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Israel is Numbered

26:1 AND it so happened after the plague, that YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
26:2 Take 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.
26:3 And Moses and Eleazar the Kohen spoke with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,
26:4 [Take the sum of the people], from twenty years old and upward ; as YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt.
26:5 Reuben, the eldest son of Israel the children of Reuben ; Hanoch, [of whom comes] the family of the Hanochites of Pallu, the family of the Palluites

26:6 Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
26:7 These [are] the families of the Reubenites and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
26:8 And the sons of Pallu ; Eliab.
26:9 And 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 YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here

26:10 And 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.
26:11 Notwithstanding the children of Korah didn’t die.
26:12 The 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
26:13 Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
26:14 These [are] the families of the Simeonites, twenty two thousand two hundred.
26:15 The 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
26:16 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites of Eri, the family of the Erites
26:17 Of Arod, the family of the Arodites of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
26:18 These [are] the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand five hundred.
26:19 The sons of Judah [were] Er and Onan and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
26:20 And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites of Pharezפֶּרֶץ‎ / פָּרֶץ‎
Perez, also written as Pharez/Perets Modern Pereṣ / Pareṣ Tiberian Péreṣ / Pāreṣ) Hebrew means “breach or burst forth”.
, the family of the Pharzites of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
26:21 And the sons of Pharezפֶּרֶץ‎ / פָּרֶץ‎
Perez, also written as Pharez/Perets Modern Pereṣ / Pareṣ Tiberian Péreṣ / Pāreṣ) Hebrew means “breach or burst forth”.
were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
26:22 These [are] the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, sixty and sixteen thousand and five hundred.
26:23 [Of] the sons of Issachar after their families [of] Tola, the family of the Tolaites of Pua, the family of the Punites
26:24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
26:25 These [are] the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, sixty four thousand three hundred.
26:26 [Of] 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.
26:27 These [are] the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, sixty thousand five hundred.
26:28 The sons of Joseph after their families [were] Manasseh and Ephraim.
26:29 Of the sons of Manasseh of Machir, the family of the Machirites and Machir begat Gilead of Gilead [come] the family of the Gileadites.
26:30 These [are] the sons of Gilead [of] Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites of Helek, the family of the Helekites
26:31 And [of] Asriel, the family of the Asrielites and [of] Shechem, the family of the Shechemites
26:32 And [of] Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites and [of] Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
26:33 And 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.
26:34 These [are] the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.
26:35 These [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.
26:36 And these [are] the sons of Shuthelah of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
26:37 These [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.
26:38 The 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
26:39 Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
26:40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman [of Ard ], the family of the Ardites [and] of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
26:41 These [are] the sons of Benjamin after their families and they that were numbered of them [were] forty and five thousand and six hundred.
26:42 These [are] the sons of Dan after their families of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These [are] the families of Dan after their families.
26:43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, [were] sixty and four thousand and four hundred.
26:44 [Of] 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.
26:45 Of the sons of Beriah of Heber, the family of the Heberites of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
26:46 And the name of the daughter of Asher [was] Sarah.
26:47 These [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.
26:48 [Of] the sons of Naphtali after their families of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites of Guni, the family of the Gunites
26:49 Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
26:50 These [are] the families of Naphtali according to their families and they that were numbered of them [were] forty and five thousand and four hundred.
26:51 These [were] the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

Inheritance to be by lot


26:52 And YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
spoke to Moses, saying,
26:53 to these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
26:54 To many you will give the more inheritance, and to few you will give the less inheritance to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him.
26:55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
26:56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
26:57 And 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.
26:58 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, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.
26:59 And the name of Amram’s wife [was] Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom [her mother] bare to Levi in Egypt and she bare to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
26:60 And to Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
26:61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
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26:62 And 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.
26:63 These [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.
26:64 But 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.
26:65 For YAHWEH יְהֹוָה
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here
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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