Numbers 26:1-50
Legacy Standard Bible
Census of the Sons of Israel
26 [a]Then it happened after the (A)plague, [b]that Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, 2 “(B)Take a [c]census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ households, whoever is able to go out to war in Israel.” 3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them (C)in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, 4 “Take a census of the people from twenty years old and upward, as Yahweh has commanded Moses.”
Now the sons of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt were:
5 Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, the sons of Reuben:
of Hanoch, 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 those who were numbered of them were (D)43,730.
8 And the son of Pallu: Eliab.
9 And the sons of Eliab:
Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were (E)called upon by the congregation, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the congregation of Korah, when they contended against Yahweh,
10 and (F)the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that congregation died, (G)when the fire consumed 250 men, so that they became a [d]warning.
11 (H)The sons of Korah, however, did not die.
12 The sons of Simeon according to their families:
of [e]Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites;
of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites;
of [f]Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;
13 of [g]Zerah, the family of the Zerahites;
of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
14 These are the families of the Simeonites, (I)22,200.
15 The sons of Gad according to their families:
of [h]Zephon, the family of the Zephonites;
of Haggi, the family of the Haggites;
of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;
16 of [i]Ozni, the family of the Oznites;
of Eri, the family of the Erites;
17 of [j]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, (J)40,500.
19 The (K)sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
20 And the (L)sons of Judah according to 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 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, (M)76,500.
23 The (N)sons of Issachar according to their families:
of Tola, the family of the Tolaites;
of [k]Puvah, the family of the Punites;
24 of [l]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, (O)64,300.
26 The (P)sons of Zebulun according to 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 families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them, (Q)60,500.
28 The (R)sons of Joseph according to their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
29 The sons of Manasseh:
of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and (S)Machir [m]became the father of Gilead:
of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
30 These are the sons of Gilead:
of [n]Iezer, the family of the (T)Iezerites;
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 Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters;
and (U)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 (V)52,700.
35 These are the sons of Ephraim according to their families:
of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites;
of [o]Becher, the family of the Becherites;
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, (W)32,500.
These are the sons of Joseph according to their families.
38 The sons of Benjamin according to their families:
of Bela, the family of the Belaites;
of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites;
of [p]Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
39 of [q]Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites;
of [r]Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
40 And the sons of Bela were [s]Ard and Naaman:
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 (X)45,600.
42 These are the sons of Dan according to their families:
of [t]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 (Y)64,400.
44 The (Z)sons of Asher according to their families:
of Imnah, the family of the Imnites;
of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites;
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, (AA)53,400.
48 The (AB)sons of Naphtali according to 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 (AC)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 (AD)45,400.
Footnotes
- Numbers 26:1 Ch 25:19 in Heb
- Numbers 26:1 Ch 26:1 in Heb
- Numbers 26:2 Lit sum
- Numbers 26:10 Lit sign
- Numbers 26:12 In Gen 46:10 and Ex 6:15, Jemuel
- Numbers 26:12 In 1 Chr 4:24, Jarib
- Numbers 26:13 In Gen 46:10, Zohar
- Numbers 26:15 In Gen 46:16, Ziphion
- Numbers 26:16 In Gen 46:16, Ezbon
- Numbers 26:17 In Gen 46:16, Arodi
- Numbers 26:23 In Gen 46:13, Puvvah; in 1 Chr 7:1, Puah
- Numbers 26:24 In Gen 46:13, Iob
- Numbers 26:29 Lit begot
- Numbers 26:30 In Josh 17:2, Abiezer
- Numbers 26:35 In 1 Chr 7:20, Bered
- Numbers 26:38 In Gen 46:21, Ehi; in 1 Chr 8:1, Aharah
- Numbers 26:39 In Gen 46:21, Muppim; in 1 Chr 7:12, Shuppim
- Numbers 26:39 In Gen 46:21, Muppim and Huppim
- Numbers 26:40 In 1 Chr 8:3, Addar
- Numbers 26:42 In Gen 46:23, Hushim
Numbers 26:1-50
International Standard Version
The Second Census of Israel
26 After the plague was over, the Lord told Moses and Aaron the priest’s son Eleazar, 2 “Take a census[a] of the entire community of Israel from the age of 20 years and above, according to each ancestral tribe, counting everyone who is able to go out to war in Israel.”
3 Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River[b] in Jericho. 4 They counted every male Israeli who had come out of Egypt and who was 20 years old and above, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
5 From Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, the descendants of Reuben included from Hanoch, the family of the descendants of Hanoch; from Pallu, the family of the descendants of Pallu; 6 from Hezron, the family of the descendants of Hezron; and from Carmi, the family of the descendants of Carmi. 7 These families of the descendants of Reuben numbered 43,730.
8 Now Pallu’s son was Eliab. 9 The descendants of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram were removed from the community because they joined the rebellion against Moses and Aaron, as did Korah’s company when they rebelled against the Lord. 10 The ground had opened its mouth and swallowed them up, along with Korah. Also, that group died when the fire devoured 250 men as a warning sign, 11 but Korah’s direct descendants didn’t die.
12 The descendants of Simeon, listed according to their families, included: From Nemuel, the family of the descendants of Nemuel; from Jamin, the family of the descendants of Jamin; from Jachin, the family of the descendants of Jachin; 13 from Zerah, the family of the descendants of Zerah; and from Shaul, the family of the descendants of Shaul. 14 These families of the descendants of Simeon numbered 22,200.
15 The descendants of Gad, listed according to their families, included: From Zephon, the family of the descendants of Zephon; from Haggi, the family of the descendants of Haggi; from Shuni, the family of the descendants of Shuni; 16 from Ozni, the family of the descendants of Ozni; from Eri, the family of the descendants of Eri; 17 from Arod, the family of the descendants of Arod; and from Areli, the family of the descendants of Areli. 18 These families of the descendants of Gad numbered 40,500.
19 The descendants of Judah originally included Er and Onan, though Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 The descendants of Judah, listed according to their families, included: From Shelah, the family of the descendants of Shelah; from Perez, the family of the descendants of Perez; and from Zerah, the family of the descendants of Zerah. 21 The descendants of Perez included: From Hezron, the family of the descendants of Hezron; and from Hamul, the family of the descendants of Hamul. 22 These families of Judah numbered 76,500.
23 The tribe of Issachar, listed according to their families, included: From Tola, the family of the descendants of Tola; from Puvah, the family of the descendants of Puvah; 24 from Jashub, the family of the descendants of Jashub; and from Shimron, the family of the descendants of Shimron. 25 These families of Issachar numbered 64,300.
26 The tribe of Zebulun, listed according to their families, included: From Sered, the family of the descendants of Sered; from Elon, the family of the descendants of Elon; and from Jahleel, the family of the descendants of Jahleel. 27 These families of the descendants of Zebulun numbered 60,500.
28 The tribe of Joseph, listed according to their families, included Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 The descendants of Manasseh included: From Machir, the family of the descendants of Machir. (Machir was the father of Gilead.) From Gilead, the family of the Gileadites 30 included: From Iezer, the family of the descendants of Iezer; from Helek, the family of the descendants of Helek; 31 from Asriel, the family of the descendants of Asriel; from Shechem, the family of the descendants of Shechem; 32 from Shemida, the family of the descendants of Shemida; and from Hepher, the family of the descendants of Hepher. 33 Hepher’s son Zelophehad had no sons, but the names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These families of Manasseh numbered 52,700.
35 The descendants of Ephraim, listed according to their families, included: From Shuthelah, the family of the descendants of Shuthelah; from Becher, the family of the descendants of Becher; and from Tahan, the family of the descendants of Tahan. 36 The descendants of Shuthelah included from Eran, the family of the descendants of Eran. 37 These families of Ephraim numbered 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph, listed according to their families.
38 The tribe of Benjamin, listed according to their families, included: From Bela, the family of the descendants of Bela; from Ashbel, the family of the descendants of Ashbel; from Ahiram, the family of the descendants of Ahiram; 39 from Shephupham, the family of the descendants of Shephupham; and from Hupham, the family of the descendants of Hupham. 40 The descendants of Bela were Ard and Naaman: From Ard, the family of the descendants of Ard; and from Naaman, the family of the descendants of Naaman. 41 These descendants of Benjamin’s families numbered 45,600.
42 The tribe of Dan, listed according to their families, included the families of the descendants of Shuham. 43 All the families of the Shuhamites numbered 64,400.
44 The tribe of Asher, listed according to their families, included: From Imnah, the family of the descendants of Imnah; from Ishvi, the family of the descendants of Ishvi; and from Beriah, the family of the descendants of Beriah. 45 The descendants of Beriah included: From Heber, the family of the descendants of Heber; and from Malchiel, the family of the descendants of Malchiel. 46 (The name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.) 47 These descendants of Asher numbered 53,400.
48 The tribe of Naphtali, listed according to their families, included: From Jahzeel, the family of the descendants of Jahzeel; from Guni, the family of the descendants of Guni; 49 from Jezer, the family of the descendants of Jezer; and from Shillem, the family of the descendants of Shillem. 50 These families of Naphtali numbered 45,400.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Numbers 26:2 Lit. Lift the head
- Numbers 26:3 The Heb. lacks River
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