A New Census

^{1 1} And it happened after the plague,²Yahweh said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,

1. Numbers 26:1a in the English Bible is 25:19b in the Hebrew Bible
2. In the Hebrew Bible, Numbers 26:1 begins here

² “⌞Take a census⌟¹ of the community of the ⌞Israelites⌟² from ⌞those twenty years old⌟³ and above, according to ⌞their families⌟,⁴ all who are able to go out to war in Israel.”

1. Literally “Lift up the heads”
2. Literally “sons/children of Israel”
3. Literally “a son of twenty years”
4. Literally “the house of their fathers”

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⌟¹ and above, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.” The Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt were:

1. Literally “a son of twenty years”

⁵ Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, the descendants¹ of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites;²

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Palluite”

⁶ of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites;¹ of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites.²

1. Hebrew “Hezronite”
2. Hebrew “Carmite”

⁷ These are the clans of the Reubenites,¹ and the ones counted of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty.

1. Hebrew “Reubenite”

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.¹

1. That is, a warning sign

¹¹ The children¹ of Korah, however, did not die.

1. Or “sons”

¹² The descendants¹ of Simeon, according to their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites;² of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites;³ of Jakin, the clan of the Jakinites;⁴

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Nemuelite”
3. Hebrew “Jaminite”
4. Hebrew “Jakinite”

¹³ of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites;¹ of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.²

1. Hebrew “Zerahite”
2. Hebrew “Shaulite”

¹⁴ These were the clans of the Simeonites,¹ twenty-two thousand two hundred.

1. Hebrew “Simeonite”

¹⁵ The descendants¹ of Gad according to their clans: of Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites;² of Haggi, the clan of the Haggites;³ of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites;⁴

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Zephonite”
3. Hebrew “Haggite”
4. Hebrew “Shunite”

¹⁶ of Ozni, the clan of the Oznites;¹ of Eri, the clan of the Erites;²

1. Hebrew “Oznite”
2. Hebrew “Erite”

¹⁷ of Arod, the clan of the Arodites;¹ of Areli, the clan of the Arelites;²

1. Hebrew “Arodite”
2. Hebrew “Arelite”

¹⁸ These were the clans of the descendants¹ of Gad according to the ones counted of them, forty thousand five hundred.

1. Or “sons”

¹⁹ The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

²⁰ The descendants¹ of Judah according to their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites;² of Perez, the clan of the Perezites;³ of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.⁴

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Shelanite”
3. Hebrew “Perezite”
4. Hebrew “Zerahite”

²¹ The children of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites;¹ of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.²

1. Hebrew “Hezronite”
2. Hebrew “Hamulite”

²² These were the clans of Judah according to the ones counted of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.

²³ The descendants¹ of Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites;² of Puvah, the clan of the Punites;³

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Tolaite”
3. Hebrew “Punite”

²⁴ of Jashub, the clans of the Jashubites;¹ of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.²

1. Hebrew “Jashubite”
2. Hebrew “Shimronite”

²⁵ These were the clans of Issachar according to the ones counted of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.

²⁶ The descendants¹ of Zebulun according to their clans: of Sered, the clan of the Seredites;² of Elon, the clan of the Elonites;³ of Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites.⁴

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Seredite”
3. Hebrew “Elonite”
4. Hebrew “Jahleelite”

²⁷ These were the clans of the Zebulunites¹ according to the ones counted of them, sixty thousand five hundred.

1. Hebrew “Zebulunite”

²⁸ The descendants¹ of Joseph according to their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim.

1. Or “sons”

²⁹ The descendants¹ of Manasseh: of Makir, the clan of the Makirites.² And Makir fathered Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.³

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Makirite”
3. Hebrew “Gileadite”

³⁰ These were the descendants¹ of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites;² of Helek, the clan of the Helekites;³

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Iezerite”
3. Hebrew “Helekite”

³¹ and of Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites;¹ and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites;²

1. Hebrew “Asrielite”
2. Hebrew “Shechemite”

³² and of Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites;¹ and of Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.²

1. Hebrew “Shemidaite”
2. Hebrew “Hepherite”

³³ Zelophehad son of Hepher did not have sons, but only daughters; and the names¹ of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

1. Hebrew “name”

³⁴ These were the clans of Manasseh, and the ones counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

³⁵ These were the descendants¹ of Ephraim according to their clans: of Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites;² of Beker, the clan of the Bekerites;³ of Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.⁴

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Shuthelahite”
3. Hebrew “Bekerite”
4. Hebrew “Tahanite”

³⁶ And these were the descendants¹ of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.²

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Eranite”

³⁷ These were the clans of the descendants¹ of Ephraim according to the ones counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These were the descendants² of Joseph according to their clans.

1. Or “sons”
2. Or “sons”

³⁸ The descendants¹ of Benjamin according to their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites;² of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites;³ of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites;⁴

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Belaite”
3. Hebrew “Ashbelite”
4. Hebrew “Ahiramite”

³⁹ of Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites;¹ of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.²

1. Hebrew “Shuphamite”
2. Hebrew “Huphamite”

⁴⁰ The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites;¹ of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites.²

1. Hebrew “Ardite”
2. Hebrew “Naamite”

⁴¹ These were the descendants¹ of Benjamin according to their clans. And the ones counted of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

1. Or “sons”

⁴² These were the descendants¹ of Dan according to their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites.² These were the clans of Dan according to their clans.

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Shuhamite”

⁴³ All the clans of the Shuhamites,¹ according to the ones counted of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.

1. Hebrew “Shumhamite”

⁴⁴ The descendants¹ of Asher according to their clans: of Imnah, the clan of the Imnahites;² of Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites;³ of Beriah, the clan of the Beriahites.⁴

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Imnahite”
3. Hebrew “Ishvite”
4. Hebrew “Beriahite”

⁴⁵ The descendants¹ of Beriah: of Heber, the clan of the Heberites;² of Malkiel, the clan of the Malkielites.³

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Heberite”
3. Hebrew “Malkielite”

⁴⁶ The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

⁴⁷ These were the clans of the descendants¹ of Asher according to the ones counted of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.

1. Or “sons”

⁴⁸ The descendants¹ of Naphtali according to their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites;² of Guni, the clan of the Gunites;³

1. Or “sons”
2. Hebrew “Jahzeelite”
3. Hebrew “Gunite”

⁴⁹ of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites;¹ of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.²

1. Hebrew “Jezerite”
2. Hebrew “Shillemite”

⁵⁰ These were the clans of Naphtali according to their clans, the ones counted of them, forty-five thousand four hundred.

⁵¹ These were the ones counted of the ⌞Israelites⌟,¹ six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

1. Literally “sons/children of Israel”

⁵² Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

⁵³ “For these the land must be divided as an inheritance according to the number of names.

⁵⁴ For the larger group you must increase their inheritance, and for the smaller group you must make smaller their inheritance; each must be given ⌞their⌟¹ inheritance according to the number of the ones counted of them.

1. Hebrew “his”

⁵⁵ Surely the land will be divided by lot. They will inherit according to the names of the tribes of their ancestors.¹

1. Or “fathers”

⁵⁶ ⌞Their⌟¹ inheritance must be divided according to the lot between the larger and smaller groups.”

1. Hebrew “His”

⁵⁷ These are the ones counted of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites;¹ of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites;² of Merari, the clan of the Merarites.³

1. Hebrew “Gershonite”
2. Hebrew “Kohathite”
3. Hebrew “Merarite”

⁵⁸ These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites,¹ the clan of the Hebronites,² the clan of the Mahlites,³ the clan of the Mushites,⁴ the clan of the Korahites.⁵ Kohath fathered Amram.