26 2 The Lord commandeth to number the children of Israel in the plain of Moab, from twenty years old and above. 57 The Levites and their families. 64 None of them that were numbered in Sinai go into Canaan, save Caleb and Joshua.

And so after the [a]plague, the Lord spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the Priest, saying,

Take the number of all the Congregation of the children of Israel, (A)from twenty years old and above, throughout their father’s houses, all that go forth to war in Israel.

So Moses and Eleazar the Priest spake unto them in the plain of Moab, by Jordan [b]toward Jericho, saying,

From twenty years old and above ye shall number the people, as the Lord (B)had commanded Moses, and the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

(C)Reuben the firstborn of Israel: the children of Reuben were: Hanoch, of whom came the family of the Hanochites, and 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: and they were in number three and forty thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

And the sons of Pallu, Eliab.

And the sons of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan and Abiram: this Dathan and Abiram were famous in the Congregation, and (D)strove against Moses and against Aaron in the [c]assembly of Korah, when they strove against the Lord.

10 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up with Korah, when the Congregation died, what time the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men, who were [d]for a sign.

11 Notwithstanding, all the sons of Korah died not.

12 ¶ And the children of Simeon after their families were: Nemuel, of whom came 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: two and twenty thousand, and two hundred.

15 ¶ The sons of Gad after their families were: Zephon, of whom came 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 sons of Gad, according to their numbers forty thousand and five hundred.

19 ¶ The sons of Judah, Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of [e]Canaan.

20 So were the sons of Judah after their families: of Shelah came the family of the Shelanites: of Perez, the family of the Parzites, of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

21 And the sons of (E)Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul the family of the Hamulites.

22 These are the families of Judah, after their numbers, seventy and six thousand and five hundred.

23 ¶ The sons of Issachar after their families were: Tola, of whom came the family of the Tolaites: of Puah, 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, after their numbers, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.

26 ¶ The sons of Zebulun, after 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, after their numbers threescore thousand and five hundred.

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

29 The sons of Manasseh were of (F)Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead came 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 Of Asriel the family of the Asrielites: of Shechem, the family of Shechemites.

32 Of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

33 ¶ And (G)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 the number of them, two and fifty thousand and seven hundred.

35 ¶ These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah came 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 after their numbers two and forty thousand and five hundred: these are the sons of Joseph after their families.

38 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela came 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 came the family of the Ardites, of Naaman the family of the Naamites.

41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families, and their numbers, five and forty thousand and six hundred.

42 ¶ These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham came the family of the Shuhamites: these are the families of Dan after their households.

43 All the families of the Shuhamites were after their numbers, threescore and four thousand, and four hundred.

44 ¶ The sons of Asher after their families were of Jimna, the families of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.

45 The sons of Beriah were: 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 after their numbers three and fifty thousand and four hundred.

48 ¶ The sons of Naphtali, after their families were: of Jahzeel, the families 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 households, and their number, five and forty thousand and four hundred.

51 These are the [f]numbers of the children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

52 ¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance, according to the number of [g]names.

54 (H)To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give less inheritance: to every one according to his number shall be given his inheritance.

55 Notwithstanding, the land shall be (I)divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit:

56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.

57 (J)These also are the numbers of the Levites, after their families: of Gershon came 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 the Libnites: the family of the Hebronites: the family of the Mahlites: the family of the Mushites: the family of the Korathites: and Kohath begat Amram.

59 And Amram’s wife was called (K)Jochebed the daughter of Levi, which was born unto Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

60 And unto Aaron were born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

61 (L)And Nadab and Abihu died, because they offered strange fire before the Lord.

62 And their numbers were three and twenty thousand, all males from a month old and above, for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was none inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

63 ¶ These are the numbers of Moses and Eleazar the Priest which numbered the children of Israel in the plain of Moab, near Jordan, toward Jericho.

64 And among these there was not a man of them, [h]whom Moses and Aaron the Priest numbered, when they told the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

65 For the Lord said unto them, (M)They shall die in the wilderness: so there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 26:1 Which came for their whoredom and idolatry.
  2. Numbers 26:3 Where the river is near to Jericho.
  3. Numbers 26:9 In that rebellion whereof Korah was head.
  4. Numbers 26:10 That is, for an example that others should not murmur and rebel against God’s ministers.
  5. Numbers 26:19 Before Jacob went into Egypt, Gen. 38:3,7,10 and 46:12.
  6. Numbers 26:51 This is the third time that they are numbered.
  7. Numbers 26:53 Or, persons.
  8. Numbers 26:64 Wherein appeareth the great power of God, that so wonderfully increased his people.

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