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26 After that the blood of (the) guilty men was shed out, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar, the priest, [the] son of Aaron,

Reckon ye all the number of the sons of Israel, from twenty years and above (from twenty years of age and older), by their houses, and their kindreds, (yea,) all (the) men that be able to go forth to battles.

And so Moses and Eleazar, the priest, spake in the field places of Moab, over Jordan, against Jericho, (And so Moses and Eleazar, the priest, spoke on the plains of Moab, across the Jordan River, opposite Jericho,)

to them that were of twenty years and above (to those who were twenty years of age and older), as the Lord commanded; of which this is the number.

Reuben, the first begotten of Israel (Reuben, Israel’s first-born); the son of him was Hanoch, of whom came the family of Hanochites; and Pallu, of whom came the family of Palluites;

and Hezron, of whom came the family of Hezronites; and Carmi, of whom came the family of Carmites.

These were the families of the generation of Reuben, of which families (all) the number was found (to be) three and forty thousand (and) seven hundred and thirty.

The son of Pallu was Eliab;

the sons of him were Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These were Dathan and Abiram, [the] princes of the people, that rose against Moses and Aaron, in the rebelty of Korah, when they rebelled against the Lord (These were that Dathan and Abiram, the leaders of the people, who rose up against Moses and Aaron, in the rebellion of Korah, when they rebelled against the Lord);

10 and the earth opened his mouth, and devoured Korah, and full many men died, when the fire burnt two hundred men and fifty; and a great miracle was done, (and the earth opened its mouth, and devoured Korah, and a great many died, when the fire burned up two hundred and fifty men; and a great miracle was done,)

11 that when Korah perished, his sons perished not. (that when Korah died, his sons did not die.)

12 The sons of Simeon by their kindreds; Nemuel, of him was the family of Nemuelites; Jamin, of him the family of Jaminites; Jachin, of him the family of Jachinites;

13 Zerah, of him the family of Zarhites; Shaul, of him the family of Shaulites.

14 These were the families of Simeon, of which all the number was two and twenty thousand and two hundred.

15 The sons of Gad by their kindreds; Zephon, of him the family of Zephonites; Haggi, of him the family of Haggites; Shuni, of him the family of Shunites;

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

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

18 These were the families of Gad, of which all the number was forty thousand and five hundred.

19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, which both were dead in the land of Canaan. (The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, and both of them died in the land of Canaan.)

20 And the sons of Judah were these by their kindreds; Shelah, of whom came the family of Shelanites; Pharez, of him the family of Pharzites (Perez, of him the family of Perezites); Zerah, of him the family of Zarhites.

21 Soothly the sons of Pharez were Hezron (And the sons of Perez were Hezron), of him the family of Hezronites; and Hamul, of him the family of Hamulites.

22 These were the families of Judah, of which all the number was seventy thousand and five hundred.

23 The sons of Issachar by their kindreds; Tola, of him the family of Tolaites; Pua, of him the family of Punites;

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

25 These were the kindreds of Issachar (These were the families of Issachar), of which (all) the number was four and sixty thousand and three hundred.

26 The sons of Zebulun by their kindreds; Sered, of him the family of Sardites; Elon, of him the family of Elonites; Jahleel, of him the family of Jahleelites.

27 These were the kindreds of Zebulun (These were the families of Zebulun), of which (all) the number was sixty thousand and five hundred.

28 The sons of Joseph by their kindreds were Manasseh and Ephraim.

29 Of Manasseh was born Machir, of him the family of Machirites. Machir begat Gilead, of him, the family of Gileadites.

30 Gilead had these sons; Jeezer, of him the family of Jeezerites; and Helek, of him the family of Helekites;

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

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

33 Soothly Hepher was the father of Zelophehad, that had not sons, but only daughters; of which these were the names; Mahlah, and Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

34 These were the families of Manasseh, and (all) the number of them was two and fifty thousand and seven hundred.

35 Soothly the sons of Ephraim by their kindreds were these; Shuthelah, of him the family of Shuthalhites; Becher, of him the family of Bachrites; Tahan, of him the family of Tahanites.

36 Soothly the son of Shuthelah was Eran, of him the family of Eranites.

37 These were the kindreds of the sons of Ephraim (These were the families of Ephraim), of which (all) the number was two and thirty thousand and five hundred. These were the sons of Joseph, by their families.

38 The sons of Benjamin in their kindreds (These were the families of Benjamin); Bela, of him the family of Belaites; Ashbel, of him the family of Ashbelites; Ahiram, of him the family of Ahiramites;

39 Shupham, of him the family of Shuphamites; Hupham, of him the family of Huphamites.

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

41 These were the sons of Benjamin by their kindreds (These were the families of Benjamin), of which (all) the number was five and forty thousand and six hundred.

42 The sons of Dan by their kindreds; Shuham, of him the family of Shuhamites. These were the kindreds of Dan by their families (These were the families of Dan);

43 (and) all (of them) were Shuhamites, of which (all) the number was four and sixty thousand and four hundred.

44 The sons of Asher by their kindreds (These were the families of Asher); Jimna, of him the family of Jimnites; Jesui, of him the family of Jesuites; Beriah, of him the family of Beriites.

45 The sons of Beriah; Heber, of him the family of Heberites; and Malchiel, of him the family of Malchielites.

46 Soothly the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

47 These were the kindreds of the sons of Asher (These were the families of Asher), and (all) the number of them was four and fifty thousand and four hundred.

48 The sons of Naphtali by their kindreds; Jahzeel, of him the family of Jahzeelites; Guni, of him the family of Gunites;

49 Jezer, of him the family of Jezerites; (and) Shillem, of him the family of Shillemites.

50 These were the kindreds of the sons of Naphtali by their families (These were the families of Naphtali), of which (all) the number was five and forty thousand and four hundred.

51 This is the sum of the sons of Israel, that were numbered (who were listed, or registered), six hundred thousand and a thousand (and) seven hundred and thirty.

52 And the Lord spake to Moses, and said,

53 The land shall be parted to these, by the number of names into their possessions; (The land shall be divided into possessions for these tribes, according to the number of names listed;)

54 thou shalt give the greater part to [the] more men, and the less(er) part to [the] fewer men; possession shall be given to all by themselves, as they be numbered now; (thou shalt give the larger part to the larger group of people, and the smaller part to the smaller group of people; a possession shall be given to each by themselves, as they now be numbered, that is, in proportion to their number;)

55 so only that (the) lot part the land to lineages and to families.

56 Whatever thing befalleth by lot, either more (men), either fewer men, take that.

57 Also this is the number of the sons of Levi by their families; Gershon, of whom is the family of Gershonites; Kohath, of him the family of Kohathites; Merari, of him the family of Merarites.

58 These were the families of Levi; the family of Libni, the family of Hebron, the family of Mahli, the family of Mushi, the family of Korah. And soothly Kohath begat Amram,

59 which had a wife, Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, which daughter was born to him in Egypt. This Jochebed engendered to her husband Amram, (his two) sons, Aaron and Moses, and Marie, the sister of them. (who had a wife, Jochebed, who was the daughter of Levi, and she was born to him in Egypt. This Jochebed bare for her husband Amram, his two sons, Aaron and Moses, and their sister, Miriam.)

60 Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar were begotten of Aaron;

61 of which Nadab and Abihu were dead, when they had offered alien fire before the Lord. (and Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered unholy fire before the Lord.)

62 And all that were numbered of this lineage were three and twenty thousand of male kind, from a month and above, which were not numbered among the sons of Israel, neither possession was given to them with other men. (And all who were listed, or registered, in this tribe were twenty-three thousand males, from one month of age and older, but they were not listed with the other Israelites, nor was any possession given to them among the other people.)

63 This is the number of the sons of Israel, that be described of Moses and Eleazar, [the] priest, in the field places of Moab, over Jordan, against Jericho; (These were all the Israelites listed by Moses and Eleazar, the priest, on the plains of Moab, across the Jordan River, opposite Jericho;)

64 among which none of them was that were numbered before of Moses and Aaron, in the desert of Sinai; (and there was not one among them who had been registered by Moses and Aaron before, in the Sinai Desert;)

65 for the Lord before-said, that all should die in the wilderness; and none of them dwelled alive, but Caleb, Jephunneh’s son, and Joshua, the son of Nun. (for the Lord had said before, that they would all die in the wilderness; and so none of them remained alive, but Caleb, Jephunneh’s son, and Joshua, the son of Nun.)

The Second Census of Israel

26 And it came to pass, after the (A)plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying: (B)“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel (C)from twenty years old and above, by their fathers’ houses, all who are able to go to war in Israel.” So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them (D)in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying: Take a census of the people from twenty years old and above, just as the Lord (E)commanded Moses and the children of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt.”

(F)Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The children of Reuben were: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. These are the families of the Reubenites: those who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty. And the son of Pallu was Eliab. The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram, (G)representatives of the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the Lord; 10 (H)and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men; (I)and they became a sign. 11 Nevertheless (J)the children of Korah did not die.

12 The sons of Simeon according to their families were: of [a]Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of [b]Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; 13 of [c]Zerah, the family of the Zarhites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. 14 These are the families of the Simeonites: twenty-two thousand two hundred.

15 The sons of Gad according to their families were: of [d]Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites; 16 of [e]Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites; 17 of [f]Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites. 18 These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them: forty thousand five hundred.

19 (K)The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 And (L)the sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Parzites; of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. 21 And the sons of Perez 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 who were numbered of them: seventy-six thousand five hundred.

23 The sons of Issachar according to their families were: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of [g]Puah, the family of the [h]Punites; 24 of [i]Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. 25 These are the families of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them: sixty-four thousand three hundred.

26 (M)The sons of Zebulun according to their families were: 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 who were numbered of them: sixty thousand five hundred.

28 (N)The sons of Joseph according to their families, by Manasseh and Ephraim, were: 29 The sons of (O)Manasseh: of (P)Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. 30 These are the sons of Gilead: of [j]Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites; 31 of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; 32 of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. 33 Now (Q)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. 34 These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

35 These are the sons of Ephraim according to their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites; of [k]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 who were numbered of them: thirty-two thousand five hundred.

These are the sons of Joseph according to their families.

38 (R)The sons of Benjamin according to their families were: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of (S)Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; 39 of (T)Shupham,[l] the family of the Shuphamites; of [m]Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. 40 And the sons of Bela were [n]Ard and Naaman: (U)of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. 41 These are the sons of Benjamin according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

42 These are the sons of Dan according to their families: of [o]Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan according to their families. 43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.

44 (V)The sons of Asher according to their families were: 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 Serah. 47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them: fifty-three thousand four hundred.

48 (W)The sons of Naphtali according to their families were: of [p]Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites; 49 of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of (X)Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.

51 (Y)These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

52 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 53 (Z)“To these the land shall be (AA)divided as an inheritance, according to the number of names. 54 (AB)To a large tribe you shall give a larger inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a smaller inheritance. Each shall be given its inheritance according to those who were numbered of them. 55 But the land shall be (AC)divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. 56 According to the lot their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller.”

57 (AD)And these are those who were numbered of the Levites according to 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 the Levites: 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 Korathites. And Kohath begot Amram. 59 The name of Amram’s wife was (AE)Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam. 60 (AF)To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61 And (AG)Nadab and Abihu died when they offered profane fire before the Lord.

62 (AH)Now those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and above; (AI)for they were not numbered among the other children of Israel, because there was (AJ)no inheritance given to them among the children of Israel.

63 These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel (AK)in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. 64 (AL)But among these there was not a man of those who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they numbered the children of Israel in the (AM)Wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, “They (AN)shall surely die in the wilderness.” So there was not left a man of them, (AO)except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 26:12 Jemuel, Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15
  2. Numbers 26:12 Jarib, 1 Chr. 4:24
  3. Numbers 26:13 Zohar, Gen. 46:10
  4. Numbers 26:15 Ziphion, Gen. 46:16
  5. Numbers 26:16 Ezbon, Gen. 46:16
  6. Numbers 26:17 Sam., Syr. Arodi and Gen. 46:16
  7. Numbers 26:23 So with Sam., LXX, Syr., Vg.; Heb. Puvah, Gen. 46:13; 1 Chr. 7:1
  8. Numbers 26:23 Sam., LXX, Syr., Vg. Puaites
  9. Numbers 26:24 Job, Gen. 46:13
  10. Numbers 26:30 Abiezer, Josh. 17:2
  11. Numbers 26:35 Bered, 1 Chr. 7:20
  12. Numbers 26:39 MT Shephupham; Shephuphan, 1 Chr. 8:5
  13. Numbers 26:39 Huppim, Gen. 46:21
  14. Numbers 26:40 Addar, 1 Chr. 8:3
  15. Numbers 26:42 Hushim, Gen. 46:23
  16. Numbers 26:48 Jahziel, 1 Chr. 7:13

Census of the New Generation

26 (A)After the plague, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron, the priest, (B)“Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all in Israel who are able to go to war.” And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them (C)in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, “Take a census of the people,[a] from twenty years old and upward,” as the Lord (D)commanded Moses. The people of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt were:

(E)Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites; of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites. These are the clans of the Reubenites, and those listed were (F)43,730. And the sons of Pallu: Eliab. The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram, (G)chosen from the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the Lord 10 and (H)the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured 250 men, and (I)they became a warning. 11 But (J)the sons of Korah did not die.

12 The sons of (K)Simeon according to their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the clan of the Jachinites; 13 of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites. 14 These are the clans of the Simeonites, (L)22,200.

15 The sons of (M)Gad according to their clans: of Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the clan of the Haggites; of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites; 16 of Ozni, the clan of the Oznites; of Eri, the clan of the Erites; 17 of Arod, the clan of the Arodites; of Areli, the clan of the Arelites. 18 These are the clans of the sons of Gad as they were listed, (N)40,500.

19 The sons of (O)Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 And the sons of Judah according to their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; of Perez, the clan of the Perezites; of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites. 21 And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites. 22 These are the clans of Judah as they were listed, (P)76,500.

23 The sons of (Q)Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites; 24 of Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites. 25 These are the clans of Issachar as they were listed, (R)64,300.

26 The sons of (S)Zebulun, according to their clans: of Sered, the clan of the Seredites; of Elon, the clan of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites. 27 These are the clans of the Zebulunites as they were listed, (T)60,500.

28 The sons of (U)Joseph according to their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 (V)The sons of Manasseh: of (W)Machir, the clan of the Machirites; and Machir was the father of Gilead; (X)of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites. 30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; of Helek, the clan of the Helekites; 31 and of Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites; 32 and of Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites. 33 Now (Y)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. 34 These are the clans of Manasseh, and those listed were (Z)52,700.

35 These are the sons of Ephraim according to their clans: of Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the clan of the Becherites; of Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites. 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the clan of the Eranites. 37 These are the clans of the sons of Ephraim as they were listed, (AA)32,500. These are the sons of Joseph according to their clans.

38 The sons of (AB)Benjamin according to their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites; 39 of Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites. 40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites; of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites. 41 These are the sons of Benjamin according to their clans, and those listed were (AC)45,600.

42 These are the sons of (AD)Dan according to their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites. These are the clans of Dan according to their clans. 43 All the clans of the Shuhamites, as they were listed, were (AE)64,400.

44 The sons of (AF)Asher according to their clans: of Imnah, the clan of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the clan of the Beriites. 45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the clan of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the clan of the Malchielites. 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. 47 These are the clans of the sons of Asher as they were listed, (AG)53,400.

48 The sons of (AH)Naphtali according to their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the clan of the Gunites; 49 of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites. 50 These are the clans of Naphtali according to their clans, and those listed were (AI)45,400.

51 This was the list of the people of Israel, (AJ)601,730.

52 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 53 (AK)“Among these the land shall be divided for inheritance according to the number of names. 54 (AL)To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance in proportion to its list. 55 But the land shall be (AM)divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 56 Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the larger and the smaller.”

57 (AN)This was the list of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites. 58 These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, the clan of the Korahites. And Kohath was the father of Amram. 59 The name of Amram's wife was (AO)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 (AP)And to Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61 (AQ)But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord. 62 And those listed were (AR)23,000, every male from a month old and upward. For (AS)they were not listed among the people of Israel, because (AT)there was no inheritance given to them among the people of Israel.

63 These were those listed by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who listed the people of Israel (AU)in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. 64 (AV)But among these there was not one of those listed by Moses and Aaron the priest, who had listed the people of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, (AW)“They shall die in the wilderness.” Not one of them was left, (AX)except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 26:4 Take a census of the people is implied (compare verse 2)

26 l’Eternel dit à Moïse et à Eléazar, fils du prêtre Aaron : Faites le recensement de toute la communauté d’Israël ; vous dénombrerez, par groupes familiaux, tous les hommes de vingt ans et plus, aptes à servir dans l’armée d’Israël[a].

Moïse et le prêtre Eléazar s’adressèrent au peuple dans les plaines de Moab au bord du Jourdain à la hauteur de Jéricho. Ils leur dirent : Nous allons faire le recensement de tous les hommes de vingt ans et plus, comme l’Eternel l’a ordonné à Moïse. Voici les descendants d’Israël sortis d’Egypte.

Fils de Ruben, premier-né d’Israël : Hénok, de qui est issue la famille des Hénokites ; de Pallou, la famille des Pallouites ; de Hetsrôn, celle des Hetsronites ; de Karmi, celle des Karmites[b].

Telles étaient les familles de Ruben. Leur effectif était de 43 730 hommes. Eliab, fils de Pallou, eut pour fils : Nemouel, Datan et Abiram. Ce sont ces deux derniers, membres du conseil de la communauté, qui s’en prirent à Moïse et Aaron avec les partisans de Qoré, lorsque ceux-ci se rebellèrent contre l’Eternel[c]. 10 La terre se fendit et les engloutit avec Qoré le jour où tous ses partisans périrent par le feu qui dévora les deux cent cinquante hommes. Ils servirent ainsi d’exemple. 11 Par contre, les fils de Qoré ne moururent pas.

12 Descendants de Siméon, classés par familles : issue de Nemouel, la famille des Nemouélites ; de Yamîn, celle des Yaminites ; de Yakîn, celle des Yakinites ; 13 de Zérah, celle des Zérahites ; de Saül, celle des Saülites. 14 Telles étaient les familles de Siméon. Leur effectif était de 22 200 hommes.

15 Descendants de Gad, classés par familles : de Tsephôn, la famille des Tsephonites ; de Haggui, celle des Hagguites ; de Shouni, celle des Shounites ; 16 d’Ozni, celle des Oznites ; d’Eri, celle des Erites ; 17 d’Arod[d], celle des Arodites ; d’Areéli, celle des Areélites. 18 Telles étaient les familles de Gad. Leur effectif était de 40 500 hommes.

19 Descendants de Juda : deux d’entre eux, Er et Onân, moururent dans le pays de Canaan. 20 Autres descendants de Juda, classés par familles : de Shéla, la famille des Shélanites ; de Pérets, celle des Partsites ; de Zérah, celle des Zérahites. 21 Pérets eut deux fils : Hetsrôn, de qui est issue la famille des Hetsronites, et Hamoul, de qui est issue la famille des Hamoulites. 22 Telles étaient les familles de Juda. Leur effectif était de 76 500 hommes.

23 Descendants d’Issacar, classés par familles : de Tola, la famille des Tolaïtes ; de Pouva, celle des Pouvites[e] ; 24 de Yashoub, celle des Yashoubites ; de Shimrôn, celle des Shimronites. 25 Telles étaient les familles d’Issacar. Leur effectif était de 64 300 hommes.

26 Descendants de Zabulon, classés par familles : de Séred, la famille des Sardites ; d’Elôn, celle des Elonites ; de Yahléel, celle des Yahleélites. 27 Telles étaient les familles de Zabulon. Leur effectif était de 60 500 hommes.

28 Joseph eut pour fils Manassé et Ephraïm. 29 Fils de Manassé : Makir, de qui est issue la famille des Makirites et qui eut pour fils Galaad, de qui sont issus les Galaadites. 30 Voici les descendants de Galaad : Yézer, de qui est issue la famille des Yézérites ; Héleq avec la famille des Hélqites ; 31 Asriel avec la famille des Asriélites ; Sichem avec la famille des Sichémites ; 32 Shemida avec la famille des Shemidaïtes ; Hépher avec la famille des Héphrites. 33 Tselophhad, fils de Hépher, n’eut pas de fils, mais il eut pour filles : Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milka et Tirtsa. 34 Telles étaient les familles de Manassé. Leur effectif était de 52 700 hommes.

35 Voici les descendants d’Ephraïm classés par familles : de Shoutélah, la famille des Shoutalhites ; de Béker, celle des Bakrites ; de Tahân, celle des Tahanites. 36 Shoutélah eut pour fils Erân de qui est issue la famille des Eranites. 37 Telles étaient les familles d’Ephraïm. Leur effectif était de 32 500 hommes. Tels sont les descendants de Joseph selon leurs familles.

38 Descendants de Benjamin, classés par familles : de Béla, la famille des Balites ; d’Ashbel, celle des Ashbélites ; d’Ahiram, celle des Ahiramites ; 39 de Shoupham[f], celle des Shouphamites ; de Houpham, celle des Houphamites. 40 Béla eut deux fils : Ard[g], de qui est issue la famille des Ardites, et Naaman, de qui est issue la famille des Naamanites. 41 Telles étaient les familles de Benjamin. Leur effectif était de 45 600 hommes.

42 Voici les descendants de Dan classés par familles : de Shouham est issue la famille des Shouhamites. Les familles de Dan sont les familles des Shouhamites. 43 L’ensemble des familles des Shouhamites était de 64 400 hommes.

44 Descendants d’Aser, classés par familles : de Yimna la famille des Yimnites ; de Yishvi, celle des Yishvites ; de Beria, celle des Beriites. 45 De ce dernier sont issues la famille des Hébrites de Héber et celle des Malkiélites de Malkiel. 46 Aser avait aussi une fille appelée Sérah. 47 Telles étaient les familles d’Aser. Leur effectif était de 53 400 hommes.

48 Descendants de Nephtali, classés par familles : de Yahtséel, la famille des Yahtseélites ; de Gouni, celle des Gounites ; 49 de Yétser, celle des Yitsrites ; de Shillem, celle des Shillémites. 50 Telles étaient les familles de Nephtali. Leur effectif était de 45 400 hommes.

51 L’effectif total des Israélites recensés était de 601 730 hommes.

52 L’Eternel parla à Moïse, en ces termes[h] : 53 C’est entre ceux-là que le pays sera partagé, et donné en possession en se basant sur le nombre de personnes. 54 Aux tribus plus nombreuses, tu donneras un patrimoine plus grand, et aux moins nombreuses, un plus petit ; à chacun sera donné un territoire proportionné à son effectif. 55 Toutefois, c’est par tirage au sort que se fera le partage du pays ; chaque tribu recevra sa part d’après le nombre de ses ressortissants. 56 C’est le sort qui décidera du territoire attribué aux plus nombreux et à ceux qui le sont moins.

Le recensement des lévites

57 Voici les effectifs des lévites recensés par familles : de Guershôn est issue la famille des Guershonites ; de Qehath, celle des Qehatites ; de Merari, celle des Merarites. 58 Voici les familles issues de Lévi : celle des Libnites, des Hébronites, des Mahlites, des Moushites et des Qoréites. Qehath eut pour fils Amram[i] 59 qui épousa Yokébed, fille de Lévi, née en Egypte. Ils eurent pour enfants Aaron, Moïse et leur sœur Miryam. 60 Aaron eut pour fils : Nadab, Abihou, Eléazar et Itamar[j]. 61 Nadab et Abihou moururent pour avoir présenté devant l’Eternel un feu profane[k].

62 L’effectif des lévites de sexe masculin âgés d’un mois et plus était de 23 000. Les lévites ne furent pas compris dans le recensement des Israélites, car ils ne devaient pas recevoir de patrimoine comme ceux-ci.

Conclusion

63 Tel fut le résultat du recensement des Israélites effectué par Moïse et le prêtre Eléazar dans les plaines de Moab au bord du Jourdain, en face de Jéricho. 64 Parmi eux, il ne restait plus personne de ceux que Moïse et Aaron avaient recensés dans le désert du Sinaï[l], 65 car l’Eternel leur avait déclaré qu’ils mourraient dans le désert. Il ne subsistait donc aucun d’entre eux, excepté Caleb, fils de Yephounné, et Josué, fils de Noun[m].

Footnotes

  1. 26.2 Le premier recensement avait eu lieu trente-huit ans plus tôt (voir Nb 1 à 3). A l’exception de Caleb et de Josué, les hommes du premier recensement sont tous morts (voir 26.64-65).
  2. 26.6 Voir Gn 46.9.
  3. 26.9 Voir le chapitre 16.
  4. 26.17 Selon le texte hébreu traditionnel. Le Pentateuque samaritain, la version syriaque et Gn 46.16 ont : Arodi.
  5. 26.23 Le Pentateuque samaritain, l’ancienne version grecque, la Vulgate et 1 Ch 7.1 ont : Poua… Pouites.
  6. 26.39 D’après quelques manuscrits du texte hébreu traditionnel, le Pentateuque samaritain, la version syriaque et la Vulgate. La plupart des manuscrits du texte hébreu traditionnel ont : Shephoupham.
  7. 26.40 D’après le Pentateuque samaritain et la version syriaque. Manque dans le texte hébreu traditionnel.
  8. 26.52 Pour les v. 52-56, voir Nb 33.54 ; 34.13 ; Jos 14.1-2.
  9. 26.58 Voir Ex 6.17-19, 24.
  10. 26.60 Voir Ex 6.23 ; Nb 3.2.
  11. 26.61 Voir Lv 10.1-7 ; Nb 3.4.
  12. 26.64 Voir Nb 1 ; 3.
  13. 26.65 Voir 14.26-38.