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Numbers 26:1-50
New English Translation

A Second Census Required

26 [a] After the plague the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,[b] 2 “Take a census of the whole community of Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, by their clans,[c] everyone who can serve in the army of Israel.”[d] 3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the rift valley plains[e] of Moab, along the Jordan River[f] across from Jericho. They said, 4 “Number the people[g] from twenty years old and upward, just as the Lord commanded Moses and the Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt.”

Reuben

5 Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The Reubenites: from[h] Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the family of the Palluites; 6 from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Carmi, the family of the Carmites. 7 These were the families of the Reubenites; and those numbered of them were 43,730. 8 Pallu’s descendant[i] was Eliab. 9 Eliab’s descendants were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram who as leaders of the community rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers[j] of Korah when they rebelled against the Lord. 10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and Korah at the time that company died, when the fire consumed 250 men. So they became a warning. 11 But the descendants of Korah did not die.

Simeon

12 The Simeonites by their families: from Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; from Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; from Jakin, the family of the Jakinites; 13 from Zerah,[k] the family of the Zerahites; and from Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. 14 These were the families of the Simeonites, 22,200.

Gad

15 The Gadites by their families: from Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; from Haggi, the family of the Haggites; from Shuni, the family of the Shunites; 16 from Ozni,[l] the family of the Oznites; from Eri,[m] the family of the Erites; 17 from Arod,[n] the family of the Arodites; and from Areli, the family of the Arelites. 18 These were the families of the Gadites according to those numbered of them, 40,500.

Judah

19 The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 And the Judahites by their families were: from Shelah, the family of the Shelahites; from Perez, the family of the Perezites; and from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites. 21 And the Perezites were: from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Hamul,[o] the family of the Hamulites. 22 These were the families of Judah according to those numbered of them, 76,500.

Issachar

23 The Issacharites by their families: from Tola, the family of the Tolaites; from Puah, the family of the Puites; 24 from Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; and from Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. 25 These were the families of Issachar, according to those numbered of them, 64,300.

Zebulun

26 The Zebulunites by their families: from Sered, the family of the Sardites; from Elon, the family of the Elonites; from Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. 27 These were the families of the Zebulunites, according to those numbered of them, 60,500.

Manasseh

28 The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 The Manassehites: from Machir, the family of the Machirites (now Machir became the father of Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. 30 These were the Gileadites: from Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; from Helek, the family of the Helekites; 31 from Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; from Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; 32 from Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; from Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. 33 Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These were the families of Manasseh; those numbered of them were 52,700.

Ephraim

35 These are the Ephraimites by their families: from Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; from Beker, the family of the Bekerites; from Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 36 Now these were the Shuthelahites: from Eran, the family of the Eranites. 37 These were the families of the Ephraimites, according to those numbered of them, 32,500. These[p] were the descendants of Joseph by their families.

Benjamin

38 The Benjaminites by their families: from Bela, the family of the Belaites; from Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; from Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; 39 from Shupham,[q] the family of the Shuphamites; from Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. 40 The descendants of Bela were Ard[r] and Naaman. From Ard,[s] the family of the Ardites; from Naaman, the family of the Naamanites. 41 These are the Benjaminites, according to their families, and according to those numbered of them, 45,600.

Dan

42 These are the Danites by their families: from Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These were the families of Dan, according to their families. 43 All the families of the Shuhamites according to those numbered of them were 64,400.

Asher

44 The Asherites by their families: from Imnah, the family of the Imnahites; from Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; from Beriah, the family of the Beriahites. 45 From the Beriahites: from Heber, the family of the Heberites; from Malkiel, the family of the Malkielites. 46 Now the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.[t] 47 These are the families of the Asherites, according to those numbered of them, 53,400.

Naphtali

48 The Naphtalites by their families: from Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; from Guni, the family of the Gunites; 49 from Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; from Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. 50 These were the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those numbered of them were 45,400.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 26:1 sn The breakdown of ch. 26 for outlining purposes will be essentially according to the tribes of Israel. The format and structure is similar to the first census, and so less comment is necessary here.
  2. Numbers 26:1 tc The MT has also “saying.”
  3. Numbers 26:2 tn Heb “house of their fathers.”
  4. Numbers 26:2 tn Heb “everyone who goes out in the army in Israel.”
  5. Numbers 26:3 tn The term עַרְבוֹת (ʿarevot) refers to the sloping plain of the rift valley basin to the north of the Dead Sea and east of the Jordan. See the note at Num 21:1.
  6. Numbers 26:3 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in v. 62).
  7. Numbers 26:4 tn “Number the people” is added here to the text for a smooth reading.
  8. Numbers 26:5 tc The Hebrew text has no preposition here, but one has been supplied in the translation for clarity. Cf. vv. 23, 30, 31, 32.
  9. Numbers 26:8 tc The MT has “and the sons of Pallu.”
  10. Numbers 26:9 tn Or “company” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); Heb “congregation.”
  11. Numbers 26:13 tc This is “Zohar” in Exod 6:15 and Gen 46:10.
  12. Numbers 26:16 tc The MT of Gen 46:16 reads this as “Ezbon.”
  13. Numbers 26:16 tc The Greek version and Smr have “Ad[d]i,” probably by confusion of letters.
  14. Numbers 26:17 tc Gen 46:16 and the LXX here read “Arodi.”
  15. Numbers 26:21 tc Smr and the Greek version have “Hamuel.”
  16. Numbers 26:37 sn This is a significant reduction from the first count of 40,500.
  17. Numbers 26:39 tc With the exception of a few manuscripts the MT has Shephupham. The spelling in the translation above is supported by Smr and the ancient versions.
  18. Numbers 26:40 tc The LXX has Adar. Cf. 1 Chr 8:3.
  19. Numbers 26:40 tc “From Ard” is not in the Hebrew text.
  20. Numbers 26:46 tn Also mentioned in 1 Chr 7:30.
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Numbers 26:1-50
Lexham English Bible

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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