וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֶ֧ל אֶלְעָזָ֛ר בֶּן אַהֲרֹ֥ן הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר
And YHWH said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,
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שְׂא֞וּ אֶת רֹ֣אשׁ כָּל עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֛ה וָמַ֖עְלָה לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם כָּל יֹצֵ֥א צָבָ֖א בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Take a census of the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, everyone who goes out in the army in Israel.
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וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר מֹשֶׁ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֹתָ֖ם בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֑ב עַל יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵח֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר
And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
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מִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וָמָ֑עְלָה כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶת מֹשֶׁה֙ וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
From twenty years old and upward, just as YHWH commanded Moses — and the sons of Israel who came out from the land of Egypt.
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רְאוּבֵ֖ן בְּכ֣וֹר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּנֵ֣י רְאוּבֵ֗ן חֲנוֹךְ֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַחֲנֹכִ֔י לְפַלּ֕וּא מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַפַּלֻּאִֽי
Reuben, firstborn of Israel. The sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites;
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לְחֶצְרֹ֕ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶצְרוֹנִ֑י לְכַרְמִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַכַּרְמִֽי
of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the clan of the Carmites.
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אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑י וַיִּהְי֣וּ פְקֻדֵיהֶ֗ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה וְאַרְבָּעִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים
These are the clans of the Reubenites, and their numbered men were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.
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וּבְנֵ֥י פַלּ֖וּא אֱלִיאָֽב
And the sons of Pallu: Eliab.
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וּבְנֵ֣י אֱלִיאָ֔ב נְמוּאֵ֖ל וְדָתָ֣ן וַאֲבִירָ֑ם הֽוּא דָתָ֨ן וַאֲבִירָ֜ם קרואי קְרִיאֵ֣י הָעֵדָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִצּ֜וּ עַל מֹשֶׁ֤ה וְעַֽל אַהֲרֹן֙ בַּעֲדַת קֹ֔רַח בְּהַצֹּתָ֖ם עַל יְהוָֽה
And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram — this is the Dathan and Abiram, chosen ones of the congregation, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against YHWH.
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וַתִּפְתַּ֨ח הָאָ֜רֶץ אֶת פִּ֗יהָ וַתִּבְלַ֥ע אֹתָ֛ם וְאֶת קֹ֖רַח בְּמ֣וֹת הָעֵדָ֑ה בַּאֲכֹ֣ל הָאֵ֗שׁ אֵ֣ת חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּמָאתַ֨יִם֙ אִ֔ישׁ וַיִּהְי֖וּ לְנֵֽס
And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and Korah, when that company died, when the fire consumed two hundred fifty men, and they became a warning sign.
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וּבְנֵי קֹ֖רַח לֹא מֵֽתוּ
But the sons of Korah did not die.
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בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְעוֹן֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לִנְמוּאֵ֗ל מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַנְּמ֣וּאֵלִ֔י לְיָמִ֕ין מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיָּמִינִ֑י לְיָכִ֕ין מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיָּכִינִֽי
The sons of Simeon by their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites; of Jakin, the clan of the Jakinites;
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לְזֶ֕רַח מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַזַּרְחִ֑י לְשָׁא֕וּל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשָּׁאוּלִֽי
of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.
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אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֑י שְׁנַ֧יִם וְעֶשְׂרִ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וּמָאתָֽיִם
These are the clans of the Simeonites: twenty-two thousand two hundred.
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בְּנֵ֣י גָד֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לִצְפ֗וֹן מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַצְּפוֹנִ֔י לְחַגִּ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחַגִּ֑י לְשׁוּנִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשּׁוּנִֽי
The sons of Gad by their clans: of Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the clan of the Haggites; of Shuni, the clan of the Shunites;
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לְאָזְנִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאָזְנִ֑י לְעֵרִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָעֵרִֽי
of Ozni, the clan of the Oznites; of Eri, the clan of the Erites;
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לַאֲר֕וֹד מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאֲרוֹדִ֑י לְאַ֨רְאֵלִ֔י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאַרְאֵלִֽי
of Arod, the clan of the Arodites; of Areli, the clan of the Arelites.
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אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת בְּנֵֽי גָ֖ד לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת
These are the clans of the sons of Gad, according to their numbered men: forty thousand five hundred.
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בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה עֵ֣ר וְאוֹנָ֑ן וַיָּ֥מָת עֵ֛ר וְאוֹנָ֖ן בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
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וַיִּהְי֣וּ בְנֵי יְהוּדָה֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְשֵׁלָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַשֵּׁ֣לָנִ֔י לְפֶ֕רֶץ מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַפַּרְצִ֑י לְזֶ֕רַח מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַזַּרְחִֽי
And the sons of Judah were, by their clans: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; of Perez, the clan of the Perezites; of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.
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וַיִּהְי֣וּ בְנֵי פֶ֔רֶץ לְחֶצְרֹ֕ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶצְרֹנִ֑י לְחָמ֕וּל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הֶחָמוּלִֽי
And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.
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אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת יְהוּדָ֖ה לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם שִׁשָּׁ֧ה וְשִׁבְעִ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת
These are the clans of Judah, according to their numbered men: seventy-six thousand five hundred.
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בְּנֵ֤י יִשָּׂשכָר֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם תּוֹלָ֕ע מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַתּוֹלָעִ֑י לְפֻוָ֕ה מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַפּוּנִֽי
The sons of Issachar by their clans: Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites;
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לְיָשׁ֕וּב מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיָּשׁוּבִ֑י לְשִׁמְרֹ֕ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשִּׁמְרֹנִֽי
of Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.
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אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת יִשָּׂשכָ֖ר לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם אַרְבָּעָ֧ה וְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת
These are the clans of Issachar, according to their numbered men: sixty-four thousand three hundred.
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בְּנֵ֣י זְבוּלֻן֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְסֶ֗רֶד מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַסַּרְדִּ֔י לְאֵל֕וֹן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאֵלֹנִ֑י לְיַ֨חְלְאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיַּחְלְאֵלִֽי
The sons of Zebulun by their clans: of Sered, the clan of the Seredites; of Elon, the clan of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites.
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אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הַזְּבוּלֹנִ֖י לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם שִׁשִּׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת
These are the clans of the Zebulunites, according to their numbered men: sixty thousand five hundred.
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בְּנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֖ף לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְאֶפְרָֽיִם
The sons of Joseph by their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim.
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בְּנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה לְמָכִיר֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמָּכִירִ֔י וּמָכִ֖יר הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת גִּלְעָ֑ד לְגִלְעָ֕ד מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַגִּלְעָדִֽי
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the clan of the Machirites — and Machir fathered Gilead — of Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.
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אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד אִיעֶ֕זֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאִֽיעֶזְרִ֑י לְחֵ֕לֶק מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶלְקִֽי
These are the sons of Gilead: Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites; of Helek, the clan of the Helekites;
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וְאַ֨שְׂרִיאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָֽאַשְׂרִֽאֵלִ֑י וְשֶׁ֕כֶם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשִּׁכְמִֽי
and Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites;
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וּשְׁמִידָ֕ע מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשְּׁמִידָעִ֑י וְחֵ֕פֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶפְרִֽי
and Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.
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וּצְלָפְחָ֣ד בֶּן חֵ֗פֶר לֹא הָ֥יוּ ל֛וֹ בָּנִ֖ים כִּ֣י אִם בָּנ֑וֹת וְשֵׁם֙ בְּנ֣וֹת צְלָפְחָ֔ד מַחְלָ֣ה וְנֹעָ֔ה חָגְלָ֥ה מִלְכָּ֖ה וְתִרְצָֽה
And Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, only daughters; and the names of Zelophehad's daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וּפְקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔ם שְׁנַ֧יִם וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת
These are the clans of Manasseh, and their numbered men were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
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אֵ֣לֶּה בְנֵי אֶפְרַיִם֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְשׁוּתֶ֗לַח מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַשֻּׁ֣תַלְחִ֔י לְבֶ֕כֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַבַּכְרִ֑י לְתַ֕חַן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽתַּחֲנִֽי
These are the sons of Ephraim by their clans: of Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the clan of the Becherites; of Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.
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וְאֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י שׁוּתָ֑לַח לְעֵרָ֕ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָעֵרָנִֽי
And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the clan of the Eranites.
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אֵ֣לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֤ת בְּנֵי אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ לִפְקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔ם שְׁנַ֧יִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת אֵ֥לֶּה בְנֵי יוֹסֵ֖ף לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם
These are the clans of the sons of Ephraim, according to their numbered men: thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph by their clans.
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בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִן֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְבֶ֗לַע מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַבַּלְעִ֔י לְאַשְׁבֵּ֕ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָֽאַשְׁבֵּלִ֑י לַאֲחִירָ֕ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאֲחִירָמִֽי
The sons of Benjamin by their clans: of Bela, the clan of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites;
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לִשְׁפוּפָ֕ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשּׁוּפָמִ֑י לְחוּפָ֕ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַחוּפָמִֽי
of Shupham, the clan of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.
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וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי בֶ֖לַע אַ֣רְדְּ וְנַעֲמָ֑ן מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הָֽאַרְדִּ֔י לְנַֽעֲמָ֔ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽנַּעֲמִֽי
And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: the clan of the Ardites; of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites.
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אֵ֥לֶּה בְנֵי בִנְיָמִ֖ן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וּפְקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔ם חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה וְאַרְבָּעִ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת
These are the sons of Benjamin by their clans, and their numbered men were forty-five thousand six hundred.
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אֵ֤לֶּה בְנֵי דָן֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם לְשׁוּחָ֕ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשּׁוּחָמִ֑י אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת דָּ֖ן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם
These are the sons of Dan by their clans: of Shuham, the clan of the Shuhamites. These are the clans of Dan by their clans.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
כָּל מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הַשּׁוּחָמִ֖י לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם אַרְבָּעָ֧ה וְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת
All the clans of the Shuhamites, according to their numbered men: sixty-four thousand four hundred.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
בְּנֵ֣י אָשֵׁר֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְיִמְנָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַיִּמְנָ֔ה לְיִשְׁוִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיִּשְׁוִ֑י לִבְרִיעָ֕ה מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַבְּרִיעִֽי
The sons of Asher by their clans: of Imnah, the clan of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the clan of the Beriites;
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
לִבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה לְחֶ֕בֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶבְרִ֑י לְמַ֨לְכִּיאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמַּלְכִּיאֵלִֽי
Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the clan of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the clan of the Malchielites.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
וְשֵׁ֥ם בַּת אָשֵׁ֖ר שָֽׂרַח
And the name of Asher's daughter was Serah.
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אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת בְּנֵי אָשֵׁ֖ר לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֧ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת
These are the clans of the sons of Asher, according to their numbered men: fifty-three thousand four hundred.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
בְּנֵ֤י נַפְתָּלִי֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם לְיַ֨חְצְאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיַּחְצְאֵלִ֑י לְגוּנִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַגּוּנִֽי
The sons of Naphtali by their clans: of Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the clan of the Gunites;
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
לְיֵ֕צֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיִּצְרִ֑י לְשִׁלֵּ֕ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשִּׁלֵּמִֽי
of Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת נַפְתָּלִ֖י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וּפְקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔ם חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה וְאַרְבָּעִ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת
These are the clans of Naphtali by their clans, and their numbered men were forty-five thousand four hundred.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
אֵ֗לֶּה פְּקוּדֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שֵׁשׁ מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֖לֶף וָאָ֑לֶף שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים
These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel: six hundred and one thousand, seven hundred thirty.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר
And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
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לָאֵ֗לֶּה תֵּחָלֵ֥ק הָאָ֛רֶץ בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר שֵׁמֽוֹת
To these the land shall be divided as an inheritance, according to the number of names.
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
לָרַ֗ב תַּרְבֶּה֙ נַחֲלָת֔וֹ וְלַמְעַ֕ט תַּמְעִ֖יט נַחֲלָת֑וֹ אִ֚ישׁ לְפִ֣י פְקֻדָ֔יו יֻתַּ֖ן נַחֲלָתֽוֹ
To the larger you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller a smaller inheritance; to each its inheritance shall be given according to its numbered men.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
אַךְ בְּגוֹרָ֕ל יֵחָלֵ֖ק אֶת הָאָ֑רֶץ לִשְׁמ֥וֹת מַטּוֹת אֲבֹתָ֖ם יִנְחָֽלוּ
Nonetheless, the land shall be divided by lot; according to the names of their ancestral tribes they shall inherit.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
עַל פִּי֙ הַגּוֹרָ֔ל תֵּחָלֵ֖ק נַחֲלָת֑וֹ בֵּ֥ין רַ֖ב לִמְעָֽט
According to the lot its inheritance shall be divided, between many and few.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
וְאֵ֨לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֣י הַלֵּוִי֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְגֵרְשׁ֗וֹן מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔י לִקְהָ֕ת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקְּהָתִ֑י לִמְרָרִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמְּרָרִֽי
And these are the numbered men of the Levites by their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
אֵ֣לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת לֵוִ֗י מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת הַלִּבְנִ֜י מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַֽחֶבְרֹנִי֙ מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַמַּחְלִי֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמּוּשִׁ֔י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקָּרְחִ֑י וּקְהָ֖ת הוֹלִ֥ד אֶת עַמְרָֽם
These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, the clan of the Korahites. And Kohath fathered Amram.
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
וְשֵׁ֣ם אֵ֣שֶׁת עַמְרָ֗ם יוֹכֶ֨בֶד֙ בַּת לֵוִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָלְדָ֥ה אֹתָ֛הּ לְלֵוִ֖י בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וַתֵּ֣לֶד לְעַמְרָ֗ם אֶֽת אַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶת מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת מִרְיָ֥ם אֲחֹתָֽם
And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, daughter of Levi, whom she bore to Levi in Egypt; and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister.
Word-by-word analysis· 20 words
וַיִּוָּלֵ֣ד לְאַהֲרֹ֔ן אֶת נָדָ֖ב וְאֶת אֲבִיה֑וּא אֶת אֶלְעָזָ֖ר וְאֶת אִיתָמָֽר
And to Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וַיָּ֥מָת נָדָ֖ב וַאֲבִיה֑וּא בְּהַקְרִיבָ֥ם אֵשׁ זָרָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה
And Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before YHWH.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
וַיִּהְי֣וּ פְקֻדֵיהֶ֗ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף כָּל זָכָ֖ר מִבֶּן חֹ֣דֶשׁ וָמָ֑עְלָה כִּ֣י לֹ֣א הָתְפָּקְד֗וּ בְּתוֹךְ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֠י לֹא נִתַּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ נַחֲלָ֔ה בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And their numbered men were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not numbered among the sons of Israel, because no inheritance was given to them among the sons of Israel.
Word-by-word analysis· 24 words
אֵ֚לֶּה פְּקוּדֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן אֲשֶׁ֨ר פָּֽקְד֜וּ אֶת בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב עַ֖ל יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֽוֹ
These are those numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan at Jericho.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וּבְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ לֹא הָ֣יָה אִ֔ישׁ מִפְּקוּדֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵ֑ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּקְד֛וּ אֶת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר סִינָֽי
And among these there was not a man of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
כִּֽי אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לָהֶ֔ם מ֥וֹת יָמֻ֖תוּ בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְלֹא נוֹתַ֤ר מֵהֶם֙ אִ֔ישׁ כִּ֚י אִם כָּלֵ֣ב בֶּן יְפֻנֶּ֔ה וִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ בִּן נֽוּן
For YHWH had said of them, 'They shall surely die in the wilderness'; and not a man was left of them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.