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Numbers

Chapter 26
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer yehvah֙ 'el-moshshe֔h ve'e֧l 'ele'aza֛r bּen-'aharo֥n hakּohe֖n le'moֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After the plague the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest,

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֶ֧ל אֶלְעָזָ֛ר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹ֥ן הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): shse'֞u 'et-ro֣'shsh ׀ kּal-'ada֣t bּeney-yishsera'e֗l mibּe֨n 'eshseri֥ym shshana֛h vama֖'elah lebe֣yt 'abota֑m kּal-yotze֥ tzaba֖ bּeyishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Take a census of the whole Israelite community by families, all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army of Israel."

שְׂא֞וּ אֶת־רֹ֣אשׁ ׀ כָּל־עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֛ה וָמַ֖עְלָה לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם כָּל־יֹצֵ֥א צָבָ֖א בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֨r moshshe֜h ve'ele'aza֧r hakּohe֛n 'ota֖m bּe'aֽrebo֣t mo'a֑b 'al-yaredּe֥n yerech֖o le'moֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said,

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר מֹשֶׁ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֹתָ֖ם בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֑ב עַל־יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵח֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): mibּe֛n 'eshseri֥ym shshana֖h vama֑'elah kּa'ashsher֩ tziua֨h yehva֤h 'et-moshsheh֙ ubene֣y yishsera'e֔l hayּotze'i֖ym me'e֥retz mitzeraֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"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:

מִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וָמָ֑עְלָה כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה֙ וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): re'ube֖n bּek֣or yishsera'e֑l bּene֣y re'ube֗n chanoke֙ mishshepּa֣chat hachanoki֔y lepalּ֕u mishshepּa֖chat hapּalּu'iֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were: through Hanok, the Hanokite clan; through Pallu, the Palluite clan;

רְאוּבֵ֖ן בְּכ֣וֹר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּנֵ֣י רְאוּבֵ֗ן חֲנוֹךְ֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַחֲנֹכִ֔י לְפַלּ֕וּא מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַפַּלֻּאִֽי׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): lechetzero֕n mishshepּa֖chat haֽchetzeroni֑y lekaremi֕y mishshepּa֖chat hakּaremiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)through Hezron, the Hezronite clan; through Karmi, the Karmite clan.

לְחֶצְרֹ֕ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶצְרוֹנִ֑י לְכַרְמִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַכַּרְמִֽי׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֖lּeh mishshepּecho֣t haruֽ'ubeni֑y vayּihey֣u pequdeyhe֗m shsheloshsha֤h ve'arebּa'iym֙ 'e֔lep ushsheba֥ me'֖ot ushsheloshshiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the clans of Reuben; those numbered were 43,730.

אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑י וַיִּהְי֣וּ פְקֻדֵיהֶ֗ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה וְאַרְבָּעִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֥y palּ֖u 'eliy'aֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The son of Pallu was Eliab,

וּבְנֵ֥י פַלּ֖וּא אֱלִיאָֽב׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֣y 'eliy'a֔b nemu'e֖l vedata֣n va'abiyra֑m hֽu'-data֨n va'abiyra֜m qrv'y qeriy'e֣y ha'eda֗h 'ashshe֨r hitzּ֜u 'al-moshshe֤h ve'aֽl-'aharon֙ bּa'adat-qo֔rach bּehatzּota֖m 'al-yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. These are the same Dathan and Abiram who were community leaders and who rebelled against Moses and Aaron and were among Korah’s followers when they rebelled against the LORD.

וּבְנֵ֣י אֱלִיאָ֔ב נְמוּאֵ֖ל וְדָתָ֣ן וַאֲבִירָ֑ם הֽוּא־דָתָ֨ן וַאֲבִירָ֜ם קרואי קְרִיאֵ֣י הָעֵדָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִצּ֜וּ עַל־מֹשֶׁ֤ה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹן֙ בַּעֲדַת־קֹ֔רַח בְּהַצֹּתָ֖ם עַל־יְהוָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּipetּa֨ch ha'a֜retz 'et-pּi֗yha vatּibela֥ 'ota֛m ve'et-qo֖rach bּem֣ot ha'eda֑h bּa'ako֣l ha'e֗shsh 'e֣t chamishshּi֤ym uma'ta֨yim֙ 'i֔yshsh vayּihey֖u leneֽs׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire devoured the 250 men; and they served as a warning sign.

וַתִּפְתַּ֨ח הָאָ֜רֶץ אֶת־פִּ֗יהָ וַתִּבְלַ֥ע אֹתָ֛ם וְאֶת־קֹ֖רַח בְּמ֣וֹת הָעֵדָ֑ה בַּאֲכֹ֣ל הָאֵ֗שׁ אֵ֣ת חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּמָאתַ֨יִם֙ אִ֔ישׁ וַיִּהְי֖וּ לְנֵֽס׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ubeney-qo֖rach lo'-meֽtu׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)The line of Korah, however, did not die out.

וּבְנֵי־קֹ֖רַח לֹא־מֵֽתוּ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֣y shshime'on֮ lemishshepּechotam֒ linemu'e֗l mishshepּa֨chat֙ hanּem֣u'eli֔y leyami֕yn mishshepּa֖chat hayּamiyni֑y leyaki֕yn mishshepּa֖chat hayּakiyniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The descendants of Simeon by their clans were: through Nemuel, the Nemuelite clan; through Jamin, the Jaminite clan; through Jakin, the Jakinite clan;

בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְעוֹן֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לִנְמוּאֵ֗ל מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַנְּמ֣וּאֵלִ֔י לְיָמִ֕ין מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיָּמִינִ֑י לְיָכִ֕ין מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיָּכִינִֽי׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): leze֕rach mishshepּa֖chat hazּarechi֑y leshsha'֕ul mishshepּa֖chat hashshּa'uliֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)through Zerah, the Zerahite clan; through Shaul, the Shaulite clan.

לְזֶ֕רַח מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַזַּרְחִ֑י לְשָׁא֕וּל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשָּׁאוּלִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): e֖lּeh mishshepּecho֣t hashshּime'oni֑y shshena֧yim ve'eshseri֛ym 'e֖lep uma'taֽyim׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the clans of Simeon; those numbered were 22,200.

אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֑י שְׁנַ֧יִם וְעֶשְׂרִ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וּמָאתָֽיִם׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֣y gad֮ lemishshepּechotam֒ litzep֗on mishshepּa֨chat֙ hatzּeponi֔y lechagּi֕y mishshepּa֖chat haֽchagּi֑y leshshuni֕y mishshepּa֖chat hashshּuniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The descendants of Gad by their clans were: through Zephon, the Zephonite clan; through Haggi, the Haggite clan; through Shuni, the Shunite clan;

בְּנֵ֣י גָד֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לִצְפ֗וֹן מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַצְּפוֹנִ֔י לְחַגִּ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחַגִּ֑י לְשׁוּנִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשּׁוּנִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): le'azeni֕y mishshepּa֖chat ha'azeni֑y le'eri֕y mishshepּa֖chat ha'eriֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)through Ozni, the Oznite clan; through Eri, the Erite clan;

לְאָזְנִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאָזְנִ֑י לְעֵרִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָעֵרִֽי׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): la'ar֕od mishshepּa֖chat ha'arodi֑y le'a֨re'eli֔y mishshepּa֖chat ha'are'eliֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)through Arodi, the Arodite clan; through Areli, the Arelite clan.

לַאֲר֕וֹד מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאֲרוֹדִ֑י לְאַ֨רְאֵלִ֔י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאַרְאֵלִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): e֛lּeh mishshepּecho֥t bּeneֽy-ga֖d lipequdeyhe֑m 'arebּa'i֥ym 'e֖lep vachame֥shsh me'ֽot׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the clans of Gad; those numbered were 40,500.

אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת בְּנֵֽי־גָ֖ד לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ס

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֥y yehuda֖h 'e֣r ve'ona֑n vayּa֥mat 'e֛r ve'ona֖n bּe'e֥retz kּenaֽ'an׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Er and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan.

בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה עֵ֣ר וְאוֹנָ֑ן וַיָּ֥מָת עֵ֛ר וְאוֹנָ֖ן בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּihey֣u beney-yehudah֮ lemishshepּechotam֒ leshshela֗h mishshepּa֨chat֙ hashshּe֣lani֔y lepe֕retz mishshepּa֖chat hapּaretzi֑y leze֕rach mishshepּa֖chat hazּarechiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The descendants of Judah by their clans were: through Shelah, the Shelanite clan; through Perez, the Perezite clan; through Zerah, the Zerahite clan.

וַיִּהְי֣וּ בְנֵי־יְהוּדָה֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְשֵׁלָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַשֵּׁ֣לָנִ֔י לְפֶ֕רֶץ מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַפַּרְצִ֑י לְזֶ֕רַח מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַזַּרְחִֽי׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּihey֣u beney-pe֔retz lechetzero֕n mishshepּa֖chat haֽchetzeroni֑y lecham֕ul mishshepּa֖chat hechamuliֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The descendants of Perez were: through Hezron, the Hezronite clan; through Hamul, the Hamulite clan.

וַיִּהְי֣וּ בְנֵי־פֶ֔רֶץ לְחֶצְרֹ֕ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶצְרֹנִ֑י לְחָמ֕וּל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הֶחָמוּלִֽי׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֛lּeh mishshepּecho֥t yehuda֖h lipequdeyhe֑m shshishshּa֧h veshshibe'i֛ym 'e֖lep vachame֥shsh me'ֽot׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the clans of Judah; those numbered were 76,500.

אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת יְהוּדָ֖ה לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם שִׁשָּׁ֧ה וְשִׁבְעִ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֤y yishsּashkar֙ lemishshepּechota֔m tּola֕ mishshepּa֖chat hatּola'i֑y lepuva֕h mishshepּa֖chat hapּuniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The descendants of Issachar by their clans were: through Tola, the Tolatite clan; through Puah, the Puite clan;

בְּנֵ֤י יִשָּׂשכָר֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם תּוֹלָ֕ע מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַתּוֹלָעִ֑י לְפֻוָ֕ה מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַפּוּנִֽי׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): leyashsh֕ub mishshepּa֖chat hayּashshubi֑y leshshimero֕n mishshepּa֖chat hashshּimeroniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)through Jashub, the Jashubite clan; through Shimron, the Shimronite clan.

לְיָשׁ֕וּב מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיָּשׁוּבִ֑י לְשִׁמְרֹ֕ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשִּׁמְרֹנִֽי׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֛lּeh mishshepּecho֥t yishsּashka֖r lipequdeyhe֑m 'arebּa'a֧h veshshishshּi֛ym 'e֖lep ushshelo֥shsh me'ֽot׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the clans of Issachar; those numbered were 64,300.

אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת יִשָּׂשכָ֖ר לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם אַרְבָּעָ֧ה וְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ס

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֣y zebulun֮ lemishshepּechotam֒ lese֗red mishshepּa֨chat֙ hasּaredּi֔y le'el֕on mishshepּa֖chat ha'eloni֑y leya֨chele'e֔l mishshepּa֖chat hayּachele'eliֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The descendants of Zebulun by their clans were: through Sered, the Seredite clan; through Elon, the Elonite clan; through Jahleel, the Jahleelite clan.

בְּנֵ֣י זְבוּלֻן֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְסֶ֗רֶד מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַסַּרְדִּ֔י לְאֵל֕וֹן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאֵלֹנִ֑י לְיַ֨חְלְאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיַּחְלְאֵלִֽי׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֛lּeh mishshepּecho֥t hazּebuloni֖y lipequdeyhe֑m shshishshּi֥ym 'e֖lep vachame֥shsh me'ֽot׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the clans of Zebulun; those numbered were 60,500.

אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הַזְּבוּלֹנִ֖י לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם שִׁשִּׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ס

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֥y yose֖p lemishshepּechota֑m menashshּe֖h ve'eperaֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The descendants of Joseph by their clans through Manasseh and Ephraim were:

בְּנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֖ף לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְאֶפְרָֽיִם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֣y menashshּe֗h lemakiyr֙ mishshepּa֣chat hamּakiyri֔y umaki֖yr holi֣yd 'et-gּile'a֑d legile'a֕d mishshepּa֖chat hagּile'adiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The descendants of Manasseh: through Makir, the Makirite clan (Makir was the father of Gilead); through Gilead, the Gileadite clan.

בְּנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה לְמָכִיר֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמָּכִירִ֔י וּמָכִ֖יר הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־גִּלְעָ֑ד לְגִלְעָ֕ד מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַגִּלְעָדִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): e֚lּeh bּene֣y gile'a֔d 'iy'e֕zer mishshepּa֖chat ha'iֽy'ezeri֑y leche֕leq mishshepּa֖chat haֽcheleqiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the descendants of Gilead: through Iezer, the Iezerite clan; through Helek, the Helekite clan;

אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד אִיעֶ֕זֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאִֽיעֶזְרִ֑י לְחֵ֕לֶק מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶלְקִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'a֨shseriy'e֔l mishshepּa֖chat haֽ'ashseriֽ'eli֑y veshshe֕kem mishshepּa֖chat hashshּikemiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)through Asriel, the Asrielite clan; through Shechem, the Shechemite clan;

וְאַ֨שְׂרִיאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָֽאַשְׂרִֽאֵלִ֑י וְשֶׁ֕כֶם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשִּׁכְמִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ushshemiyda֕ mishshepּa֖chat hashshּemiyda'i֑y veche֕per mishshepּa֖chat haֽcheperiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)through Shemida, the Shemidaite clan; through Hepher, the Hepherite clan.

וּשְׁמִידָ֕ע מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשְּׁמִידָעִ֑י וְחֵ֕פֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶפְרִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): utzelapecha֣d bּen-che֗per lo'-ha֥yu l֛o bּani֖ym kּi֣y 'im-bּan֑ot veshshem֙ bּen֣ot tzelapecha֔d machela֣h veno'a֔h chagela֥h milekּa֖h vetiretzaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)(Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons; he had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah.)

וּצְלָפְחָ֣ד בֶּן־חֵ֗פֶר לֹא־הָ֥יוּ ל֛וֹ בָּנִ֖ים כִּ֣י אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת וְשֵׁם֙ בְּנ֣וֹת צְלָפְחָ֔ד מַחְלָ֣ה וְנֹעָ֔ה חָגְלָ֥ה מִלְכָּ֖ה וְתִרְצָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): e֖lּeh mishshepּecho֣t menashshּe֑h upequ֣deyhe֔m shshena֧yim vachamishshּi֛ym 'e֖lep ushsheba֥ me'ֽot׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the clans of Manasseh; those numbered were 52,700.

אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וּפְקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔ם שְׁנַ֧יִם וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): e֣lּeh beney-'eperayim֮ lemishshepּechotam֒ leshshute֗lach mishshepּa֨chat֙ hashshּu֣talechi֔y lebe֕ker mishshepּa֖chat habּakeri֑y leta֕chan mishshepּa֖chat haֽtּachaniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: through Shuthelah, the Shuthelahite clan; through Beker, the Bekerite clan; through Tahan, the Tahanite clan.

אֵ֣לֶּה בְנֵי־אֶפְרַיִם֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְשׁוּתֶ֗לַח מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַשֻּׁ֣תַלְחִ֔י לְבֶ֕כֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַבַּכְרִ֑י לְתַ֕חַן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽתַּחֲנִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֖lּeh bּene֣y shshuta֑lach le'era֕n mishshepּa֖chat ha'eraniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the descendants of Shuthelah: through Eran, the Eranite clan.

וְאֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י שׁוּתָ֑לַח לְעֵרָ֕ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָעֵרָנִֽי׃

37
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֣lּeh mishshepּecho֤t bּeney-'epera֨yim֙ lipequ֣deyhe֔m shshena֧yim ushsheloshshi֛ym 'e֖lep vachame֣shsh me'֑ot 'e֥lּeh beney-yose֖p lemishshepּechotaֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the clans of Ephraim; those numbered were 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.

אֵ֣לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֤ת בְּנֵי־אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ לִפְקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔ם שְׁנַ֧יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת אֵ֥לֶּה בְנֵי־יוֹסֵ֖ף לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֣y bineyamin֮ lemishshepּechotam֒ lebe֗la mishshepּa֨chat֙ habּale'i֔y le'ashshebּe֕l mishshepּa֖chat haֽ'ashshebּeli֑y la'achiyra֕m mishshepּa֖chat ha'achiyramiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The descendants of Benjamin by their clans were: through Bela, the Belaite clan; through Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan; through Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan;

בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִן֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְבֶ֗לַע מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַבַּלְעִ֔י לְאַשְׁבֵּ֕ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָֽאַשְׁבֵּלִ֑י לַאֲחִירָ֕ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאֲחִירָמִֽי׃

39
Phonetic (Hebrew): lishshepupa֕m mishshepּa֖chat hashshּupami֑y lechupa֕m mishshepּa֖chat hachupamiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)through Shupham, the Shuphamite clan; through Hupham, the Huphamite clan.

לִשְׁפוּפָ֕ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשּׁוּפָמִ֑י לְחוּפָ֕ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַחוּפָמִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּihey֥u beney-be֖la 'a֣redּe vena'ama֑n mishshepּa֨chat֙ haֽ'aredּi֔y lenaֽ'ama֔n mishshepּa֖chat haֽnּa'amiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The descendants of Bela through Ard and Naaman were: through Ard, the Ardite clan; through Naaman, the Naamite clan.

וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־בֶ֖לַע אַ֣רְדְּ וְנַעֲמָ֑ן מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הָֽאַרְדִּ֔י לְנַֽעֲמָ֔ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽנַּעֲמִֽי׃

41
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֥lּeh beney-bineyami֖n lemishshepּechota֑m upequ֣deyhe֔m chamishshּa֧h ve'arebּa'i֛ym 'e֖lep veshshe֥shsh me'ֽot׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the clans of Benjamin; those numbered were 45,600.

אֵ֥לֶּה בְנֵי־בִנְיָמִ֖ן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וּפְקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔ם חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה וְאַרְבָּעִ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ס

42
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֤lּeh beney-dan֙ lemishshepּechota֔m leshshucha֕m mishshepּa֖chat hashshּuchami֑y 'e֛lּeh mishshepּecho֥t dּa֖n lemishshepּechotaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: through Shuham, the Shuhamite clan.

אֵ֤לֶּה בְנֵי־דָן֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם לְשׁוּחָ֕ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשּׁוּחָמִ֑י אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת דָּ֖ן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-mishshepּecho֥t hashshּuchami֖y lipequdeyhe֑m 'arebּa'a֧h veshshishshּi֛ym 'e֖lep ve'arebּa֥ me'ֽot׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the clans of Dan. All of them were Shuhamite clans; and those numbered were 64,400.

כָּל־מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הַשּׁוּחָמִ֖י לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם אַרְבָּעָ֧ה וְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת׃ס

44
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֣y 'ashsher֮ lemishshepּechotam֒ leyimena֗h mishshepּa֨chat֙ hayּimena֔h leyishshevi֕y mishshepּa֖chat hayּishshevi֑y liberiy'a֕h mishshepּa֖chat habּeriy'iֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The descendants of Asher by their clans were: through Imnah, the Imnite clan; through Ishvi, the Ishvite clan; through Beriah, the Beriite clan;

בְּנֵ֣י אָשֵׁר֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְיִמְנָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַיִּמְנָ֔ה לְיִשְׁוִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיִּשְׁוִ֑י לִבְרִיעָ֕ה מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַבְּרִיעִֽי׃

45
Phonetic (Hebrew): libene֣y beriy'a֔h leche֕ber mishshepּa֖chat haֽcheberi֑y lema֨lekּiy'e֔l mishshepּa֖chat hamּalekּiy'eliֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and through the descendants of Beriah: through Heber, the Heberite clan; through Malkiel, the Malkielite clan.

לִבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה לְחֶ֕בֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶבְרִ֑י לְמַ֨לְכִּיאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמַּלְכִּיאֵלִֽי׃

46
Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshe֥m bּat-'ashshe֖r shsaֽrach׃
Edified Edition (EDE)(Asher had a daughter named Serah.)

וְשֵׁ֥ם בַּת־אָשֵׁ֖ר שָֽׂרַח׃

47
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֛lּeh mishshepּecho֥t bּeney-'ashshe֖r lipequdeyhe֑m shsheloshsha֧h vachamishshּi֛ym 'e֖lep ve'arebּa֥ me'ֽot׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the clans of Asher; those numbered were 53,400.

אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת בְּנֵי־אָשֵׁ֖ר לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֧ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת׃ס

48
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֤y napetּaliy֙ lemishshepּechota֔m leya֨chetze'e֔l mishshepּa֖chat hayּachetze'eli֑y leguni֕y mishshepּa֖chat hagּuniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The descendants of Naphtali by their clans were: through Jahzeel, the Jahzeelite clan; through Guni, the Gunite clan;

בְּנֵ֤י נַפְתָּלִי֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם לְיַ֨חְצְאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיַּחְצְאֵלִ֑י לְגוּנִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַגּוּנִֽי׃

49
Phonetic (Hebrew): leye֕tzer mishshepּa֖chat hayּitzeri֑y leshshilּe֕m mishshepּa֖chat hashshּilּemiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)through Jezer, the Jezerite clan; through Shillem, the Shillemite clan.

לְיֵ֕צֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיִּצְרִ֑י לְשִׁלֵּ֕ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשִּׁלֵּמִֽי׃

50
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֛lּeh mishshepּecho֥t napetּali֖y lemishshepּechota֑m upequ֣deyhe֔m chamishshּa֧h ve'arebּa'i֛ym 'e֖lep ve'arebּa֥ me'ֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the clans of Naphtali; those numbered were 45,400.

אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת נַפְתָּלִ֖י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וּפְקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔ם חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה וְאַרְבָּעִ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת׃

51
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֗lּeh pּequdey֙ bּene֣y yishsera'e֔l shsheshsh-me'֥ot 'e֖lep va'a֑lep shsheba֥ me'֖ot ushsheloshshiֽym׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730.

אֵ֗לֶּה פְּקוּדֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֖לֶף וָאָ֑לֶף שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃פ

52
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֥r yehva֖h 'el-moshshe֥h lּe'moֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD said to Moses,

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): la'e֗lּeh tּechale֥q ha'a֛retz bּenachala֖h bּemisepּa֥r shshemֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The land is to be allotted to them as an inheritance based on the number of names.

לָאֵ֗לֶּה תֵּחָלֵ֥ק הָאָ֛רֶץ בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר שֵׁמֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lara֗b tּarebּeh֙ nachalat֔o velame'a֕t tּame'i֖yt nachalat֑o 'i֚yshsh lepi֣y pequda֔yv yutּa֖n nachalatֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)To a larger group give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group a smaller one; each is to receive its inheritance according to the number of those listed.

לָרַ֗ב תַּרְבֶּה֙ נַחֲלָת֔וֹ וְלַמְעַ֕ט תַּמְעִ֖יט נַחֲלָת֑וֹ אִ֚ישׁ לְפִ֣י פְקֻדָ֔יו יֻתַּ֖ן נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃

55
Phonetic (Hebrew): ake-bּegora֕l yechale֖q 'et-ha'a֑retz lishshem֥ot matּot-'abota֖m yinechaֽlu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Be sure that the land is distributed by lot. What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral tribe.

אַךְ־בְּגוֹרָ֕ל יֵחָלֵ֖ק אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ לִשְׁמ֥וֹת מַטּוֹת־אֲבֹתָ֖ם יִנְחָֽלוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): al-pּiy֙ hagּora֔l tּechale֖q nachalat֑o bּe֥yn ra֖b lime'aֽt׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Each inheritance is to be distributed by lot among the larger and smaller groups."

עַל־פִּי֙ הַגּוֹרָ֔ל תֵּחָלֵ֖ק נַחֲלָת֑וֹ בֵּ֥ין רַ֖ב לִמְעָֽט׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֨lּeh pequde֣y halּeviy֮ lemishshepּechotam֒ legereshsh֗on mishshepּa֨chat֙ hagּe֣reshshunּi֔y liqeha֕t mishshepּa֖chat haqּehati֑y limerari֕y mishshepּa֖chat hamּerariֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These were the Levites who were counted by their clans: through Gershon, the Gershonite clan; through Kohath, the Kohathite clan; through Merari, the Merarite clan.

וְאֵ֨לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֣י הַלֵּוִי֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְגֵרְשׁ֗וֹן מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔י לִקְהָ֕ת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקְּהָתִ֑י לִמְרָרִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמְּרָרִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): e֣lּeh ׀ mishshepּecho֣t levi֗y mishshepּa֨chat halּibeni֜y mishshepּa֤chat haֽcheberoniy֙ mishshepּa֤chat hamּacheliy֙ mishshepּa֣chat hamּushshi֔y mishshepּa֖chat haqּarechi֑y uqeha֖t holi֥d 'et-'ameraֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These also were Levite clans: the Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, the Korahite clan. (Kohath was the forefather of Amram;

אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת לֵוִ֗י מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת הַלִּבְנִ֜י מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַֽחֶבְרֹנִי֙ מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַמַּחְלִי֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמּוּשִׁ֔י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקָּרְחִ֑י וּקְהָ֖ת הוֹלִ֥ד אֶת־עַמְרָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshe֣m ׀ 'e֣shshet 'amera֗m yoke֨bed֙ bּat-levi֔y 'ashshe֨r yaleda֥h 'ota֛hּ lelevi֖y bּemitzera֑yim vatּe֣led le'amera֗m 'eֽt-'aharon֙ ve'et-moshshe֔h ve'e֖t mireya֥m 'achotaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born to the Levites in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses and their sister Miriam.

וְשֵׁ֣ם ׀ אֵ֣שֶׁת עַמְרָ֗ם יוֹכֶ֨בֶד֙ בַּת־לֵוִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָלְדָ֥ה אֹתָ֛הּ לְלֵוִ֖י בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וַתֵּ֣לֶד לְעַמְרָ֗ם אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת מִרְיָ֥ם אֲחֹתָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiuale֣d le'aharo֔n 'et-nada֖b ve'et-'abiyh֑u 'et-'ele'aza֖r ve'et-'iytamaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Aaron was the father of Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

וַיִּוָּלֵ֣ד לְאַהֲרֹ֔ן אֶת־נָדָ֖ב וְאֶת־אֲבִיה֑וּא אֶת־אֶלְעָזָ֖ר וְאֶת־אִיתָמָֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥mat nada֖b va'abiyh֑u bּehaqeriyba֥m 'eshsh-zara֖h lipene֥y yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But Nadab and Abihu died when they made an offering before the LORD with unauthorised fire.)

וַיָּ֥מָת נָדָ֖ב וַאֲבִיה֑וּא בְּהַקְרִיבָ֥ם אֵשׁ־זָרָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּihey֣u pequdeyhe֗m shsheloshsha֤h ve'eshseriym֙ 'e֔lep kּal-zaka֖r mibּen-cho֣deshsh vama֑'elah kּi֣y ׀ lo֣ hatepּaqed֗u bּetoke֙ bּene֣y yishsera'e֔l kּi֠y lo'-nitּa֤n lahem֙ nachala֔h bּet֖oke bּene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)All the male Levites a month old or more numbered 23,000. They were not counted along with the other Israelites because they received no inheritance among them.

וַיִּהְי֣וּ פְקֻדֵיהֶ֗ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף כָּל־זָכָ֖ר מִבֶּן־חֹ֣דֶשׁ וָמָ֑עְלָה כִּ֣י ׀ לֹ֣א הָתְפָּקְד֗וּ בְּתוֹךְ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֠י לֹא־נִתַּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ נַחֲלָ֔ה בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): e֚lּeh pּequde֣y moshshe֔h ve'ele'aza֖r hakּohe֑n 'ashshe֨r pּֽaqed֜u 'et-bּene֤y yishsera'el֙ bּe'aֽrebo֣t mo'a֔b 'a֖l yaredּe֥n yerechֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These are the ones counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they numbered the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.

אֵ֚לֶּה פְּקוּדֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן אֲשֶׁ֨ר פָּֽקְד֜וּ אֶת־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב עַ֖ל יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ube'e֨lּeh֙ lo'-ha֣yah 'i֔yshsh mipּequde֣y moshshe֔h ve'aharo֖n hakּohe֑n 'ashshe֥r pּaqed֛u 'et-bּene֥y yishsera'e֖l bּemidebּa֥r siynaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Not one of them was among those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert of Sinai.

וּבְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ לֹא־הָ֣יָה אִ֔ישׁ מִפְּקוּדֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵ֑ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּקְד֛וּ אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר סִינָֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'ama֤r yehvah֙ lahe֔m m֥ot yamu֖tu bּamּidebּa֑r velo'-nota֤r mehem֙ 'i֔yshsh kּi֚y 'im-kּale֣b bּen-yepunּe֔h viyhoshshu֖'a bּin-nֽun׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)For the LORD had told those Israelites they would surely die in the wilderness, and not one of them was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

כִּֽי־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לָהֶ֔ם מ֥וֹת יָמֻ֖תוּ בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְלֹא־נוֹתַ֤ר מֵהֶם֙ אִ֔ישׁ כִּ֚י אִם־כָּלֵ֣ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֔ה וִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃ס