Numbers 26

NEW JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 After this plague, Yahweh spoke to Moses and to the priest Eleazar son of Aaron and said:	1 After the blood of the guilty was shed, the Lord said to Moses, and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest:
2 'Take a census of the whole community of Israelites, by families: al those of twenty years and over, fitto bear arms in Israel.'	2 “Number the entire sum of the sons of Israel, from twenty years and above, by their houses and kinships, all who are able to go forth to war.”
3 So Moses and the priest Eleazar took a census of them on the Plains of Moab, near the Jordan byJericho. They counted	3 And so, Moses and Eleazar the priest, who were in the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite Jericho, spoke to those who were
4 (as Yahweh had ordered Moses and the Israelites after leaving Egypt) men of twenty years and over:	4 from twenty years and above, just as the Lord had commanded. And this is their number:
5 Reuben, the first-born of Israel. The sons of Reuben: for Hanoch, the Hanochite clan; for Pal u, thePal uite clan;	5 Ruben, the firstborn of Israel; his son, Hanoch, from whom is the family of the Hanochites; and Pallu, from whom is the family of the Palluites;
6 for Hezron, the Hezronite clan; for Carmi, the Carmite clan.	6 and Hezron, from whom is the family of the Hezronites; and Carmi, from whom is the family of the Carmites.
7 These were the Reubenite clans. They numbered forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty men.	7 These are the families of the stock of Ruben, whose number was found to be forty-three thousand and seven hundred thirty.
8 The sons of Pallu: Eliab.	8 The son of Phallu: Eliab;
9 The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. These two, Dathan and Abiram, men of repute in thecommunity, were the ones who revolted against Moses and Aaron; they belonged to Korah's group when itrevolted against Yahweh.	9 his sons, Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram. These are Dathan and Abiram, the leaders of the people, who rose up against Moses and Aaron in the sedition at Korah, when they rebelled against the Lord.
10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them (with Korah when that group perished), when fireconsumed the two hundred and fifty men. They were a sign.	10 And the earth, opening its mouth, devoured Korah, with many others dying, when the fire burned two hundred fifty men. And a great miracle was wrought,
11 Korah's sons, however, did not perish.	11 so that, when Korah perished, his sons did not perish.
12 The sons of Simeon by clans: for Nemuel, the Nemuelite clan; for Jamin, the Jaminite clan; forJachin, the Jachinite clan;	12 The sons of Simeon, by their kinships: Nemuel, from him is the family of the Nemuelites; Jamin, from him is the family of the Jaminites; Jachin, from him is the family of the Jachinites;
13 for Zerah, the Zerahite clan; for Shaul, the Shaulite clan.	13 Sohar, from him is the family of the Soharites; Shaul, from him is the family of the Shaulites.
14 These were the Simeonite clans. They numbered twenty-two thousand two hundred men.	14 These are the families of the stock of Simeon, whose entire number was twenty-two thousand two hundred.
15 The sons of Gad by clans: for Zephon, the Zephonite clan; for Haggi, the Haggite clan; for Shuni, theShunite clan;	15 The sons of Gad, by their kinships: Zephon, from him is the family of the Zephonites; Haggi, from him is the family of the Haggites; Shuni, from him is the family of the Shunites;
16 for Ozni, the Oznite clan; for Eri, the Erite clan;	16 Ozni, from him is the family of the Oznites; Eri, from him is the family of the Erites;
17 for Arod, the Arodite clan; for Areli, the Arelite clan.	17 Arod, from him is the family of the Arodites; Areli, from him is the family of the Arelites.
18 These were the clans of the sons of Gad. They numbered forty thousand five hundred men.	18 These are the families of Gad, whose entire number was forty thousand five hundred.
19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.	19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, who both died in the land of Canaan.
20 The other sons of Judah became clans: for Shelah, the Shelahite clan; for Perez, the Perezzite clan;for Zerah, the Zerahite clan.	20 And these were the sons of Judah, by their kinships: Shelah, from whom is the family of the Shelahites; Perez, from whom is the family of the Perezites; Zerah, from whom is the family of the Zerahites.
21 The sons of Perez were: for Hezron, the Hezronite clan; for Hamul, the Hamulite clan.	21 Moreover, the sons of Phares were: Hezron, from whom is the family of the Hezronites; and Hamul, from whom is the family of the Hamulites.
22 These were the clans of Judah. They numbered seventy-six thousand five hundred men.	22 These are the families of Judah, whose entire number was seventy-six thousand five hundred.
23 The sons of Issachar by clans: for Tola, the Tolaite clan; for Puvah, the Puvahite clan;	23 The sons of Issachar, by their kinships: Tola from whom is the family of the Tolaites; Puvah, from whom is the family of the Puvahites;
24 for Jashub, the Jashubite clan; for Shimron, the Shimronite clan.	24 Jashub, from whom is the family of the Jashubites; Shimron, from whom is the family of the Shimronites.
25 These were the clans of Issachar. They numbered sixty-four thousand three hundred men.	25 These are the kinships of Issachar, whose number was sixty-four thousand three hundred.
26 The sons of Zebulun by clans: for Sered, the Seredite clan; for Elon, the Elonite clan; for Jahleel, theJahleelite clan.	26 The sons of Zebulon by their kinships: Sered, from whom is the family of the Seredites; Elon, from whom is the family of the Elonites; Jahleel, from whom is the family of the Jahleelites.
27 These were the clans of Zebulun. They numbered sixty thousand five hundred men.	27 These are the kinships of Zebulun, whose number was sixty thousand five hundred.
28 The sons of Joseph by clans: Manasseh and Ephraim.	28 The sons of Joseph by their kinships: Manasseh and Ephraim.
29 The sons of Manasseh: for Machir, the Machirite clan; Machir fathered Gilead: for Gilead, theGileadite clan.	29 From Manasseh was born Machir, from whom is the family of the Machirites. Machir conceived Gilead, from whom is the family of the Gileadites.
30 These were the sons of Gilead: for Iezer, the Iezerite clan; for Helek, the Helekite clan;	30 Gilead had sons: Jezer, from whom is the family of the Jezerites; and Helek, from whom is the family of the Helekites;
31 Asriel, the Asrielite clan; Shechem, the Shechemite clan;	31 and Asriel, from whom is the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, from whom is the family of the Shechemites;
32 Shemida, the Shemidaite clan; Hepher, the Hepherite clan.	32 and Shemida, from whom is the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, from whom is the family of the Hepherites.
33 Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, only daughters; the names of Zelophehad's daughterswere Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.	33 Now Hepher was the father of Zelophehad, who had no sons, but only daughters, whose names are these: Mahlah, and Noa, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
34 These were the clans of Manasseh. They numbered fifty-two thousand seven hundred men.	34 These are the families of Manasseh, and their number was fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
35 These were the sons of Ephraim by clans: for Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan; for Becher, theBecherite clan; for Tahan, the Tahanite clan.	35 Now the sons of Ephraim by their kinships were these: Shuthelah, from whom is the family of the Shuthelahites; Becher, from whom is the family of the Becherites; Tahan, from whom is the family of the Tahanites.
36 These were the sons of Shuthelah: for Eran, the Eranite clan.	36 Furthermore, the son of Shuthelah was Eran, from whom is the family of the Eranites.
37 These were the clans of Ephraim. They numbered thirty-two thousand five hundred men. Thesewere the sons of Joseph by clans.	37 These are the kinships of the sons of Ephraim, whose number was thirty-two thousand five hundred.
38 The sons of Benjamin by clans: for Bela, the Belaite clan; for Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan; for Ahiram,the Ahiramite clan;	38 These are the sons of Joseph by their families: the sons of Benjamin in their kinships: Bela, from whom is the family of the Belaites; Ashbel, from whom is the family of the Ashbelites; Ahiram, from whom is the family of the Ahiramites;
39 for Shephupham, the Shephuphamite clan; for Hupham, the Huphamite clan.	39 Shupham, from whom is the family of the Shuphamites; Hupham, from whom is the family of the Huphamites.
40 Bela's sons were Ard and Naaman; for Ard, the Ardite clan; for Naaman, the Naamanite clan.	40 The sons of Bela: Arad and Naaman. From Arad, the family of the Aradites; from Naaman, the family of the Naamanites.
41 These were the sons of Benjamin by clans. They numbered forty-five thousand six hundred men.	41 These are the sons of Benjamin by their kinships, whose number was forty-five thousand six hundred.
42 These were the sons of Dan by clans: for Shuham, the Shuhamite clan. These were the sons of Danby clans.	42 The sons of Dan by their kinships: Shuham, from whom is the family of the Shuhamites. These are the kinships of Dan by their families.
43 All the Shuhamite clans numbered sixty-four thousand four hundred men.	43 All these were Shuhamites, whose number was sixty-four thousand four hundred.
44 The sons of Asher by clans: for Imnah, the Imnahite clan; for Ishvi, the Ishvihite clan; for Beriah, theBeriahite clan.	44 The sons of Asher by their kinships: Imnah, from whom is the family of the Imnahites; Ishvi, from whom is the family of the Ishvites; Beriah, from whom is the family of the Beriahites.
45 For the sons of Beriah: for Heber, the Heberite clan; for Malchiel, the Malchielite clan.	45 The sons of Beriah: Heber, from whom is the family of the Heberites; and Malchiel, from whom is the family of the Malchielites.
46 The daughter of Asher was called Serah.	46 Now the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
47 These were the clans of Asher. They numbered fifty-three thousand four hundred men.	47 These are the kinships of the sons of Asher, and their number was fifty-three thousand four hundred.
48 The sons of Naphtali by clans: for Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan; for Guni, the Gunite clan;	48 The sons of Naphtali by their kinships: Jahzeel, from whom is the family of the Jahzeelites; Guni, from whom is the family of the Gunites;
49 for Jezer, the Jezerite clan; for Shil em, the Shil emite clan.	49 Jezer, from whom is the family of the Jezerites; Shillem, from whom is the family of the Shillemites.
50 These were the clans of Naphtali as divided into clans. The sons of Naphtali numbered forty-fivethousand four hundred men.	50 These are the kinships of the sons of Naphtali by their families, whose number was forty-five thousand four hundred.
51 Of the Israelites thus numbered, there were six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirtymen.	51 This is the sum of the sons of Israel, who were counted: six hundred thousand and one thousand seven hundred thirty.
52 Yahweh then spoke to Moses and said,	52 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
53 'The country must be shared out among these as a heritage, proportionately to the number of thoseinscribed.	53 “The land shall be divided to these, as their possessions, according to the number of their names.
54 To the large in number you wil give a large area of land, to the smal in number a small area; toeach the heritage wil be in proportion to the number registered.	54 To the greater number you shall give a greater portion, and to the lesser number, a lesser portion. To each one, just as they have now been counted, a possession shall be delivered.
55 The sharing out of the country must, however, be done by lot. Each wil receive a heritageproportionate to the number of names in their patriarchal tribes;	55 Yet only in so far as the land is divided by lot to a tribe and to families.
56 the heritage of each tribe wil be shared out by lot, depending on its larger or smal er numbers.'	56 Whatever the lot will happen to be, it shall be accepted, either by the greater, or by the lesser.
57 These, by clans, are the Levites that were registered: for Gershon, the Gershonite clan; for Kohath,the Kohathite clan; for Merari, the Merarite clan.	57 Likewise, this is the number of the sons of Levi by their families: Gershon, from whom is the family of the Gershonites; Kohath, from whom is the family of the Kohathites; Merari, from whom is the family of the Merarites.
58 These are the Levite clans: the Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan,the Korahite clan. Kohath fathered Amram.	58 These are the families of Levi: The family of Libni, the family of Hebroni, the family of Mahli, the family of Mushi, the family of Korah. Yet truly, Kohath conceived Amram,
59 Amram's wife was cal ed Jokebed daughter of Levi, born to him in Egypt. To Amram she boreAaron, Moses and Miriam their sister.	59 who had a wife, Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to him in Egypt. She bore, to her husband Amram: sons, Aaron and Moses, as well as their sister, Miriam.
60 Aaron fathered Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.	60 From Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, and Eleazar and Ithamar.
61 Nadab and Abihu died when they brought unauthorised fire before Yahweh.	61 Of these, Nadab and Abihu died, when they had offered strange fire before the Lord.
62 Altogether twenty-three thousand males of one month and over were registered. They were notregistered with the Israelites, since they were given no heritage with the Israelites.	62 And these were all who were numbered: twenty-three thousand of the male gender, from one month and above. For they were not counted among the sons of Israel, neither was a possession given to them with the others.
63 Such were the men registered by Moses and the priest Eleazar who took a census of the Israeliteson the Plains of Moab near the Jordan by Jericho.	63 This is the number of the sons of Israel, who were enrolled by Moses and by Eleazar the priest, in the plains of Moab, above the Jordan, opposite Jericho.
64 Not one of them was among those whom Moses and the priest Aaron had registered when theycounted the Israelites in the desert of Sinai;	64 Among these, not one of them was numbered before, by Moses and Aaron in the desert of Sinai.
65 for Yahweh had told them that these were to die in the desert and that none of them would be leftexcept Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.	65 For the Lord had foretold that all would die in the wilderness. And not one of them remained, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.