Numbers 26
26
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
26
A New Census
1#Numbers 26:1a in the English Bible is 25:19b in the Hebrew Bible And it happened after the plague, #In the Hebrew Bible, Numbers 26:1 begins hereYahweh said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying, 2“Take a census#Literally “Lift up the heads” of the community of the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” from those twenty years old#Literally “a son of twenty years” and above, according to their families,#Literally “the house of their fathers” all who are able to go out to war in Israel.” 3So 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#Literally “a son of twenty years” and above, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.”
The Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt were:
5Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, the descendants#Or “sons” of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites;#Hebrew “Palluite” 6of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites;#Hebrew “Hezronite” of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites.#Hebrew “Carmite” 7These are the clans of the Reubenites,#Hebrew “Reubenite” and the ones counted of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty. 8The children of Pallu: Eliab. 9The 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, 10and 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.#That is, a warning sign 11The children#Or “sons” of Korah, however, did not die.
12The descendants#Or “sons” of Simeon, according to their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites;#Hebrew “Nemuelite” of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites;#Hebrew “Jaminite” of Jakin, the clan of the Jakinites;#Hebrew “Jakinite” 13of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites;#Hebrew “Zerahite” of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.#Hebrew “Shaulite” 14These were the clans of the Simeonites,#Hebrew “Simeonite” twenty-two thousand two hundred.
15The descendants#Or “sons” of Gad according to their clans: of Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites;#Hebrew “Zephonite” of Haggi, the clan of the Haggites;#Hebrew “Haggite” of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites;#Hebrew “Shunite” 16of Ozni, the clan of the Oznites;#Hebrew “Oznite” of Eri, the clan of the Erites;#Hebrew “Erite” 17of Arod, the clan of the Arodites;#Hebrew “Arodite” of Areli, the clan of the Arelites;#Hebrew “Arelite” 18These were the clans of the descendants#Or “sons” of Gad according to the ones counted of them, forty thousand five hundred.
19The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20The descendants#Or “sons” of Judah according to their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites;#Hebrew “Shelanite” of Perez, the clan of the Perezites;#Hebrew “Perezite” of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.#Hebrew “Zerahite” 21The children of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites;#Hebrew “Hezronite” of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.#Hebrew “Hamulite” 22These were the clans of Judah according to the ones counted of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.
23The descendants#Or “sons” of Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites;#Hebrew “Tolaite” of Puvah, the clan of the Punites;#Hebrew “Punite” 24of Jashub, the clans of the Jashubites;#Hebrew “Jashubite” of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.#Hebrew “Shimronite” 25These were the clans of Issachar according to the ones counted of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.
26The descendants#Or “sons” of Zebulun according to their clans: of Sered, the clan of the Seredites;#Hebrew “Seredite” of Elon, the clan of the Elonites;#Hebrew “Elonite” of Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites.#Hebrew “Jahleelite” 27These were the clans of the Zebulunites#Hebrew “Zebulunite” according to the ones counted of them, sixty thousand five hundred.
28The descendants#Or “sons” of Joseph according to their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim. 29The descendants#Or “sons” of Manasseh: of Makir, the clan of the Makirites.#Hebrew “Makirite” And Makir fathered Gilead; of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.#Hebrew “Gileadite” 30These were the descendants#Or “sons” of Gilead: of Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites;#Hebrew “Iezerite” of Helek, the clan of the Helekites;#Hebrew “Helekite” 31and of Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites;#Hebrew “Asrielite” and of Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites;#Hebrew “Shechemite” 32and of Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites;#Hebrew “Shemidaite” and of Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.#Hebrew “Hepherite” 33Zelophehad son of Hepher did not have sons, but only daughters; and the names#Hebrew “name” of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34These were the clans of Manasseh, and the ones counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
35These were the descendants#Or “sons” of Ephraim according to their clans: of Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites;#Hebrew “Shuthelahite” of Beker, the clan of the Bekerites;#Hebrew “Bekerite” of Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.#Hebrew “Tahanite” 36And these were the descendants#Or “sons” of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.#Hebrew “Eranite” 37These were the clans of the descendants#Or “sons” of Ephraim according to the ones counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These were the descendants#Or “sons” of Joseph according to their clans.
38The descendants#Or “sons” of Benjamin according to their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites;#Hebrew “Belaite” of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites;#Hebrew “Ashbelite” of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites;#Hebrew “Ahiramite” 39of Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites;#Hebrew “Shuphamite” of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.#Hebrew “Huphamite” 40The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites;#Hebrew “Ardite” of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites.#Hebrew “Naamite” 41These were the descendants#Or “sons” of Benjamin according to their clans. And the ones counted of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.
42These were the descendants#Or “sons” of Dan according to their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites.#Hebrew “Shuhamite” These were the clans of Dan according to their clans. 43All the clans of the Shuhamites,#Hebrew “Shumhamite” according to the ones counted of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.
44The descendants#Or “sons” of Asher according to their clans: of Imnah, the clan of the Imnahites;#Hebrew “Imnahite” of Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites;#Hebrew “Ishvite” of Beriah, the clan of the Beriahites.#Hebrew “Beriahite” 45The descendants#Or “sons” of Beriah: of Heber, the clan of the Heberites;#Hebrew “Heberite” of Malkiel, the clan of the Malkielites.#Hebrew “Malkielite” 46The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. 47These were the clans of the descendants#Or “sons” of Asher according to the ones counted of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.
48The descendants#Or “sons” of Naphtali according to their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites;#Hebrew “Jahzeelite” of Guni, the clan of the Gunites;#Hebrew “Gunite” 49of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites;#Hebrew “Jezerite” of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.#Hebrew “Shillemite” 50These were the clans of Naphtali according to their clans, the ones counted of them, forty-five thousand four hundred.
51These were the ones counted of the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.
52Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 53“For these the land must be divided as an inheritance according to the number of names. 54For the larger group you must increase their inheritance, and for the smaller group you must make smaller their inheritance; each must be given their#Hebrew “his” inheritance according to the number of the ones counted of them. 55Surely the land will be divided by lot. They will inherit according to the names of the tribes of their ancestors.#Or “fathers” 56Their#Hebrew “His” inheritance must be divided according to the lot between the larger and smaller groups.”
57These are the ones counted of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites;#Hebrew “Gershonite” of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites;#Hebrew “Kohathite” of Merari, the clan of the Merarites.#Hebrew “Merarite” 58These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites,#Hebrew “Libnite” the clan of the Hebronites,#Hebrew “Hebronite” the clan of the Mahlites,#Hebrew “Mahlite” the clan of the Mushites,#Hebrew “Mushite” the clan of the Korahites.#Hebrew “Korahite” Kohath fathered Amram. 59The name of the wife of Amram was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whose mother bore her for Levi in Egypt; she bore to Amram: Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam. 60To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 61But Nadab and Abihu died when they presented strange fire before#Literally “in the presence of” Yahweh. 62The ones counted were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old#Literally “a son of one month” and above, because they were not counted in the midst of the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” since no inheritance was given to them in the midst of the Israelites.#Literally “sons/children of Israel”
63These were the ones counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who counted the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” on the desert-plateau of Moab on the Jordan across Jericho. 64And among these there was not a man of those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest, who counted the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” in the desert of Sinai. 65For Yahweh said to them, “They will surely die in the desert.” And not a man was left over from them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
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