Numbers 26:1-51

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The Second Census

26 After the plague^(A) the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, ²“Take a census^(B) of the whole Israelite community by families—all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army^(C) of Israel.” ³So on the plains of Moab^(D) by the Jordan across from Jericho,^(E) Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said, ⁴“Take a census of the men twenty years old or more, as the Lord commanded Moses.”

These were the Israelites who came out of Egypt:^(F)

⁵The descendants of Reuben,^(G) the firstborn son of Israel, were:

through Hanok,^(H) the Hanokite clan;

through Pallu,^(I) the Palluite clan;

⁶through Hezron,^(J) the Hezronite clan;

through Karmi,^(K) the Karmite clan.

⁷These were the clans of Reuben; those numbered were 43,730.

⁸The son of Pallu was Eliab, ⁹and the sons of Eliab^(L) were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. The same Dathan and Abiram were the community^(M) officials who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah’s followers when they rebelled against the Lord.^(N) ¹⁰The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them^(O) along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men.^(P) And they served as a warning sign.^(Q) ¹¹The line of Korah,^(R) however, did not die out.^(S)

¹²The descendants of Simeon by their clans were:

through Nemuel,^(T) the Nemuelite clan;

through Jamin,^(U) the Jaminite clan;

through Jakin, the Jakinite clan;

¹³through Zerah,^(V) the Zerahite clan;

through Shaul, the Shaulite clan.

¹⁴These were the clans of Simeon;^(W) those numbered were 22,200.^(X)

¹⁵The descendants of Gad by their clans were:

through Zephon,^(Y) the Zephonite clan;

through Haggi, the Haggite clan;

through Shuni, the Shunite clan;

¹⁶through Ozni, the Oznite clan;

through Eri, the Erite clan;

¹⁷through Arodi,^[a] the Arodite clan;

through Areli, the Arelite clan.

¹⁸These were the clans of Gad;^(Z) those numbered were 40,500.

¹⁹Er^(AA) and Onan^(AB) were sons of Judah, but they died^(AC) in Canaan.

²⁰The descendants of Judah by their clans were:

through Shelah,^(AD) the Shelanite clan;

through Perez,^(AE) the Perezite clan;

through Zerah, the Zerahite clan.^(AF)

²¹The descendants of Perez^(AG) were:

through Hezron,^(AH) the Hezronite clan;

through Hamul, the Hamulite clan.

²²These were the clans of Judah;^(AI) those numbered were 76,500.

²³The descendants of Issachar by their clans were:

through Tola,^(AJ) the Tolaite clan;

through Puah, the Puite^[b] clan;

²⁴through Jashub,^(AK) the Jashubite clan;

through Shimron, the Shimronite clan.

²⁵These were the clans of Issachar;^(AL) those numbered were 64,300.

²⁶The descendants of Zebulun^(AM) by their clans were:

through Sered, the Seredite clan;

through Elon, the Elonite clan;

through Jahleel, the Jahleelite clan.

²⁷These were the clans of Zebulun;^(AN) those numbered were 60,500.

²⁸The descendants of Joseph^(AO) by their clans through Manasseh and Ephraim^(AP) were:

²⁹The descendants of Manasseh:^(AQ)

through Makir,^(AR) the Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead^(AS));

through Gilead, the Gileadite clan.

³⁰These were the descendants of Gilead:^(AT)

through Iezer,^(AU) the Iezerite clan;

through Helek, the Helekite clan;

³¹through Asriel, the Asrielite clan;

through Shechem, the Shechemite clan;

³²through Shemida, the Shemidaite clan;

through Hepher, the Hepherite clan.

³³(Zelophehad^(AV) son of Hepher had no sons;^(AW) he had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah.)^(AX)

³⁴These were the clans of Manasseh; those numbered were 52,700.^(AY)

³⁵These were the descendants of Ephraim^(AZ) by their clans:

through Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan;

through Beker, the Bekerite clan;

through Tahan, the Tahanite clan.

³⁶These were the descendants of Shuthelah:

through Eran, the Eranite clan.

³⁷These were the clans of Ephraim;^(BA) those numbered were 32,500.

These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.

³⁸The descendants of Benjamin^(BB) by their clans were:

through Bela, the Belaite clan;

through Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan;

through Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan;

³⁹through Shupham,^[c] the Shuphamite clan;

through Hupham, the Huphamite clan.

⁴⁰The descendants of Bela through Ard^(BC) and Naaman were:

through Ard,^[d] the Ardite clan;

through Naaman, the Naamite clan.

⁴¹These were the clans of Benjamin;^(BD) those numbered were 45,600.

⁴²These were the descendants of Dan^(BE) by their clans:^(BF)

through Shuham,^(BG) the Shuhamite clan.

These were the clans of Dan: ⁴³All of them were Shuhamite clans; and those numbered were 64,400.

⁴⁴The descendants of Asher^(BH) by their clans were:

through Imnah, the Imnite clan;

through Ishvi, the Ishvite clan;

through Beriah, the Beriite clan;

⁴⁵and through the descendants of Beriah:

through Heber, the Heberite clan;

through Malkiel, the Malkielite clan.

⁴⁶(Asher had a daughter named Serah.)

⁴⁷These were the clans of Asher;^(BI) those numbered were 53,400.

⁴⁸The descendants of Naphtali^(BJ) by their clans were:

through Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan;

through Guni, the Gunite clan;

⁴⁹through Jezer, the Jezerite clan;

through Shillem, the Shillemite clan.

⁵⁰These were the clans of Naphtali;^(BK) those numbered were 45,400.^(BL)

⁵¹The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730.^(BM)

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Footnotes

Numbers 26:17 Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also Gen. 46:16); Masoretic Text Arod
Numbers 26:23 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text through Puvah, the Punite
Numbers 26:39 A few manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Shephupham
Numbers 26:40 Samaritan Pentateuch and Vulgate (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text does not have through Ard.