Numbers 26

Numbers · Chapter 26

Numbers 26:4

1And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,2Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers’ house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.3And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,4Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt.5Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:6Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.7These are the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.8And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.9And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:10And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.11Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.12The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:13Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.14These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.15The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:16Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:17Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.18These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.20And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.21And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.22These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.23Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:24Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.25These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.26Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.27These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.28The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.29Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.30These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:31And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:32And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.33And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.34These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.35These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.36And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.37These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.38The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:39Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.40And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.41These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.42These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.43All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.44Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.45Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.46And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.47These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.48Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:49Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.50These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.51These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.52And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,53Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.54To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.55Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.56According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.57And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.58These 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 begat Amram.59And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.60And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.61And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.62And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.63These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.64But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.65For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

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VerseKJVBSBASV
4Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt.“Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older, as the LORD has commanded Moses.” And these were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt:Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as Jehovah commanded Moses and the children of Israel, that came forth out of the land of Egypt.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
from a son ofמִבֶּ֛ןmi-BENH1121LNo entry
twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es-RIMH6242
twenty

עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) twenty, twentieth Aramaic equivalent: es.rin (עֶשְׂרִין "twenty" H6243)

year[s]שָׁנָ֖הsha-NAHH8141
year

שְׁנָה (she.nah) year Aramaic of sha.neh (שָׁנָה "year" H8141)

and up -wardsוָמָ֑עְלָהva-MA-'e-lahH4605
above

מַ֫עַל (ma.al) subst 1) higher part, upper part adv 1a) above prep 1b) on the top of, above, on higher ground than with locative 1c) upwards, higher, above

just asכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka-'a-SHERH0834D
as which

כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) conj 1) according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when

he commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi-VAHH6680
to command

צָוָה (tsa.vah) 1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order 1a)(Piel) 1a1) to lay charge upon 1a2) to give charge to, give command to 1a3) to give charge unto 1a4) to give charge over, appoint 1a5) to give charge, command 1a6) to charge, command 1a7) to charge, commission 1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act) 1b) (Pual) to be commanded

Yahwehיְהוָ֤הYAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo-SHEHH4872
Moses

מְנַשֶּׁה (me.nash.sheh) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.10; son of: Amram (H6019) and Jochebed (H3115); brother of: Aaron (H0175) and Miriam (H4813); married to Zipporah (H6855); father of: Gershom (H1647) and Eliezer (H0461H); also called Manasseh at Jdg.18.30(?) Another name of mo.sheh (מֹשֶׁה "Moses" H4872) § Manasseh = "causing to forget" 1) the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh 1a) the tribe descended from Manasseh 1b) the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh …

and [the] people ofוּבְנֵ֣יu-ve-NEIH1121GNo entry
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYIS-ra-'ELH3478
Jacob

יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A); father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently Another name of yis.ra.el (יִשְׂרָאֵל "Israel" H3478) § Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter" …

who came outהַיֹּצְאִ֖יםhai-yo-tze-'IMH3318G
to come out: come

יָצָא (ya.tsa) : come/go_out/escape 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth

from [the] land ofמֵאֶ֥רֶץme-'E-retzH0776G
land: country/planet

אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) : country/field 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth …

Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz-RA-yimH4714G
Egypt

מָצוֹר (ma.tsor) "Matsor", a name for Egypt Another spelling of mits.ra.yim (מִצְרַ֫יִם "Egypt" H4714G) This name means siege, entrenchment

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.