Numbers 26

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref And it cometh to pass, after the plague, that Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,

2 Ref `Take up the sum of all the company of the sons of Israel, from a son of twenty years and upward, by the house of their fathers, every one going out to the host in Israel.'

3 Ref And Moses speaketh -- Eleazar the priest also -- with them, in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, `near' Jericho, saying,

4 Ref `From a son of twenty years and upward,' as Jehovah hath commanded Moses and the sons of Israel who are coming out from the land of Egypt.

5 Ref Reuben, first-born of Israel -- sons of Reuben: `of' Hanoch `is' the family of the Hanochite; of Pallu the family of the Palluite;

6 of Hezron the family of the Hezronite; of Carmi the family of the Carmite.

7 Ref These `are' families of the Reubenite, and their numbered ones are three and forty thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

8 And the son of Pallu `is' Eliab;

9 Ref and the sons of Eliab `are' Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram; this `is that' Dathan and Abiram, called ones of the company, who have striven against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, in their striving against Jehovah,

10 Ref and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them and Korah, in the death of the company, in the fire consuming the two hundred and fifty men, and they become a sign;

11 Ref and the sons of Korah died not.

12 Ref Sons of Simeon by their families: of Nemuel `is' the family of the Nemuelite; of Jamin the family of the Jaminite; of Jachin the family of the Jachinite;

13 Ref of Zerah the family of the Zarhite; of Shaul the family of the Shaulite.

14 Ref These `are' families of the Simeonite, two and twenty thousand and two hundred.

15 Ref Sons of Gad by their families: of Zephon `is' the family of the Zephonite; of Haggi the family of the Haggite; of Shuni the family of the Shunite;

16 Ref of Ozni the family of the Oznite; of Eri the family of the Erite:

17 Ref of Arod the family of the Arodite; of Areli the family of the Arelite.

18 Ref These `are' families of the sons of Gad, by their numbered ones, forty thousand and five hundred.

19 Ref Sons of Judah `are' Er and Onan; and Er dieth -- Onan also -- in the land of Canaan.

20 Ref And sons of Judah, by their families, are: of Shelah the family of the Shelanite; of Pharez the family of the Pharzite; of Zerah the family of the Zarhite;

21 and sons of Pharez are: of Hezron the family of the Hezronite; of Hamul the family of the Hamulite.

22 Ref These `are' families of Judah, by their numbered ones, six and seventy thousand and five hundred.

23 Ref Sons of Issachar by their families; `of' Tola `is' the family of the Tolaite; of Pua the family of the Punite;

24 Ref of Jashub the family of the Jashubite; of Shimron the family of the Shimronite.

25 Ref These `are' families of Issachar, by their numbered ones, four and sixty thousand and three hundred.

26 Ref Sons of Zebulun by their families: of Sered `is' the family of the Sardite; of Elon the family of the Elonite; of Jahleel the family of the Jahleelite.

27 Ref These `are' families of the Zebulunite by their numbered ones, sixty thousand and five hundred.

28 Ref Sons of Joseph by their families `are' Manasseh and Ephraim.

29 Ref Sons of Manasseh: of Machir `is' the family of the Machirite; and Machir hath begotten Gilead; of Gilead `is' the family of the Gileadite.

30 Ref These `are' sons of Gilead: `of' Jeezer `is' the family of the Jeezerite; of Helek the family of the Helekite;

31 and `of' Asriel the family of the Asrielite; and `of' Shechem the family of the Shechemite;

32 and `of' Shemida the family of the Shemidaite; and `of' Hepher the family of the Hepherite.

33 Ref And Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but daughters, and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad `are' Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

34 Ref These `are' families of Manasseh, and their numbered ones `are' two and fifty thousand and seven hundred.

35 Ref These `are' sons of Ephraim by their families: of Shuthelah `is' the family of the Shuthelhite; of Becher the family of the Bachrite; of Tahan the family of the Tahanite.

36 And these `are' sons of Shuthelah: of Eran the family of the Eranite.

37 Ref These `are' families of the sons of Ephraim, by their numbered ones, two and thirty thousand and five hundred. These `are' sons of Joseph by their families.

38 Ref Sons of Benjamin by their families: of Bela `is' the family of the Belaite; of Ashbel the family of the Ashbelite; of Ahiram the family of the Ahiramite;

39 Ref of Shupham the family of the Shuphamite; of Hupham the family of the Huphamite.

40 Ref And sons of Bela are Ard and Naaman: `of Ard is' the family of the Ardite: of Naaman the family of the Naamite.

41 Ref These `are' sons of Benjamin by their families, and their numbered ones `are' five and forty thousand and six hundred.

42 Ref These `are' sons of Dan by their families: of Shuham `is' the family of the Shuhamite; these `are' families of Dan by their families;

43 Ref all the families of the Shuhamite, by their numbered ones, `are' four and sixty thousand and four hundred.

44 Ref Sons of Asher by their families: of Jimna `is' the family of the Jimnite; of Jesui the family of the Jesuite; of Beriah the family of the Beriite.

45 Of sons of Beriah: of Heber `is' the family of the Heberite; of Malchiel the family of the Malchielite.

46 Ref And the name of the daughter of Asher `is' Sarah.

47 Ref These `are' families of the sons of Asher, by their numbered ones, three and fifty thousand and four hundred.

48 Ref Sons of Naphtali by their families: of Jahzeel `is' the family of the Jahzeelite; of Guni the family of the Gunite;

49 Ref of Jezer the family of the Jezerite; of Shillem the family of the Shillemite.

50 Ref These `are' families of Naphtali by their families, and their numbered ones `are' five and forty thousand and four hundred.

51 Ref These `are' numbered ones of the sons of Israel, six hundred thousand, and a thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

52 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

53 Ref `To these is the land apportioned by inheritance, by the number of names;

54 Ref to the many thou dost increase their inheritance, and to the few thou dost diminish their inheritance; `to' each according to his numbered ones is given his inheritance.

55 Ref `Only by lot is the land apportioned, by the names of the tribes of their fathers they inherit;

56 Ref according to the lot is their inheritance apportioned between many and few.'

57 Ref And these `are' numbered ones of the Levite by their families: of Gershon `is' the family of the Gershonite; of Kohath the family of the Kohathite; of Merari the family of the Merarite.

58 Ref These `are' families of the Levite: the family of the Libnite, the family of the Hebronite, the family of the Mahlite, the family of the Mushite, the family of the Korathite. And Kohath hath begotten Amram,

59 Ref and the name of Amram's wife is Jochebed, daughter of Levi, whom `one' hath born to Levi in Egypt; and she beareth to Amram Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

60 Ref And born to Aaron Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar;

61 Ref and Nadab dieth -- Abihu also -- in their bringing near strange fire before Jehovah.

62 Ref And their numbered ones are three and twenty thousand, every male from a son of a month and upwards, for they have not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel; for an inheritance hath not been given to them in the midst of the sons of Israel.

63 Ref These `are' those numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who have numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, `near' Jericho;

64 Ref and among these there hath not been a man of those numbered by Moses, and Aaron the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai,

65 Ref for Jehovah said of them, `They do certainly die in the wilderness;' and there hath not been left of them a man save Caleb son of Jephunneh, and Joshua son of Nun.

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref And it came to pass after the plague, that Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

2 Ref Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel.

3 Ref And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

4 Ref `Take the sum of the people', from twenty years old and upward; as Jehovah commanded Moses and the children of Israel, that came forth out of the land of Egypt.

5 Ref Reuben, the first-born of Israel; the sons of Reuben: `of' Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

6 of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

7 Ref These are the families of the Reubenites; and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

8 And the sons of Pallu: Eliab.

9 Ref And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against Jehovah,

10 Ref and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign.

11 Ref Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah died not.

12 Ref The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;

13 Ref of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

14 Ref These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.

15 Ref The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

16 Ref of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;

17 Ref of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

18 Ref These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

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

20 Ref And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

21 And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

22 Ref These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

23 Ref The sons of Issachar after their families: `of' Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;

24 Ref of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

25 Ref These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.

26 Ref The sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

27 Ref These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.

28 Ref The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

29 Ref The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

30 Ref These are the sons of Gilead: `of' Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;

31 and `of' Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and `of' Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

32 and `of' Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and `of' Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

33 Ref And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

34 Ref These are the families of Manasseh; and they that were numbered of them were fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.

35 Ref These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.

37 Ref These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.

38 Ref The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

39 Ref of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

40 Ref And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: `of Ard', the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

41 Ref These are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.

42 Ref These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.

43 Ref All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.

44 Ref The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites.

45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

46 Ref And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

47 Ref These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

48 Ref The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;

49 Ref of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

50 Ref These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.

51 Ref These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

52 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

53 Ref Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

54 Ref To the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one according to those that were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.

55 Ref Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

56 Ref According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.

57 Ref And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

58 Ref These are the families of Levi: 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. And Kohath begat Amram.

59 Ref And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

60 Ref And unto Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

61 Ref And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before Jehovah.

62 Ref And they that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, every male from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

63 Ref These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

64 Ref But among these there was not a man of them that were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

65 Ref For Jehovah had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

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