Numbers 26
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A Second Census Required
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. After the plague the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,#tc The MT has also “saying.” 2 “Take a census of the whole community of Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, by their clans,#tn Heb “house of their fathers.” everyone who can serve in the army of Israel.”#tn Heb “everyone who goes out in the army in Israel.” 3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River#tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in v. 62). across from Jericho.#map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1. They said, 4 “Number the people#tn “Number the people” is added here to the text for a smooth reading. 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#tc The Hebrew text has no preposition here, but one has been supplied in the translation for clarity. Cf. vv. 23, 30, 31, 32. 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.#sn The Reubenites had decreased from 46,500 to 43,730. 8 Pallu’s descendant#tc The MT has “and the sons of Pallu.” 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#tn Or “company” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); Heb “congregation.” 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,#tc This is “Zohar” in Exod 6:15 and Gen 46:10. the family of the Zerahites; and from Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. 14 These were the families of the Simeonites, 22,200.#sn Before entering Sinai the tribe numbered 59,300, the third largest. Now it was about one-third its original size.
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,#tc The MT of Gen 46:16 reads this as “Ezbon.” the family of the Oznites; from Eri,#tc The Greek version and Smr have “Ad[d]i,” probably by confusion of letters. the family of the Erites; 17 from Arod,#tc Gen 46:16 and the LXX here read “Arodi.” 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.#sn The Gadites decreased from 45,650 to 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,#tc Smr and the Greek version have “Hamuel.” the family of the Hamulites. 22 These were the families of Judah according to those numbered of them, 76,500.#sn The Judahites increased from 74,600 to 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.#sn The Issacharites increased from 54,400 to 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.#sn The Zebulunites showed a slight increase from 57,400 to 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.#sn The Manassehites increased from 32,200 to 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.#sn This is a significant reduction from the first count of 40,500. These 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,#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. the family of the Shuphamites; from Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. 40 The descendants of Bela were Ard#tc The LXX has Adar. Cf. 1 Chr 8:3. and Naaman. From Ard,#tc “From Ard” is not in the Hebrew text. 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.#sn The Benjaminites increased from 35,400 to 45,600. The Greek version has here 35,500.
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 Shuhahites according to those numbered of them were 64,400.#sn The Danites increased from 62,700 to 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.#tn Also mentioned in 1 Chr 7:30. 47 These are the families of the Asherites, according to those numbered of them, 53,400.#sn The Asherites increased from 41,500 to 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.#sn The Naphtalites decreased from 53,400 to 45,400.
Total Number and Division of the Land
51 These were those numbered of the Israelites, 601,730.#sn This number shows only a slightly smaller total in the second census; the first was 603,550.
52 Then the Lord spoke to Moses: 53 “To these the land must be divided as an inheritance according to the number of the names. 54 To a larger group you will give a larger inheritance,#tn Heb “to many you will multiply his inheritance.” and to a smaller group you will give a smaller inheritance.#tn Heb “to a few you will lessen his inheritance.” To each one its inheritance must be given according to the number of people in it.#tn Heb “according to those that were numbered of him,” meaning, in accordance with the number of people in his clan. 55 The land must be divided by lot; and they will inherit in accordance with the names of their ancestral tribes. 56 Their inheritance must be apportioned#tn Heb “divided.” by lot among the larger and smaller groups.
57 And these are the Levites who were numbered according to their families: from Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; from Merari, the family of the Merarites. 58 These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram. 59 Now the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, daughter of Levi, who was born#tn Heb “who she bore him to Levi.” The verb has no expressed subject. Either one could be supplied, such as “her mother,” or it could be treated as a passive. to Levi in Egypt. And to Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60 And to Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61 But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire#tn The expression אֵשׁ זָרָה (’esh zarah, “strange fire”) seems imprecise and has been interpreted numerous ways (see the helpful summary in J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC 4], 132-33). The infraction may have involved any of the following or a combination thereof: (1) using coals from some place other than the burnt offering altar (i.e., “unauthorized coals” according to J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:598; cf. Lev 16:12 and cf. “unauthorized person” [אִישׁ זָר, ’ish zar] in Num 16:40 [17:5 HT], NASB “layman”), (2) using the wrong kind of incense (cf. the Exod 30:9 regulation against “strange incense” [קְטֹרֶת זָרָה, qÿtoret zarah] on the incense altar and the possible connection to Exod 30:34-38), (3) performing an incense offering at an unprescribed time (B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 59), or (4) entering the Holy of Holies at an inappropriate time (Lev 16:1-2).sn This event is narrated in Lev 10:1-7. before the Lord. 62 Those of them who were numbered were 23,000, all males from a month old and upward, for they were not numbered among the Israelites; no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.
63 These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the Israelites in the plains of Moab along the Jordan River opposite Jericho.#map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1. 64 But there was not a man among these who had been#tn “who had been” is added to clarify the text. among those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they numbered the Israelites in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, “They will surely die in the wilderness.” And there was not left a single man of them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
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Numbers 26
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1And so after the plague, the Lord spake vnto Moses, and to Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the Priest, saying, 2Take the nomber of all the Congregation of the children of Israel from twentie yeere olde and aboue throughout their fathers houses, all that go forth to warre in Israel. 3So Moses and Eleazar the Priest spake vnto them in the plaine of Moab, by Iorden towarde Iericho, saying, 4From twentie yeere olde and aboue ye shall nomber the people, as the Lord had commanded Moses, and the childre of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 5Reuben the first borne of Israel: the children of Reube were: Hanoch, of whom came the familie of the Hanochites, and of Pallu the familie of the Palluites: 6Of Hesron, the familie of the Hesronites: of Carmi, the familie of the Carmites. 7These are the families of the Reubenites: and they were in nomber three and fourtie thousand, seuen hundreth and thirtie. 8And the sonnes of Pallu, Eliab: 9And the sonnes of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram: this Dathan and Abiram were famous in the Congregation, and stroue against Moses and against Aaron in the assemblie of Korah, when they stroue against the Lord. 10And the earth opened her mouth, and swalowed them vp with Korah, when the Congregation died, what time the fire consumed, two hundreth and fiftie men, who were for a signe. 11Notwithstanding, all the sonnes of Korah dyed not. 12And the children of Simeon after their families were: Nemuel, of whom came the familie of the Nemuelites: of Iamin, the familie of the Iaminites: of Iachin, the familie of the Iachinites: 13Of Zerah, the familie of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the familie of the Shaulites. 14These are the families of the Simeonites: two and twentie thousand and two hundreth. 15The sonnes of Gad after their families were: Zephon, of whome came ye familie of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the familie of the Haggites: of Shuni, the familie of the Shunites: 16Of Ozni, the familie of the Oznites: of Eri, the familie of the Erites: 17Of Arod, the familie of the Arodites: of Areli, the familie of the Arelites. 18These are the families of the sonnes of Gad, according to their nombers, fourtie thousand and fiue hundreth. 19The sonnes of Iudah, Er and Onan: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20So were the sonnes of Iudah after their families: of Shelah came the familie of ye Shelanites: of Pharez, the familie of the Pharzites, of Zerah, the familie of the Zarhites. 21And the sonnes of Pharez were: of Hesron, the familie of the Hesronites: of Hamul, the familie of the Hamulites. 22These are the families of Iudah, after their nombers, seuentie and sixe thousande and fiue hundreth. 23The sonnes of Issachar, after their families were: Tola, of whom came the familie of the Tolaites: of Pua, the familie of the Punites: 24Of Iashub the familie of the Iashubites: of Shimron, the familie of the Shimronites. 25These are the families of Issachar, after their nombers, threescore and foure thousand and three hundreth. 26The sonnes of Zebulun, after their families were: of Sered, the familie of the Sardites: of Elon, the familie of the Elonites: of Iahleel, the familie of the Iahleelites. 27These are the families of the Zebulunites, after their nombers, three score thousande and fiue hundreth. 28The sonnes of Ioseph, after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. 29The sonnes of Manasseh were: of Machir, the familie of the Machirites: and Machir begate Gilead: of Gilead came the familie of the Gileadites. 30These are the sonnes of Gilead: of Iezer, the familie of the Iezerites: of Helek, the familie of the Helekites. 31Of Asriel, the familie of the Asrielites: of Shechem, the familie of Shichmites. 32Of Shemida, the familie of the Shemidaites: of Hepher, the familie of the Hepherites. 33And Zelophehad the sonne of Hepher had no sonnes, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah. 34These are the families of Manasseh, and the nomber of them, two and fiftie thousand and seuen hundreth. 35These are the sonnes of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah came the familie of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the familie of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the familie of the Tahanites. 36And these are the sonnes of Shuthelah: of Eran the familie of the Eranites. 37These are the families of the sonnes of Ephraim after their nombers, two and thirtie thousand and fiue hundreth. these are the sonnes of Ioseph after their families. 38These are the sonnes of Beniamin after their families: of Bela came the familie of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the familie of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the familie of the Ahiramites: 39Of Shupham, the familie of the Suphamites: of Hupham, the familie of the Huphamites. 40And the sonnes of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard came the familie of the Ardites, of Naaman, the familie of the Naamites. 41These are the sonnes of Beniamin after their families, and their nombers, fiue and fourtie thousand and sixe hundreth. 42These are the sonnes of Dan after their families: of Shuham came the familie of the Shuhamites: these are the families of Dan after their housholdes. 43All the families of the Shuhamites were after their nombers, threescore and foure thousand, and foure hundreth. 44The sonnes of Asher after their families were: of Iimnah, the familie of the Iimnites: of Isui, the familie of the Isuites: of Beriah, the familie of the Berijtes. 45The sonnes of Beriah were, of Heber the familie of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the familie of the Malchielites. 46And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah. 47These are the families of the sonnes of Asher after their nombers, three and fifty thousand and foure hundreth. 48The sonnes of Naphtali, after their families were: of Iahzeel, the families of the Iahzeelites: of Guni, the familie of the Gunites. 49Of Iezer, the familie of the Izrites: of Shillem, the familie of the Shillemites. 50These are the families of Naphtali according to their housholdes, and their nomber, fiue and fourtie thousande and foure hundreth. 51These are the nombers of the children of Israel: sixe hundreth and one thousand, seuen hundreth and thirtie. 52And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying, 53Vnto these the land shalbe deuided for an inheritance, according to the nomber of names. 54To many thou shalt giue the more inheritance, and to fewe thou shalt giue lesse inheritance: to euery one according to his nomber shalbe giuen his inheritance. 55Notwithstanding, the land shalbe deuided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherite: 56According to the lot shall the possession thereof be deuided betweene many and fewe. 57These also are the nobers of ye Leuites, after their families: of Gershon came ye familie of the Gershonites: of Kohath, ye familie of the Kohathites: of Merari, the familie of the Merarites. 58These are the families of Leui, the familie of the Libnites: the familie of the Hebronites: the familie of the Mahlites: the familie of the Mushites: the familie of the Korhites: and Kohath begate Amram. 59And Amrams wife was called Iochebed the daughter of Leui, which was borne vnto Leui in Egypt: and she bare vnto Amram Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60And vnto Aaron were borne Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61And Nadab and Abihu dyed, because they offred strange fire before the Lord. 62And their nombers were three and twentie thousand, all males from a moneth old and aboue: for they were not nombred among the children of Israel, because there was none inheritance giuen them among the children of Israel. 63These are the nombers of Moses and Eleazar the Priest which nombred the children of Israel in the plaine of Moab, neere Iorden, towarde Iericho. 64And among these there was not a man of them, whome Moses and Aaron the Priest nobred, when they tolde the children of Israel in the wildernes of Sinai. 65For the Lord said of them, They shall die in the wildernes: so there was not left a man of them, saue Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, and Ioshua the sonne of Nun.
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