1 And it came to pass after the plague, that Jehovah spoke to Moses מֹשֶׁ֔ה mo.Sheh H4872 and to Eleazar אֶלְעָזָ֛ר 'el.'a.Zar H499 the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Aaron אַהֲרֹ֥ן 'a.ha.Ron H175 the priest הַכֹּהֵ֖ן ha.ko.Hen H3548 , saying H559 , 2 Take H5375 the sum of the whole assembly H5712 of the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , from twenty עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 'es.Rim H6242 years שָׁנָ֛ה sha.Nah H8141 old and upward H4605 , according to their fathers' houses לְבֵ֣ית le.Veit H1004 , all that go H3318 forth יֹצֵ֥א yo.Tze' H3318 to military service H6635 in Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ be.Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 3 And Moses מֹשֶׁ֜ה mo.Sheh H4872 and Eleazar וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר ve.'el.'a.Zar H499 the priest הַכֹּהֵ֛ן ha.ko.Hen H3548 spoke H1696 with them in the plains בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת be.'ar.Vot H6160 of Moab מוֹאָ֑ב mo.'Av H4124 by the Jordan יַרְדֵּ֥ן yar.Den H3383 of Jericho יְרֵח֖וֹ ye.re.Cho H3405 , saying לֵאמֹֽר׃ le.Mor H559 , 4 From twenty עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 'es.Rim H6242 years שָׁנָ֖ה sha.Nah H8141 old and upward H4605 ...; as Jehovah had commanded צִוָּ֨ה tzi.Vah H6680 Moses מֹשֶׁה֙ mo.Sheh H4872 and the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , who went H3318 forth H3318 out of the land מֵאֶ֥רֶץ me.'E.retz H776 of Egypt מִצְרָֽיִם׃ mitz.Ra.yim H4714 . 5 Reuben רְאוּבֵ֖ן re.'u.Ven H7205 , the firstborn בְּכ֣וֹר be.Khor H1060 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 : the children of Reuben רְאוּבֵ֗ן re.'u.Ven H7205 : [ of ] Enoch H2585 , the family H4940 of the Enochites; of Pallu לְפַלּ֕וּא le.fa.Lu' H6396 , the family H4940 of the Palluites; 6 of Hezron לְחֶצְרֹ֕ן le.chetz.Ron H2696 , the family H4940 of the Hezronites ; of Carmi לְכַרְמִ֕י le.khar.Mi H3756 , the family H4940 of the Carmites . 7 These are the families H4940 of the Reubenites ; and they that were H1961 numbered of them were H1961 forty-three thousand אֶ֔לֶף 'E.lef H505 seven וּשְׁבַ֥ע u.she.Va' H7651 hundred H3967 and thirty וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ u.she.lo.Shim H7970 . 8 And the sons וּבְנֵ֥י u.ve.Nei H1121 of Pallu פַלּ֖וּא fa.Lu' H6396 : Eliab אֱלִיאָֽב׃ 'e.li.'Av H446 ; 9 and the sons וּבְנֵ֣י u.ve.Nei H1121 of Eliab אֱלִיאָ֔ב 'e.li.'Av H446 were Nemuel נְמוּאֵ֖ל ne.mu.'El H5241 , and Dathan וְדָתָ֣ן ve.da.Tan H1885 , and Abiram וַאֲבִירָ֑ם va.'a.vi.Ram H48 . This is that Dathan דָתָ֨ן da.Tan H1885 and Abiram וַאֲבִירָ֜ם va.'a.vi.Ram H48 , summoned H7121 of the assembly H5712 , who contended against Moses מֹשֶׁ֤ה mo.Sheh H4872 and against Aaron אַהֲרֹן֙ 'a.ha.Ron H175 in the band of Korah קֹ֔רַח Ko.rach H7141 , when H834 they contended against Jehovah . 10 And the earth הָאָ֜רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 opened וַתִּפְתַּ֨ח va.tif.Tach H6605 its mouth פִּ֗יהָ Pi.ha H6310 , and swallowed וַתִּבְלַ֥ע va.tiv.La' H1104 them up together with Korah קֹ֖רַח Ko.rach H7141 , when that band died , when the fire הָאֵ֗שׁ ha.'Esh H784 devoured H398 the two וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ u.ma.Ta.yim H3967 hundred H3967 and fifty חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים cha.mi.Shim H2572 men אִ֔ישׁ 'Ish H376 ; and they became H1961 a sign. 12 The sons H1121 of Simeon שִׁמְעוֹן֮ shim.'On H8095 , after their families H4940 : of Nemuel לִנְמוּאֵ֗ל lin.mu.'El H5241 , the family H4940 of the Nemuelites ; of Jamin לְיָמִ֕ין le.ya.Min H3226 , the family H4940 of the Jaminites ; of Jachin , the family H4940 of the Jachinites ; 14 These are the families H4940 of the Simeonites , twenty-two thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 two שְׁנַ֧יִם she.Na.yim H8147 hundred וּמָאתָֽיִם׃ ס u.ma.Ta.yim H3967 . 15 The children of Gad גָד֮ gad H1410 , after their families H4940 : of Zephon , the family H4940 of the Zephonites ; of Haggi H2291 , the family H4940 of the Haggites ; of Shuni לְשׁוּנִ֕י le.shu.Ni H7764 , the family H4940 of the Shunites ; 16 of Ozni, the family H4940 of the Oznites; of Eri לְעֵרִ֕י le.'e.Ri H6179 , the family H4940 of the Erites ; 18 These are the families H4940 of the children of Gad גָ֖ד gad H1410 according to those that were numbered of them , forty אַרְבָּעִ֥ים 'ar.ba.'Im H705 thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 five וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ va.cha.Mesh H2568 hundred H3967 . 19 The sons בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei H1121 of Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה ye.hu.Dah H3063 : Er עֵ֣ר 'er H6147 and Onan וְאוֹנָ֑ן ve.'o.Nan H209 ; and Er עֵ֛ר 'er H6147 and Onan וְאוֹנָ֖ן ve.'o.Nan H209 died H4191 in the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ be.'E.retz H776 of Canaan כְּנָֽעַן׃ ke.Na.'an H3667 . 20 And the sons H1121 of Judah יְהוּדָה֮ ye.hu.Dah H3063 , after their families H4940 : of Shelah לְשֵׁלָ֗ה le.she.Lah H7956 , the family H4940 of the Shelanites ; of Pherez, the family H4940 of the Pharzites; of Zerah לְזֶ֕רַח le.Ze.rach H2226 , the family H4940 of the Zarhites. 21 And the sons H1121 of Pherez: of Hezron לְחֶצְרֹ֕ן le.chetz.Ron H2696 , the family H4940 of the Hezronites ; of Hamul לְחָמ֕וּל le.cha.Mul H2538 , the family H4940 of the Hamulites . 22 These are the families H4940 of Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה ye.hu.Dah H3063 according to those that were numbered of them , seventy-six thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 five וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ va.cha.Mesh H2568 hundred H3967 . 23 The sons H1121 of Issachar יִשָּׂשכָר֙ yi.sa.sh.Khar H3485 , after their families H4940 : of Tola תּוֹלָ֕ע to.La' H8439 , the family H4940 of the Tolaites ; of Puah לְפֻוָ֕ה le.fu.Vah H6312 , the family H4940 of the Punites ; 24 of Jashub לְיָשׁ֕וּב le.ya.Shuv H3437 , the family H4940 of the Jashubites ; of Shimron לְשִׁמְרֹ֕ן le.shim.Ron H8110 , the family H4940 of the Shimronites . 25 These are the families H4940 of Issachar יִשָּׂשכָ֖ר yi.so.sh.Khar H3485 according to those that were numbered of them , sixty-four thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 three וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ u.she.Losh H7969 hundred H3967 . 26 The sons H1121 of Zebulun זְבוּלֻן֮ ze.vu.Lun H2074 , after their families H4940 : of Sered לְסֶ֗רֶד le.Se.red H5624 , the family H4940 of the Sardites; of Elon לְאֵל֕וֹן le.'e.Lon H356 , the family H4940 of the Elonites ; of Jahleel לְיַ֨חְלְאֵ֔ל le.Yach.le.'El H3177 , the family H4940 of the Jahleelites . 27 These are the families H4940 of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them , sixty שִׁשִּׁ֥ים shi.Shim H8346 thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 five וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ va.cha.Mesh H2568 hundred H3967 . 28 The sons בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei H1121 of Joseph יוֹסֵ֖ף yo.Sef H3130 , after their families H4940 : Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה me.na.Sheh H4519 and Ephraim וְאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ve.'ef.Ra.yim H669 . 29 The sons H1121 of Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה me.na.Sheh H4519 : of Machir , the family H4940 of the Machirites ( and Machir begot Gilead גִּלְעָ֑ד gil.'Ad H1568 ); of Gilead לְגִלְעָ֕ד le.gil.'Ad H1568 , the family H4940 of the Gileadites . 30 These are the sons H1121 of Gilead גִלְעָ֔ד gil.'Ad H1568 : of Jeezer, the family H4940 of the Jeezerites; of Helek לְחֵ֕לֶק le.Che.lek H2507 , the family H4940 of the Helkites; 31 and of Asriel וְאַ֨שְׂרִיאֵ֔ל ve.'As.ri.'El H844 , the family H4940 of the Asrielites ; and of Shechem וְשֶׁ֕כֶם ve.She.khem H7928 , the family H4940 of the Shechemites ; 32 and of Shemida וּשְׁמִידָ֕ע u.she.mi.Da' H8061 , the family H4940 of the Shemidaites ; and of Hepher וְחֵ֕פֶר ve.Che.fer H2660 , the family H4940 of the Hepherites . 33 — And Zelophehad וּצְלָפְחָ֣ד u.tze.la.fe.Chad H6765 the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Hepher חֵ֗פֶר Che.fer H2660 had no sons בָּנִ֖ים ba.Nim H1121 , but daughters בָּנ֑וֹת ba.Not H1323 ; and the names וְשֵׁם֙ ve.Shem H8034 of the daughters בְּנ֣וֹת be.Not H1323 of Zelophehad צְלָפְחָ֔ד tze.la.fe.Chad H6765 were H1961 Mahlah מַחְלָ֣ה mach.Lah H4244 , and Noah וְנֹעָ֔ה ve.no.'Ah H5270 , Hoglah חָגְלָ֥ה cha.ge.Lah H2295 , Milcah מִלְכָּ֖ה mil.Kah H4435 , and Tirzah וְתִרְצָֽה׃ ve.tir.Tzah H8656 . 34 — These are the families H4940 of Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה me.na.Sheh H4519 ; and those that were numbered of them , fifty-two וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים va.cha.mi.Shim H2572 thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 seven וּשְׁבַ֥ע u.she.Va' H7651 hundred H3967 . 35 These are the sons H1121 of Ephraim אֶפְרַיִם֮ 'ef.ra.Yim H669 , after their families H4940 : of Shuthelah לְשׁוּתֶ֗לַח le.shu.Te.lach H7803 , the family H4940 of the Shuthalhites; of Becher , the family H4940 of the Bachrites; of Tahan לְתַ֕חַן le.Ta.chan H8465 , the family H4940 of the Tahanites . 36 And these are the sons H1121 of Shuthelah שׁוּתָ֑לַח shu.Ta.lach H7803 : of Eran , the family H4940 of the Eranites . 37 These are the families H4940 of the sons H1121 of Ephraim אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ 'ef.Ra.yim H669 according to those that were numbered of them , thirty-two thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 five וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ va.cha.Mesh H2568 hundred H3967 . These are the sons H1121 of Joseph יוֹסֵ֖ף yo.Sef H3130 after their families H4940 . 38 The sons H1121 of Benjamin בִנְיָמִן֮ vin.ya.Min H1144 , after their families H4940 : of Bela לְבֶ֗לַע le.Ve.la' H1106 , the family H4940 of the Belaites ; of Ashbel לְאַשְׁבֵּ֕ל le.'ash.Bel H788 , the family H4940 of the Ashbelites ; of Ahiram , the family H4940 of the Ahiramites ; 39 of Shephupham, the family H4940 of the Shuphamites ; of Hupham , the family H4940 of the Huphamites . 40 And the sons H1121 of Bela בֶ֖לַע Ve.la' H1106 were H1961 Ard אַ֣רְדְּ 'ard H714 and Naaman וְנַעֲמָ֑ן ve.na.'a.Man H5283 ; [ of Ard לְאַרְדְּ le.'ard H714 ] the family H4940 of the Ardites ; of Naaman לְנַֽעֲמָ֔ן le.na.'a.Man H5283 , the family H4940 of the Naamites . 41 These are the sons H1121 of Benjamin בִנְיָמִ֖ן vin.ya.Min H1144 after their families H4940 ; and they that were numbered of them were forty-five וְאַרְבָּעִ֛ים ve.'ar.ba.'Im H705 thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 six וְשֵׁ֥שׁ ve.Shesh H8337 hundred H3967 . 43 All the families H4940 of the Shuhamites , according to those that were numbered of them , were sixty-four thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 four H702 hundred H3967 . 44 The sons H1121 of Asher אָשֵׁר֮ 'a.Sher H836 , after their families H4940 : of Jimnah, the family H4940 of the Jimnites; of Jishvi, the family H4940 of the Jishvites; of Beriah לִבְרִיעָ֕ה liv.ri.'Ah H1283 , the family H4940 of the Beriites . 45 Of the sons H1121 of Beriah בְרִיעָ֔ה ve.ri.'Ah H1283 : of Heber לְחֶ֕בֶר le.Che.ver H2268 , the family H4940 of the Heberites ; of Malchiel , the family H4940 of the Malchielites . 46 And the name וְשֵׁ֥ם ve.Shem H8034 of the daughter בַּת־ bat- H1323 of Asher אָשֵׁ֖ר 'a.Sher H836 was Serah שָֽׂרַח׃ Sa.rach H8294 . 47 These are the families H4940 of the sons H1121 of Asher אָשֵׁ֖ר 'a.Sher H836 according to those that were numbered of them , fifty-three thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 four וְאַרְבַּ֥ע ve.'ar.Ba' H702 hundred H3967 . 48 The sons H1121 of Naphtali נַפְתָּלִי֙ naf.ta.Li H5321 , after their families H4940 : of Jahzeel לְיַ֨חְצְאֵ֔ל le.Yach.tze.'El H3183 , the family H4940 of the Jahzeelites ; of Guni לְגוּנִ֕י le.gu.Ni H1476 , the family H4940 of the Gunites ; 49 of Jezer לְיֵ֕צֶר le.Ye.tzer H3337 , the family H4940 of the Jezerites ; of Shillem לְשִׁלֵּ֕ם le.shi.Lem H8006 , the family H4940 of the Shillemites . 50 These are the families H4940 of Naphtali נַפְתָּלִ֖י naf.ta.Li H5321 , according to their families H4940 ; and they that were numbered of them were forty-five וְאַרְבָּעִ֛ים ve.'ar.ba.'Im H705 thousand אֶ֖לֶף 'E.lef H505 four וְאַרְבַּ֥ע ve.'ar.Ba' H702 hundred H3967 . 51 These were the numbered of the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , six שֵׁשׁ־ shesh- H8337 hundred H3967 and one thousand H505 seven שְׁבַ֥ע she.Va' H7651 hundred H3967 and thirty וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ פ u.she.lo.Shim H7970 . 53 Unto these shall the land הָאָ֛רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 be divided H2505 for an inheritance בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה be.na.cha.Lah H5159 according to the number בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר be.mis.Par H4557 of the names H8034 ; 54 to the many לָרַ֗ב la.Rav H7227 thou shalt increase H7235 their inheritance נַחֲלָת֔וֹ na.cha.la.To H5159 , and to the few וְלַמְעַ֕ט ve.lam.'At H4592 thou shalt diminish H4591 their inheritance נַחֲלָת֑וֹ na.cha.la.To H5159 ; to every one H376 shall his inheritance נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ na.cha.la.To H5159 be given H5414 according to those that were numbered of him . 55 Notwithstanding the land הָאָ֑רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 shall be divided H2505 by lot בְּגוֹרָ֕ל be.go.Ral H1486 ; according to the names H8034 of the tribes H4294 of their fathers H1 shall they inherit יִנְחָֽלוּ׃ yin.Cha.lu H5157 ; 56 according to lot הַגּוֹרָ֔ל ha.go.Ral H1486 shall his inheritance נַחֲלָת֑וֹ na.cha.la.To H5159 be divided H2505 to each, be they many רַ֖ב rav H7227 or few לִמְעָֽט׃ ס lim.'At H4592 in number. 57 And these are the numbered of the Levites H3881 , after their families H4940 : of Gershon לְגֵרְשׁ֗וֹן le.ge.re.Shon H1648 , the family H4940 of the Gershonites ; of Kohath לִקְהָ֕ת lik.Hat H6955 , the family H4940 of the Kohathites H6956 ; of Merari לִמְרָרִ֕י lim.ra.Ri H4847 , the family H4940 of the Merarites . 59 And the name וְשֵׁ֣ם׀ ve.Shem H8034 of Amram's wife אֵ֣שֶׁת 'E.shet H802 was Jochebed יוֹכֶ֙בֶד֙ yo.Khe.ved H3115 , the daughter בַּת־ bat- H1323 of Levi לֵוִ֔י le.Vi H3878 , who was born H3205 to Levi לְלֵוִ֖י le.le.Vi H3878 in Egypt בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם be.mitz.Ra.yim H4714 ; and she bore H3205 to Amram H6019 Aaron אַהֲרֹן֙ 'a.ha.Ron H175 and Moses מֹשֶׁ֔ה mo.Sheh H4872 , and Miriam מִרְיָ֥ם mir.Yam H4813 their sister אֲחֹתָֽם׃ 'a.cho.Tam H269 . 60 And to Aaron לְאַהֲרֹ֔ן le.'a.ha.Ron H175 were born H3205 Nadab נָדָ֖ב na.Dav H5070 , and Abihu אֲבִיה֑וּא 'a.vi.Hu' H30 , Eleazar אֶלְעָזָ֖ר 'el.'a.Zar H499 , and Ithamar אִיתָמָֽר׃ 'i.ta.Mar H385 . 61 And Nadab נָדָ֖ב na.Dav H5070 and Abihu וַאֲבִיה֑וּא va.'a.vi.Hu' H30 died H4191 , when they presented H7126 strange זָרָ֖ה za.Rah H2114 fire אֵשׁ־ 'esh- H784 before Jehovah . 62 And those that were H1961 numbered of the [Levites] were H1961 twenty-three thousand אֶ֔לֶף 'E.lef H505 , all males זָכָ֖ר za.Khar H2145 from a month חֹ֣דֶשׁ Cho.desh H2320 old and upward H4605 ; for they were H1961 not numbered among the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , because there was H1961 no inheritance נַחֲלָ֔ה na.cha.Lah H5159 given H5414 them among the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El H3478 . 63 These are they that were numbered by Moses מֹשֶׁ֔ה mo.Sheh H4872 and Eleazar וְאֶלְעָזָ֖ר ve.'el.'a.Zar H499 the priest הַכֹּהֵ֑ן ha.ko.Hen H3548 , who numbered the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El H3478 in the plains בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת be.'ar.Vot H6160 of Moab מוֹאָ֔ב mo.'Av H4124 , by the Jordan יַרְדֵּ֥ן yar.Den H3383 of Jericho יְרֵחֽוֹ׃ ye.re.Cho H3405 . 64 But among these there was H1961 not a man H376 numbered by Moses מֹשֶׁ֔ה mo.Sheh H4872 and Aaron וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן ve.'a.ha.Ron H175 the priest הַכֹּהֵ֑ן ha.ko.Hen H3548 , who numbered the children of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 in the wilderness בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר be.mid.Bar H4057 of Sinai סִינָֽי׃ si.Nai H5514 . 65 For Jehovah had said H559 of them , They shall surely die H4191 in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר ba.mid.Bar H4057 . And there was not left H3498 a man H376 of them , save Caleb כָּלֵ֣ב ka.Lev H3612 the son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of Jephunneh יְפֻנֶּ֔ה ye.fu.Neh H3312 , and Joshua וִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ vi.ho.Shu.a' H3091 the son בִּן־ bin- H1121 of Nun נֽוּן׃ ס Nun H5126 . ← Numbers 25 Numbers 27 → Commentaries on Numbers 26 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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