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Numbers 26

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  1. 1
    KJVAnd it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
    WEBAfter the plague, Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
  2. 2
    KJVTake 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.
    WEB“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, all who are able to go out to war in Israel.”
  3. 3
    KJVAnd Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
    WEBMoses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
  4. 4
    KJVTake 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.
    WEB“Take a census, from twenty years old and upward, as Yahweh commanded Moses and the children of Israel.” These are those who came out of the land of Egypt.
  5. 5
    KJVReuben, 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:
    WEBReuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
  6. 6
    KJVOf Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
    WEBof Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
  7. 7
    KJVThese are the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
    WEBThese are the families of the Reubenites; and those who were counted of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.
  8. 8
    KJVAnd the sons of Pallu; Eliab.
    WEBThe son of Pallu: Eliab.
  9. 9
    KJVAnd 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:
    WEBThe sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they rebelled against Yahweh;
  10. 10
    KJVAnd 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.
    WEBand the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died; at the time the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign.
  11. 11
    KJVNotwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
    WEBNotwithstanding, the sons of Korah didn’t die.
  12. 12
    KJVThe 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:
    WEBThe 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;
  13. 13
    KJVOf Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
    WEBof Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
  14. 14
    KJVThese are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.
    WEBThese are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.
  15. 15
    KJVThe 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:
    WEBThe sons 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;
  16. 16
    KJVOf Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:
    WEBof Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;
  17. 17
    KJVOf Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
    WEBof Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
  18. 18
    KJVThese are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
    WEBThese are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were counted of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
  19. 19
    KJVThe sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
    WEBThe sons of Judah: Er and Onan. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
  20. 20
    KJVAnd 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.
    WEBThe sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
  21. 21
    KJVAnd the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
    WEBThe sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
  22. 22
    KJVThese are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.
    WEBThese are the families of Judah according to those who were counted of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.
  23. 23
    KJVOf the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:
    WEBThe sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
  24. 24
    KJVOf Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
    WEBof Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
  25. 25
    KJVThese are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.
    WEBThese are the families of Issachar according to those who were counted of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.
  26. 26
    KJVOf 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.
    WEBThe sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
  27. 27
    KJVThese are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.
    WEBThese are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were counted of them, sixty thousand five hundred.
  28. 28
    KJVThe sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.
    WEBThe sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
  29. 29
    KJVOf the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.
    WEBThe sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
  30. 30
    KJVThese are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:
    WEBThese are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;
  31. 31
    KJVAnd of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:
    WEBand Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
  32. 32
    KJVAnd of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
    WEBand Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
  33. 33
    KJVAnd 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.
    WEBZelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
  34. 34
    KJVThese are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.
    WEBThese are the families of Manasseh. Those who were counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
  35. 35
    KJVThese 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.
    WEBThese are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
  36. 36
    KJVAnd these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
    WEBThese are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
  37. 37
    KJVThese 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.
    WEBThese are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
  38. 38
    KJVThe 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:
    WEBThe 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;
  39. 39
    KJVOf Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
    WEBof Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
  40. 40
    KJVAnd the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
    WEBThe sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: the family of the Ardites; and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
  41. 41
    KJVThese are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred.
    WEBThese are the sons of Benjamin after their families; and those who were counted of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.
  42. 42
    KJVThese are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.
    WEBThese are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.
  43. 43
    KJVAll the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.
    WEBAll the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were counted of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.
  44. 44
    KJVOf 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.
    WEBThe sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites.
  45. 45
    KJVOf the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
    WEBOf the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
  46. 46
    KJVAnd the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.
    WEBThe name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
  47. 47
    KJVThese 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.
    WEBThese are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were counted of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.
  48. 48
    KJVOf the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
    WEBThe sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;
  49. 49
    KJVOf Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
    WEBof Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
  50. 50
    KJVThese are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.
    WEBThese are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were counted of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.
  51. 51
    KJVThese were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
    WEBThese are those who were counted of the children of Israel, six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.
  52. 52
    KJVAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
    WEBYahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
  53. 53
    KJVUnto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
    WEB“To these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
  54. 54
    KJVTo 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.
    WEBTo the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance. To everyone according to those who were counted of him shall his inheritance be given.
  55. 55
    KJVNotwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
    WEBNotwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
  56. 56
    KJVAccording to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
    WEBAccording to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.”
  57. 57
    KJVAnd 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.
    WEBThese are those who were counted 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.
  58. 58
    KJVThese 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.
    WEBThese are the families of Levi: 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 Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram.
  59. 59
    KJVAnd 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.
    WEBThe name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. She bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
  60. 60
    KJVAnd unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
    WEBTo Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
  61. 61
    KJVAnd Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.
    WEBNadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before Yahweh.
  62. 62
    KJVAnd 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.
    WEBThose who were counted of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not counted among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.
  63. 63
    KJVThese 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.
    WEBThese are those who were counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who counted the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
  64. 64
    KJVBut 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.
    WEBBut among these there was not a man of them who were counted by Moses and Aaron the priest, who counted the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.
  65. 65
    KJVFor 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.
    WEBFor Yahweh had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
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