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Numbers Chapter
twenty-six
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 26
In
this chapter an order is given to number the people of Israel a second time
Numbers 26:1 and
the account begins with Reuben
the firstborn
and the families that sprung
from him
and the number of them
Numbers 26:5 and
Dathan and Abiram being of this tribe
the affair of them and Korah is afresh
related
Numbers 26:8
then
the tribe of Simeon
its families and number
Numbers 26:12
next
the tribe of Gad
and their families and number
Numbers 26:15
after that the tribe of Judah
its families and number
Numbers 26:19 then
follows the tribe of Issachar
its families and number
Numbers 26:23
next
to that the tribe of Zebulun
its families and number
Numbers 26:26 then
the sons of Joseph
and first Manasseh
his families and number
Numbers 26:28 and
then the tribe of Ephraim
its families and number
Numbers 26:35
after that the tribe of Benjamin
its families and number
Numbers 26:38 next
the tribe of Dan
its families and number
Numbers 26:42 and
which is followed by the tribe of Asher
its families and number
Numbers 26:44
and
the muster is closed with the tribe of Naphtali
its families and number
Numbers 26:48
and
the sum total of all the numbers is given
Numbers 26:51 and
then follows another order to divide the land of Canaan by lot
when conquered
to the several tribes
according to their names and number
Numbers 26:52 and
an account is given of the number of the Levites and their families
their
number being taken not with the other tribes
but by themselves
and which is
summed up
Numbers 26:57 and
the chapter is concluded with observing
that it appeared upon this numbering
of the people
that there were but two persons living of those that were first
numbered among the children of Israel
Numbers 26:63.
Numbers 26:1 And it came to pass
after the plague
that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest
saying:
YLT
1And it cometh to pass
after the plague
that Jehovah speaketh unto Moses
and unto Eleazar son of
Aaron the priest
saying
And it came to pass after the plague
.... Related
in the preceding chapter; how long after is not certain
perhaps before the war
with Midian
exhorted to in the latter part of the foregoing chapter
and of
which an account is given
Numbers 31:1
that the Lord spake unto Moses; out of the tabernacle
or out of the cloud:
and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest; the Lord had
been used to speak to Moses and to Aaron; but now Aaron being dead
and Eleazar
his son succeeding him in the priesthood
is joined with Moses
and the order
here given is directed to them both:
saying: as follows.
Numbers 26:2 2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the children
of Israel from twenty years old and above
by their fathers’ houses
all who
are able to go to war in Israel.”
YLT
2`Take up the sum of all the
company of the sons of Israel
from a son of twenty years and upward
by the
house of their fathers
every one going out to the host in Israel.'
Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel
.... Excepting
the Levites
who were to be numbered by themselves
and at a different age;
this sum was to be taken
that it might appear that all of the old generation
that came out of Egypt
of the age at which this sum was taken
were now dead
excepting two
as the Lord had threatened; and partly that as they were now
about to enter the land of Canaan
it might be divided to them according to
their number; as well as to show the faithfulness of God to his word and
promise
that he would multiply and make them fruitful
notwithstanding all
their provoking sins and transgressions:
from twenty years old and upwards
throughout their father's house; all of that
age in every tribe
house
and family:
all that are able to go to war in Israel; for which
they must prepare
being about to enter the land of Canaan
and dispossess and
drive out the inhabitants of it.
Numbers 26:3 3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the
plains of Moab by the Jordan
across from Jericho
saying:
YLT
3And Moses speaketh --
Eleazar the priest also -- with them
in the plains of Moab
by Jordan
[near]
Jericho
saying
And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them
.... With the
children of Israel
with the heads of them
their chief and principal
to
assist in taking the number of the people; as when they were numbered thirty
years ago
when a prince out of each tribe was taken to be with Aaron and Moses
in doing that business; but those princes were now all dead
and another race
succeeded
who were now employed in this service; so the Targum of Jonathan
says
they spoke with the rulers
and ordered them to number them:
in the plains of Moab
by Jordan
near Jericho: or of
Jericho
as the same Targum
on the other side of Jordan to that on which Jericho
stood; for as yet the children of Israel had not passed that river
nor entered
into the land of Canaan
in which Jericho was
but they were now opposite it;
See Gill on Numbers 22:1
saying; as follows.
Numbers 26:4 4 “Take a census of the people from twenty years
old and above
just as the Lord commanded
Moses and the children of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt.”
YLT
4`From a son of twenty years
and upward
' as Jehovah hath commanded Moses and the sons of Israel who are
coming out from the land of Egypt.
Take the sum of the people
from twenty years old and upward
.... At the same age at
which the sum was taken before
Numbers 1:3 so that
there could not be one that was more than sixty years of age
of all those that
went into the land of Canaan
except Joshua and Caleb
and besides some few in
the tribe of Levi
which did not come into either of these musters:
and the Lord commanded Moses
and the children of Israel
which
went forth out of the land of Egypt; as Moses had a command
to number the people before
so he had now. The sin of David was
that he
numbered the people when he had no command for it; Moses
when he brought the
people out of Egypt
had them committed to him by number; and now being about
to die
he delivers them up as it were by number again
as Jarchi observes.
Numbers 26:5 5 Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The children
of Reuben were: of Hanoch
the family of the Hanochites; of
Pallu
the family of the Palluites;
YLT
5Reuben
first-born of
Israel -- sons of Reuben: [of] Hanoch [is] the family of the Hanochite; of
Pallu the family of the Palluite;
Verses 5-7
Reuben
the eldest son of Israel
.... the number of his
tribe is taken first on that account; there were four families that descended
from him
the Hanochite
Palluite
Hesronite
and Carmite
and the number of
men from twenty years old and upwards
fit for war
were 43
730; so that
since
the last numbering
this tribe was decreased 2770; which may in part be
accounted for by the families of Dathan and Abiram being cut off for their
rebellion
who were this tribe
and whose affair is briefly related in the
following verses
and it may be to point out this unto us.
Numbers 26:6 6 of Hezron
the family of the Hezronites; of
Carmi
the family of the Carmites.
YLT
6of Hezron the family of the
Hezronite; of Carmi the family of the Carmite.
Numbers 26:7 7 These are the families of the Reubenites: those
who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty.
YLT
7These [are] families of the
Reubenite
and their numbered ones are three and forty thousand and seven
hundred and thirty.
Numbers 26:8 8 And the son of Pallu was Eliab.
YLT
8And the son of Pallu [is]
Eliab;
And the sons of Pallu
.... Or son
the plural
for the singular
Pallu having but one son
whose name was Eliab
the father of
Dathan and Abiram; Numbers 26:9.
Numbers 26:9 9 The sons of Eliab were Nemuel
Dathan
and
Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram
representatives of the
congregation
who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah
when they contended against the Lord;
YLT
9and the sons of Eliab [are]
Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram; this [is that] Dathan and Abiram
called ones of
the company
who have striven against Moses and against Aaron in the company of
Korah
in their striving against Jehovah
And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel
and Dathan
and Abiram
.... Of Nemuel
we nowhere else read either he died without children
or he and his family
perished with his brethren
being concerned with them in the conspiracy; or the
family of the Palluite was in his line; one of the same name may be observed in
the tribe of Simeon:
this is that Dathan and Abiram
which were famous in the
congregation; either before their rebellion
for their power and authority
being heads of their fathers' houses; or for their parts and abilities
being
men of great wisdom and sense; or for their zeal
activity
and usefulness; or
after it
and became famous
or rather infamous
on account of it
see Numbers 16:2.
who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of
Korah
when they strove against the Lord; who joined with Korah
and his company
and quarrelled with Moses and Aaron about the priesthood; with
Moses for putting Aaron into it
and with Aaron for accepting it
and
officiating in it; and so with the Lord himself
by whose orders he was
invested with it.
Numbers 26:10 10 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up
together with Korah when that company died
when the fire devoured two hundred
and fifty men; and they became a sign.
YLT
10and the earth openeth her
mouth
and swalloweth them and Korah
in the death of the company
in the fire
consuming the two hundred and fifty men
and they become a sign;
And the earth opened her mouth
and swallowed them up
.... Not only
Dathan and Abiram
but their wives and children
their houses and tents
and
all their goods
see Numbers 16:32
together with Korah; the words being thus rendered
and standing in such close
connection with the preceding
some have concluded from hence that Korah was
swallowed up with them in the earth; whereas he seems rather to have been at
that time with the two hundred and fifty men that had censers at the door of
the tabernacle
and was consumed by fire with them
see Numbers 16:16 and
indeed
it is suggested here
for the phrase may be rendered
"and the
things of Korah"F13ואת קרח "et quae erant
Korachi"
Junius &
Tremellius. ; what appertained unto him
his men
tents
goods
and substance
which agrees with Numbers 16:32 or
"and as for Korah"F14So Pool
Patrick; "deinde et
Corah (qui periit) in morte congregationis"
Tigurine version. ; with
respect to him: "when that company died": he was at the head of
he
died also
the same death they died
by fire
as follows:
what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men; which was the
number his company consisted of
who took censers
and offered incense
and
were consumed by fire
Numbers 16:2
and
with whom
in all probability
he perished:
and they became a sign
were made an example of
to deter others from the like practices
and particularly usurping any part of
the priest's office: some connect the words with the following
and take the
sense to be
that this was the sign or miracle
that when they perished
Korah's
sons died not
but were preserved; which sense is countenanced by the Vulgate
Latin
but the other sense is best.
Numbers 26:11 11 Nevertheless the children of Korah did not die.
YLT
11and the sons of Korah died
not.
Notwithstanding
the children of Korah died not. Neither of the
pestilence
nor by fire
nor by the swallowing up of the earth; they not being
in the counsel of their father
but followed the doctrine of Moses the prophet
as the Targum of Jonathan; they either disliked their father's scheme
or
if
they engaged with him in it
they repented and departed from him
and were not
present when the judgments of God came upon him and his company; there were
several of his posterity who were singers in the times of David
and to whom
many of the psalms were sent to be sung.
Numbers 26:12 12 The sons of Simeon according to their families were:
of Nemuel
[a] the family
of the Nemuelites; of Jamin
the family of the Jaminites; of
Jachin
[b] the family
of the Jachinites;
YLT
12Sons of Simeon by their
families: of Nemuel [is] the family of the Nemuelite; of Jamin the family of
the Jaminite; of Jachin the family of the Jachinite;
Verses 12-14
The sons of Simeon
after their families
.... This
tribe was next numbered
not only because Simeon was next to Reuben by birth
but because his tribe was under the standard of Reuben; two of his sons are a
little differently named here than they are in Genesis 46:10
there the eldest is called Jemuel
here Nemuel; there the youngest but one is
named Zohar
here Zerah; and one of them is here omitted
namely Ohad
perhaps
because he died without children
and so no family sprang from him; wherefore
the families of Simeon were but five
and the number of them were 22
200; by
which it appears there was a very great decrease in this tribe since the last
muster
even 37
100 which in some measure is to be accounted for by the great
number of this tribe supposed to have died of the plague
on account of
fornication and idolatry
made mention of in the preceding chapter; a prince in
this tribe having set a bad example
it is probable he was followed in it by
many of it
for which great numbers were cut off. Jarchi
from Tanchuma
says
that all the 24
000 that died of the plague was of the tribe of Simeon; and so
says the Samaritan ChronicleF15Apud Hottinger. ut supra. (Smegma
Oriental
l. 1. c. 8. p. 448.) ; but that is not likely.
Numbers 26:13 13 of Zerah
[c] the family
of the Zarhites; of Shaul
the family of the Shaulites.
YLT
13of Zerah the family of the
Zarhite; of Shaul the family of the Shaulite.
Numbers 26:14 14 These are the families of the Simeonites:
twenty-two thousand two hundred.
YLT
14These [are] families of the
Simeonite
two and twenty thousand and two hundred.
Numbers 26:15 15 The sons of Gad according to their families were:
of Zephon
[d] the family
of the Zephonites; of Haggi
the family of the Haggites; of
Shuni
the family of the Shunites;
YLT
15Sons of Gad by their
families: of Zephon [is] the family of the Zephonite; of Haggi the family of
the Haggite; of Shuni the family of the Shunite;
Verses 15-18
The children of Gad
after their families tribe was numbered next
to Simeon
.... because it lay encamped with that under the standard of
Reuben. There is a little variation in the names of two or three of his sons
from those by which they are called Genesis 46:16
instead of Ziphion
here Zephon; and for Haggai
here Haggi; and what is much
wider
for Ezbon
here Ozni. Seven families sprang from Gad
whose number now
was 40
500; they were diminished since their last numbering 5150; it is
probable this tribe
being a warlike tribe
suffered very much in their attempt
to enter the land of Canaan contrary to the will of God
and were repulsed and
defeated by the Amalekites
Numbers 16:40.
Numbers 26:16 16 of Ozni
[e] the family
of the Oznites; of Eri
the family of the Erites;
YLT
16of Ozni the family of the
Oznite; of Eri the family of the Erite:
Numbers 26:17 17 of Arod
[f] the family
of the Arodites; of Areli
the family of the Arelites.
YLT
17of Arod the family of the
Arodite; of Areli the family of the Arelite.
Numbers 26:18 18 These are the families of the sons of Gad
according to those who were numbered of them: forty thousand five hundred.
YLT
18These [are] families of the
sons of Gad
by their numbered ones
forty thousand and five hundred.
Numbers 26:19 19 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and
Onan died in the land of Canaan.
YLT
19Sons of Judah [are] Er and
Onan; and Er dieth -- Onan also -- in the land of Canaan.
Verses 19-22
And the sons of Judah were Er and Onan
.... And
besides these he had Shelah
Pharez
and Zerah
from whom families sprang
but
none from the two first: for
Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan; where they
were born; and that because of their sins
as the Targum of Jonathan adds
see
Ge 38:7-10 so that there
were but three families sprang from Judah
the Shelanites
Pharzites
and
Zarhites; only the family of the Pharzites was divided into two families
the
Hesronites and the Hamulites
so called from two sons of Pharez; the number of
these families amounted to 76
500
so that there was an increase of 1900 since
the last muster
which answers to Jacob's blessing
that he should be a praise
among his brethren
Genesis 49:8.
Numbers 26:20 20 And the sons of Judah according to their families
were: of Shelah
the family of the Shelanites; of Perez
the
family of the Parzites; of Zerah
the family of the Zarhites.
YLT
20And sons of Judah
by their
families
are: of Shelah the family of the Shelanite; of Pharez the family of
the Pharzite; of Zerah the family of the Zarhite;
Numbers 26:21 21 And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron
the
family of the Hezronites; of Hamul
the family of the Hamulites.
YLT
21and sons of Pharez are: of
Hezron the family of the Hezronite; of Hamul the family of the Hamulite.
Numbers 26:22 22 These are the families of Judah according to
those who were numbered of them: seventy-six thousand five hundred.
YLT
22These [are] families of
Judah
by their numbered ones
six and seventy thousand and five hundred.
Numbers 26:23 23 The sons of Issachar according to their families were:
of Tola
the family of the Tolaites; of Puah
[g] the family
of the Punites;[h]
YLT
23Sons of Issachar by their
families; [of] Tola [is] the family of the Tolaite; of Pua the family of the
Punite;
Verses 23-25
Of the sons of Issachar
after their families
.... This
tribe was numbered next to Judah
because it was under his standard. Two of his
sons are a little differently named than they are Genesis 46:13
instead of Phuvah one is called Pua
and instead of Job another is called here
Jashub; this tribe consisted of four families
and the number of warlike men in
it was 64
300; their increase since the last numbering of them is 9900.
Numbers 26:24 24 of Jashub
the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron
the family of the Shimronites.
YLT
24of Jashub the family of the
Jashubite; of Shimron the family of the Shimronite.
Numbers 26:25 25 These are the families of Issachar according to
those who were numbered of them: sixty-four thousand three hundred.
YLT
25These [are] families of
Issachar
by their numbered ones
four and sixty thousand and three hundred.
Numbers 26:26 26 The sons of Zebulun according to their families were:
of Sered
the family of the Sardites; of Elon
the family of the Elonites; of
Jahleel
the family of the Jahleelites.
YLT
26Sons of Zebulun by their
families: of Sered [is] the family of the Sardite; of Elon the family of the
Elonite; of Jahleel the family of the Jahleelite.
Verse 26-27
Of he sons of Zebulun
after their families
.... This is
numbered next to Issachar
because it was encamped under the standard of Judah;
it consisted of three families
whose numbers were 60
500
so that this tribe
was increased 3100.
Numbers 26:27 27 These are the families of the Zebulunites
according to those who were numbered of them: sixty thousand five hundred.
YLT
27These [are] families of the
Zebulunite by their numbered ones
sixty thousand and five hundred.
Numbers 26:28 28 The sons of Joseph according to their families
by
Manasseh and Ephraim
were:
YLT
28Sons of Joseph by their
families [are] Manasseh and Ephraim.
Verses 28-34
The sons of Joseph
after their families
were Manasseh and
Ephraim. Manasseh is here mentioned first
though Ephraim was preferred to
him by Jacob
and the standard belonged to him; not because he was the
firstborn
but because he had now the greater increase
though he had but one
son
Machir
of whom was the family of the Machirites
and a grandson
whose
name was Gilead
from whom was the family of the Gileadites
and who had six
sons; of whom were the families of the Jeezerite
Halekite
Asrielite
Shechemite
Shemidaite
and Hepherite. Hepher
of whom was the last
had a son
named Zelophehad
but he had no son
only five daughters
whose names are
given; the number of men in this tribe
of twenty years old and upwards
fit
for war
was 52
700
so that the increase was 20
500
a large increase indeed!
Numbers 26:29 29 The sons of Manasseh: of Machir
the family of the
Machirites; and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead
the family of the Gileadites.
YLT
29Sons of Manasseh: of Machir
[is] the family of the Machirite; and Machir hath begotten Gilead; of Gilead
[is] the family of the Gileadite.
Numbers 26:30 30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer
[i] the family
of the Jeezerites; of Helek
the family of the Helekites;
YLT
30These [are] sons of Gilead:
[of] Jeezer [is] the family of the Jeezerite; of Helek the family of the
Helekite;
Numbers 26:31 31 of Asriel
the family of the Asrielites; of
Shechem
the family of the Shechemites;
YLT
31and [of] Asriel the family
of the Asrielite; and [of] Shechem the family of the Shechemite;
Numbers 26:32 32 of Shemida
the family of the Shemidaites; of
Hepher
the family of the Hepherites.
YLT
32and [of] Shemida the family
of the Shemidaite; and [of] Hepher the family of the Hepherite.
Numbers 26:33 33 Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons
but
daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah
Noah
Hoglah
Milcah
and Tirzah.
YLT
33And Zelophehad son of
Hepher had no sons but daughters
and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad
[are] Mahlah
and Noah
Hoglah
Milcah
and Tirzah.
Numbers 26:34 34 These are the families of Manasseh; and those
who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
YLT
34These [are] families of
Manasseh
and their numbered ones [are] two and fifty thousand and seven
hundred.
Numbers 26:35 35 These are the sons of Ephraim according to
their families: of Shuthelah
the family of the Shuthalhites; of Becher
[j] the family
of the Bachrites; of Tahan
the family of the Tahanites.
YLT
35These [are] sons of Ephraim
by their families: of Shuthelah [is] the family of the Shuthelhite; of Becher
the family of the Bachrite; of Tahan the family of the Tahanite.
Verses 35-37
These are the sons of Ephrain
after their families
.... Which
were but three
the Shuthalhite
the Bachrite
and the Tahanite
only from the
former sprung another family
called the Eranite; the number of the whole was
32
500; there was a decrease in this tribe of 8000.
Numbers 26:36 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran
the family of the Eranites.
YLT
36And these [are] sons of
Shuthelah: of Eran the family of the Eranite.
Numbers 26:37 37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim
according to those who were numbered of them: thirty-two thousand five hundred.
These are the sons of Joseph according to their families.
YLT
37These [are] families of the
sons of Ephraim
by their numbered ones
two and thirty thousand and five
hundred. These [are] sons of Joseph by their families.
Numbers 26:38 38 The sons of Benjamin according to their families were:
of Bela
the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel
the family of the Ashbelites;
of Ahiram
the family of the Ahiramites;
YLT
38Sons of Benjamin by their
families: of Bela [is] the family of the Belaite; of Ashbel the family of the
Ashbelite; of Ahiram the family of the Ahiramite;
Verses 38-41
The sons of Benjamin
after their families
.... This
tribe was numbered next to Ephraim
being under his standard. Five of the sons
of Benjamin are omitted
perhaps because they died without issue
and so no
families sprang from them; the names of the five sons mentioned vary a little
from the names of them in Genesis 46:21
instead of Ehi
it is here Ahiram; and instead of Huppim and Muppim
it is here
Shupham and Hupham; from these last five were the families of the Belaite
Ashbelite
Ahiramite
Shuphamite
and Huphamite; and from the eldest of them
sprang two other families
the Ardite and Naamite
from Ard and Naaman
two
sons of Bela; the number of men in these families was 45
600
so that here was
an increase of 10
200.
Numbers 26:39 39 of Shupham
[k] the family
of the Shuphamites; of Hupham
[l] the family
of the Huphamites.
YLT
39of Shupham the family of
the Shuphamite; of Hupham the family of the Huphamite.
Numbers 26:40 40 And the sons of Bela were Ard[m] and Naaman:
of Ard
the family of the Ardites; of Naaman
the family of the
Naamites.
YLT
40And sons of Bela are Ard
and Naaman: [of Ard is] the family of the Ardite: of Naaman the family of the
Naamite.
Numbers 26:41 41 These are the sons of Benjamin according to
their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five
thousand six hundred.
YLT
41These [are] sons of
Benjamin by their families
and their numbered ones [are] five and forty
thousand and six hundred.
Numbers 26:42 42 These are the sons of Dan according to their
families: of Shuham
[n] the family
of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan according to their
families.
YLT
42These [are] sons of Dan by
their families: of Shuham [is] the family of the Shuhamite; these [are]
families of Dan by their families;
These are the sons of Dan
after their families
.... Though he
had but one son
the plural being put for the singular; or by sons are meant
his posterity; his son's name was Shuham
and by transposition Hushim
in Genesis 46:23 from
him was the family of the Shulamite; and yet
though but one
consisted of
64
400 men; there was an increase of 1700 in this tribe.
Numbers 26:43 43 All the families of the Shuhamites
according to those
who were numbered of them
were sixty-four thousand four hundred.
YLT
43all the families of the
Shuhamite
by their numbered ones
[are] four and sixty thousand and four
hundred.
Numbers 26:44 44 The sons of Asher according to their families were:
of Jimna
the family of the Jimnites; of Jesui
the family of the Jesuites; of
Beriah
the family of the Beriites.
YLT
44Sons of Asher by their
families: of Jimna [is] the family of the Jimnite; of Jesui the family of the
Jesuite; of Beriah the family of the Beriite.
Of the children of Asher
after their families
.... This
tribe was numbered next to Dan
because it was under his standard; one of his
sons is omitted
very probably dying childless
and so had no family; from the
rest sprang the families of the Iimnite
Jesuite
and Benite; and
from the latter
two others
the Heberite and Malchielite; and it is remarked that Asher had a
daughter named Serah
and who also is particularly mentioned as a sister of
Asher's sons in Genesis 46:17 no
doubt but she was a remarkable woman
either for religion
or for wisdom and
prudence
or some amiable virtue or grace or another
that she is so
particularly taken notice of: according to MaimonidesF16Apud
Abendana in loc. she was an heiress; for though Asher had many sons
this was
his wife's daughter by another man
who had no sons
and the inheritance was
his daughter's
and therefore is so particularly mentioned; she inheriting as
the daughters of Zelophehad did: the number of persons in this tribe was
53
400
the increase was 11
900.
Numbers 26:45 45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber
the family of the
Heberites; of Malchiel
the family of the Malchielites.
YLT
45Of sons of Beriah: of Heber
[is] the family of the Heberite; of Malchiel the family of the Malchielite.
Numbers 26:46 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was
Serah.
YLT
46And the name of the
daughter of Asher [is] Sarah.
Numbers 26:471 47 These are the families of the sons of Asher
according to those who were numbered of them: fifty-three thousand four
hundred.
YLT
47These [are] families of the
sons of Asher
by their numbered ones
three and fifty thousand and four
hundred.
Numbers 26:48 48 The sons of Naphtali according to their families were:
of Jahzeel
[o] the family
of the Jahzeelites; of Guni
the family of the Gunites;
YLT
48Sons of Naphtali by their
families: of Jahzeel [is] the family of the Jahzeelite; of Guni the family of
the Gunite;
Of the sons of Naphtali
after their families
.... This
tribe
which is the last of them
was numbered next to Asher
because it was
with that under the standard of Dan; it had four families in it
the
Jahzeelite
Gunite
Jezerite
and Shillemite
and its number was 45
400
being
less by 8000 than it was when first numbered.
Numbers 26:49 49 of Jezer
the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem
the
family of the Shillemites.
YLT
49of Jezer the family of the
Jezerite; of Shillem the family of the Shillemite.
Numbers 26:50 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to
their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five
thousand four hundred.
YLT
50These [are] families of
Naphtali by their families
and their numbered ones [are] five and forty
thousand and four hundred.
Numbers 26:51 51 These are those who were numbered of the
children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.
YLT
51These [are] numbered ones
of the sons of Israel
six hundred thousand
and a thousand
seven hundred and
thirty.
These were the numbered of
the children of Israel
.... The twelve tribes
consisting of so many families
as above
named; and the sum total of persons in them of twenty years old and upwards
and fit for war
was
six hundred and one thousand and seven hundred and thirty; so that
though all those that were numbered thirty years ago were now dead
excepting
Joshua and Caleb
yet there wanted but 1820 of that number; so mindful was the
Lord of his promise
and so faithful to keep it
notwithstanding the
provocations of these people
to increase and multiply them
that they had
pretty near the number to go into the land of Canaan which they had when they
came out of Egypt.
Numbers 26:52 52 Then the Lord spoke to
Moses
saying:
YLT
52And Jehovah speaketh unto
Moses
saying
And the Lord spake unto
Moses
.... After the sum of the people of Israel had been taken:
saying; as follows.
Numbers 26:53 53 “To these the land shall be divided as an inheritance
according to the number of names.
YLT
53`To these is the land
apportioned by inheritance
by the number of names;
Unto these the land shall
be divided for an inheritance
.... That were numbered
and to none else:
according to the number of their names; and for this
end was the number of them now taken
that the land might be equally divided
among them; women and minors
or such as were under twenty years of age
had no
share in it; and even only those who were at that age at this time; so Jarchi
says
it was not divided to any that were less than twenty years of age
even
though they came to be full twenty before the division of the land; for they
were seven years subduing it
and seven years dividing it
yet none took any
part of it but these 601
730: nay
he says
if a man had six children they took
but their father's part only.
Numbers 26:54 54 To a large tribe you shall give a larger
inheritance
and to a small tribe you shall give a smaller inheritance.
Each shall be given its inheritance according to those who were numbered of
them.
YLT
54to the many thou dost
increase their inheritance
and to the few thou dost diminish their
inheritance; [to] each according to his numbered ones is given his inheritance.
To many thou shalt give
the more inheritance
and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance
.... To a
tribe more numerous
and consisting of more and larger families
a greater part
of the land was to be given to them to possess; and to a smaller tribe
and of
the fewer families and persons in them
a lesser share of it: this direction is
given to Moses
but is not designed for him personally
for he never entered
the land
but died before Israel went into it; but for the chief ruler that
would be then in being
namely
Joshua
his successor:
to everyone shall his inheritance be given
according to those
that were numbered of him; that is
to every tribe
and so to every
family in it
according to the number of men in it
that were of the above age
when the sum of them was taken: because it is in the original text
"to a
man according to those numbered of him"
&c.F17איש "viro"
Montanus. ; hence the Jewish writersF18Vid.
T. Bab. Bava. Bathra
fol. 122. 1. gather
that the land was distributed not to
women
but to men only.
Numbers 26:55 55 But the land shall be divided by lot; they shall
inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
YLT
55`Only by lot is the land
apportioned
by the names of the tribes of their fathers they inherit;
Notwithstanding
the land
shall be divided by lot
.... That the division might appear to be according to the determination
and will of God
and not left to the judgment and discretion of the chief
magistrate
though bound by the above rule:
according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall
inherit; that is
according as to whatsoever name of a tribe such a part
or portion of the land comes up by lot
that shall their inheritance be: Jarchi
says
the names of the twelve tribes were written on twelve scrolls of
parchment
and twelve borders or limits of land on twelve others
and they were
mixed together in an urn
and the prince put his hand into it and took two
scrolls; a scroll came up with the name of a tribe
and a scroll with a border
or limit expressed on it; and the lot
he says
was by the Holy Ghost
for
Eleazar
at the same time
was clothed with Urim and ThummimF19Maimon.
& Bartenora in Misn. Biccurim
c. 1. sect. 5. ; so that the people were
certain that the disposition and division of the land was of God; but there
were but nine tribes and a half
among whom the land of Canaan was divided
two
tribes and a half settled on the other side Jordan
namely
the tribes of
Reuben and Gad
and half the tribe of Manasseh.
Numbers 26:56 56 According to the lot their inheritance shall be
divided between the larger and the smaller.”
YLT
56according to the lot is
their inheritance apportioned between many and few.'
According to the lot shall
the possession thereof be divided
.... It was by the
determination of the lot that the land was divided by inheritance
and that was
by the Lord
according to Proverbs 16:33.
between many and few; it was so ordered of the
Lord by the lot
that the many should have a larger share
and the few a
lesser.
Numbers 26:57 57 And these are those who were numbered of the
Levites according to their families: of Gershon
the family of the Gershonites;
of Kohath
the family of the Kohathites; of Merari
the family of the
Merarites.
YLT
57And these [are] numbered
ones of the Levite by their families: of Gershon [is] the family of the
Gershonite; of Kohath the family of the Kohathite; of Merari the family of the
Merarite.
And these are they that were numbered of the Levites
after their
families
.... And they were numbered not with the rest of the tribes of
Israel
but by themselves
as they were at the first numbering of the tribes;
the three principal families of which were
the Gershonite
the Kohathite
and
Merarite
so called from the three sons of Levi; but all their sons are not
mentioned
of the sons of Gershon only Libni
from whom was the family of the
Libnites; not Shimei
because
as Aben Ezra conjectures
either he had no sons
or
if he had
they died without any
and so there was no family from them; and
of the sons of Kohath no mention is made of Uzziel
nor of Izhar
but in the
Korhites
only of the Hebronite family from Hebron; and of Amram
whose wife
Jochebed is spoken of as a daughter of Levi
whom Levi's wife
as Jarchi
rightly supplies it
bore to him in Egypt
and which Jochebed was the mother of
Aaron
Moses
and Miriam; and it is observed that Aaron had four sons
Nadab
Abihu
Eleazar
and Ithamar
the two first of which died for offering strange
fire to the Lord
and the two last were now living: from Merari
another son of
Levi
sprang two families
the Mahlite
and the Mushite; and the whole number
of the Levites at this time taken was 23
000 males of a month old and upward;
so that here was an increase of 1
000 males since the former numbering of them:
the reason why they were not numbered with the other tribes was
because they
had no part of the land of Israel divided to them
and had no inheritance in
it.
Numbers 26:58 58 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
and the family of the Korathites. And
Kohath begot Amram.
YLT
58These [are] families of the
Levite: the family of the Libnite
the family of the Hebronite
the family of
the Mahlite
the family of the Mushite
the family of the Korathite. And Kohath
hath begotten Amram
Numbers 26:59 59 The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed the
daughter of Levi
who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron
and Moses and their sister Miriam.
YLT
59and the name of Amram's
wife is Jochebed
daughter of Levi
whom [one] hath born to Levi in Egypt; and
she beareth to Amram Aaron
and Moses
and Miriam their sister.
Numbers 26:60 60 To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu
Eleazar and
Ithamar.
YLT
60And born to Aaron Nadab and
Abihu
Eleazar and Ithamar;
Numbers 26:61 61 And Nadab and Abihu died when they offered profane
fire before the Lord.
YLT
61and Nadab dieth -- Abihu
also -- in their bringing near strange fire before Jehovah.
Numbers 26:62 62 Now those who were numbered of them were twenty-three
thousand
every male from a month old and above; for they were not numbered
among the other children of Israel
because there was no inheritance given to
them among the children of Israel.
YLT
62And their numbered ones are
three and twenty thousand
every male from a son of a month and upwards
for
they have not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel; for an
inheritance hath not been given to them in the midst of the sons of Israel.
Numbers 26:63 63 These are those who were numbered by Moses and
Eleazar the priest
who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab
by the Jordan
across from Jericho.
YLT
63These [are] those numbered
by Moses and Eleazar the priest
who have numbered the sons of Israel in the
plains of Moab
by Jordan
[near] Jericho;
These are they that were
numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest
.... That is
these were
the Levites
their families
and the number of males in them
which was taken
by Moses and Eleazar
who might be only concerned in numbering the Levites
of
which tribe they were: and
who also numbered the children of Israel; all the
tribes of them
with the assistance of their princes:
in the plains of Moab
by Jordan
near Jericho; as they were
commanded by the Lord.
Numbers 26:64 64 But among these there was not a man of those who were
numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they numbered the children of
Israel in the Wilderness of Sinai.
YLT
64and among these there hath
not been a man of those numbered by Moses
and Aaron the priest
who numbered
the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai
But among these there was
not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered..... About thirty
eight years before this time: this
as Aben Ezra observes
respects the
numbering of the Israelites
not of the Levites; for there were some of the
tribe of Levi numbered then who were living
as Eleazar
and very probably
Ithamar
and perhaps some few more
though it may be Eleazar
being now a
numberer
was not reckoned among the numbered:
when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of
Sinai; see Numbers 1:1 for as
there were none of the tribe of Levi among the spies
there might be but few of
them among the murmurers.
Numbers 26:65 65 For the Lord had said
of them
“They shall surely die in the wilderness.” So there was not left a man
of them
except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.
YLT
65for Jehovah said of them
`They do certainly die in the wilderness;' and there hath not been left of them
a man save Caleb son of Jephunneh
and Joshua son of Nun.
For the Lord had said of
them
they shall surely die in the wilderness
.... This was threatened
them
Numbers 14:32 and
now it was fulfilled:
and there was not left a man of them
save Caleb the son of
Jephunneh
and Joshua the son of Nun; the only two of the
spies that brought a good report of the land of Canaan; all the rest of them
and those that murmured on the ill report of theirs
were now dead.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
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