counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

35 These were the descendants[bg] of Ephraim according to their clans: of Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites;[bh] of Beker, the clan of the Bekerites;[bi] of Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.[bj] 36 And these were the descendants[bk] of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.[bl] 37 These were the clans of the descendants[bm] of Ephraim according to the ones counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These were the descendants[bn] of Joseph according to their clans.

38 The descendants[bo] of Benjamin according to their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites;[bp] of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites;[bq] of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites;[br] 39 of Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites;[bs] of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.[bt] 40 The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites;[bu] of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites.[bv] 41 These were the descendants[bw] of Benjamin according to their clans. And the ones counted of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

42 These were the descendants[bx] of Dan according to their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites.[by] These were the clans of Dan according to their clans. 43 All the clans of the Shuhamites,[bz] according to the ones counted of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.

44 The descendants[ca] of Asher according to their clans: of Imnah, the clan of the Imnahites;[cb] of Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites;[cc] of Beriah, the clan of the Beriahites.[cd] 45 The descendants[ce] of Beriah: of Heber, the clan of the Heberites;[cf] of Malkiel, the clan of the Malkielites.[cg] 46 The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. 47 These were the clans of the descendants[ch] of Asher according to the ones counted of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.

48 The descendants[ci] of Naphtali according to their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites;[cj] of Guni, the clan of the Gunites;[ck] 49 of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites;[cl] of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.[cm] 50 These were the clans of Naphtali according to their clans, the ones counted of them, forty-five thousand four hundred.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 26:1 Numbers 26:1a in the English Bible is 25:19b in the Hebrew Bible
  2. Numbers 26:1 In the Hebrew Bible, Numbers 26:1 begins here
  3. Numbers 26:2 Literally “Lift up the heads”
  4. Numbers 26:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  5. Numbers 26:2 Literally “a son of twenty years”
  6. Numbers 26:2 Literally “the house of their fathers”
  7. Numbers 26:4 Literally “a son of twenty years”
  8. Numbers 26:5 Or “sons”
  9. Numbers 26:5 Hebrew “Palluite”
  10. Numbers 26:6 Hebrew “Hezronite”
  11. Numbers 26:6 Hebrew “Carmite”
  12. Numbers 26:7 Hebrew “Reubenite”
  13. Numbers 26:10 That is, a warning sign
  14. Numbers 26:11 Or “sons”
  15. Numbers 26:12 Or “sons”
  16. Numbers 26:12 Hebrew “Nemuelite”
  17. Numbers 26:12 Hebrew “Jaminite”
  18. Numbers 26:12 Hebrew “Jakinite”
  19. Numbers 26:13 Hebrew “Zerahite”
  20. Numbers 26:13 Hebrew “Shaulite”
  21. Numbers 26:14 Hebrew “Simeonite”
  22. Numbers 26:15 Or “sons”
  23. Numbers 26:15 Hebrew “Zephonite”
  24. Numbers 26:15 Hebrew “Haggite”
  25. Numbers 26:15 Hebrew “Shunite”
  26. Numbers 26:16 Hebrew “Oznite”
  27. Numbers 26:16 Hebrew “Erite”
  28. Numbers 26:17 Hebrew “Arodite”
  29. Numbers 26:17 Hebrew “Arelite”
  30. Numbers 26:18 Or “sons”
  31. Numbers 26:20 Or “sons”
  32. Numbers 26:20 Hebrew “Shelanite”
  33. Numbers 26:20 Hebrew “Perezite”
  34. Numbers 26:20 Hebrew “Zerahite”
  35. Numbers 26:21 Hebrew “Hezronite”
  36. Numbers 26:21 Hebrew “Hamulite”
  37. Numbers 26:23 Or “sons”
  38. Numbers 26:23 Hebrew “Tolaite”
  39. Numbers 26:23 Hebrew “Punite”
  40. Numbers 26:24 Hebrew “Jashubite”
  41. Numbers 26:24 Hebrew “Shimronite”
  42. Numbers 26:26 Or “sons”
  43. Numbers 26:26 Hebrew “Seredite”
  44. Numbers 26:26 Hebrew “Elonite”
  45. Numbers 26:26 Hebrew “Jahleelite”
  46. Numbers 26:27 Hebrew “Zebulunite”
  47. Numbers 26:28 Or “sons”
  48. Numbers 26:29 Or “sons”
  49. Numbers 26:29 Hebrew “Makirite”
  50. Numbers 26:29 Hebrew “Gileadite”
  51. Numbers 26:30 Or “sons”
  52. Numbers 26:30 Hebrew “Iezerite”
  53. Numbers 26:30 Hebrew “Helekite”
  54. Numbers 26:31 Hebrew “Asrielite”
  55. Numbers 26:31 Hebrew “Shechemite”
  56. Numbers 26:32 Hebrew “Shemidaite”
  57. Numbers 26:32 Hebrew “Hepherite”
  58. Numbers 26:33 Hebrew “name”
  59. Numbers 26:35 Or “sons”
  60. Numbers 26:35 Hebrew “Shuthelahite”
  61. Numbers 26:35 Hebrew “Bekerite”
  62. Numbers 26:35 Hebrew “Tahanite”
  63. Numbers 26:36 Or “sons”
  64. Numbers 26:36 Hebrew “Eranite”
  65. Numbers 26:37 Or “sons”
  66. Numbers 26:37 Or “sons”
  67. Numbers 26:38 Or “sons”
  68. Numbers 26:38 Hebrew “Belaite”
  69. Numbers 26:38 Hebrew “Ashbelite”
  70. Numbers 26:38 Hebrew “Ahiramite”
  71. Numbers 26:39 Hebrew “Shuphamite”
  72. Numbers 26:39 Hebrew “Huphamite”
  73. Numbers 26:40 Hebrew “Ardite”
  74. Numbers 26:40 Hebrew “Naamite”
  75. Numbers 26:41 Or “sons”
  76. Numbers 26:42 Or “sons”
  77. Numbers 26:42 Hebrew “Shuhamite”
  78. Numbers 26:43 Hebrew “Shumhamite”
  79. Numbers 26:44 Or “sons”
  80. Numbers 26:44 Hebrew “Imnahite”
  81. Numbers 26:44 Hebrew “Ishvite”
  82. Numbers 26:44 Hebrew “Beriahite”
  83. Numbers 26:45 Or “sons”
  84. Numbers 26:45 Hebrew “Heberite”
  85. Numbers 26:45 Hebrew “Malkielite”
  86. Numbers 26:47 Or “sons”
  87. Numbers 26:48 Or “sons”
  88. Numbers 26:48 Hebrew “Jahzeelite”
  89. Numbers 26:48 Hebrew “Gunite”
  90. Numbers 26:49 Hebrew “Jezerite”
  91. Numbers 26:49 Hebrew “Shillemite”
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The Second Census

26 After the plague(A) the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, 2 “Take a census(B) of the whole Israelite community by families—all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army(C) of Israel.” 3 So on the plains of Moab(D) by the Jordan across from Jericho,(E) Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said, 4 “Take a census of the men twenty years old or more, as the Lord commanded Moses.”

These were the Israelites who came out of Egypt:(F)

5 The descendants of Reuben,(G) the firstborn son of Israel, were:

through Hanok,(H) the Hanokite clan;

through Pallu,(I) the Palluite clan;

6 through Hezron,(J) the Hezronite clan;

through Karmi,(K) the Karmite clan.

7 These were the clans of Reuben; those numbered were 43,730.

8 The son of Pallu was Eliab, 9 and the sons of Eliab(L) were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. The same Dathan and Abiram were the community(M) officials who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah’s followers when they rebelled against the Lord.(N) 10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them(O) along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men.(P) And they served as a warning sign.(Q) 11 The line of Korah,(R) however, did not die out.(S)

12 The descendants of Simeon by their clans were:

through Nemuel,(T) the Nemuelite clan;

through Jamin,(U) the Jaminite clan;

through Jakin, the Jakinite clan;

13 through Zerah,(V) the Zerahite clan;

through Shaul, the Shaulite clan.

14 These were the clans of Simeon;(W) those numbered were 22,200.(X)

15 The descendants of Gad by their clans were:

through Zephon,(Y) the Zephonite clan;

through Haggi, the Haggite clan;

through Shuni, the Shunite clan;

16 through Ozni, the Oznite clan;

through Eri, the Erite clan;

17 through Arodi,[a] the Arodite clan;

through Areli, the Arelite clan.

18 These were the clans of Gad;(Z) those numbered were 40,500.

19 Er(AA) and Onan(AB) were sons of Judah, but they died(AC) in Canaan.

20 The descendants of Judah by their clans were:

through Shelah,(AD) the Shelanite clan;

through Perez,(AE) the Perezite clan;

through Zerah, the Zerahite clan.(AF)

21 The descendants of Perez(AG) were:

through Hezron,(AH) the Hezronite clan;

through Hamul, the Hamulite clan.

22 These were the clans of Judah;(AI) those numbered were 76,500.

23 The descendants of Issachar by their clans were:

through Tola,(AJ) the Tolaite clan;

through Puah, the Puite[b] clan;

24 through Jashub,(AK) the Jashubite clan;

through Shimron, the Shimronite clan.

25 These were the clans of Issachar;(AL) those numbered were 64,300.

26 The descendants of Zebulun(AM) by their clans were:

through Sered, the Seredite clan;

through Elon, the Elonite clan;

through Jahleel, the Jahleelite clan.

27 These were the clans of Zebulun;(AN) those numbered were 60,500.

28 The descendants of Joseph(AO) by their clans through Manasseh and Ephraim(AP) were:

29 The descendants of Manasseh:(AQ)

through Makir,(AR) the Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead(AS));

through Gilead, the Gileadite clan.

30 These were the descendants of Gilead:(AT)

through Iezer,(AU) the Iezerite clan;

through Helek, the Helekite clan;

31 through Asriel, the Asrielite clan;

through Shechem, the Shechemite clan;

32 through Shemida, the Shemidaite clan;

through Hepher, the Hepherite clan.

33 (Zelophehad(AV) son of Hepher had no sons;(AW) he had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah.)(AX)

34 These were the clans of Manasseh; those numbered were 52,700.(AY)

35 These were the descendants of Ephraim(AZ) by their clans:

through Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan;

through Beker, the Bekerite clan;

through Tahan, the Tahanite clan.

36 These were the descendants of Shuthelah:

through Eran, the Eranite clan.

37 These were the clans of Ephraim;(BA) those numbered were 32,500.

These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.

38 The descendants of Benjamin(BB) by their clans were:

through Bela, the Belaite clan;

through Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan;

through Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan;

39 through Shupham,[c] the Shuphamite clan;

through Hupham, the Huphamite clan.

40 The descendants of Bela through Ard(BC) and Naaman were:

through Ard,[d] the Ardite clan;

through Naaman, the Naamite clan.

41 These were the clans of Benjamin;(BD) those numbered were 45,600.

42 These were the descendants of Dan(BE) by their clans:(BF)

through Shuham,(BG) the Shuhamite clan.

These were the clans of Dan: 43 All of them were Shuhamite clans; and those numbered were 64,400.

44 The descendants of Asher(BH) by their clans were:

through Imnah, the Imnite clan;

through Ishvi, the Ishvite clan;

through Beriah, the Beriite clan;

45 and through the descendants of Beriah:

through Heber, the Heberite clan;

through Malkiel, the Malkielite clan.

46 (Asher had a daughter named Serah.)

47 These were the clans of Asher;(BI) those numbered were 53,400.

48 The descendants of Naphtali(BJ) by their clans were:

through Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan;

through Guni, the Gunite clan;

49 through Jezer, the Jezerite clan;

through Shillem, the Shillemite clan.

50 These were the clans of Naphtali;(BK) those numbered were 45,400.(BL)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 26:17 Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also Gen. 46:16); Masoretic Text Arod
  2. Numbers 26:23 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text through Puvah, the Punite
  3. Numbers 26:39 A few manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Shephupham
  4. Numbers 26:40 Samaritan Pentateuch and Vulgate (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text does not have through Ard.
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26 And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.

3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

4 Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt.

5 Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:

6 Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

7 These are the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

8 And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.

9 And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord:

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

11 Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.

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:

13 Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

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

15 The children 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 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:

17 Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

18 These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

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

20 And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

21 And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

22 These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

23 Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:

24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

25 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.

26 Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.

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

29 Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.

30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:

31 And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:

32 And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

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

34 These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.

35 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

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

37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.

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:

39 Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

40 And the sons of Bela were ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.

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.

43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.

44 Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.

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

46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.

47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

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

49 Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.

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