Taking a Second Census |
Numbers 26:1-65 The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers |
It [happened] after the plague, the Lord [spoke] to Moses & Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saying, Take the [census] of all the congregation of the children [people] of Israel from 20 years & above, throughout their fathers’ house, able to go to war in Israel. Moses & Eleazar, the priest, [spoke] with them in the plains of Moab by [the] Jordan [River by] Jericho, saying, Take the [census] of the people 20 years & [above,] as the Lord commanded Moses & the children [people] of Israel, [who] went out of the land of Egypt. |
Reuben, the eldest son of Israel [a.k.a. Jacob.] Of [Reuben’s] children, came Hanoch, the family of Hanochites. Of Pallu, the family of Palluites. Of Hezron, of the family of Hezronites. Of Carmi, the family of Carmites. These 43,730 were [totaled] of the families of Reubenites. |
And the sons of Pallu; Eliab. Of the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, Dathan & Abiram. This is that Dathan & Abiram [who] were famous in the congregation, [who rebelled] against Moses & Aaron, in the company of Korah & [rebelled] against the Lord. And the earth opened up & swallowed them up with Korah together. When that company died, the fire devoured 250 men & they became a sign. [Still,] the children [people] of Korah [didn’t] die. |
[Simeon’s] sons after their families, [came] Nemuel, the family of Nemuelites. Of Jamin, the family of Jaminites. Of Jachin, the family of Jachinites. Of Zerah [a.k.a. Zohar,] the family of Zarhites. Of Shaul, the family of Shaulites. These 22,200 were [totaled] of the families of Simeonites. |
[Gad’s] children after their families: Of Zephon [a.k.a. Ziphion,] the family of Zephonites. Of Haggi, the family of Haggites. Of Shuni, the family of Shunites. Of Ozni [a.k.a. Ezbon,] the family of Omnitel. Of Eri, the family of Erites. Of Arod [a.k.a. Arodi,] the family of Arodites. Of Areli, the family of the Arelites. These 40,500 were [totaled] of the families of Gad. |
[Judah’s] sons were Er & Onan. Er & Onan died in the land of Canaan. [Judah’s] sons after their families: Of Shelah, the family of Shelanites. Of Pharez, the family of Pharzites. Of Zerah, the family of Zarhites. Of [Pharez’s] sons were: Of Hezron, the family of Hezronites. Of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. These 76,500 were [totaled] of the familes of Judah. |
Of [Issachar’s] sons after their families: Of Tolah, the family of Tolaites. Of Pua, the family of the Punites. Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites. Of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. These 64,300 were [totaled] of the families of Issachar. |
Of [Zebulun’s] sons after their families: Of Sered, the family of Sardites. Of Elon, the family of the Elonites. Of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. These 60,500 were [totaled] of the families of Zebulun. |
[Joseph’s] sons after their families were Manasseh & Ephraim. Of [Manasseh’s] sons: Machir, the family of the Machirites. Machir [fathered] Gilead. Of Gilead, [came] the family of the Gileadites. These are [Gilead’s] sons: Of Jeezer, the family of Jeezerites. Of Helek, the family of the Helekites. Of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites. Of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites. Of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites. Of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. And Zelophehad, [Hepher’s] son, had no sons, but [only] daughters named: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah & Tirzah. These 52,700 were [totaled] of the families of Manasseh. |
These are [Epharim’s] sons after their families: Of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites. Of Becher, the family of the Bachrites. Of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. These 32,500 were [totaled] of the sons of Ephraim of the sons of Joseph & their families. |
[Benjamin’s] sons after their families. Of Bela, the family of the Belaites. Of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites. Of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites. Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites. Of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. The sons of Bela were Ard & Naaman. Of Ard, the family of the Ardites. Of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. These 45,600 were [totaled] of the sons of Benjamin, after their families. |
These are [Dan’s] sons after their families: Of Shuham, the family of Shuhamites. These 64,400 are the families of the Shuhamites, according to those [totaled] with them. |
Of [Asher’s] children, after their families: of Jimna, the family of Jimnites. Of Jesui, the family of Jesuites. Of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. Of [Beriah’s] sons: Of Heber, the family of the Heberites. Of Malchiel, the family of Malchielites. The name of [Asher’s] daughter was Sarah. These 53,400 were [totaled] of the families of [Asher’s] sons. |
Of [Naphtali’s] sons, after their families: Of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites. Of Guni, the family of Gunites. Of Jezer, the family of Jezerites. Of Shillem, the family of Shillemites. These 45,400 were [totaled] according to [Naphtali’s] families. |
[The total counted in the census] were: 601,730 children [people] of Israel. The Lord [spoke] to Moses, saying, The land shall be divided to these as an inheritance according to the number of [their] names. |
To [the families with] many [people,] you shall give [a larger] inheritance & [a smaller] inheritance [to those with fewer people.] To everyone his inheritance shall be given according to the number of [his family.] |
[Also,] the land they are to inherit shall be divided by lot, according to the names of their tribes of their [forefathers.] According to the lot [pulled] their possession shall be divided between [the larger & smaller tribes.] |
These are the Levites [who were counted,] after their families: Of Gershon, the family of Gershonites. Of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites. Of Merari, the family of the Merarites. 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 Korathites. |
And Kohath [fathered] Amram. [Amram’s wife’s] name was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother [bore] to Levi in Egypt. She [also bore] to Amram, Aaron, Moses & their sister, Miriam. To Aaron was born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar & Ithamar. And Nadab & Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the Lord. [Exodus 30:9 You shall [not] offer [any] strange: incense [on it,] nor burnt sacrifice, nor [meat/grain] offering [there.] |
Those numbered of them were 23,000 males from 1 month & [older, since] they [weren’t included] among the children [people] of Israel, because they [weren’t] given [an] inheritance [of land] among the [people] of Israel. |
These are the [ones who were counted] by Moses & Eleazar, the priest, [who counted] the children [people] of Israel in the plains of Moab, by [the] Jordan [River] near Jericho. |
Among these, there [weren’t any men,] whom Moses & Aaron, the priest [counted from the people] of Israel in the Wilderness of Sinai. |
[Numbers 14:2-3 And all the children [people] of Israel [grumbled] against Moses & against Aaron. And the whole congregation said to them, We [wished] that God had [let us] die in the land of Egypt! Or [that] God would [have had us die] in this wilderness!] |
For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there wasn’t left a man of them, [except] Caleb [Jephunneh’s] son & Joshua [Nun’s] son. [Numbers 14: 30-31 [Without a doubt,] you shall not come into the land, [about] which I [swore] to make you [live there, except for] Caleb, the son of Jephunneh & Joshua, the son of Nun. |
But your little ones, [whom] you said would be a prey, I will bring them in & they shall know the land which you have despised.] |