Numbers 26

1 After the plague [disease, affliction] had ended, the LORD [Yehovah, The covenant Name of God] said [to speak, command] to Moses [the Israelite leader] and Eleazar [God has helped] son of Aaron [the brother of Moses and first high priest] the priest [one who serves God and leads others in worship], word study 2 “Take a census [sum, count, or number] of the whole congregation [gathering, assembly, or community] of Israel [the descendants of Jacob, God’s chosen people] by the houses [families, clans, or households] of their fathers [ancestors, forefathers, or patriarchs]—all those twenty [a grown adult, at the age of maturity] years of age or older [above, upward, or and beyond] who can serve [go out to war, fight, or bear arms] in the army [host, forces, or troops] of Israel [the nation, people, or community of God’s chosen].” word study 3 So on the plains [or wilderness, desert plain] of Moab [a land east of the Jordan, descended from Lot] by the Jordan [a key river in Israel’s history], across from [or near, beside] Jericho [an ancient city, meaning ‘its moon’], Moses [the Israelite leader, born to Amram and Jochebed] and Eleazar [meaning God has helped, a high priest] the priest [one who serves God and leads worship] issued the instruction [or spoke, gave the order, saying], word study 4 “Take a census [number the people, count the men] of the men twenty [from the age of twenty, being twenty years old] years of age or older [and upward, from that age and above], as the LORD [Yehovah, The covenant Name of God] has commanded [given orders to, instructed] Moses [the Israelite leader].” And these were the Israelites [the descendants of Jacob, the children of Israel] who came out [went forth, departed] of the land [the earth, the country] of Egypt [a country in northeastern Africa]: word study 5 Reuben [the firstborn son, eldest] was the firstborn [born first, having preeminence] of Israel [Jacob’s descendants, God’s chosen people]. These were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Reuben: The Hanochite [dedicated, belonging to Hanoch] clan from Hanoch [dedicated, a son of Reuben], the Palluite [descended from Pallu, a son of Reuben] clan from Pallu [a son of Reuben, an ancestor], word study 6 the Hezronite [descendant of Hezron, from the tribe of Judah] clan from Hezron [surrounded by a wall, similar to Hazor], and the Carmite [Karmite, descendant of Karmi] clan from Carmi [an Israelite, father of Hur and Jesher]. word study 7 These [the specific clans, families] were the clans [families, tribes] of Reuben [a descendant of Reuben, son of Israel and Leah], and their registration [to be reckoned, counted] numbered [to exist, come into being] 43,730 [three and forty thousand, seven hundred and thirty]. word study 8 Now the son [descendant, offspring] of Pallu [an Israelite, son of Reuben] was Eliab [a leader, a chief], word study 9 and the sons [descendants, grandchildren] of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram [famous in the community], chosen by the congregation, who fought [strove, rebelled] against Moses and Aaron with the followers [company, assembly] of Korah who rebelled [rose up, strove] against the LORD [Yehovah, the supreme God]. word study 10 And the earth [land, territory, or region] opened its mouth [lip, edge, or boundary] and swallowed them along with Korah [a leader who rebelled against Moses], whose followers [congregation, gathering of people] died when the fire [burning, flame] consumed 250 men [individuals, males]. They serve as a warning sign [ensign, flag, or standard]. word study 11 However, the line [descendants, sons] of Korah [a leader who rebelled against Moses] did not [never, to no degree] die out [perish, come to an end, as a result of God’s judgment]. word study 12 These were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Simeon [Shimeon, the second son of Jacob] by their clans [families, tribes]: The Nemuelite [from Nemuel, of the Nemuelite family] clan from Nemuel [day of God], the Jaminite [from Jamin, of the Jaminite family] clan from Jamin [right hand], the Jachinite [from Jachin, of the Jachinite family] clan from Jachin [He will establish], word study 13 the Zerahite [descendant of Zerach, from the tribe of Simeon] clan from Zerah [ancestor of the Zerahite family], and the Shaulite [of Shaul, a Benjamite] clan from Shaul [meaning desired, a personal name]. word study 14 These [specific, particular] were the clans [families, tribes] of Simeon [the Simeonite tribe], and there were [numbered, counted] 22,200 [twenty-two thousand and two hundred, two and twenty thousand] men [individuals, people]. word study 15 These were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Gad [the seventh son of Jacob, founder of the tribe] by their clans [families, tribes]: The Zephonite [from Zephon, a Gadite] clan from Zephon [a man of the tribe of Gad], the Haggite [from Haggi, a festive one] clan from Haggi [an Israelite from the tribe of Gad], the Shunite [from Shuni, a man of the tribe] clan from Shuni [a Gadite, living during the wilderness wanderings], word study 16 the Oznite [descendant of Ozni, from the tribe of Gad] clan from Ozni [the ancestor, father of the Oznites], the Erite [watchful, descendant of Eri] clan from Eri [the progenitor, of the Erites], word study 17 the Arodite [descendants of Arod, from Arod] clan [family, tribe] from Arod [I shall be spread out], and the Arelite [family of the lion of God] clan [family, tribe] from Areli [lion of God]. word study 18 These [the specific clans, families] were the clans [families, tribes] of Gad [son of Jacob, founder of the tribe], and their registration [numbered ones, reckoned ones] numbered [counted, visited] 40,500 [forty thousand and five hundred, a large company]. word study 19 The sons [descendants, male offspring] of Judah [the tribe descended from Judah, the son of Jacob] were Er [the eldest son] and Onan [who failed to fulfill a family duty], but they died [perished, came to their end] in the land [territory, region] of Canaan [the country where the Canaanites lived, now modern-day Israel]. word study 20 These were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Judah [the tribe of Judah, a son of Jacob] by their clans [families, tribes]: The Shelanite [from Shelah, a patriarch] clan from Shelah [son of Judah], the Perezite [descendants of Perez, a twin brother of Zerah] clan from Perez [an Israelite, son of Judah and Tamar], and the Zerahite [descendants of Zerah, a son of Judah] clan from Zerah. word study 21 And these were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Perez [breach, a break or opening]: the Hezronite [surrounded by a wall, from Hezron] clan [family, tribe] from Hezron [a place in southern Judah] and the Hamulite [spared, descendant of Hamul] clan [family, tribe] from Hamul [an Israelite, son of Perez]. word study 22 These [specific families, clans] were the clans of Judah [the tribe descended from Judah, son of Jacob], and their registration [numbered people, reckoned ones] numbered [counted, visited] 76,500 [seventy-six thousand, and five hundred, a large company]. word study 23 These were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Issachar [there is recompense] by their clans [families, tribes]: The Tolaite [descendant of Tola, a judge in Israel] clan from Tola [a judge in Israel, son of Puah], the Punite [descendant of Puah] clan from Puvah [also known as Pua, father of Tola], word study 24 the Jashubite [descendant of Jashub, from the tribe of Issachar] clan from Jashub [he will return], and the Shimronite [from Shimron, watch-height] clan from Shimron [a son of Issachar]. word study 25 These [specific, particular] were the clans [families, tribes] of Issachar [there is recompense], and their registration [reckoned] numbered [counted, totaled] 64,300 [sixty-four thousand and three hundred, four and sixty thousand and three hundred]. word study 26 These were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Zebulun [a son of Jacob and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel] by their clans [families, tribes]: The Seredite [Sardite, from Sered] clan from Sered [an Israelite from the tribe of Zebulun], the Elonite [from Elon, meaning mighty or strong] clan from Elon, and the Jahleelite [from Jahleel, meaning God waits] clan from Jahleel [a son of Zebulun and the founder of the Jahleelites]. word study 27 These [the specific clans, families] were the clans [families, tribes] of Zebulun [a descendant of Zebulun, one of the twelve tribes of Israel], and their registration [reckoned] numbered [counted, sixty thousand and] 60,500 [threescore thousand and five hundred, a large company]. word study 28 The descendants [sons, offspring, or posterity] of Joseph [Jehovah has added] included [comprised, or consisted of] the clans [families, tribes, or kindred] of Manasseh [a grandson of Jacob, doubly fruitful] and Ephraim [doubly fruitful, referring to Joseph’s son]. word study 29 These were the descendants [sons, posterity] of Manasseh: The Machirite [from Machir, a clan] clan from Machir, the father [begetter, ancestor] of Gilead [rocky region, a mountainous area], and the Gileadite [inhabitant of Gilead, a tribe] clan from Gilead. word study 30 These [specific descendants, the following] were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Gilead [rocky region, a mountainous area]: the Iezerite [from Iezer, no help] clan [family, tribe] from Iezer [no help], the Helekite [from Helek, portion] clan [family, tribe] from Helek [portion], word study 31 the Asrielite [descendant of Asriel, from the tribe of Manasseh] clan from Asriel [ancestor of the family], the Shechemite [of the family of Shechem, a Hivite and an Israelite] clan from Shechem [a man of the tribe of Manasseh], word study 32 the Shemidaite [family of the Shemidaites, descendants of Shemida] clan from Shemida [ancestor of the Shemidaite family], and the Hepherite [family of the Hepherites, from Hepher] clan from Hepher [a well, or a place in Palestine]. word study 33 Now Zelophehad [a descendant] son of Hepher had no sons [male heirs, descendants] but only daughters [female children, inheritors]. The names [identities, designations] of his daughters [female offspring, inheritors] were Mahlah [meaning disease, a woman of faith], Noah [rest, comfort], Hoglah [partridge, a bird], Milcah [queen, a woman of noble birth], and Tirzah [pleasant, a delightful woman]. word study 34 These [specific, particular] were the clans [families, tribes] of Manasseh [a grandson of Jacob, ancestor of a large tribe], and their registration [reckoned] numbered [counted, totaled] 52,700 [fifty-two thousand, seven hundred, a large company]. word study 35 These [specific descendants, the ones being referred to] were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Ephraim [doubly fruitful, a tribe of Israel] by their clans [families, tribes]: The Shuthelahite [from Shuthelah, a family line] clan from Shuthelah [a descendant of Ephraim], the Becherite [of Becher, a family of Ephraim] clan from Becher [an ancestor of a family], and the Tahanite [of Tahan, a family line] clan from Tahan [a son of Ephraim]. word study 36 And the descendants [sons, offspring] of Shuthelah [a man of Ephraim] were the Eranite [from Eran, watcher] clan [family, tribe] from Eran [watcher, a son of Shuthelah]. word study 37 These [specific, notable] were the clans [families, tribes] of Ephraim [doubly fruitful], and their registration numbered [reckoned] 32,500 [thirty-two thousand five hundred, a large company]. These clans [families, descendants] were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Joseph [Jehovah has added, a blessed name]. word study 38 These were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Benjamin [son of the right hand, referring to the youngest son of Jacob] by their clans [families, tribes]: The Belaite [from Bela, meaning destruction] clan from Bela [a place and a person], the Ashbelite [from Ashbel, a son of Benjamin] clan from Ashbel [an ancestor of the Ashbelites], the Ahiramite [from Ahiram, meaning my brother is exalted] clan from Ahiram [a man from the tribe of Benjamin], word study 39 the Shuphamite [of Shephupham, descendant of Shephuphan] clan from Shupham [ancestor of the family], and the Huphamite [of Hupham, from the lineage of Hupham] clan from Hupham [a brother of Shephupham]. word study 40 And the descendants [sons, family members] of Bela [destruction, a name] from Ard [I shall subdue, a place] and Naaman [pleasant, lovely, a commander] were the Ardite [from Ard, a clan] clan from Ard and the Naamite [from Naaman, a family] clan from Naaman [a commander, a man from Benjamin]. word study 41 These [specific, particular] were the clans [families, tribes] of Benjamin [son of the right hand], and their registration [numbered ones, reckoned] numbered [to visit, oversee] 45,600 [forty-five thousand six hundred, a large company]. word study 42 These [specific descendants, the ones in view] were the descendants [sons, posterity] of Dan [a son of Jacob, the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel] by their clans [families, tribes]: The Shuhamite [from Shuham, a man from the tribe of Dan] clan [family, household] from Shuham [an Israelite from the tribe of Dan]. These [same ones, previously mentioned] were the clans [families, tribes] of Dan [the tribe, the people]. word study 43 All [every single one, the entire group] of them were Shuhamite [descendants of Shuham, a Danite clan] clans [families, tribes], and their registration [reckoned, counted] numbered [totaled, amounted to] 64,400 [sixty-four thousand and four hundred, a large multitude]. word study 44 These were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Asher [a tribe of Israel, one of Jacob’s twelve sons] by their clans [families, tribes]: The Imnite [from Imnah, the right-hand clan] clan from Imnah [meaning right hand], the Ishvite [from Ishvi, a descendant of Asher] clan from Ishvi [a son of Asher], and the Beriite [from Beriah, with a friend] clan from Beriah [meaning with a friend, a Levite and a Benjamite]. word study 45 And these were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Beriah [with a friend]: the Heberite [comrade’s family, from Heber] clan [family, tribe] from Heber [comrade, ally] and the Malchielite [my king is God’s family] clan [family, tribe] from Malchiel [my king is God, Malchielite ancestor]. word study 46 And the name [identity, character] of Asher’s [the eighth son of Jacob] daughter [female child, or woman] was Serah [Sarah, the prince breathed]. word study 47 These [specific, particular] were the clans [families, tribes] of Asher [the eighth son of Jacob], and their registration [numbered ones, reckoned ones] numbered [to visit, to oversee] 53,400 [fifty-three thousand and four hundred, three and fifty thousand and four hundred]. word study 48 These were the descendants [sons, offspring] of Naphtali [a son of Jacob and founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel] by their clans [families, tribes]: The Jahzeelite [of Jahzeel, from the lineage of Jahzeel] clan from Jahzeel [meaning ‘God will divide’], the Gunite [of Guni, from the lineage of Guni] clan from Guni [an Israelite from the tribe of Naphtali], word study 49 the Jezerite [descendant of Jezer, from the tribe of Naphtali] clan [family, tribe] from Jezer [meaning ‘forming’], and the Shillemite [of Shillem, repaid] clan [family, nation] from Shillem [a son of Naphtali, meaning ‘repaid’]. word study 50 These [specific, particular] were the clans [families, tribes] of Naphtali [a son of Jacob, the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel], and their registration [to reckon, count, or number] numbered [counted, totaled] 45,400 [five and forty thousand and four hundred, a large company]. word study 51 These [specific, particular] men of Israel [sons of Jacob, descendants] numbered [were reckoned, counted] 601,730 [six hundred thousand and one thousand seven hundred and thirty] in all [altogether, as a whole]. word study 52 Then the LORD [Yehovah, the covenant God] said [to speak, communicate, or utter] to Moses [the Israelite leader, mediator], word study 53 “The land [or earth, territory] is to be divided [apportioned, smoothed out] among the tribes [families, clans] as an inheritance [heritage, possession], according to the number [quantity, count] of names [identities, reputations] [based on the census, in proportion to their population]. word study 54 Increase the inheritance [portion, heritage] for a large [numerous, many] tribe and decrease [diminish, reduce] it for a small [few, little] one; each tribe is to receive its inheritance [property, land] according to the number [count, reckoning] of those registered [numbered, counted]. word study 55 Indeed [certainly, surely], the land [earth, territory] must be divided [apportioned, allotted] by lot [by the decision of the Lord]; they shall receive [inherit, take possession of] their inheritance [heritage, allotted portion] according to [based on] the names [identities, reputations] of the tribes [family groups, clans] of their fathers [ancestors, forefathers]. word study 56 Each inheritance [a possession passed down, a family heirloom] is to be divided [apportioned, allotted] by lot [a pebble or small stone used for making decisions] among [between, either] the larger [many, more numerous] and smaller [little, fewer in number] tribes [family groups, clans].” word study 57 Now these [specific individuals, the ones being referred to] were the Levites [descendants of Levi, a tribe of Israel] numbered [counted, reckoned] by their clans [families, tribes]: The Gershonite [from Gershon, a son of Levi] clan from Gershon [a son of Levi, an ancestor of the tribe], the Kohathite [from Kohath, a son of Levi] clan from Kohath [a son of Levi, a brother of Gershon and Merari], and the Merarite [from Merari, a son of Levi] clan from Merari [a son of Levi, the third son]. word study 58 These [specific, particular] were the families [clans, tribes] of the Levites [descendants of Levi]: The Libnite [from Libni, a Levite] clan, the Hebronite [from Hebron, a city] clan, the Mahlite [from Mahli, a Levite] clan, the Mushite [from Mushi, a Levite] clan, and the Korahite [from Korah, a Levite] clan. Now Kohath [a Levite, son of Levi] was the father [to beget, gave birth to] of Amram [exalted people, a leader], word study 59 and Amram’s wife [a descendant of Levi, born in Egypt] was named Jochebed [Jehovah is glory]. She was also [as a daughter of Levi, born to him] a daughter of Levi, born to Levi [in the land of Egypt, during the Israelites’ sojourn] in Egypt. To Amram she bore [as children, gave birth to] Aaron [the first high priest], Moses [the Israelite leader], and their sister [biological sibling, female relative] Miriam [meaning rebellion]. word study 60 Nadab [the generous one], Abihu [he is my father], Eleazar [God has helped], and Ithamar [island of palms, coast of palms] were born [to beget, brought forth] to Aaron [the high priest, brother of Moses], word study 61 but Nadab [a generous giver] and Abihu [he is my father] died [passed away, met their end] when they offered [presented, brought near] unauthorized [strange, forbidden] fire [burning, flame] before [in the presence of, facing] the LORD [Yehovah, the covenant God]. word study 62 The registration [census, counting] of the Levites totaled 23,000, every male [son, descendant] a month [lunar cycle, new moon] old or more; they were not numbered [reckoned, counted] among the other Israelites [sons of Israel, descendants of Jacob], because no inheritance [heritage, possession] was given [granted, bestowed] to them among the Israelites [people of God, chosen nation]. word study 63 These [specific individuals] were the ones numbered [reckoned, counted] by Moses [the Israelite leader, prophet] and Eleazar [God has helped, the high priest] the priest [spiritual leader, mediator] when they counted [visited, oversaw] the Israelites [descendants of Jacob, God’s chosen people] on the plains [desert, lowlands] of Moab [a land near the Jordan River] by [near, beside] the Jordan [the river running from Lebanon to the Dead Sea], across from [opposite, near] Jericho [a city in Palestine, the first conquered by the Israelites]. word study 64 Among all [these specific individuals, those counted] these, however, there was not one who had been numbered [reckoned, counted as part of the community] by Moses [the Israelite leader, prophet] and Aaron [the first high priest] the priest [spiritual leader, mediator] when they counted [conducted a census, took account of] the Israelites [the descendants of Jacob, God’s chosen people] in the Wilderness [desert, uninhabited land] of Sinai [the mountain where God gave the Law]. word study 65 For the LORD [Yehovah, The covenant Name of God] had told them that they would surely [without a doubt, certainly] die [meet their physical end, cease to exist] in the wilderness [a desert or open field, a place of testing]. Not one was left [remained, survived] except Caleb [a faithful Israelite] son of Jephunneh [a leader from the tribe of Judah] and Joshua [a leader] son of Nun [the father of Joshua, a leader of the Israelites]. word study