Al doilea recensământ al lui Israel

26 După această urgie, Domnul le-a zis lui Moise şi preotului Elazar, fiul lui Aaron: „Faceţi numărătoarea întregii adunări a israeliţilor, potrivit familiilor lor, a tuturor acelora din Israel care au peste douăzeci de ani şi sunt în stare să meargă la luptă.“

Moise şi preotul Elazar au vorbit poporului în câmpiile Moabului, lângă Iordan, în faţa Ierihonului şi i-au zis: „Faceţi numărătoarea tuturor celor care au peste douăzeci de ani, aşa cum a poruncit Domnul lui Moise.“

Iată care au fost israeliţii care au ieşit din ţara Egiptului:

urmaşii lui Ruben, întâiul născut al lui Israel, erau:

prin Enoh, clanul enohiţilor;

prin Palu, clanul paluiţilor;

prin Heţron, clanul heţroniţilor;

prin Carmi, clanul carmiţilor.

Acestea alcătuiau clanurile rubeniţilor; au fost număraţi patruzeci şi trei de mii şapte sute treizeci de bărbaţi.

Fiul lui Palu a fost Eliab, iar fiii lui Eliab erau: Nemuel, Datan şi Abiram. Datan şi Abiram au fost cei care s-au răzvrătit împotriva lui Moise şi Aaron în mijlocul mulţimii adunate de Korah, atunci când s-au răzvrătit împotriva Domnului. 10 Pământul şi-a deschis gura şi i-a înghiţit împreună cu Korah, când focul i-a mistuit pe cei ce-l urmaseră, un număr de două sute cincizeci de bărbaţi. Ei au slujit drept pildă pentru popor. 11 Fiii lui Korah n-au murit atunci.

12 Urmaşii lui Simeon, potrivit clanurilor lor, erau:

prin Nemuel, clanul nemueliţilor;

prin Iamin, clanul iaminiţilor;

prin Iachin, clanul iachiniţilor;

13 prin Zerah, clanul zerahiţilor;

prin Saul, clanul sauliţilor.

14 Acestea alcătuiau clanurile simeoniţilor; au fost număraţi douăzeci şi două de mii două sute de bărbaţi.

15 Urmaşii lui Gad, potrivit clanurilor lor, erau:

prin Ţefon, clanul ţefoniţilor;

prin Haghi, clanul haghiţilor;

prin Şuni, clanul şuniţilor;

16 prin Ozni, clanul ozniţilor;

prin Eri, clanul eriţilor;

17 prin Arodi[a], clanul arodiţilor;

prin Areli, clanul areliţilor.

18 Acestea alcătuiau clanurile urmaşilor lui Gad; au fost număraţi patruzeci de mii cinci sute de bărbaţi.

19 Fiii lui Iuda au fost Er şi Onan; dar atât Er, cât şi Onan au murit în Canaan.

20 Urmaşii lui Iuda, potrivit clanurilor lor, erau:

prin Şela, clanul şelaniţilor;

prin Pereţ, clanul pereţiţilor;

prin Zerah, clanul zerahiţilor.

21 Urmaşii lui Pereţ au fost:

prin Heţron, clanul heţroniţilor;

prin Hamul, clanul hamuliţilor.

22 Acestea alcătuiau clanurile urmaşilor lui Iuda; au fost număraţi şaptezeci şi şase de mii cinci sute de bărbaţi.

23 Urmaşii lui Isahar, potrivit clanurilor lor, erau:

prin Tola, clanul tolaiţilor;

prin Puia[b], clanul puiţilor.

24 prin Iaşub, clanul iaşubiţilor;

prin Şimron, clanul şimroniţilor.

25 Acestea alcătuiau clanurile urmaşilor lui Isahar; au fost număraţi şaizeci şi patru de mii trei sute de bărbaţi.

26 Urmaşii lui Zabulon, potrivit clanurilor lor, erau:

prin Sered, clanul serediţilor;

prin Elon, clanul eloniţilor;

prin Iahleel, clanul iahleeliţilor.

27 Acestea alcătuiau clanurile urmaşilor lui Zabulon; au fost număraţi şaizeci de mii cinci sute de bărbaţi.

28 Urmaşii lui Iosif, potrivit clanurilor lor, erau: Manase şi Efraim.

29 Urmaşii lui Manase au fost:

prin Machir, clanul machiriţilor (Machir a fost tatăl lui Ghilad);

prin Ghilad, clanul ghiladiţilor.

30 Urmaşii lui Ghilad au fost:

prin Iezer, clanul iezeriţilor;

prin Helek, clanul helekiţilor;

31 prin Asriel, clanul asrieliţilor;

prin Şehem, clanul şehemiţilor;

32 prin Şemida, clanul şemidaiţilor;

prin Hefer, clanul heferiţilor.

33 (Ţelofhad, fiul lui Hefer, nu a avut fii; el a avut doar fiice, ale căror nume erau: Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milca şi Tirţa.)

34 Acestea alcătuiau clanurile urmaşilor lui Manase; au fost număraţi cincizeci şi două de mii şapte sute de bărbaţi.

35 Urmaşii lui Efraim, potrivit clanurilor lor, au fost:

prin Şutelah, clanul şutelahiţilor;

prin Becher, clanul becheriţilor;

prin Tahan, clanul tahaniţilor.

36 Urmaşii lui Şutelah au fost:

prin Eran, clanul eraniţilor.

37 Acestea alcătuiau clanurile urmaşilor lui Efraim; au fost număraţi treizeci şi două de mii cinci sute de bărbaţi.

Aceştia au fost urmaşii lui Iosif, potrivit clanurilor lor.

38 Urmaşii lui Beniamin, potrivit clanurilor lor, erau:

prin Bela, clanul belaiţilor;

prin Aşbel, clanul aşbelaiţilor;

prin Ahiram, clanul ahiramiţilor;

39 prin Şufam[c], clanul şufamiţilor;

prin Hufam, clanul hufamiţilor.

40 Urmaşii lui Bela prin Ard şi Naaman au fost:

prin Ard, clanul ardiţilor;

prin Naaman, clanul naamaniţilor.

41 Acestea alcătuiau clanurile urmaşilor lui Beniamin; au fost număraţi patruzeci şi cinci de mii şase sute de bărbaţi.

42 Urmaşii lui Dan, potrivit clanurilor lor, erau:

prin Şuham, clanul şuhamiţilor.

Acestea erau clanurile lui Dan, potrivit clanurilor lor. 43 Toţi cei din clanurile şuhamiţilor au fost în număr de şaizeci şi patru de mii patru sute de bărbaţi.

44 Urmaşii lui Aşer, potrivit clanurilor lor, erau:

prin Imna, clanul imniţilor;

prin Işvi, clanul işviţilor;

prin Beria, clanul beriţilor;

45 iar prin urmaşii lui Beria:

prin Heber, clanul heberiţilor;

prin Malchiel, clanul malchieliţilor.

46 (Numele fiicei lui Aşer era Serah.)

47 Acestea alcătuiau clanurile urmaşilor lui Aşer; au fost număraţi cincizeci şi trei de mii patru sute de bărbaţi.

48 Urmaşii lui Neftali, potrivit clanurilor lor, erau:

prin Iahţeel, clanul iahţeeliţilor;

prin Guni, clanul guniţilor;

49 prin Ieţer, clanul ieţeriţilor;

prin Şilem, clanul şilemiţilor.

50 Acestea alcătuiau clanurile urmaşilor lui Neftali; au fost număraţi patruzeci şi cinci de mii patru sute de bărbaţi.

51 Numărul bărbaţilor lui Israel era de şase sute unu mii şapte sute treizeci.

52 Domnul i-a zis lui Moise: 53 Ţara să le fie împărţită acestora ca moştenire, ţinând cont de numărul celor înscrişi la numărătoare. 54 Astfel, celor care sunt mai mulţi să le dai o moştenire mai mare, iar celor ce sunt mai puţini să le dai o moştenire mai mică. Fiecăruia să i se dea moştenirea, ţinându-se cont de numărul lor. 55 Să ai grijă ca ţara să fie împărţită prin tragere la sorţi. Fiecare din ei să o moştenească potrivit numelor seminţiilor din care fac parte. 56 Apoi fiecare moştenire să fie împărţită între cei care sunt în număr mare şi cei care sunt în număr mic, ţinându-se cont de tragerea la sorţi.

57 Iată leviţii care au fost număraţi potrivit clanurilor lor:

prin Gherşon, clanul gherşoniţilor;

prin Chehat, clanul chehatiţilor;

prin Merari, clanul merariţilor.

58 Alte clanuri ale lui Levi:

clanul libniţilor,

clanul hebroniţilor,

clanul mahliţilor,

clanul muşiţilor,

clanul korahiţilor.

(Chehat a fost tatăl lui Amram. 59 Soţia lui Amram se numea Iochebed, o urmaşă a lui Levi, născută în Egipt. Ea i-a născut lui Amram pe Aaron, pe Moise şi pe sora lor, Miriam. 60 Lui Aaron i s-au născut: Nadab şi Abihu, Elazar şi Itamar. 61 Dar Nadab şi Abihu au murit când au adus foc străin înaintea Domnului.)

62 Toţi bărbaţii leviţi care au fost număraţi de la vârsta de o lună în sus erau în număr de douăzeci şi trei de mii. Ei nu au fost incluşi în numărătoarea israeliţilor, deoarece lor nu li s-a dat moştenire printre israeliţi.

63 Aceştia sunt cei care au fost număraţi de Moise şi de preotul Elazar; ei i-au numărat pe israeliţi în câmpiile Moabului, lângă Iordan, în faţa Ierihonului. 64 Nici unul dintre aceştia nu luaseră parte la numărătoarea israeliţilor, făcută de Moise şi de preotul Aaron în pustia Sinai. 65 Pentru că Domnul le spusese acelor israeliţi că vor muri în pustie, nici unul dintre ei n-a mai rămas viu în afară de Caleb, fiul lui Iefune, şi Iosua, fiul lui Nun.

Footnotes

  1. Numeri 26:17 PentSam şi Siriacă (vezi şi Gen. 46:16); TM: Arod
  2. Numeri 26:23 PentSam, LXX, VUL, Siriacă (vezi şi 1 Cron. 7:1); TM: prin Puva, clanul puvaiţilor
  3. Numeri 26:39 Câteva mss ale TM, PentSam, LXX, Siriacă, VUL; cele mai multe mss ale TM: prin Şefufam, clanul şefufamiţilor

The Israelites Are Counted a Second Time

26 (A) After the Lord had stopped the deadly disease from killing the Israelites, he said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, “I want you to find out how many Israelites are in each family. Then make a list of every man 20 years and older who is able to serve in Israel's army.”

Israel was now camped in the hills of Moab across the Jordan River from the town of Jericho. Moses and Eleazar told them what the Lord had said about counting the men 20 years and older, just as Moses and their ancestors had done when they left Egypt.[a]

5-7 There were 43,730 men from the tribe of Reuben, the oldest son of Jacob.[b] These men were from the clans of Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. Pallu was the father of Eliab and the grandfather of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram who had been chosen by the people, but who followed Korah and rebelled against Moses, Aaron, and the Lord. 10 That's when the Lord made the earth open up and swallow Dathan, Abiram, and Korah. At the same time, fire destroyed 250 men as a warning to the other Israelites.[c] 11 But the Korahite clan wasn't destroyed.

12-14 There were 22,200 men from the tribe of Simeon; they were from the clans of Nemuel, Jamin, Jachin, Zerah, and Shaul.

15-18 There were 40,500 men from the tribe of Gad; they were from the clans of Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ozni, Eri, Arod, and Areli.

19-22 There were 76,500 men from the tribe of Judah; they were from the clans of Shelah, Perez, and Zerah, as well as Hezron and Hamul, whose ancestor was Perez. Judah's sons Er and Onan had died in Canaan.[d]

23-25 There were 64,300 men from the tribe of Issachar; they were from the clans of Tola, Puvah, Jashub, and Shimron.

26-27 There were 60,500 men from the tribe of Zebulun; they were from the clans of Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

28-34 There were 52,700 men from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph; they were from the clan of Machir, the clan of Gilead his son, and the clans of his six grandsons: Iezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Shemida, and Hepher. Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but he had five daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.[e]

35-37 There were 32,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim son of Joseph; they were from the clans of Shuthelah, Becher, Tahan, and Eran the son of Shuthelah.

38-41 There were 45,600 men from the tribe of Benjamin; they were from the clans of Bela, Ashbel, Ahiram, Shephupham, Hupham, as well as from Ard and Naaman, the two sons of Bela.

42-43 There were 64,400 men from the tribe of Dan; they were all from the clan of Shuham.

44-47 There were 53,400 men from the tribe of Asher; they were from the clans of Imnah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and from the two clans of Heber and Malchiel, the sons of Beriah. Asher's daughter was Serah.

48-50 There were 45,400 men from the tribe of Naphtali; they were from the clans of Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

51 The total number of Israelite men listed was 601,730.

52 (B) The Lord said to Moses, 53 “Divide the land of Canaan among these tribes, according to the number of people in each one, 54 so the larger tribes have more land than the smaller ones. 55-56 I will show you[f] what land to give each tribe, and they will receive as much land as they need, according to the number of people in it.”

57 The tribe of Levi included the clans of the Gershonites, Kohathites, Merarites, 58 as well as the clans of Libni, Hebron, Mahli, Mushi, and Korah. Kohath the Levite was the father of Amram, 59 the husband of Levi's daughter Jochebed, who was born in Egypt. Amram and Jochebed's three children were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. 60 (C) Aaron was the father of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61 (D) But Nadab and Abihu had died when they offered fire that was unacceptable to the Lord.[g]

62 In the tribe of Levi there were 23,000 men and boys at least a month old. They were not listed with the other tribes, because they would not receive any land in Canaan.

63 Moses and Eleazar counted the Israelites while they were camped in the hills of Moab across the Jordan River from Jericho. 64 None of the people that Moses and Aaron had counted in the Sinai Desert were still alive, 65 (E) except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. The Lord had said that everyone else would die there in the desert.[h]

Footnotes

  1. 26.4 just as … Egypt: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. 26.5-7 Jacob: The Hebrew text has “Israel,” Jacob's name after God renamed him.
  3. 26.10 Israelites: See 16.1-35.
  4. 26.19-22 Judah's sons … Canaan: See Genesis 38.1-10.
  5. 26.28-34 Zelophehad … Tirzah: See also 27.1-11; 36.1-12.
  6. 26.55,56 I will show you: The Hebrew text has “Cast lots to find out.” Pieces of wood or stone (called “lots”) were used to find out what the Lord wanted his people to do.
  7. 26.61 Nadab and Abihu … the Lord: See 3.1-4 and Leviticus 10.1,2.
  8. 26.64,65 None of the people … the desert: See 14.26-30.

The Second Census

26 After the plague(A) the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, “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.” So on the plains of Moab(D) by the Jordan across from Jericho,(E) Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said, “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)

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

through Hanok,(H) the Hanokite clan;

through Pallu,(I) the Palluite clan;

through Hezron,(J) the Hezronite clan;

through Karmi,(K) the Karmite clan.

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

The son of Pallu was Eliab, 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)

51 The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730.(BM)

52 The Lord said to Moses, 53 “The land is to be allotted to them as an inheritance based on the number of names.(BN) 54 To a larger group give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group a smaller one; each is to receive its inheritance according to the number(BO) of those listed.(BP) 55 Be sure that the land is distributed by lot.(BQ) What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral tribe. 56 Each inheritance is to be distributed by lot among the larger and smaller groups.”

57 These were the Levites(BR) who were counted by their clans:

through Gershon, the Gershonite clan;

through Kohath, the Kohathite clan;

through Merari, the Merarite clan.

58 These also were Levite clans:

the Libnite clan,

the Hebronite clan,

the Mahlite clan,

the Mushite clan,

the Korahite clan.

(Kohath was the forefather of Amram;(BS) 59 the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed,(BT) a descendant of Levi, who was born to the Levites[e] in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses(BU) and their sister(BV) Miriam.(BW) 60 Aaron was the father of Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(BX) 61 But Nadab and Abihu(BY) died when they made an offering before the Lord with unauthorized fire.)(BZ)

62 All the male Levites a month old or more numbered 23,000.(CA) They were not counted(CB) along with the other Israelites because they received no inheritance(CC) among them.(CD)

63 These are the ones counted(CE) by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab(CF) by the Jordan across from Jericho.(CG) 64 Not one of them was among those counted(CH) by Moses and Aaron(CI) the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had told those Israelites they would surely die in the wilderness,(CJ) and not one of them was left except Caleb(CK) son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.(CL)

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.
  5. Numbers 26:59 Or Jochebed, a daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi