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Text -- Numbers 26:1-46 (NET)
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A Second Census Required
26:1 After the plague the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest ,
26:2 “Take a census of the whole community of Israelites , from twenty years old and upward , by their clans , everyone who can serve in the army of Israel .”
26:3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab , by the Jordan River across from Jericho . They said ,
26:4 “Number the people from twenty years old and upward , just as the Lord commanded Moses and the Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt .”
Reuben
26:5 Reuben was the firstborn of Israel . The Reubenites : from Hanoch , the family of the Hanochites ; from Pallu , the family of the Palluites ;
26:6 from Hezron , the family of the Hezronites ; from Carmi , the family of the Carmites .
26:7 These were the families of the Reubenites ; and those numbered of them were 43,730 .
26:8 Pallu’s descendant was Eliab .
26:9 Eliab’s descendants were Nemuel , Dathan , and Abiram . It was Dathan and Abiram who as leaders of the community rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah when they rebelled against the Lord .
26:10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and Korah at the time that company died , when the fire consumed 250 men . So they became a warning .
26:11 But the descendants of Korah did not die .
Simeon
26:12 The Simeonites by their families : from Nemuel , the family of the Nemuelites ; from Jamin , the family of the Jaminites ; from Jakin , the family of the Jakinites ;
26:13 from Zerah , the family of the Zerahites ; and from Shaul , the family of the Shaulites .
26:14 These were the families of the Simeonites , 22,200 .
Gad
26:15 The Gadites by their families : from Zephon , the family of the Zephonites ; from Haggi , the family of the Haggites ; from Shuni , the family of the Shunites ;
26:16 from Ozni , the family of the Oznites ; from Eri , the family of the Erites ;
26:17 from Arod , the family of the Arodites , and from Areli , the family of the Arelites .
26:18 These were the families of the Gadites according to those numbered of them, 40,500 .
Judah
26:19 The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan , but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan .
26:20 And the Judahites by their families were: from Shelah , the family of the Shelahites ; from Perez , the family of the Perezites ; and from Zerah , the family of the Zerahites .
26:21 And the Perezites were: from Hezron , the family of the Hezronites ; from Hamul , the family of the Hamulites .
26:22 These were the families of Judah according to those numbered of them, 76,500 .
Issachar
26:23 The Issacharites by their families : from Tola , the family of the Tolaites ; from Puah , the family of the Puites ;
26:24 from Jashub , the family of the Jashubites ; and from Shimron , the family of the Shimronites .
26:25 These were the families of Issachar , according to those numbered of them, 64,300 .
Zebulun
26:26 The Zebulunites by their families : from Sered , the family of the Sardites ; from Elon , the family of the Elonites ; from Jahleel , the family of the Jahleelites .
26:27 These were the families of the Zebulunites , according to those numbered of them, 60,500 .
Manasseh
26:28 The descendants of Joseph by their families : Manasseh and Ephraim .
26:29 The Manassehites : from Machir , the family of the Machirites (now Machir became the father of Gilead ); from Gilead , the family of the Gileadites .
26:30 These were the Gileadites : from Iezer , the family of the Iezerites ; from Helek , the family of the Helekites ;
26:31 from Asriel , the family of the Asrielites ; from Shechem , the family of the Shechemites ;
26:32 from Shemida , the family of the Shemidaites ; from Hepher , the family of the Hepherites .
26:33 Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons , but only daughters ; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah , Noah , Hoglah , Milcah , and Tirzah .
26:34 These were the families of Manasseh ; those numbered of them were 52,700 .
Ephraim
26:35 These are the Ephraimites by their families : from Shuthelah , the family of the Shuthelahites ; from Beker , the family of the Bekerites ; from Tahan , the family of the Tahanites .
26:36 Now these were the Shuthelahites : from Eran , the family of the Eranites .
26:37 These were the families of the Ephraimites , according to those numbered of them, 32,500 . These were the descendants of Joseph by their families .
Benjamin
26:38 The Benjaminites by their families : from Bela , the family of the Belaites ; from Ashbel , the family of the Ashbelites ; from Ahiram , the family of the Ahiramites ;
26:39 from Shupham , the family of the Shuphamites ; from Hupham , the family of the Huphamites .
26:40 The descendants of Bela were Ard and Naaman . From Ard, the family of the Ardites ; from Naaman , the family of the Naamanites .
26:41 These are the Benjaminites , according to their families , and according to those numbered of them, 45,600 .
Dan
26:42 These are the Danites by their families : from Shuham , the family of the Shuhamites . These were the families of Dan , according to their families .
26:43 All the families of the Shuhahites according to those numbered of them were 64,400 .
Asher
26:44 The Asherites by their families : from Imnah , the family of the Imnahites ; from Ishvi , the family of the Ishvites ; from Beriah , the family of the Beriahites .
26:45 From the Beriahites : from Heber , the family of the Heberites ; from Malkiel , the family of the Malkielites .
26:46 Now the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Korah |
Genealogy |
Soldiers |
Census |
GENESIS, 3 |
GENEALOGY, 8 part 1 |
DISCREPANCIES, BIBLICAL |
Israel |
MOSES |
NUMBERS, BOOK OF |
GENEALOGY, 1-7 |
Farm |
Joseph |
Ard |
Nemuel |
Eliab |
MANASSEH (2) |
Pallu |
Machir |
Manasseh |
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NET Notes -> Num 26:1; Num 26:1; Num 26:2; Num 26:2; Num 26:3; Num 26:3; Num 26:4; Num 26:5; Num 26:7; Num 26:8; Num 26:9; Num 26:13; Num 26:14; Num 26:16; Num 26:16; Num 26:17; Num 26:18; Num 26:21; Num 26:22; Num 26:25; Num 26:27; Num 26:34; Num 26:37; Num 26:39; Num 26:40; Num 26:40; Num 26:41; Num 26:43; Num 26:46
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NET Notes: Num 26:3 For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
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NET Notes: Num 26:5 The Hebrew text has no preposition here, but one has been supplied in the translation for clarity. Cf. vv. 23, 30, 31, 32.
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NET Notes: Num 26:14 Before entering Sinai the tribe numbered 59,300, the third largest. Now it was about one-third its original size.
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NET Notes: Num 26:39 With the exception of a few manuscripts the MT has Shephupham. The spelling in the translation above is supported by Smr and the ancient versions.
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NET Notes: Num 26:41 The Benjaminites increased from 35,400 to 45,600. The Greek version has here 35,500.
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