The Second Census

Numbers 26:1-65

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Genesis

The Creation of the World 1:1-2:3 The Creation of Man and Woman 2:4-25 The Fall of Man 3:1-24 Cain and Abel 4:1-26 From Adam to Noah 5:1-32 The Flood 6:1-8:22 God’s Covenant with Noah 9:1-17 Noah’s Drunkenness and Curse 9:18-29 Nations Descended from Noah 10:1-32 The Tower of Babel 11:1-9 From Shem to Abram 11:10-32 The Call of Abram 12:1-9 Abram in Egypt 12:10-20 Abram and Lot Separate 13:1-18 Abram Rescues Lot 14:1-24 God’s Covenant with Abram 15:1-21 Hagar and Ishmael 16:1-16 The Covenant of Circumcision 17:1-27 A Son Promised to Sarah 18:1-15 Abraham Intercedes for Sodom 18:16-33 The Destruction of Sodom 19:1-29 The Origin of Moab and Ammon 19:30-38 Abraham and Abimelech 20:1-18 The Birth of Isaac 21:1-7 Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away 21:8-21 A Treaty with Abimelech 21:22-34 The Sacrifice of Isaac 22:1-19 Nahor’s Children 22:20-24 The Death and Burial of Sarah 23:1-20 A Wife for Isaac 24:1-67 The Death of Abraham 25:1-11 Ishmael’s Descendants 25:12-18 Esau and Jacob 25:19-34 Isaac and Abimelech 26:1-35 Jacob Takes Esau’s Blessing 27:1-40 Jacob Sent to Paddan-aram 27:41-28:9 Jacob’s Dream at Bethel 28:10-22 Jacob Meets Rachel 29:1-14 Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel 29:15-30 The Children of Jacob 29:31-30:24 Jacob’s Prosperity 30:25-43 Jacob Flees from Laban 31:1-21 Jacob and Laban Make a Covenant 31:22-55 Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau 32:1-21 Jacob Wrestles with God 32:22-32 Jacob Meets Esau 33:1-20 Dinah and the Shechemites 34:1-31 God Blesses Jacob at Bethel 35:1-15 Deaths of Rachel and Isaac 35:16-29 Esau’s Descendants 36:1-30 The Kings of Edom 36:31-43 Joseph’s Dreams 37:1-11 Joseph Sold by His Brothers 37:12-36 Judah and Tamar 38:1-30 Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 39:1-23 Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison 40:1-23 Pharaoh’s Dreams 41:1-40 Joseph Rises to Power 41:41-57 Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt 42:1-38 Joseph’s Brothers Return with Benjamin 43:1-34 The Silver Cup 44:1-34 Joseph Reveals Himself 45:1-28 Jacob Goes to Egypt 46:1-47:12 Joseph and the Famine 47:13-31 Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 48:1-22 Jacob Blesses His Sons 49:1-28 The Death and Burial of Jacob 49:29-50:14 Joseph Reassures His Brothers 50:15-21 The Death of Joseph 50:22-26

Exodus

Israel Increases in Egypt 1:1-22 The Birth of Moses 2:1-10 Moses Flees to Midian 2:11-25 The Burning Bush 3:1-22 Signs for Moses 4:1-17 Moses Returns to Egypt 4:18-31 Moses and Aaron Before Pharaoh 5:1-21 God Promises Deliverance 5:22-6:12 The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron 6:13-27 Moses and Aaron Sent to Pharaoh 6:28-7:7 Aaron’s Staff Becomes a Serpent 7:8-13 The First Plague: Water to Blood 7:14-24 The Second Plague: Frogs 7:25-8:15 The Third Plague: Gnats 8:16-19 The Fourth Plague: Flies 8:20-32 The Fifth Plague: Livestock Die 9:1-7 The Sixth Plague: Boils 9:8-12 The Seventh Plague: Hail 9:13-35 The Eighth Plague: Locusts 10:1-20 The Ninth Plague: Darkness 10:21-29 A Final Plague Threatened 11:1-10 The Passover 12:1-30 The Exodus 12:31-42 Passover Regulations 12:43-51 Consecration of the Firstborn 13:1-16 Crossing the Red Sea 13:17-14:31 The Song of Moses 15:1-21 Bitter Water Made Sweet 15:22-27 Manna from Heaven 16:1-36 Water from the Rock 17:1-7 Amalek Defeated 17:8-16 Jethro’s Advice 18:1-27 Israel at Mount Sinai 19:1-25 The Ten Commandments 20:1-21 Laws About Altars 20:22-21:1 Laws About Slaves 21:2-11 Laws About Personal Injuries 21:12-36 Laws About Restitution 22:1-15 Laws About Holiness 22:16-31 Laws About Justice 23:1-9 Sabbath Years and Weeks 23:10-13 The Three Feasts 23:14-19 The Angel and the Promises 23:20-33 The Covenant Confirmed 24:1-18 Contributions for the Sanctuary 25:1-9 The Ark of the Testimony 25:10-22 The Table for Bread 25:23-30 The Golden Lampstand 25:31-40 The Tabernacle 26:1-37 The Bronze Altar 27:1-8 The Court of the Tabernacle 27:9-19 Oil for the Lamp 27:20-21 The Priests’ Garments 28:1-5 The Ephod 28:6-14 The Breastpiece of Judgment 28:15-30 Other Priestly Garments 28:31-43 Consecration of the Priests 29:1-46 The Altar of Incense 30:1-10 The Census Tax 30:11-16 The Bronze Basin 30:17-21 The Anointing Oil 30:22-33 The Incense 30:34-38 Oholiab and Bezalel 31:1-11 The Sabbath Sign 31:12-18 The Golden Calf 32:1-33:6 The Tent of Meeting 33:7-11 Moses’ Intercession and God’s Glory 33:12-23 New Tablets and Covenant 34:1-28 The Shining Face of Moses 34:29-35 Sabbath Regulations 35:1-3 Freewill Offerings for the Tabernacle 35:4-29 Bezalel and Oholiab Set Apart 35:30-36:7 Making the Tabernacle 36:8-38 Making the Ark 37:1-9 Making the Table 37:10-16 Making the Lampstand 37:17-24 Making the Altar of Incense 37:25-29 Making the Bronze Altar 38:1-7 Making the Bronze Basin 38:8 Making the Court 38:9-20 Materials of the Tabernacle 38:21-31 Making the Priests’ Garments 39:1 The Ephod Made 39:2-7 The Breastpiece Made 39:8-21 Other Garments Made 39:22-31 The Work Completed 39:32-43 The Tabernacle Erected 40:1-33 The Glory Fills the Tabernacle 40:34-38

Numbers

The Census of Israel 1:1-54 Arrangement of the Camp 2:1-34 The Levites’ Duties 3:1-51 Kohathites’ Service 4:1-20 Gershonites’ Service 4:21-28 Merarites’ Service 4:29-33 Census of the Levites 4:34-49 Unclean Removed from Camp 5:1-4 Restitution for Wrongs 5:5-10 The Test for Adultery 5:11-31 The Nazirite Vow 6:1-21 The Priestly Blessing 6:22-27 Offerings of the Leaders 7:1-89 The Lamps 8:1-4 The Levites Consecrated 8:5-26 The Passover Celebrated 9:1-14 The Cloud Over the Tabernacle 9:15-23 The Silver Trumpets 10:1-10 Departure from Sinai 10:11-36 Complaint and Quail; Seventy Elders 11:1-35 Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses 12:1-16 Spies Sent into Canaan 13:1-25 Report of the Spies 13:26-33 The People Rebel 14:1-45 Offerings and Firstfruits 15:1-21 Unintentional Sin and Presumptuous Sin 15:22-31 The Sabbath-Breaker 15:32-36 Tassels on Garments 15:37-41 Korah’s Rebellion 16:1-50 Aaron’s Staff Buds 17:1-13 Priests’ and Levites’ Duties 18:1-7 Portions for Priests and Levites 18:8-32 The Red Heifer 19:1-22 Water from the Rock at Meribah 20:1-13 Edom Refuses Passage 20:14-21 Aaron’s Death 20:22-29 Arad Defeated 21:1-3 The Bronze Serpent 21:4-9 Journeys in the Wilderness 21:10-20 Victories over Sihon and Og 21:21-35 Balaam Summoned 22:1-20 Balaam’s Donkey and the Angel 22:21-41 Balaam’s First Oracle 23:1-12 Balaam’s Second Oracle 23:13-26 Balaam’s Third Oracle 23:27-24:14 The Star out of Jacob 24:15-19 Balaam’s Final Sayings 24:20-25 Baal of Peor and Phinehas 25:1-18 The Second Census 26:1-65 Daughters of Zelophehad 27:1-11 Joshua Appointed 27:12-23 Daily Offerings 28:1-8 Sabbath Offerings 28:9-10 Monthly Offerings 28:11-15 Passover Offerings 28:16-25 Weeks (Firstfruits) Offerings 28:26-31 Trumpets Offerings 29:1-6 Day of Atonement Offerings 29:7-11 Booths Offerings 29:12-40 Vows 30:1-16 War with Midian—Spoils 31:1-24 Division of the Spoils 31:25-54 Reuben, Gad, and Half-Manasseh 32:1-42 Stages of Israel’s Journey 33:1-56 Boundaries of the Land 34:1-29 Levitical Cities 35:1-5 Cities of Refuge 35:6-34 Marriage of Zelophehad’s Daughters 36:1-13

Deuteronomy

Preamble and Setting 1:1-8 Leaders Appointed 1:9-18 Spies Sent 1:19-25 Rebellion and Judgment 1:26-46 Journey Through Edom, Moab, Ammon 2:1-23 Victory over Sihon 2:24-37 Victory over Og 3:1-11 Allotment East of Jordan 3:12-20 Moses Forbidden to Enter 3:21-29 Call to Obey 4:1-14 No Idols 4:15-31 The LORD Alone Is God 4:32-40 Cities of Refuge East 4:41-43 Introduction to the Law 4:44-49 The Ten Commandments Rehearsed 5:1-33 The Shema and Instruction 6:1-25 Warning Against the Nations 7:1-26 Do Not Forget the LORD 8:1-20 Not for Your Righteousness 9:1-6 Israel’s Rebellions Recounted 9:7-29 New Tablets; Ark 10:1-11 Fear the LORD 10:12-22 Love, Obey, Choose 11:1-32 The Place of Worship 12:1-32 False Prophets and Idolatry 13:1-18 Clean and Unclean Foods 14:1-21 Tithes 14:22-29 Sabbatical Year 15:1-11 Hebrew Slaves 15:12-18 Firstborn Animals 15:19-23 Passover 16:1-8 Weeks 16:9-12 Booths 16:13-17 Justice 16:18-20 Forbidden Worship 16:21-17:7 Difficult Cases 17:8-13 Laws for the King 17:14-20 Provision for Levites 18:1-8 Abominable Practices 18:9-13 A Prophet Like Moses 18:14-22 Cities of Refuge 19:1-14 Witnesses and Penalties 19:15-21 Rules for War 20:1-20 Unsolved Murder 21:1-9 Wives from War 21:10-14 Rights of the Firstborn 21:15-17 Rebellious Son 21:18-21 Various Laws 21:22-22:12 Laws of Chastity 22:13-30 Assembly Exclusions 23:1-8 Camp Purity 23:9-14 Various Laws Continued 23:15-25:19 Firstfruits and Tithes Confession 26:1-15 You Are the LORD’s People 26:16-19 Law on Stones and Altar 27:1-8 Curses Pronounced 27:9-26 Blessings for Obedience 28:1-14 Curses for Disobedience 28:15-68 Renewal in Moab 29:1-29 Choose Life 30:1-20 Joshua Commissioned 31:1-8 Public Reading of the Law 31:9-13 Moses’ Warning of Apostasy 31:14-29 The Song of Moses 31:30-32:47 Moses to Die on Nebo 32:48-52 Moses Blesses Israel 33:1-29 The Death of Moses 34:1-12

Joshua

Joshua Commissioned and Encouraged 1:1-18 Rahab Protects the Spies 2:1-24 Crossing the Jordan and Memorial Stones 3:1-4:24 Renewal at Gilgal: Circumcision and Passover 5:1-12 The Commander Appears and the Fall of Jericho 5:13-6:27 Defeat at Ai and Achan's Sin Revealed 7:1-26 The Capture and Destruction of Ai 8:1-29 Altar on Mount Ebal and the Law Proclaimed 8:30-35 The Gibeonite Deception and Treaty 9:1-27 Victory at Gibeon and the Long Day 10:1-15 Capture and Execution of the Five Kings 10:16-28 The Southern Campaign and Conquest of Cities 10:29-43 Defeat of the Northern Coalition and Hazor Destroyed 11:1-23 Lists of Kings Defeated East and West of the Jordan 12:1-24 Land Remaining to Be Possessed 13:1-7 Allotments East of the Jordan 13:8-33 Procedure for Distributing the Land and Levitical Cities 14:1-5 Caleb's Claim and Inheritance of Hebron 14:6-15 Boundaries and Towns of Judah 15:1-63 Ephraim and West Manasseh: Boundaries and Claims 16:1-17:18 Shiloh Established and the Land Surveyed 18:1-10 Territory and Towns of Benjamin 18:11-28 Territory of Simeon 19:1-9 Territory of Zebulun 19:10-16 Territory of Issachar 19:17-23 Territory of Asher 19:24-31 Territory of Naphtali 19:32-39 Territory of Dan 19:40-48 Completion of the Allotments and Joshua's Inheritance 19:49-51 Cities of Refuge Established 20:1-9 Levitical Cities and Their Holdings 21:1-45 The Eastern Tribes' Altar and the Reconciliation 22:1-34 Joshua's Farewell Exhortation and Warning 23:1-16 Renewal of the Covenant at Shechem 24:1-27 Death and Burial of Joshua and Eleazar 24:28-33

1 Samuel

Hannah's Prayer for a Son 1:1-20 Hannah Presents Samuel to the Lord 1:21-28 Hannah's Song of Praise 2:1-11 Eli's Corrupt Sons and Samuel's Childhood 2:12-26 Prophecy of Judgment on Eli's House 2:27-36 Samuel's Call and the Lord's Word to Eli 3:1-4:1 Israel Defeated and the Ark Captured 4:2-11 Eli's Death and the Birth of Ichabod 4:12-22 The Ark Brings Judgment in Philistine Cities 5:1-12 The Ark Returned to Israel 6:1-7:1 Samuel Judges Israel and Delivers Them at Mizpah 7:2-17 Israel Demands a King 8:1-22 Saul Chosen and Given Signs 9:1-10:8 Saul Proclaimed King by Lot 10:9-27 Saul's Victory at Jabesh-Gilead 11:1-11 Saul Confirmed as King at Gilgal 11:12-15 Samuel's Farewell and Exhortation to Israel 12:1-25 Saul's Unauthorized Sacrifice and Rebuke 13:1-15 Philistine Pressure and Israel's Lack of Arms 13:16-22 Jonathan's Bold Assault and Victory 13:23-14:14 Saul's Rash Oath and Its Consequences 14:15-23 Saul's Pursuit and Jonathan's Exploits 14:24-48 Saul's Family and Mighty Men 14:49-52 Saul's Disobedience and Rejection as King 15:1-35 David Anointed by Samuel 16:1-13 David Serves Saul and Eases His Torment 16:14-23 David and Goliath 17:1-58 David's Rise and Saul's Jealousy 18:1-30 Saul's Attempts on David's Life and Jonathan's Intervention 19:1-24 David and Jonathan's Covenant 20:1-42 David at Nob: Bread and Goliath's Sword 21:1-9 David Feigns Madness at Gath 21:10-15 David Gathers Followers and Seeks Priestly Aid 22:1-5 Massacre at Nob and Abiathar Joins David 22:6-23 David Delivers Keilah and Inquires of God 23:1-6 Saul's Pursuit, Ziphite Betrayal, and David's Escape 23:7-29 David Spares Saul in a Cave 24:1-22 Nabal's Folly and Abigail's Intervention 25:1-44 David Again Spares Saul in His Camp 26:1-25 David Seeks Refuge with Achish 27:1-12 Saul and the Witch of Endor 28:1-25 The Philistines Reject David 29:1-11 David Recovers His Family and Defeats the Amalekites 30:1-31 The Death of Saul and His Sons 31:1-13

2 Samuel

An Amalekite Reports Saul and Jonathan's Death 1:1-16 David's Lament for Saul and Jonathan 1:17-27 David Anointed King of Judah at Hebron 2:1-7 Ish‑Bosheth Made King; Civil War with David Begins 2:8-3:5 Abner Seeks Alliance with David 3:6-21 Joab Murders Abner; David's Protest and Mourning 3:22-39 Ish‑Bosheth Assassinated 4:1-12 David Anointed King over All Israel 5:1-5 David Captures Jerusalem and Establishes His House 5:6-16 David's Victories over the Philistines 5:17-25 Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem; Uzzah's Death and David's Joy 6:1-23 God's Covenant with David 7:1-17 David's Prayer of Thanksgiving for God's Promise 7:18-29 David's Military Victories 8:1-14 David's Officials and Mighty Men 8:15-18 David Shows Kindness to Mephibosheth 9:1-13 War with the Ammonites and Syrians 10:1-19 David and Bathsheba; the Death of Uriah 11:1-27 Nathan Rebukes David; Judgment and Aftermath 12:1-31 Amnon's Crime against Tamar 13:1-22 Absalom Kills Amnon and Flees 13:23-39 Joab Secures Absalom's Return and Reconciliation 14:1-33 Absalom's Conspiracy and Rise to Power 15:1-12 David Flees Jerusalem; Loyal Followers Accompany Him 15:13-37 Ziba Brings Provisions to David 16:1-4 Shimei Curses David as He Flees 16:5-14 Counsel in Absalom's Court; Ahithophel's Plan and Hushai's Counterplot 16:15-17:29 Battle in the Forest of Ephraim and Absalom's Death 18:1-18 Reports of Victory and David's Grief for Absalom 18:19-19:8 David's Return to Jerusalem; Reconciliation and Disputes 19:9-43 Sheba's Revolt and Its Suppression 20:1-26 Famine and the Gibeonites' Demand; Saul's Descendants Executed 21:1-14 David's Battles with the Philistines and the Valor of His Men 21:15-22 David's Song of Deliverance 22:1-51 David's Final Oracle 23:1-7 The Deeds of David's Mighty Warriors 23:8-39 David's Census and the Resulting Plague 24:1-17 David Purchases the Threshing Floor; Sacrifice and End of Plague 24:18-25

1 Kings

Adonijah Attempts to Seize the Throne 1:1-27 Solomon Anointed King 1:28-53 David's Charge to Solomon and Death 2:1-12 Solomon Consolidates His Power 2:13-46 Solomon's Request for Wisdom 3:1-15 Solomon's Wise Judgment 3:16-28 Solomon's Officials and Administrative Order 4:1-19 The Wealth and Prosperity of Israel 4:20-28 Solomon's Wisdom and Fame 4:29-34 Alliances and Preparations for the Temple 5:1-18 Solomon Builds the Temple 6:1-38 Solomon's Palace and Structural Works 7:1-12 Temple Furnishings and the Work of Hiram 7:13-51 The Ark Brought into the Temple 8:1-21 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication 8:22-61 The Dedication Celebrated with Sacrifice 8:62-66 God's Promise and Warning to Solomon 9:1-9 Solomon's Building Projects and Trade 9:10-28 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 10:1-13 The Wealth and Splendor of Solomon's Reign 10:14-29 Solomon's Foreign Wives and Apostasy 11:1-13 Adversaries Raised Against Solomon 11:14-25 Jeroboam's Call and the Promise of Division 11:26-40 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 11:41-43 Rehoboam's Folly and the Kingdom Divides 12:1-24 Jeroboam Establishes Golden Calves 12:25-33 Prophetic Rebuke at Bethel and Deception 13:1-34 Ahijah's Prophecy Against Jeroboam 14:1-20 Rehoboam's Unfaithfulness and Shishak's Invasion 14:21-31 Abijam's Short Reign in Judah 15:1-8 Asa's Reforms and Early Reign 15:9-24 Nadab's Reign and Baasha's Conspiracy 15:25-32 Baasha's Reign and Jehu's Prophecy 15:33-16:7 Elah Assassinated and Zimri's Usurpation 16:8-14 Zimri's Suicide and Omri's Rise to Power 16:15-20 Omri Establishes Samaria as Capital 16:21-28 Ahab and Jezebel Introduce Baal Worship 16:29-34 Elijah Announces the Drought and Is Fed by Ravens 17:1-6 Elijah in Zarephath: Provision and Resurrection 17:7-24 Elijah Confronts Ahab and Prepares for Confrontation 18:1-15 Elijah on Mount Carmel and the Fall of Baal's Prophets 18:16-46 Elijah Flees to Horeb and Is Renewed 19:1-9 God's Response to Elijah and New Commissions 19:10-18 The Call of Elisha 19:19-21 Ben‑hadad Besieges Samaria; Israel's Defiant Response 20:1-12 Israel's Victories Over Aram and Ahab's Mercy 20:13-34 A Prophet Enacts Judgment on the King 20:35-43 Naboth's Vineyard: Ahab and Jezebel's Crime and Punishment 21:1-29 Ahab and Jehoshaphat Seek Counsel; Micaiah's True Prophecy 22:1-28 Ahab Dies at Ramoth‑Gilead 22:29-40 Jehoshaphat's Reign in Judah 22:41-50 Ahaziah Succeeds Ahab and Does Evil 22:51-53

2 Kings

Ahaziah Seeks Counsel and Elijah’s Judgment 1:1-18 Elijah Taken Up; Elisha Succeeds 2:1-18 Elisha Purifies Jericho’s Water 2:19-22 Mockers of Elisha Mauled by Bears 2:23-25 Alliance Against Moab and Elisha’s Miracle 3:1-27 The Widow’s Oil Multiplied 4:1-7 Elisha Restores the Shunammite’s Son 4:8-37 Poisoned Stew Made Safe 4:38-41 Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men 4:42-44 Naaman Healed of Leprosy and Gehazi’s Greed 5:1-27 The Floating Axe Head 6:1-7 Elisha Foils the Aramean Raid 6:8-23 Famine Besieges Samaria 6:24-7:2 Arameans Flee; Samaria’s Deliverance 7:3-20 The Shunammite Restored to Her Land 8:1-6 Elisha Foretells Hazael’s Rise 8:7-15 Jehoram’s Reign in Israel 8:16-24 Ahaziah of Judah Ascends the Throne 8:25-29 Anointing of Jehu as King 9:1-13 Jehu Slays Joram and the House of Ahab 9:14-29 The Death of Jezebel 9:30-37 Jehu Executes Ahab’s Kin at Jezreel 10:1-17 Jehu Destroys Baal Worship 10:18-36 Joash Crowned; Athaliah Overthrown 11:1-21 Joash Repairs the Temple 12:1-21 Jehoahaz of Israel and Aramean Oppression 13:1-9 Jehoash of Israel and Elisha’s Final Acts 13:10-25 Amaziah of Judah: Victory and Pride 14:1-22 Jeroboam II Restores Israel’s Borders 14:23-29 Azariah (Uzziah) King of Judah 15:1-7 Zechariah’s Short Reign and Assassination 15:8-12 Shallum’s Brief Usurpation and Murder 15:13-16 Menahem’s Reign and Tribute to Assyria 15:17-22 Pekahiah Murdered; Pekah’s Conspiracy 15:23-26 Pekah Rules and Wars with Judah 15:27-31 Jotham King of Judah 15:32-38 Ahaz’s Reign and Submission to Assyria 16:1-20 Fall of Samaria and Israel’s Exile 17:1-6 Reasons for Israel’s Exile 17:7-23 Resettling Samaria and Syncretistic Worship 17:24-41 Hezekiah’s Reforms and Fortifications 18:1-16 Rabshakeh’s Taunts before Jerusalem 18:17-37 Hezekiah’s Plea and Isaiah’s Prophecy 19:1-13 Hezekiah’s Prayer of Surrender 19:14-19 The LORD Delivers Jerusalem from Sennacherib 19:20-37 Hezekiah’s Illness, Recovery, and the Sign 20:1-11 Hezekiah’s Pride and a Warning about Babylon 20:12-21 Manasseh’s Long, Wicked Reign 21:1-18 Amon’s Short Reign and Assassination 21:19-26 Josiah Finds the Book of the Law and Reforms 22:1-20 Josiah’s Covenant Renewal and Passover 23:1-30 Jehoahaz Deposed; Jehoiakim Installed by Egypt 23:31-35 Jehoiakim’s Reign and Babylonian Pressure 23:36-24:7 Jehoiachin’s Brief Reign and First Exile 24:8-17 Zedekiah Appointed as Babylon’s Vassal 24:18-19 Siege and Fall of Jerusalem; Destruction and Exile 24:20-25:26 Jehoiachin Released from Babylonian Prison 25:27-30

1 Chronicles

Genealogies from Adam to Abraham 1:1-27 The Descendants of Abraham 1:28-34 The Edomite Genealogies (Esau and Seir) 1:35-54 The Sons of Israel 2:1-2 The Genealogy and Families of Judah 2:3-55 David’s Descendants and the Royal Line 3:1-24 Judahite Families and Notable Descendants 4:1-23 The Families and Settlements of Simeon 4:24-43 Transjordanian Tribes and Their Chiefs 5:1-10 Wars and Settlements East of the Jordan 5:11-22 Loss of Territory and Exile East of the Jordan 5:23-26 The Levites: Genealogy and Temple Service 6:1-81 The Tribe of Issachar 7:1-5 A Register of Benjamin’s Households 7:6-12 A Brief Genealogical Note 7:13 The Tribe of Naphtali 7:14-19 The Tribe of Manasseh 7:20-29 The Tribe of Ephraim 7:30-40 The Genealogy of Benjamin (including Saul’s Line) 8:1-9:1 Resettlement of Jerusalem: Residents and Officials 9:2-34 Gatekeepers and Temple Servants in Jerusalem 9:35-44 The Death of Saul and the End of His House 10:1-14 David Anointed King over Israel 11:1-3 David Captures Jerusalem (Zion) 11:4-9 David’s Mighty Men and Warriors 11:10-47 Those Who Came to David at Hebron (Judah’s Support) 12:1-22 Israel’s Warriors Join David at Hebron 12:23-40 Bringing the Ark: Preparations and Uzzah’s Death 13:1-14 David’s Household and Philistine Submission 14:1-7 David’s Victories over the Philistines 14:8-17 Preparations for Bringing the Ark to Jerusalem 15:1-16:6 David Institutes Worship and a Song of Praise 16:7-43 God’s Covenant with David (Nathan’s Oracle) 17:1-15 David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Covenant 17:16-27 David’s Military Victories and Tribute 18:1-13 David’s Officials and the Spoils of War 18:14-17 War with the Ammonites and Their Allies 19:1-19 The Campaign against Rabbah (Ammon) 20:1-3 Defeat of the Philistines and Their Champions 20:4-8 David’s Census, Plague, and Purchase of the Temple Site 21:1-22:1 David’s Preparations and Instructions for Solomon 22:2-19 David Organizes the Levites 23:1-6 Levitical Families and Their Heads 23:7-11 Age Regulations and Duties of the Levites 23:12-20 Assignments of Levites: Singers, Gatekeepers, Treasurers 23:21-32 Divisions of the Priests into Twenty‑Four Courses 24:1-19 Priestly Families and Their Cities 24:20-31 The Levitical Musicians and Their Organization 25:1-31 Gatekeepers and Their Lineages 26:1-19 Officials Responsible for Treasuries and Records 26:20-32 Military Divisions and Their Commanders 27:1-15 David’s Civil Officials and Overseers 27:16-24 Heads of the King’s Household and Provisions 27:25-34 David’s Charge to Solomon and the Temple Plan 28:1-21 The Nation’s Offerings for the Temple 29:1-9 David’s Prayer of Praise and Blessing for Solomon 29:10-20 David’s Final Acts and Organization of the Kingdom 29:21-25 The Death of David and Solomon’s Accession 29:26-30

2 Chronicles

Solomon's Sacrifice at Gibeon and Prayer for Wisdom 1:1-17 Solomon Secures Materials and Craftsmen for the Temple 2:1-18 The Temple: Foundation and Structure 3:1-17 Temple Furnishings and Completion of the Work 4:1-5:1 The Ark Installed and Solomon's Dedication Prayer 5:2-6:11 Solomon's Prayer of Dedication and God's Assurance 6:12-42 The Lord Fills the Temple and the Dedication Festival 7:1-10 God Appears to Solomon and Gives a Conditional Promise 7:11-22 Solomon's Other Buildings and Relations with Hiram 8:1-18 The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon 9:1-12 Solomon's Wealth, Trade, and Administration 9:13-28 Summary of Solomon's Reign and Death 9:29-31 Rehoboam's Folly and the Division of the Kingdom 10:1-11:4 Rehoboam Fortifies Judah and Consolidates Support 11:5-17 Rehoboam's Descendants and Death 11:18-23 Shishak's Invasion and Judah's Loss 12:1-16 Abijah's Victory over Israel and His Death 13:1-14:1 Asa's Reforms and Victory over Ethiopia 14:2-15 Asa Strengthened by Prophecy and Covenant Renewal 15:1-19 Asa's Alliance with Aram and Reproof by Hanani 16:1-14 Jehoshaphat Strengthens Judah and Reforms Justice 17:1-19 Jehoshaphat's Alliance with Ahab and the Battle at Ramoth-gilead 18:1-27 Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat for the Alliance with Ahab 18:28-19:3 Judicial Reforms: Judges Appointed to Administer Justice 19:4-11 Jehoshaphat's Deliverance through Prayer and Praise 20:1-30 End of Jehoshaphat's Reign and Jehoram's Accession 20:31-21:3 Jehoram's Wicked Reign, Revolts, and Judgment 21:4-20 Ahaziah Succeeds His Father and Is Wounded 22:1-9 Athaliah's Usurpation Overthrown and Joash Crowned 22:10-23:21 Joash's Temple Restoration under Jehoiada 24:1-16 Joash's Apostasy, Punishment, and Assassination 24:17-27 Amaziah's Reign: Victory, Pride, and Defeat by Israel 25:1-28 Uzziah's Prosperity and Pride; Leprosy for Presumption 26:1-23 Jotham's Reign: Fortifications and Prosperity 27:1-9 Ahaz's Idolatry, Defeats, and Assyrian Subjugation 28:1-27 Hezekiah's Temple Restoration and Religious Reforms 29:1-36 Hezekiah's Passover and National Repentance 30:1-31:1 Hezekiah's Religious Administration and Temple Support 31:2-21 Hezekiah's Defense Against Sennacherib and Divine Deliverance 32:1-23 Hezekiah's Illness, Pride, and the Babylonian Envoys 32:24-33 Manasseh's Idolatry, Captivity, Repentance, and Restoration 33:1-20 Amon's Wicked Reign and Assassination 33:21-25 Josiah's Early Reforms and Temple Repair 34:1-13 The Book of the Law Found, Huldah's Prophecy, and Josiah's Covenant 34:14-33 Josiah's Observance of the Passover 35:1-19 Josiah Killed at Megiddo and National Mourning 35:20-36:1 Jehoahaz Reigns Briefly and Is Deposed by Pharaoh 36:2-4 Jehoiakim's Reign and Disobedience 36:5-8 Jehoiachin's Short Reign and Exile to Babylon 36:9-10 Zedekiah's Reign and Rejection of Prophetic Warnings 36:11-14 Judgment, Exile, and the Decree of Cyrus 36:15-23

Psalm

Psalms 1–2 1:1-2:12 Psalms 3–8 3:1-8 Psalms 4–8 4:1-8 Psalms 5–12 5:1-12 Psalms 6–10 6:1-10 Psalms 7–17 7:1-17 Psalms 8–9 8:1-9 Psalms 9–10 9:1-10:18 Psalms 11–7 11:1-7 Psalms 12–8 12:1-8 Psalms 13–6 13:1-6 Psalms 14–7 14:1-7 Psalms 15–5 15:1-5 Psalms 16–11 16:1-11 Psalms 17–15 17:1-15 Psalms 18–50 18:1-50 Psalms 19–14 19:1-14 Psalms 20–9 20:1-9 Psalms 21–13 21:1-13 Psalms 22–31 22:1-31 Psalms 23–6 23:1-6 Psalms 24–10 24:1-10 Psalms 25–22 25:1-22 Psalms 26–12 26:1-12 Psalms 27–14 27:1-14 Psalms 28–9 28:1-9 Psalms 29–11 29:1-11 Psalms 30–12 30:1-12 Psalms 31–24 31:1-24 Psalms 32–33 32:1-33:22 Psalms 34–22 34:1-22 Psalms 35–28 35:1-28 Psalms 36–12 36:1-12 Psalms 37–40 37:1-40 Psalms 38–22 38:1-22 Psalms 39–13 39:1-13 Psalms 40–17 40:1-17 Psalms 41–13 41:1-13 Psalms 42–43 42:1-43:5 Psalms 44–26 44:1-26 Psalms 45–17 45:1-17 Psalms 46–11 46:1-11 Psalms 47–9 47:1-9 Psalms 48–14 48:1-14 Psalms 49–20 49:1-20 Psalms 50–23 50:1-23 Psalms 51–19 51:1-19 Psalms 52–9 52:1-9 Psalms 53–6 53:1-6 Psalms 54–7 54:1-7 Psalms 55–23 55:1-23 Psalms 56–13 56:1-13 Psalms 57–11 57:1-11 Psalms 58–11 58:1-11 Psalms 59–17 59:1-17 Psalms 60–12 60:1-12 Psalms 61–8 61:1-8 Psalms 62–12 62:1-12 Psalms 63–11 63:1-11 Psalms 64–10 64:1-10 Psalms 65–13 65:1-13 Psalms 66–20 66:1-20 Psalms 67–7 67:1-7 Psalms 68–35 68:1-35 Psalms 69–36 69:1-36 Psalms 70–71 70:1-71:24 Psalms 72–20 72:1-20 Psalms 73–28 73:1-28 Psalms 74–23 74:1-23 Psalms 75–10 75:1-10 Psalms 76–12 76:1-12 Psalms 77–20 77:1-20 Psalms 78–72 78:1-72 Psalms 79–13 79:1-13 Psalms 80–19 80:1-19 Psalms 81–16 81:1-16 Psalms 82–8 82:1-8 Psalms 83–18 83:1-18 Psalms 84–12 84:1-12 Psalms 85–13 85:1-13 Psalms 86–17 86:1-17 Psalms 87–7 87:1-7 Psalms 88–18 88:1-18 Psalms 89–52 89:1-52 Psalms 90–91 90:1-91:16 Psalms 92–97 92:1-97:12 Psalms 98–99 98:1-99:9 Psalms 100–5 100:1-5 Psalms 101–8 101:1-8 Psalms 102–28 102:1-28 Psalms 103–106 103:1-106:48 Psalms 107–43 107:1-43 Psalms 108–13 108:1-13 Psalms 109–31 109:1-31 Psalms 110–118 110:1-118:29 Psalms 119–8 119:1-8 Psalms 119–16 119:9-16 Psalms 119–24 119:17-24 Psalms 119–32 119:25-32 Psalms 119–40 119:33-40 Psalms 119–48 119:41-48 Psalms 119–56 119:49-56 Psalms 119–64 119:57-64 Psalms 119–72 119:65-72 Psalms 119–80 119:73-80 Psalms 119–88 119:81-88 Psalms 119–176 119:89-176 Psalms 119–104 119:96-104 Psalms 119–112 119:105-112 Psalms 119–120 119:113-120 Psalms 119–128 119:121-128 Psalms 119–136 119:129-136 Psalms 119–144 119:137-144 Psalms 119–152 119:145-152 Psalms 119–160 119:153-160 Psalms 119–168 119:161-168 Psalms 119–176 119:169-176 Psalms 120–7 120:1-7 Psalms 121–8 121:1-8 Psalms 122–9 122:1-9 Psalms 123–4 123:1-4 Psalms 124–8 124:1-8 Psalms 125–5 125:1-5 Psalms 126–6 126:1-6 Psalms 127–5 127:1-5 Psalms 128–6 128:1-6 Psalms 129–8 129:1-8 Psalms 130–8 130:1-8 Psalms 131–3 131:1-3 Psalms 132–18 132:1-18 Psalms 133–3 133:1-3 Psalms 134–137 134:1-137:9 Psalms 138–8 138:1-8 Psalms 139–24 139:1-24 Psalms 140–13 140:1-13 Psalms 141–10 141:1-10 Psalms 142–7 142:1-7 Psalms 143–12 143:1-12 Psalms 144–15 144:1-15 Psalms 145–150 145:1-150:6

Proverbs

Introduction: The Purpose of Proverbs and the Fear of the Lord 1:1-7 Warning Against Enticement by Sinners 1:8-19 Wisdom's Public Call and the Folly of Rejection 1:20-33 The Value of Wisdom and Its Protection 2:1-22 Trusting God and Walking in Wisdom 3:1-35 A Father's Exhortation to Hold Fast to Wisdom 4:1-27 Warning Against Adultery and a Call to Fidelity 5:1-23 Warnings: Surety, Laziness, and Wickedness 6:1-19 Obey Parental Commands and the Dangers of Adultery 6:20-35 The Example of a Young Man Seduced 7:1-27 Wisdom's Proclamation and Blessings 8:1-36 Contrasting Invitations of Wisdom and Folly 9:1-18 Solomon's Proverbs: Contrasts of Righteousness and Folly 10:1-32 Proverbs on Justice, Integrity, and Righteous Living 11:1-31 Wise Conduct, Diligence, and Righteous Speech 12:1-28 Discipline, Wealth, and the Wise Child 13:1-25 Sayings on Wisdom, Folly, and the Fear of the Lord 14:1-35 The Power of Speech and the Benefits of Wisdom 15:1-33 God's Sovereignty Over Human Plans 16:1-33 Relations and Righteousness: Peace, Speech, and Integrity 17:1-28 The Power of Words and the Nature of Companionship 18:1-24 Advice on Wealth, Conduct, and Discipline 19:1-29 Counsel, Justice, and Warnings Against Excess 20:1-30 Divine Sovereignty, Justice, and the King's Role 21:1-31 Reputation, Generosity, and Child Discipline 22:1-16 Sayings of the Wise: Practical Moral Instruction 22:17-24:34 Solomon's Proverbs on Restraint and Leadership 25:1-28 Folly and Foolish Behavior in Speech and Deeds 26:1-28 Friendship, Counsel, and Practical Wisdom for Life 27:1-27 Justice, Righteousness, and the Results of Rebellion 28:1-28 Discipline, Leadership, and Social Order 29:1-27 The Sayings of Agur: Humility and Observations 30:1-33 Advice to King Lemuel and the Virtuous Woman 31:1-31

Isaiah

Judah's Rebellion and Call to Repentance 1:1-31 The Mountain of the Lord and the Nations' Hope 2:1-6 Judgment on Arrogance and Idolatry 2:7-22 Judgment on Jerusalem's Leaders and Social Order 3:1-4:1 The Branch and the Renewal of Zion 4:2-6 The Song of the Vineyard: Israel's Failure 5:1-7 Woes to Israel and Coming Judgment 5:8-30 Isaiah's Vision and Commission 6:1-13 Ahaz, the Immanuel Sign, and Invasion 7:1-25 The Sign of Plunder and a Call to Courage 8:1-10 Trust the Lord, Not Alliances or Diviners 8:11-22 A Child Is Born: Promise of Peace 9:1-7 Israel's Arrogance and Coming Punishment 9:8-10:4 Assyria: Instrument of Judgment and Its Doom 10:5-19 The Remnant and the Fall of Assyria 10:20-34 The Righteous Branch and the Peaceable Kingdom 11:1-16 A Song of Praise for God's Salvation 12:1-6 Babylon's Doom and the Day of the Lord 13:1-14:23 God's Decree: Assyria Overthrown 14:24-27 Oracle Concerning Philistia and Promise to Zion 14:28-32 Lament for Moab 15:1-16:14 Judgment on Damascus and Northern Israel 17:1-14 A Message to Cush (Ethiopia) 18:1-7 Judgment on Egypt and Future Salvation 19:1-25 Isaiah's Sign against Egypt and Cush 20:1-6 Prophecy of Babylon's Fall (The Watchman's Report) 21:1-10 Oracle concerning Dumah: The Night Watchman's Lament 21:11-12 Oracle Against Arabia (Dedan and Kedar) 21:13-17 The Valley of Vision: Jerusalem's Fall and Leadership Change 22:1-25 Tyre's Fall and Future Restoration 23:1-18 The Lord's Universal Judgment and Final Reign 24:1-23 Praise for God's Triumph and Deliverance 25:1-12 Trust in God and Hope for Deliverance 26:1-21 The Slaying of Leviathan and Israel's Restoration 27:1-13 Woe to Ephraim and Judah: Drunkenness and Judgment 28:1-29 Woe to Ariel (Jerusalem) and Promise of Enlightenment 29:1-24 Rebuke for Seeking Egypt's Help; Call to Trust the Lord 30:1-33 Egypt Is No Help; The Lord Will Save Jerusalem 31:1-9 A Righteous King and Just Leadership 32:1-8 Call to Repentance and Promise of Renewal 32:9-20 A Plea for Deliverance and the Lord's Judgment 33:1-24 The Lord's Vengeance on the Nations (Edom) 34:1-17 The Glorious Restoration of the Redeemed 35:1-10 Sennacherib's Siege and Rabshakeh's Taunt 36:1-22 Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah; Rabshakeh's Threat 37:1-13 Hezekiah's Prayer and Isaiah's Assurance 37:14-20 God Delivers Jerusalem and Sennacherib's Defeat 37:21-38 Hezekiah's Illness, Prayer, and Recovery 38:1-22 Babylonian Envoys and the Announcement of Exile 39:1-8 Comfort for Zion and the Majesty of God 40:1-31 God Defends Israel Against the Nations and Idols 41:1-29 The Servant of the Lord: Covenant and Mission 42:1-9 A Call to Praise and God's Guidance for the Blind 42:10-17 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Resulting Judgment 42:18-25 Israel Redeemed: God's Sovereign Deliverer 43:1-13 The Lord Proclaims Redemption and Rebukes Israel 43:14-28 Israel Chosen and Blessed by the Spirit 44:1-5 The Folly of Idols and God's Uniqueness 44:6-23 God the Creator and the Call of Cyrus for Israel's Restoration 44:24-45:25 The God Who Carries and Redeems: Yahweh's Sovereignty over Idols 46:1-13 The Humbling of Babylon the Mistress 47:1-15 Israel's Stubbornness and God's Resolute Purpose 48:1-11 God's Sovereign 'I Am' and Call to Return 48:12-22 The Servant's Commission to Restore Israel and the Nations 49:1-8 Restoration and Promise to Gather Israel 49:9-26 The Servant's Suffering and Israel's Rejection 50:1-11 Comfort for Zion: Remember Abraham; God's Salvation 51:1-16 Awakening of Zion and Proclamation of Salvation 51:17-52:12 The Suffering Servant and Atonement 52:13-53:12 The Exalted Zion: Promise of Restoration and Protection 54:1-17 Invitation to Life and the Power of God's Word 55:1-13 Justice, Inclusion, and Sabbath Observance 56:1-8 Condemnation of Idolatry and Complacency 56:9-57:13 Restoration for the Humble and Promise of Peace 57:14-21 True Fasting: Justice, Mercy, and Sabbath Blessing 58:1-14 Sin's Consequences and God's Redeeming Intervention 59:1-21 The Glory and Gathering of Zion 60:1-22 The Year of the Lord's Favor and Joyful Restoration 61:1-11 Zion's Vindication and New Name 62:1-12 The Lord's Vengeance: Treading the Winepress 63:1-6 Remembering God's Mercy and Plea for Restoration 63:7-64:12 God's Grace to the Faithful and Judgment on the Rebellious 65:1-16 A New Creation: Joy and Peace 65:17-25 The Lord's Final Judgment and the New Creation 66:1-24

Jeremiah

The Call and Commission of Jeremiah 1:1-19 Israel's Unfaithfulness and Call to Repentance 2:1-3:5 Judah's Spiritual Adultery and Call to Return 3:6-4:4 The Coming Calamity on the Land 4:5-31 An Accusation against Jerusalem's Corruption 5:1-31 The Siege and Devastation of Jerusalem 6:1-30 The Temple Sermon: False Security Condemned 7:1-29 Violence and Corruption in the Land 7:30-8:3 Persistent Idolatry and Coming Punishment 8:4-9:26 The Folly of Idols 10:1-16 Judah's Flight and Jeremiah's Lament 10:17-22 A Prayer for Direction and Deliverance 10:23-25 The Broken Covenant and a Public Warning 11:1-17 Conspiracy against Jeremiah and God's Vindication 11:18-23 Jeremiah's Complaint to God 12:1-4 A Call to Endure and Judgment on Nations 12:5-17 The Linen Belt: Symbol of Judah's Humiliation 13:1-11 A Sign of Shame and Pronounced Judgment 13:12-14 A Lament of Shame and Imminent Disaster 13:15-27 Famine, False Prophets, and Divine Judgment 14:1-15:21 Symbolic Acts and the People's Sinfulness 16:1-17:18 Warning about Sabbath Violations 17:19-27 The Potter and the Broken Jar: Judgment on Jerusalem 18:1-19:15 Persecution by Pashhur the Priest 20:1-6 Jeremiah's Lament and Resolve 20:7-18 A Message to the Royal House: Doom for Jerusalem 21:1-14 Judgment on the Kings and Royal House 22:1-30 False Shepherds Condemned and a Righteous Branch Promised 23:1-8 Condemnation of False Prophets 23:9-32 The Lord Rebukes False Oracles 23:33-40 The Two Figs: Exile and Remnant 24:1-10 Seventy Years of Babylonian Dominion 25:1-14 The Cup of God's Wrath on the Nations 25:15-38 Jeremiah's Temple Address, Arrest, and Vindication 26:1-24 The Yoke of Babylon and Call to Submit 27:1-22 Hananiah's False Prophecy and Its Rebuke 28:1-17 Letter to the Exiles: Seek the Welfare of Babylon 29:1-23 Shemaiah's Letter and Its Condemnation 29:24-32 The Book of Comfort: Restoration and the New Covenant 30:1-31:40 Jeremiah Buys a Field: Faith and Hope in Captivity 32:1-44 Promise of Restoration and the Davidic Covenant 33:1-26 Zedekiah's Appeal and Jeremiah's Warning 34:1-7 Breach of Covenant and Punishment for Oppression 34:8-22 The Rechabites' Fidelity as a Rebuke to Judah 35:1-19 Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Words and the Scroll Is Burned 36:1-32 Jeremiah Imprisoned during the Siege of Jerusalem 37:1-21 Jeremiah Cast into a Cistern 38:1-13 Ebed‑Melech Rescues Jeremiah; Zedekiah's Failure 38:14-28 The Fall of Jerusalem and Jeremiah's Release 39:1-18 Gedaliah Appointed Governor and Jeremiah's Choice 40:1-6 Assassination of Gedaliah and the Terror in Judah 40:7-41:15 Rejection of Jeremiah's Counsel and Flight to Egypt 41:16-43:13 The Jews in Egypt: Idolatry and Condemnation 44:1-30 A Word to Baruch: Encouragement and Warning 45:1-5 Oracles against Egypt 46:1-28 Judgment on the Philistines 47:1-7 Judgment on Moab 48:1-47 Judgment on Ammon 49:1-6 Judgment on Edom 49:7-22 Judgment on Damascus and Aram 49:23-27 Destruction of Kedar and the Nomads 49:28-33 Judgment on Elam and Future Restoration 49:34-39 Judgment on Babylon and Its Final Fall 50:1-51:64 The Fall of Jerusalem and Zedekiah's Fate 52:1-30 Jehoiachin's Release from Babylonian Captivity 52:31-34

Ezekiel

The Vision of God's Glory and the Living Creatures 1:1-28 Ezekiel's Commission and the Eating of the Scroll 2:1-3:15 Ezekiel Appointed as Watchman and Made Speechless 3:16-27 Symbolic Acts of Siege and Judgment on Jerusalem 4:1-5:17 Judgment on Israel for Idolatry 6:1-14 The Day of the Lord: Impending Disaster 7:1-27 Visions of Temple Abominations 8:1-18 The Execution of Jerusalem's Wicked and the Marked Few 9:1-11 The Departure of God's Glory from the Temple 10:1-22 Condemnation of Jerusalem's Leaders 11:1-15 The Departure of God's Glory and Promise of Restoration 11:16-25 Signs of Exile and the Futility of False Hopes 12:1-28 Condemnation of False Prophets and Diviners 13:1-23 Elders' Idolatry and Its Consequences 14:1-11 Judgment on Nations and the Limits of Intercession 14:12-23 Jerusalem Portrayed as a Useless Vine 15:1-8 Jerusalem's Infidelity: Shame, Judgment, and Vindication 16:1-63 The Parable of the Two Eagles: Zedekiah's Folly 17:1-24 Individual Responsibility and the Call to Repentance 18:1-32 A Lament for Israel's Princes 19:1-14 Israel's History of Rebellion and Divine Judgment 20:1-29 Punishment for Profane Worship and Promise of Restoration 20:30-44 A Prophecy Against the Mountains of Israel 20:45-49 The Sword of the Lord: Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations 21:1-32 Jerusalem's Corruption and the Search for a Righteous Remnant 22:1-31 The Sisters' Harlotry: Samaria and Jerusalem Condemned 23:1-49 The Boiling Pot: Prophecy of Jerusalem's Siege 24:1-14 The Sign of Ezekiel's Wife's Death: Judgment and Changed Lament 24:15-27 Oracle Against Ammon 25:1-7 Oracles Against Moab and Seir 25:8-11 Judgment on the Philistines 25:12-14 Oracle Against Tyre 25:15-17 The Fall of Tyre Foretold 26:1-21 Lamentation for Tyre, the Merchant City 27:1-36 The Pride and Fall of Tyre's Ruler 28:1-19 Judgment on Sidon and Promise of Israel's Security 28:20-26 Egypt's Humiliation and Years of Desolation 29:1-21 The Day of the Lord Against Egypt and Its Allies 30:1-26 Egypt Compared to the Fallen Cedar: Pride and Doom 31:1-18 Lament for Egypt's Collapse and Descent into Sheol 32:1-32 The Watchman's Duty and Personal Responsibility 33:1-20 Report of Jerusalem's Fall and the People's Alarm 33:21-33 Condemnation of Bad Shepherds and Promise of a Good Shepherd 34:1-31 Judgment on Edom for Rejoicing over Israel 35:1-15 Promise of Israel's Restoration and Spiritual Renewal 36:1-38 The Valley of Dry Bones: National Revival 37:1-14 The Two Sticks: Unity of Israel and the Davidic Covenant 37:15-28 The Invasion of Gog and Its Defeat 38:1-39:29 Vision of the Future Temple: Introduction and Commission 40:1-4 Measurements of the Outer Court and Gateways 40:5-16 Courtyard Entrances and Portico Dimensions 40:17-19 Inner Court Entrances and Chambers 40:20-23 Vestibules and Side Entrance Specifications 40:24-27 Details of Inner Chambers and Gate Structure 40:28-37 Porches, Chambers, and Steps of the Temple Court 40:38-43 Priests' Chambers and the Prince's Quarters 40:44-47 The Inner Sanctuary and Holy Place Measurements 40:48-41:26 Priestly Chambers and the Inner Court Layout 42:1-20 The Return of God's Glory to the Temple 43:1-12 Altar Design and Sacrificial Regulations 43:13-27 Temple Gates, Priestly Roles, and Exclusions 44:1-31 Land Allotments and the Prince's Portion 45:1-12 Worship Regulations: Offerings, Festivals, and the Prince 45:13-46:24 The Life-Giving River Flowing from the Temple 47:1-12 Division of the Land and Inheritance Boundaries 47:13-23 Tribal Allotments in the Restored Land 48:1-29 The City Gates and the Name: 'The Lord Is There' 48:30-35

Matthew

The Genealogy of Jesus 1:1-17 The Birth of Jesus Foretold to Joseph 1:18-25 The Visit of the Magi 2:1-12 Flight into Egypt and the Slaughter of the Innocents 2:13-18 Return to Nazareth 2:19-23 John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3:1-12 The Baptism of Jesus 3:13-17 The Temptation of Jesus 4:1-11 Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry 4:12-17 Jesus Calls the First Disciples 4:18-22 Jesus Ministers Throughout Galilee 4:23-25 The Beatitudes 5:1-12 Salt and Light 5:13-16 Jesus and the Law 5:17-20 Teaching on Anger and Reconciliation 5:21-26 Teaching on Adultery and Lust 5:27-30 Teaching on Divorce 5:31-32 Teaching on Oaths and Honesty 5:33-37 Teaching on Retaliation and Generosity 5:38-42 Love Your Enemies 5:43-48 Giving to the Needy in Secret 6:1-4 Prayer and the Lord's Prayer 6:5-15 Teaching on Fasting 6:16-18 Treasures and Serving God 6:19-24 Do Not Worry 6:25-34 Do Not Judge 7:1-6 Ask, Seek, Knock and the Golden Rule 7:7-12 The Narrow and Wide Gates 7:13-14 Recognizing False Prophets 7:15-23 Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders 7:24-29 Jesus Cleanses a Leper 8:1-4 The Faith of the Centurion 8:5-13 Jesus Heals Many and Fulfills Prophecy 8:14-17 The Cost of Discipleship 8:18-22 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:23-27 Healing of Two Demon-Possessed Men 8:28-34 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 9:1-8 Jesus Calls Matthew and Eats with Sinners 9:9-13 Fasting and the New Cloth and Wineskins 9:14-17 A Daughter Restored and a Woman Healed 9:18-26 Two Blind Men Healed and a Mute Man Restored 9:27-34 Jesus' Compassion and the Call for Workers 9:35-38 The Mission of the Twelve 10:1-42 John's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony about John 11:1-19 Woe to Unrepentant Cities 11:20-24 The Father's Revelation and Rest for the Weary 11:25-30 Sabbath Controversies: Grain and Healing 12:1-14 Jesus Heals and Fulfills Isaiah's Prophecy 12:15-21 Accusation, Blasphemy Against the Spirit, and the Heart's Fruit 12:22-37 The Sign of Jonah and the Unclean Spirit 12:38-45 Jesus Redefines Family 12:46-50 The Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 13:1-23 The Parable of the Weeds 13:24-30 The Mustard Seed and the Yeast 13:31-35 Explanation of the Weeds and End-Time Judgment 13:36-43 Treasure and Pearl: The Kingdom's Value 13:44-46 The Net and New and Old Treasures 13:47-52 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 13:53-58 The Execution of John the Baptist 14:1-12 Feeding the Five Thousand 14:13-21 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals Many 14:22-36 Tradition, Purity, and the Canaanite Woman's Faith 15:1-28 Jesus Heals Many and Feeds the Four Thousand 15:29-39 Pharisees Demand a Sign 16:1-4 Warning About the Teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees 16:5-12 Peter's Confession: You Are the Christ 16:13-20 Jesus Foretells His Death and Discipleship 16:21-28 The Transfiguration 17:1-13 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy and a Second Prediction of Death 17:14-23 Payment of the Temple Tax 17:24-27 Humility and Care for Little Ones 18:1-9 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 18:10-14 Church Discipline and Prayer 18:15-20 Forgiveness and the Unforgiving Servant 18:21-35 Marriage, Divorce, and Children 19:1-15 The Rich Young Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 19:16-30 The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard 20:1-16 Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection 20:17-19 Request for Honor and Teaching on Servanthood 20:20-28 Two Blind Men Healed Near Jericho 20:29-34 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 21:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Heals 21:12-17 The Withered Fig Tree and Teaching on Faith 21:18-22 Jesus' Authority Challenged 21:23-27 The Parable of the Two Sons 21:28-32 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 21:33-46 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 22:1-14 Question about Paying Taxes to Caesar 22:15-22 The Sadducees and the Resurrection 22:23-33 The Greatest Commandment 22:34-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees about the Messiah 22:41-46 Seven Woes on the Scribes and Pharisees 23:1-39 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of the End and the Temple's Destruction 24:1-35 The Olivet Discourse: Watchfulness and Judgment 24:36-51 The Parable of the Ten Virgins 25:1-13 The Parable of the Talents 25:14-30 The Final Judgment: Sheep and Goats 25:31-46 The Plot to Arrest Jesus 26:1-5 The Anointing at Bethany 26:6-13 Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus 26:14-16 The Last Supper 26:17-30 Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial 26:31-35 Prayer in Gethsemane 26:36-46 The Arrest of Jesus 26:47-56 Jesus Before the Sanhedrin 26:57-68 Peter's Denial and Repentance 26:69-75 Judas' Remorse and Suicide 27:1-10 Jesus Sentenced by Pilate 27:11-26 Jesus Mocked and Scourged 27:27-31 The Crucifixion and Mockery 27:32-44 The Death of Jesus 27:45-56 Jesus Is Buried 27:57-61 The Tomb Secured by the Authorities 27:62-66 The Resurrection: Women at the Tomb 28:1-10 The Guards' Report and the Chief Priests' Lie 28:11-15 The Great Commission 28:16-20

Mark

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1:1-8 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus 1:9-13 Jesus Begins His Ministry and Calls the First Disciples 1:14-20 Jesus Teaches with Authority and Casts Out an Unclean Spirit 1:21-28 Healings and Demons Cleansed at Simon's Home 1:29-34 Jesus Prays and Proclaims the Kingdom in Galilee 1:35-39 Healing of a Man with Leprosy 1:40-45 Forgiveness and Healing of a Paralytic 2:1-12 Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 2:13-17 Questions about Fasting; New Cloth and Wineskins 2:18-22 Sabbath Controversies: Grain, Healing, and Plot Against Jesus 2:23-3:6 Great Crowds Follow; Unclean Spirits Acknowledge Jesus 3:7-12 Jesus Appoints the Twelve Apostles 3:13-19 Accusations of Beelzebul and the Parable of the Strong Man 3:20-30 Jesus Redefines True Family 3:31-35 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 4:1-20 A Lamp, Measure, and the Principle of Growth 4:21-25 Parable of the Growing Seed 4:26-29 The Mustard Seed and the Kingdom's Growth 4:30-34 Jesus Calms the Storm 4:35-41 The Gerasene Demoniac Restored 5:1-20 A Woman Healed and Jairus' Daughter Raised 5:21-43 Jesus Rejected in His Hometown 6:1-6 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve 6:7-13 Herod, Herodias, and the Death of John the Baptist 6:14-29 Feeding of the Five Thousand 6:30-44 Jesus Walks on Water and Heals at Gennesaret 6:45-56 Tradition, Inner Purity, and What Truly Defiles 7:1-23 A Gentile Woman's Faith and the Healing at Tyre 7:24-30 Jesus Heals a Deaf Man Who Could Not Speak Clearly 7:31-37 Feeding the Four Thousand and the Pharisees' Demand for a Sign 8:1-13 Beware the Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod 8:14-21 Healing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida 8:22-26 Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 8:27-30 Jesus Predicts His Death and Calls Disciples to Take Up the Cross 8:31-9:1 The Transfiguration and the Return of Elijah 9:2-13 Healing of a Boy with an Unclean Spirit; Jesus Predicts His Passion Again 9:14-32 Who Is the Greatest? A Child as the Model of Service 9:33-37 Tolerance for Those Who Serve in Jesus' Name 9:38-41 Warnings about Causing Sin; Exhortations on Salt and Holiness 9:42-50 Jesus' Teaching on Divorce 10:1-12 Jesus Blesses Little Children 10:13-16 The Rich Young Man and the Cost of Discipleship 10:17-31 Jesus Again Predicts His Suffering, Death, and Resurrection 10:32-34 Ambition and Servanthood: The Way of True Greatness 10:35-45 Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus 10:46-52 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 11:1-11 Withered Fig Tree and the Cleansing of the Temple 11:12-19 Faith, Prayer, and the Call to Forgiveness 11:20-26 Religious Leaders Question Jesus' Authority 11:27-33 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 12:1-12 Render to Caesar: Taxes and Allegiance 12:13-17 Sadducees Challenge Resurrection; Jesus Teaches Eternal Life 12:18-27 The Greatest Commandment: Love God and Neighbor 12:28-34 Jesus Questions the Messiah and Warns Against Scribes 12:35-40 The Widow's Offering: True Generosity 12:41-44 The Olivet Discourse: Signs of Destruction and the End 13:1-31 No One Knows the Day: Be Watchful 13:32-37 Plot to Kill Jesus and the Anointing at Bethany 14:1-11 The Passover Meal and Institution of the Lord's Supper 14:12-26 Jesus Predicts the Disciples' Flight and Peter's Denial 14:27-31 Gethsemane: Jesus' Agony and Prayer 14:32-42 The Arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane 14:43-52 Jesus Before the Council 14:53-65 Peter's Denial and His Remorse 14:66-72 Jesus Before Pilate; Barabbas Released 15:1-15 The Soldiers Mock and Scourge Jesus 15:16-20 The Way of the Cross and the Crucifixion 15:21-32 Jesus' Death and the Centurion's Confession 15:33-41 The Burial of Jesus 15:42-47 The Resurrection: Women Find the Empty Tomb 16:1-8 Appearances of the Risen Lord and the Commission 16:9-20

Luke

Purpose and Order of the Gospel 1:1-4 Announcement of John the Baptist's Birth 1:5-25 The Annunciation to Mary 1:26-38 Mary Visits Elizabeth 1:39-45 Mary's Song (The Magnificat) 1:46-56 The Birth and Naming of John 1:57-66 Zechariah's Prophecy and John's Mission 1:67-80 The Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 2:1-7 Angels Announce the Shepherds' Good News 2:8-20 Presentation in the Temple; Simeon and Anna 2:21-40 The Boy Jesus in the Temple 2:41-52 John the Baptist's Call to Repentance 3:1-20 The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus 3:21-38 Jesus Tested in the Wilderness 4:1-13 Rejection at Nazareth 4:14-30 Authority over Unclean Spirits in Capernaum 4:31-37 Healings and Preaching in Galilee 4:38-44 The Call of the First Disciples 5:1-11 Healing a Man with Leprosy 5:12-16 A Paralytic Forgiven and Healed 5:17-26 The Calling of Levi and Eating with Sinners 5:27-32 Questions about Fasting; New Wine and Old Wineskins 5:33-39 Lord of the Sabbath and a Sabbath Healing 6:1-11 The Appointment of the Twelve Apostles 6:12-16 The Sermon on the Plain: Blessings and Woes 6:17-26 Love Your Enemies and Be Merciful 6:27-36 Judging Others and the Speck and Log 6:37-42 A Tree and Its Fruit: True Character Revealed 6:43-45 The Wise and Foolish Builders 6:46-49 The Faith of the Centurion 7:1-10 Raising the Widow's Son at Nain 7:11-17 John the Baptist's Inquiry and Jesus' Testimony 7:18-35 A Sinful Woman Forgiven 7:36-50 Parable of the Sower and Its Interpretation 8:1-15 Lighted Lamp and Hearing the Word 8:16-18 Jesus Redefines His Family 8:19-21 Jesus Calms the Storm 8:22-25 Healing the Gerasene Demoniac 8:26-39 Jairus' Daughter Raised and a Woman Healed 8:40-56 The Twelve Sent Out 9:1-9 Feeding the Five Thousand 9:10-17 Peter's Confession and the Way of the Cross 9:18-27 The Transfiguration 9:28-36 Healing a Demon-Possessed Boy; A Second Passion Prediction 9:37-45 Who Is Greatest and a Servant's Ministry 9:46-50 Jesus Resolves for Jerusalem; Samaritan Rejection 9:51-56 The Cost of Discipleship 9:57-62 The Seventy Sent Out and Their Return 10:1-24 The Good Samaritan 10:25-37 Mary and Martha: Choosing the Better Part 10:38-42 The Lord's Prayer and Persistent Prayer 11:1-13 Jesus, Beelzebul, and True Blessedness 11:14-28 Demand for a Sign; Jonah and the Queen of the South 11:29-32 The Light of the Body and Inner Purity 11:33-36 Woes to the Pharisees and Lawyers 11:37-54 Warnings against Hypocrisy and Confession before Men 12:1-12 The Parable of the Rich Fool 12:13-21 Do Not Worry; Seek God's Kingdom 12:22-34 Watchfulness and Faithful Stewardship 12:35-48 Division Caused by Christ 12:49-53 Interpreting the Times and Settling with Adversaries 12:54-59 Call to Repentance and the Barren Fig Tree 13:1-9 Healing on the Sabbath and Jesus' Rebuke 13:10-17 Parables of the Mustard Seed and Yeast 13:18-21 The Narrow Door and the Cost of Entry 13:22-30 Jesus Laments over Jerusalem 13:31-35 Healing at a Pharisee's House and Humility at the Table 14:1-14 Parable of the Great Banquet 14:15-24 The Cost of Following Jesus; Salt and Saltiness 14:25-35 The Parable of the Lost Sheep 15:1-7 The Parable of the Lost Coin 15:8-10 The Parable of the Prodigal Son 15:11-32 The Shrewd Manager and Teaching on Wealth 16:1-15 Law, the Kingdom, and Divorce 16:16-18 The Rich Man and Lazarus 16:19-31 Teachings on Temptation, Forgiveness, and Duty 17:1-10 Healing of the Ten Lepers 17:11-19 The Coming of the Kingdom and End-Time Sayings 17:20-37 Parable of the Persistent Widow 18:1-8 Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 18:9-14 Jesus Blesses Little Children 18:15-17 The Rich Ruler and the Cost of Discipleship 18:18-30 Jesus Predicts His Death Again 18:31-34 Healing of Blind Bartimaeus 18:35-43 Zacchaeus: Salvation Comes to His House 19:1-10 Parable of the Ten Minas 19:11-27 Triumphal Entry and Lament over Jerusalem 19:28-44 Cleansing the Temple and Teaching 19:45-48 Jesus' Authority Challenged 20:1-8 Parable of the Wicked Tenants 20:9-19 Paying Taxes to Caesar 20:20-26 Question about the Resurrection 20:27-40 Jesus Questions the Pharisees; Warnings against Hypocrisy 20:41-47 The Widow's Offering 21:1-4 The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End 21:5-38 The Plot to Kill Jesus and Judas' Agreement 22:1-6 The Last Supper and Predictions of Denial 22:7-38 Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane 22:39-46 Jesus Arrested 22:47-53 Peter's Denial Fulfilled 22:54-62 Jesus Mocked and Beaten 22:63-65 Jesus before the Council and Pilate; Sentencing 22:66-23:25 The Way of the Cross and the Penitent Thief 23:26-43 The Death of Jesus and the Centurion's Confession 23:44-49 The Burial of Jesus 23:50-56 The Empty Tomb and the Women's Report 24:1-12 The Road to Emmaus and Recognition of the Risen Lord 24:13-35 Jesus Appears to the Disciples and Explains Scripture 24:36-49 The Ascension and the Disciples' Worship 24:50-53

John

The Word Became Flesh 1:1-18 John the Baptist's Witness 1:19-28 Behold the Lamb of God 1:29-34 The First Disciples and Simon Peter 1:35-42 Calling of Philip and Nathanael 1:43-51 The Wedding at Cana: Water Made Wine 2:1-11 Jesus Cleanses the Temple and Speaks of His Body 2:12-25 Nicodemus and the New Birth 3:1-21 John the Baptist Exalts Jesus 3:22-36 Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well 4:1-26 The Harvest Is Ready 4:27-38 Samaritans Believe in Jesus 4:39-42 Healing of the Royal Official's Son 4:43-54 Jesus Heals at Bethesda 5:1-15 Jesus Claims Authority Over Life and Judgment 5:16-30 Witnesses to Jesus and Israel's Unbelief 5:31-47 Feeding the Five Thousand 6:1-15 Jesus Walks on the Sea 6:16-24 Jesus the Bread of Life 6:25-59 Many Turn Away; Peter's Confession 6:60-71 Jesus Stays Away from Judea 7:1-13 Jesus Teaches at the Festival 7:14-24 Growing Division Over Jesus 7:25-44 Temple Officers and the Adulterous Woman 7:45-8:11 Jesus the Light and His Claim 8:12-30 True Discipleship and Freedom 8:31-41 Jesus' Divine Origin and Opposition 8:42-47 Jesus' 'I Am' and Preexistence 8:48-59 Healing of a Man Born Blind 9:1-12 Controversy with the Pharisees over the Healing 9:13-34 Spiritual Sight and Blindness 9:35-41 The Good Shepherd and His Sheep 10:1-21 Feast of Dedication and Controversy over Jesus 10:22-42 Lazarus' Sickness and Jesus' Intention 11:1-16 Jesus Weeps at Lazarus' Tomb 11:17-37 Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead 11:38-44 Plot to Kill Jesus and Caiaphas' Counsel 11:45-57 Mary Anoints Jesus; Plot to Kill Lazarus 12:1-11 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem 12:12-19 Greeks Seek Jesus; He Predicts His Death 12:20-36 Unbelief and Jesus' Final Appeal 12:37-50 Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet 13:1-17 The Prediction of Judas' Betrayal 13:18-30 The New Commandment and Peter's Denial 13:31-38 Jesus Promises a Place in the Father's House 14:1-4 Jesus the Way to the Father 14:5-14 Promise of the Holy Spirit and Peace 14:15-31 The Vine and the Command to Love 15:1-17 The World's Hatred and the Cost of Discipleship 15:18-16:4 The Holy Spirit's Work 16:5-16 Sorrow Turned to Joy; Peace in Christ 16:17-33 The Son's Prayer for Glory 17:1-5 Prayer for the Disciples' Protection and Sanctification 17:6-19 Prayer for Unity Among Believers 17:20-26 Jesus Arrested in Gethsemane 18:1-11 Jesus Brought to Annas 18:12-14 Peter's First Denial 18:15-18 Jesus Questioned and Struck Before the High Priest 18:19-24 Peter Denies Jesus Three Times 18:25-27 Jesus Before Pilate 18:28-40 Jesus Scourged, Mocked, and Sentenced to Crucifixion 19:1-16 The Crucifixion and Jesus' Care for His Mother 19:17-27 Jesus' Death and the Fulfillment of Scripture 19:28-37 Jesus' Burial 19:38-42 The Empty Tomb Discovered 20:1-9 Mary Magdalene Meets the Risen Lord 20:10-18 Jesus Appears to His Disciples and Breathes the Spirit 20:19-23 Thomas Believes; Purpose of John's Gospel 20:24-31 The Miraculous Catch and Breakfast by the Sea 21:1-14 Peter Reinstated and the Beloved Disciple 21:15-25

Acts

The Ascension of Jesus 1:1-11 Prayer in the Upper Room and the Choosing of Matthias 1:12-26 Pentecost: The Coming of the Spirit 2:1-13 Peter's Sermon and Three Thousand Converted 2:14-41 The Early Christian Community 2:42-47 Healing at the Beautiful Gate 3:1-10 Peter's Address at Solomon's Colonnade 3:11-26 The Apostles Before the Sanhedrin 4:1-22 Believers Pray for Boldness 4:23-31 The Believers Share Possessions 4:32-37 Ananias and Sapphira 5:1-11 Signs Performed by the Apostles 5:12-16 Persecution of the Apostles and Their Witness 5:17-42 The Appointment of the Seven Deacons 6:1-7 Stephen's Wisdom and Opposition 6:8-15 Stephen's Speech before the Sanhedrin 7:1-53 The Stoning of Stephen and the Persecution of the Church 7:54-8:1 Saul's Persecution Scatters the Church 8:2-3 Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria 8:4-8 Simon Magus and Peter's Rebuke 8:9-25 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 8:26-40 The Conversion of Saul 9:1-19 Saul's Early Ministry and Acceptance by the Church 9:20-31 Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Tabitha 9:32-43 Cornelius' Vision and the Call for Peter 10:1-8 Peter's Vision and the Messengers from Cornelius 10:9-23 Peter at Cornelius' House: Gentiles Receive the Spirit 10:24-48 Peter Defends the Conversion of Gentiles 11:1-18 The Church in Antioch and Famine Relief 11:19-30 Herod Executes James; Peter Miraculously Freed 12:1-19 Herod's Death and the Church's Continued Growth 12:20-25 The First Missionary Sending 13:1-3 Ministry in Cyprus and Elymas's Blinding 13:4-12 Paul's Mission in Pisidian Antioch 13:13-52 Paul and Barnabas in Iconium 14:1-7 Healing in Lystra and Paul's Stoning 14:8-20 Paul and Barnabas Strengthen the Churches 14:21-28 The Jerusalem Council on Gentile Circumcision 15:1-21 The Council's Letter and Peace with Antioch 15:22-35 Paul and Barnabas Separate 15:36-41 Timothy Joins Paul and Churches Are Strengthened 16:1-5 The Call to Macedonia 16:6-10 Lydia's Conversion at Philippi 16:11-15 Paul and Silas Imprisoned and Released in Philippi 16:16-40 Preaching in Thessalonica and Opposition 17:1-9 Berea's Noble Reception and Paul's Departure 17:10-15 Paul's Address at the Areopagus 17:16-34 Paul's Ministry in Corinth and Conflict 18:1-17 Paul Departs; Apollos Instructed by Priscilla and Aquila 18:18-28 Paul's Ministry and the Ephesian Disciples 19:1-22 The Ephesian Riot over Artemis 19:23-41 Paul's Journeys Through Macedonia and Greece 20:1-6 Eutychus Raised in Troas 20:7-12 Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders 20:13-38 Paul's Voyage to Jerusalem 21:1-16 Paul's Arrival in Jerusalem and the Temple Ritual 21:17-26 Paul Seized in the Temple 21:27-36 Paul's Defense: His Conversion and Mission 21:37-22:21 Paul's Arrest and the Council's Division 22:22-23:11 The Plot to Kill Paul and the Soldier's Intervention 23:12-22 Paul Escorted to Caesarea under Guard 23:23-35 Paul's Defense before Governor Felix 24:1-27 Paul Brought before Festus and the Jewish Charges 25:1-12 King Agrippa Learns of Paul's Case 25:13-22 Paul's Defense Before Agrippa 25:23-26:32 Paul's Voyage to Rome Begins 27:1-12 The Storm at Sea and God's Promise of Safety 27:13-26 Shipwreck and Deliverance on Malta 27:27-44 Paul on Malta: Healing and Hospitality 28:1-10 Voyage to Rome and Arrival 28:11-16 Paul in Rome: Preaching under House Arrest 28:17-31

Romans

Paul's Greeting and the Gospel's Power 1:1-17 God's Wrath Against Ungodliness 1:18-32 God's Impartial Judgment and Conscience 2:1-16 The Law, True Circumcision, and Jewish Identity 2:17-29 Israel's Advantage and God's Faithfulness 3:1-8 Universal Sinfulness and the Law's Condemnation 3:9-20 Righteousness Through Faith and Justification 3:21-31 Abraham: Justification by Faith 4:1-25 Peace with God and Reconciliation 5:1-11 Adam and Christ: Death, Grace, and Righteousness 5:12-21 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ 6:1-14 Slavery to Sin or to Righteousness 6:15-23 Released from the Law to Serve in the Spirit 7:1-6 The Inner Conflict: Law, Sin, and the Flesh 7:7-25 Life in the Spirit: Freedom and Adoption 8:1-17 Future Glory and the Spirit's Intercession 8:18-27 Assurance of God's Love: Nothing Can Separate Us 8:28-39 Paul's Sorrow and God's Sovereign Election 9:1-29 Righteousness by Faith and Israel's Unbelief 9:30-10:21 A Remnant Preserved and Israel's Hardening 11:1-10 Gentiles Grafted In and a Warning Against Boasting 11:11-24 The Mystery of Israel's Salvation and God's Mercy 11:25-32 Doxology: Praise for God's Wisdom and Sovereignty 11:33-36 A Living Sacrifice and the Diversity of Gifts 12:1-8 Christian Conduct: Love, Humility, and Ethical Duties 12:9-21 Submission to Authorities and Civic Duty 13:1-7 Love Fulfills the Law; Walk in the Light 13:8-14 Christian Liberty, Conscience, and Mutual Acceptance 14:1-15:13 Paul's Service to the Gentiles and Missionary Ambition 15:14-22 Paul's Travel Plans and Prayer Requests 15:23-33 Personal Greetings, Final Warnings, and Doxology 16:1-27

Revelation

The Revelation Announced and the Blessing 1:1-3 Greeting and the Lord's Self‑Declaration 1:4-8 John's Vision of the Glorified Son of Man 1:9-20 Letter to Ephesus: Faithfulness and the Call to Repent 2:1-7 Letter to Smyrna: Persecution and the Crown of Life 2:8-11 Letter to Pergamum: Fidelity and False Teaching 2:12-17 Letter to Thyatira: Tolerance of Immorality and Promise to Overcomers 2:18-29 Letter to Sardis: Wakefulness and Repentance 3:1-6 Letter to Philadelphia: An Open Door and a Promise of Protection 3:7-13 Letter to Laodicea: Lukewarmness and the Call to Repent 3:14-22 The Throne in Heaven and Heavenly Worship 4:1-11 The Sealed Scroll and the Worthy Lamb 5:1-14 The Six Seals: Tribulation and Cosmic Disturbance 6:1-17 The Sealing of the 144,000 7:1-8 The Multitude Before the Throne: Salvation and Comfort 7:9-17 The Seventh Seal and the Prayers of the Saints 8:1-5 The Trumpet Judgments: Plagues and Woes 8:6-9:21 The Mighty Angel and the Little Scroll 10:1-11 The Two Witnesses: Prophecy, Death, and Resurrection 11:1-14 The Seventh Trumpet: God's Kingdom Proclaimed and the Temple Opened 11:15-19 The Cosmic Conflict: The Woman, the Dragon, and the Male Child 12:1-13:1 The Sea Beast: Blasphemy and Persecution 13:2-10 The Earth Beast and the Mark of the Beast 13:11-18 The Lamb on Mount Zion and the 144,000 14:1-5 The Three Angels' Messages and the Call to Endure 14:6-13 The Harvest of the Earth: Reaping God's Judgment 14:14-20 The Seven Last Plagues and the Victors' Song 15:1-8 The Bowl Judgments: The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath 16:1-21 The Fall of Babylon the Great and the Beast's Doom 17:1-18:24 Heavenly Praise and the Marriage of the Lamb 19:1-10 Christ's Triumphant Return and the Defeat of the Beast 19:11-21 Satan Bound and the Reign of the Saints 20:1-6 Satan's Final Rebellion and Defeat 20:7-10 The Great White Throne and the Final Judgment 20:11-15 The New Heaven and New Earth and the New Jerusalem 21:1-27 The River of Life and the Throne of God 22:1-6
1 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,

Num.26.1 - Details

Original Text

ויאמר יהוה אל־ משה ואל אלעזר בן־ אהרן הכהן לאמר׃

Morphology

  • ויאמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ואל: CONJ+PREP
  • אלעזר: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הכהן: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc

Parallels

  • Num.1:1-2 (verbal): Same formula of divine speech to Moses initiating a census: 'The LORD spoke to Moses... Take the sum of the whole congregation.' (first census parallels the opening of the second census.)
  • Num.1:1 (structural): Identical narrative function and opening formula introducing a major national enumeration and instructions from the LORD to Moses (structural parallel to Num 26:1 as the beginning of a new section).
  • Num.4:16 (verbal): Another instance where God speaks to Moses and to priestly leaders about Levite duties; parallels the addressees (Moses plus priestly officials such as Eleazar) and priestly-administrative subject matter.
  • Lev.8:1 (thematic): God issues priestly instructions to Moses regarding the consecration and duties of Aaron and his sons (thematically parallel in priestly leadership and divine commands addressed via Moses).

Alternative generated candidates

  • The LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,
  • The LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,
2 “Take a census of the whole assembly of the sons of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go forth to war; you and they shall be listed by their ancestral fathers’ houses.

Num.26.2 - Details

Original Text

שאו את־ ראש ׀ כל־ עדת בני־ ישראל מבן עשרים שנה ומעלה לבית אבתם כל־ יצא צבא בישראל׃

Morphology

  • שאו: VERB,qal,imperative,2,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • ראש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כל: DET
  • עדת: NOUN,f,sg,cs
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מבן: PREP
  • עשרים: NUM,card,pl
  • שנה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ומעלה: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • לבית: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,cns
  • אבתם: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss3,m,pl
  • כל: DET
  • יצא: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • צבא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:2-3 (verbal): Nearly identical command for a census at Sinai: 'Take a census of the whole Israelite community... from twenty years old and upward,' same purpose and phrasing.
  • Exodus 30:11-14 (verbal): Instructs numbering the people 'from twenty years old and upward' for the census/ransom tax (half-shekel), using the same age threshold for counting.
  • 2 Samuel 24:9 (thematic): Reports the results of a national census in terms of 'able men who drew the sword'—a thematic parallel in purpose (counting military-capable men) and social function of the census.
  • Leviticus 27:3 (allusion): Uses the same age category (twenty to sixty years) in the valuation of persons, reflecting the legal/social significance of the 'twenty and upward' age bracket used for census and duties.

Alternative generated candidates

  • “Take a census of the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their ancestral households—everyone able to go out to war in Israel.”
  • “Take a census of the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their ancestral houses—every one able to go out to the host in Israel.”
3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

Num.26.3 - Details

Original Text

וידבר משה ואלעזר הכהן אתם בערבת מואב על־ ירדן ירחו לאמר׃

Morphology

  • וידבר: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ואלעזר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הכהן: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • בערבת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • מואב: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • על: PREP
  • ירדן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ירחו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:1-3 (thematic): Introduces the earlier census: God speaks to Moses with instructions to take a numbering of Israel. Parallel in form and purpose (census/organization of the people).
  • Numbers 26:1-2 (quotation): Immediate context: the command to take the census is given (’Take a census of the whole congregation’). Directly parallels verse 26:3 as part of the same commissioning and action.
  • Deuteronomy 4:46 (structural): Frames Moses’ final addresses as taking place ‘on the other side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, beside Jericho,’ the same geographical setting named in Num 26:3.
  • Numbers 22:1 (structural): Records Israel camped ‘in the plains of Moab, on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho.’ Shares the identical locational setting used in Num 26:3 (plains of Moab by Jordan, near Jericho).

Alternative generated candidates

  • Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Moab beside the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
  • So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
4 “From twenty years old and upward, just as the LORD commanded Moses and the sons of Israel who went out from the land of Egypt.”

Num.26.4 - Details

Original Text

מבן עשרים שנה ומעלה כאשר צוה יהוה את־ משה ובני ישראל היצאים מארץ מצרים׃

Morphology

  • מבן: PREP
  • עשרים: NUM,card,pl
  • שנה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ומעלה: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • כאשר: CONJ
  • צוה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • היצאים: PART,qal,act,m,pl,def
  • מארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • מצרים: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:3 (verbal): The original command to take a census 'from twenty years old and upward' — Numbers 26:4 explicitly refers back to this instruction.
  • Numbers 1:46 (structural): Result of the first census listing the number of men 'from twenty years old and upward' able to go to war; parallels the same age criterion restated in Numbers 26.
  • Exodus 30:12 (thematic): Another divine instruction concerning taking a census (with a ransom/payment); thematically linked to the practice and regulation of numbering Israel.
  • 2 Samuel 24:9 (thematic): David's census counts men 'able to bear arms' (military-capable males), reflecting the same concern with counting fighting-age members of Israel.

Alternative generated candidates

  • “From twenty years old and upward—just as the LORD commanded Moses and the sons of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt—these were listed by their ancestral households.”
  • “From twenty years old and upward, just as the LORD commanded Moses, so were the sons of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt counted.”
5 These are the sons of Reuben, eldest son of Israel: Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

Num.26.5 - Details

Original Text

ראובן בכור ישראל בני ראובן חנוך משפחת החנכי לפלוא משפחת הפלאי׃

Morphology

  • ראובן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בכור: NOUN,m,sg,const
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ראובן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חנוך: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • החנכי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לפלוא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הפלאי: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Genesis 46:9 (verbal): Lists the sons of Reuben (Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, Carmi) among Jacob's descendants who go to Egypt — same names appear here as in Num 26:5.
  • Numbers 1:20–22 (verbal): Earlier census‑listing of the tribe of Reuben that records the same family names (Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, Carmi), paralleling the genealogical roll in Num 26:5.
  • 1 Chronicles 5:1–3 (thematic): Chronicles repeats Reuben’s genealogy (including Hanoch and Pallu) and comments on Reuben’s lost primogeniture — connects to Num 26:5’s identification of Reuben as Israel’s firstborn and his families.
  • Genesis 29:32 (thematic): Records Reuben as Jacob’s firstborn (Leah’s son), providing background to the title “Reuben the firstborn of Israel” used in Num 26:5.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Reuben: Hanoch; the family of the Hanochites; Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
  • These are the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; Pallu, the family of the Palluites; Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
6 Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

Num.26.6 - Details

Original Text

לחצרן משפחת החצרוני לכרמי משפחת הכרמי׃

Morphology

  • לחצרן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • החצרוני: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לכרמי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הכרמי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Numbers 26:7 (verbal): Immediate continuation of the same clan list in the second census of Israel; repeats the pattern of naming clan heads and their family-names in the tribe of Judah.
  • Numbers 1:26 (structural): Earlier wilderness census (Numbers 1) that likewise organizes the population by tribe and clan — a structural parallel to the clan-listing format seen in Numbers 26.
  • Genesis 46:12 (thematic): An earlier genealogical listing of the sons and households of Judah in Jacob's family; thematically parallels the preservation and transmission of clan names (e.g., families like Carmi) across genealogical records.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:3-8 (structural): Detailed Judahite genealogy in Chronicles that preserves many of the same clan and family names found in the Numbers census (including Carmi and related lines), showing continuity between tribal censuses and later genealogical records.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
  • These are the clans of the Reubenites. Their tally was 43,730.
7 These are the clans of Reuben; and those listed of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.

Num.26.7 - Details

Original Text

אלה משפחת הראובני ויהיו פקדיהם שלשה וארבעים אלף ושבע מאות ושלשים׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הראובני: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויהיו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • פקדיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp
  • שלשה: NUM,m
  • וארבעים: CONJ+NUM,card,m,pl
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • ושבע: NUM,m,sg,abs
  • מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ושלשים: NUM,m,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:21 (verbal): The earlier census of the tribe of Reuben — similar numbering language and a direct parallel in the two censuses (Num 1 and Num 26).
  • Genesis 46:9 (thematic): Lists the sons of Reuben (the ancestral heads of his clans); provides the genealogical basis for the 'families of Reuben' named in Num 26.
  • Exodus 1:3-5 (thematic): Gives the roster of Jacob’s sons who went to Egypt (including Reuben), situating the tribal/familial framework behind later tribal counts.
  • 1 Chronicles 5:1-10 (structural): A later Israelite genealogy/census section treating Reuben’s descendants and their numbers — a chronological reworking and confirmation of tribal families and totals.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the clans of the Reubenites; those counted of them were forty-three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
  • The sons of Pallu: Eliab.
8 Now the sons of Pallu: Eliab.

Num.26.8 - Details

Original Text

ובני פלוא אליאב׃

Morphology

  • ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • פלוא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אליאב: NOUN,proper,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:21–22 (verbal): Earlier census/genealogical list that repeats the Reubenite lineage and names the sons of Pallu (including Eliab); a near-verbatim parallel to Num 26:8's listing.
  • Genesis 46:9 (structural): Patriarchal genealogy listing Reuben and his sons (Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, Carmi); establishes Pallu's place in the wider ancestral lists echoed in Num 26:8.
  • 1 Chronicles 5:3–4 (verbal): Chronicles' retelling of the Reubenite genealogy that records Pallu and his descendants (including Eliab), repeating the same family line found in Num 26:8.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Pallu: Eliab.
  • The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are Dathan and Abiram who were leaders of the company that opposed Moses and Aaron in the congregation when they rebelled against the LORD.
9 The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram—these are Dathan and Abiram who were the chiefs of the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah when they rebelled against the LORD.

Num.26.9 - Details

Original Text

ובני אליאב נמואל ודתן ואבירם הוא־ דתן ואבירם קריאי העדה אשר הצו על־ משה ועל־ אהרן בעדת־ קרח בהצתם על־ יהוה׃

Morphology

  • ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • אליאב: NOUN,proper,m,sg,abs
  • נמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg
  • ודתן: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואבירם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הוא: PRON,3,m,sg
  • דתן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואבירם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • קריאי: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • העדה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • הצו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • על: PREP
  • משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ועל: CONJ+PREP
  • אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בעדת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,const
  • קרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בהצתם: PREP+VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • על: PREP
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 16:1-3 (structural): Introduction to Korah’s rebellion naming Korah and the leaders who opposed Moses—sets the scene for Dathan and Abiram’s involvement referenced in Num 26:9.
  • Numbers 16:12-14 (quotation): Moses’ direct address to Dathan and Abiram, recounting their refusal to come to the meeting—explicitly identifies their charge against Moses and Aaron (verbal confrontation).
  • Numbers 16:31-33 (thematic): Narrative account of the earth opening and swallowing Dathan, Abiram, and Korah—outcome tied to the rebellion mentioned in Num 26:9.
  • Psalm 106:16-18 (allusion): Psalmic retelling of Israel’s rebellion, recalling envy of Moses and the episode of Korah’s party—echoes the same event and characters named in Num 26:9.
  • Jude 1:11 (allusion): New Testament reference to the ‘rebellion of Korah’ as an example of judgment—uses the Korah episode (which includes Dathan and Abiram) as moral/eschatological precedent.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. (Now Dathan and Abiram were the ones who rose up against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they contended against the LORD,)“
  • The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, with Korah and all that belonged to him, when the fire consumed 250 men; and they became a sign.
10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with Korah, in the death of the company when the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men; they became a sign.

Num.26.10 - Details

Original Text

ותפתח הארץ את־ פיה ותבלע אתם ואת־ קרח במות העדה באכל האש את חמשים ומאתים איש ויהיו לנס׃

Morphology

  • ותפתח: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,f,sg
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • את: PRT,acc
  • פיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,f
  • ותבלע: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,f,sg
  • אתם: PRON,2,m,pl
  • ואת: CONJ
  • קרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • במות: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • העדה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • באכל: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • האש: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • את: PRT,acc
  • חמשים: NUM,card,pl
  • ומאתים: CONJ+NUM,m,pl,abs
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויהיו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • לנס: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 16:31-33 (quotation): The original narrative of Korah’s rebellion: the earth opens and swallows Korah, Dathan, and Abiram — virtually the same language and event recounted here.
  • Numbers 16:1-40 (structural): The larger episode of Korah’s revolt and its twofold judgment (earth swallowing and fire from the LORD) — Num 26:10 functions as a later summary reference to this whole episode.
  • Deuteronomy 11:6 (quotation): Moses’ retelling of Israel’s history uses similar phrasing to describe the earth opening and swallowing Korah, Dathan, and Abiram as an example of divine judgment.
  • Jude 1:11 (allusion): The NT writer cites Korah (Core) with Cain and Balaam as exemplars of rebellious, judgment‑worthy behavior — an allusion to the fate described here.

Alternative generated candidates

  • and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and Korah with their households, and all those who were killed in the fire—two hundred and fifty men—and they became a sign.
  • But the sons of Korah did not die.
11 But the sons of Korah did not die.

Num.26.11 - Details

Original Text

ובני־ קרח לא־ מתו׃

Morphology

  • ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • קרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • מתו: NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Numbers 16:31-35 (quotation): Narrative account of Korah’s rebellion and its deadly aftermath; provides the event to which Num 26:11 looks back (who perished and the fate of Korah’s faction).
  • Numbers 26:9-10 (verbal): Immediate context in the same census chapter recounting those who died in the rebellion; Num 26:11 functions as the concluding statement about the Korahites’ survival.
  • Psalm 42:1 (title) (allusion): Psalm explicitly attributed “To the choirmaster. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah,” indicating that descendants of Korah survived and served as temple singers—literary evidence of their continued existence after the rebellion.
  • 1 Chronicles 9:19 (structural): Genealogical/functional note naming descendants of Kore/Korah as gatekeepers in Jerusalem’s temple service, corroborating that Korah’s line continued and served in cultic roles despite the rebellion.

Alternative generated candidates

  • But the sons of Korah did not die.
  • The sons of Simeon by their clans: Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;
12 The sons of Simeon, by their families: Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; Jarib, the family of the Jaribites;

Num.26.12 - Details

Original Text

בני שמעון למשפחתם לנמואל משפחת הנמואלי לימין משפחת הימיני ליכין משפחת היכיני׃

Morphology

  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • שמעון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • לנמואל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הנמואלי: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • לימין: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הימיני: ADJ,m,sg,def
  • ליכין: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • היכיני: ADJ,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:22 (verbal): Earlier census listing the sons/families of Simeon (Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, etc.) — essentially the same family names repeated.
  • Numbers 26:13-14 (structural): Immediate continuation of the same chapter enumerating additional Simeonite families and the tribe’s census totals — part of the same genealogical/census framework.
  • 1 Chronicles 4:24-26 (verbal): A parallel genealogical roster in Chronicles that preserves many of the same Simeonite family names, reflecting the tribal genealogy tradition.
  • Joshua 19:1-9 (thematic): Description of Simeon's territorial allotment within Judah and the listing of Simeonite towns — connects to the tribe’s identity and family groupings shown in the census lists.
  • Genesis 49:5-7 (thematic): Jacob’s pronouncement concerning Simeon (and Levi) — thematically related to later treatment, dispersion, and the distinct tribal identity reflected in the family lists.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Simeon by their clans: Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;
  • Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. These are the families of the Simeonites; their number was 22,200.
13 Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

Num.26.13 - Details

Original Text

לזרח משפחת הזרחי לשאול משפחת השאולי׃

Morphology

  • לזרח: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הזרחי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לשאול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • השאולי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Numbers 26:5 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same chapter using the same census-formula to enumerate a tribal family (’sons/family of …’), reflecting the chapter’s repeated family listings.
  • Numbers 1:20–46 (structural): The earlier census of Israel uses the same structural pattern of listing tribes and family units by name and number; Num 26 repeats this administrative genealogical framework.
  • Genesis 46:12 (thematic): Genesis’ list of Jacob’s descendants (here Judah’s sons, including Zerah) provides an earlier ancestral genealogy that underlies later tribal/family listings in the Pentateuch.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:6–8 (thematic): The Chronicler’s genealogy of Judah (including Zerah and his line) retells and systematizes Israel’s family groups, paralleling Numbers’ concern with named family/clan divisions.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
  • The sons of Gad by their clans: Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; Haggi, the family of the Haggites; Shuni, the family of the Shunites;
14 These are the clans of Simeon; those listed of them were twenty-two thousand two hundred.

Num.26.14 - Details

Original Text

אלה משפחת השמעני שנים ועשרים אלף ומאתים׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • השמעני: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • שנים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ועשרים: NUM,m,pl,abs
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • ומאתים: CONJ+NUM,m,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:23 (structural): The first census (at Sinai) lists the tribe of Simeon at 59,300 — a structural contrast to the second census figure here (22,200), highlighting demographic change between the two enumerations.
  • Genesis 46:10 (verbal): Lists the sons of Simeon (names rendered Jemuel/Nemuel, Jamin, Ohad/Jarib, Jachin/Zerah, Shaul) — the same clan names reflected in the tribal-family listing behind the census number.
  • 1 Chronicles 4:24-27 (thematic): Postexilic genealogical material concerning Simeonite clans and their settlements; thematically parallels the tribal-family traditions and later history implied by the census entry.
  • Numbers 26:1-65 (structural): The full second-census chapter that contains this verse — provides the immediate literary and numerical context by listing the families and headcounts of all tribes alongside Simeon's number.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the clans of the Simeonites; those counted of them were twenty-two thousand and two hundred.
  • Ezbon, the family of the Ezbonites; Eri, the family of the Erintes; Arodi, the family of the Arodite; Areli, the family of the Arelite. These are the families of the Gadites; their tally was 40,500.
15 The sons of Gad, by their families: Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; Haggi, the family of the Haggites; Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

Num.26.15 - Details

Original Text

בני גד למשפחתם לצפון משפחת הצפוני לחגי משפחת החגי לשוני משפחת השוני׃

Morphology

  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • גד: NOUN,prop,m,sg
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • לצפון: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הצפוני: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לחגי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • החגי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לשוני: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • השוני: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:25 (verbal): First census list of the sons/families of Gad; repeats the same family names (Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, etc.), paralleling the later census wording.
  • Genesis 46:16 (verbal): Genealogical report of Jacob's descendants that names Gad's sons (Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, etc.), providing the ancestral source for the families listed in Numbers.
  • 1 Chronicles 5:13-17 (verbal): Chronicles' genealogy of the tribe of Gad enumerates the same sons/families and preserves the family-group names found in the Numbers lists.
  • Numbers 26:16-18 (structural): Immediate continuation of the second census in chapter 26 — the surrounding verses give the counts and further list the families of Gad, forming a direct structural parallel to 26:15.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Gad by their clans: Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; Haggi, the family of the Haggites; Shuni, the family of the Shunites;
  • The sons of Judah: Er and Onan. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
16 Ozni, the family of the Oznites; Eri, the family of the Eritites;

Num.26.16 - Details

Original Text

לאזני משפחת האזני לערי משפחת הערי׃

Morphology

  • לאזני: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • האזני: ART+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לערי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הערי: ART+NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:5 (verbal): Uses the same census formula identifying clans as 'the families of' a tribe—verbal parallel in the first Israelite census.
  • Numbers 26:5 (structural): Immediate chapter parallel: another clan‑and‑family heading within the same census narrative, repeating the formulaic list structure.
  • Exodus 6:14 (allusion): Genealogical/household heading language ('These are the heads of their fathers' houses') echoes the clan‑and‑family registration pattern.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:3 (thematic): Chronicler's genealogical listing of Judah's descendants parallels the tribal‑family enumeration and clan‑designation found in Numbers.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Ezbon, the family of the Ezbonites; Eri, the family of the Erigites;
  • The sons of Judah by their clans: Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; Perez, the family of the Perezites; Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
17 Arod, the family of the Arodites; Areli, the family of the Arelites.

Num.26.17 - Details

Original Text

לארוד משפחת הארודי לאראלי משפחת האראלי׃

Morphology

  • לארוד: PREP
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הארודי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לאראלי: PREP
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • האראלי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:2-3 (structural): Sets the census procedure 'by clans/families' (לפי משפחות); the same structural framework for enumerating Israel's families used in Num 26:17.
  • Numbers 26:1 (structural): Introductory verse to the same chapter's census in the plains of Moab; Num 26:17 is one entry in this larger, repeated census listing.
  • Genesis 46:8-27 (thematic): A parallel genealogical list—Jacob's descendants who went to Egypt—showing the same practice of recording tribes, clans, and families (family‑lists comparable to 'משפחת ...').
  • 1 Chronicles 2:1-15 (thematic): Chronicles' tribal genealogies similarly enumerate clans and households of Israel's tribes, echoing the family‑listing genre and terminology found in Num 26:17.
  • Exodus 6:16-25 (verbal): A genealogy that uses the same formulaic language for 'sons' and 'families' (listing household/clan descent), paralleling Num 26:17's family‑designation phrasing.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Arod, the family of the Arodites; Areli, the family of the Arelites.
  • The sons of Perez: Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. These are the clans of Judah; their number was 76,500.
18 These are the clans of the sons of Gad; those listed of them were forty thousand five hundred.

Num.26.18 - Details

Original Text

אלה משפחת בני־ גד לפקדיהם ארבעים אלף וחמש מאות׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • גד: NOUN,prop,m,sg
  • לפקדיהם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss3mp
  • ארבעים: NUM,m,pl
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • וחמש: CONJ+NUM,card,pl,abs
  • מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:26 (verbal): The initial wilderness census that lists the tribe of Gad; directly comparable census data and phrasing to Num 26:18.
  • Genesis 46:16 (structural): Lists Gad as one of Jacob's sons—establishes the tribal origin and genealogical background of the Gadites.
  • Deuteronomy 3:12-13 (thematic): Recounts the allocation of Gilead and lands east of the Jordan to Reuben and Gad, linking the tribe’s identity to its territorial inheritance.
  • Joshua 13:24-28 (thematic): Describes the specific land allotted to the tribe of Gad during the conquest settlement—connects census identity to later territorial distribution.
  • 1 Chronicles 5:12-18 (structural): Genealogical and census-related material concerning the tribe of Gad in Chronicles, echoing tribal organization and population records.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the clans of the Gadites; those counted of them were forty thousand and five hundred.
  • The sons of Issachar by their clans: Tola, the family of the Tolaites; Puvah, the family of the Puvites; Jashub, the family of the Jashubites;
19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

Num.26.19 - Details

Original Text

בני יהודה ער ואונן וימת ער ואונן בארץ כנען׃

Morphology

  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • ער: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • ואונן: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • וימת: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • ער: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • ואונן: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
  • כנען: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Genesis 38:7-10 (thematic): Narrative account of Judah's sons Er and Onan — Er is called wicked and dies; Onan's act and his death explain why both died without progeny in the land of Canaan.
  • Genesis 46:12 (verbal): Parallel genealogical formula in Jacob's household going to Egypt that repeats the same statement that Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:3-4 (verbal): Chronicles' genealogical listing of Judah's descendants repeats the notice that Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
  • Ruth 4:18-22 (structural): Genealogical summary tracing David's line through Perez (not Er or Onan); underscores that the line continues via Perez because Er and Onan died and left no heirs.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Judah: Er and Onan. (Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.)
  • Shepherd, the family of the Shemindites. These are the families of Issachar; their tally was 64,300.
20 The sons of Judah by their families: Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; Perez, the family of the Perezites; Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

Num.26.20 - Details

Original Text

ויהיו בני־ יהודה למשפחתם לשלה משפחת השלני לפרץ משפחת הפרצי לזרח משפחת הזרחי׃

Morphology

  • ויהיו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • לשלה: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • השלני: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לפרץ: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הפרצי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לזרח: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הזרחי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Genesis 38:29-30 (verbal): Genesis records the birth of Perez and Zerah (Perez’s origin), providing the genealogical origin for the Perez family named in Num 26:20.
  • Genesis 46:12 (allusion): Lists the sons of Judah (including Shelah, Perez, Zerah) as Jacob’s family goes to Egypt, paralleling the tribal subdivisions of Judah cited in Numbers 26.
  • Numbers 1:26 (structural): The first census passage lists the tribe of Judah and its leadership, serving as a structural parallel to the later census in Numbers 26 that breaks Judah into families.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:4-9 (verbal): Gives an extended genealogy of Judah, naming Shelah, Perez, Hezron and their family lines — a fuller genealogical parallel to the family names in Num 26:20.
  • Ruth 4:18-22 (thematic): Provides the genealogy from Perez down to David, tracing the family line originating in Perez and thus thematically connecting with the Perez family listed in Numbers 26.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Judah by their clans: Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; Perez, the family of the Perezites; Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
  • The sons of Zebulun by their clans: Sered, the family of the Seredites; Elon, the family of the Elonites; Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. These are the families of the Zebulunites; their number was 60,500.
21 The sons of Perez: Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

Num.26.21 - Details

Original Text

ויהיו בני־ פרץ לחצרן משפחת החצרני לחמול משפחת החמולי׃

Morphology

  • ויהיו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • פרץ: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לחצרן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • החצרני: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לחמול: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • החמולי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Genesis 46:12 (verbal): Lists the sons of Perez as Hezron and Hamul — the same family names (חצרון, חמול/חמולי) echoed in Numbers 26:21.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:5 (verbal): Gives the genealogy of Perez, explicitly naming Hezron and Hamul as his descendants, paralleling the family-formula in Num 26:21.
  • Ruth 4:18-22 (thematic): Presents the genealogy descending from Perez (leading to David), including Hezron, showing the recurring genealogical tradition that Numbers 26:21 records.
  • Numbers 1:2-3 (structural): Earliest census instruction in Numbers establishing the same tribal-and-family enumeration framework used in Numbers 26 (including the listing of clan heads such as the families of Perez).

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Perez: Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
  • The sons of Joseph by their clans: Manasseh and Ephraim.
22 These are the clans of Judah; those listed of them were seventy-six thousand five hundred.

Num.26.22 - Details

Original Text

אלה משפחת יהודה לפקדיהם ששה ושבעים אלף וחמש מאות׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • לפקדיהם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss3mp
  • ששה: NUM,card,m,pl
  • ושבעים: CONJ+NUM,card,pl,abs
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • וחמש: CONJ+NUM,card,pl,abs
  • מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Num.1:26 (verbal): The first census (Numbers 1) gives the same population figure for the tribe of Judah (74,600), making Num.26:22 a direct repetition/structural parallel in the second census.
  • Num.2:3 (structural): Numbers 2 lists the camp order with Judah on the east and leading position; this structural material relates to Judah’s prominence and identity behind the census figures.
  • Gen.49:8-12 (thematic): Jacob’s blessing of Judah predicting leadership and prominence provides theological context for the tribe’s importance reflected in the census.
  • 1 Chr.27:3 (thematic): A later, Davidic-period roster/census entry for Judah (giving a different numerical total) offers a comparative demographic and administrative parallel to the Numbers census.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the clans of Judah; those counted of them were seventy-four thousand and five hundred.
  • The sons of Manasseh: Machir, the family of the Machirites. Machir fathered Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
23 The sons of Issachar, by their families: Tola, the family of the Tolaites; Puvah, the family of the Puvites;

Num.26.23 - Details

Original Text

בני יששכר למשפחתם תולע משפחת התולעי לפוה משפחת הפוני׃

Morphology

  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • יששכר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • תולע: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • התולעי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לפוה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הפוני: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Genesis 46:13 (verbal): Lists the sons/families of Issachar (Tola, Puvah/Pua, Job, and Shimron), directly corresponding to the family names given in Num 26:23.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:1 (verbal): Repeats the genealogy of Issachar’s families (Tola, Puah/Puvah, Jashub, Shimron), paralleling the family-listing pattern of Numbers 26:23.
  • Joshua 19:17-23 (structural): Gives the territorial allotment and internal divisions of the tribe of Issachar by families and towns, reflecting the same tribal/familial organization recorded in Num 26:23.
  • Deuteronomy 33:18-19 (thematic): Contains Moses’ blessing of Issachar, thematically connected to tribal identity and role (characteristics and blessings) underlying the genealogical listing in Numbers 26.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Issachar by their clans: Tola, the family of the Tolaites; Puvah, the family of the Puvites;
  • These are the sons of Gilead: Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; Helek, the family of the Helekites;
24 Iob, the family of the Jobites; Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

Num.26.24 - Details

Original Text

לישוב משפחת הישובי לשמרן משפחת השמרני׃

Morphology

  • לישוב: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הישובי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לשמרן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • השמרני: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:23 (structural): Earlier census list that parallels the same tribal/familial enumeration (both chapters give family names and counts for the tribes).
  • Genesis 46:10 (verbal): Lists the sons/families of the same tribe (the ancestral genealogy that underlies the tribal/family names cited in the Numbers census).
  • 1 Chronicles 4:24–27 (thematic): Post‑exilic genealogical listing of the tribe/families (reiterates and preserves the family names and subdivisions found in the tribal censuses).
  • Joshua 19:1 (and vv.2–9) (thematic): Description of the territorial allotment tied to the same tribe/families — shows the later settlement and land associations of the named families.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Iob, the family of the Jobites; Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
  • Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
25 These are the clans of Issachar; those listed of them were sixty-four thousand three hundred.

Num.26.25 - Details

Original Text

אלה משפחת יששכר לפקדיהם ארבעה וששים אלף ושלש מאות׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • יששכר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לפקדיהם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss3mp
  • ארבעה: NUM,card,m,sg
  • וששים: CONJ+NUM,m,pl
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • ושלש: CONJ+NUM,card,sg
  • מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:18 (structural): Both are tribal census reports giving the number of men of Issachar; Numbers 1 is the earlier Sinai census and provides a comparable tally for the tribe.
  • Genesis 46:13 (verbal): Lists the sons of Issachar (Tola, Puah, Jashub/Job, Shimron), the family divisions behind the tribal count referred to in Numbers 26.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:1 (verbal): Genealogical summary of Issachar’s sons and families, paralleling the family listings and subdivisions that underlie the census figure in Numbers 26.
  • Judges 5:15-16 (thematic): Deborah’s song mentions Issachar’s princes and their military role under Barak, thematically linking tribal identity and military muster to the census context in Numbers.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the clans of Issachar; those counted of them were sixty-four thousand and three hundred.
  • Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters; the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
26 The sons of Zebulun, by their families: Sered, the family of the Seredites; Elon, the family of the Elonites; Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

Num.26.26 - Details

Original Text

בני זבולן למשפחתם לסרד משפחת הסרדי לאלון משפחת האלני ליחלאל משפחת היחלאלי׃

Morphology

  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • זבולן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • לסרד: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הסרדי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לאלון: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • האלני: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ליחלאל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • היחלאלי: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Genesis 46:14 (verbal): Lists the sons of Zebulun as Sered (Sarad), Elon, and Jahleel — the same family names found in Numbers 26:26 (a direct genealogical repetition).
  • 1 Chronicles 7:24 (verbal): Provides the genealogy of Zebulun, naming Sered, Elon, and Jahleel (and their descendants), echoing the same family divisions recorded in Numbers 26:26.
  • Joshua 19:10–16 (structural): Describes the territorial allotment and towns of the tribe of Zebulun; complements the genealogical listing in Numbers 26:26 by showing the tribe’s geographical/tribal organization in Israel’s allotment.
  • Deuteronomy 33:18–19 (thematic): Moses’ blessing of Zebulun (and Issachar) emphasizes Zebulun’s prosperity and role in trade and seafaring — thematically related to tribal identity and destiny implicit in genealogical listings like Numbers 26:26.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Zebulun by their clans: Sered, the family of the Seredites; Elon, the family of the Elonites; Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
  • These are the families of Manasseh; their tally by their polls was 52,700.
27 These are the clans of Zebulun; those listed of them were sixty thousand five hundred.

Num.26.27 - Details

Original Text

אלה משפחת הזבולני לפקדיהם ששים אלף וחמש מאות׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הזבולני: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לפקדיהם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss3mp
  • ששים: NUM,card
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • וחמש: CONJ+NUM,card,pl,abs
  • מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:30 (structural): Earlier census in the same book listing the tribe of Zebulun and its enrollment — a parallel structural report for comparison with the second census in Numbers 26.
  • Joshua 19:10-16 (thematic): Allocation of territory to the tribe of Zebulun; connects tribal identity and later settlement with the population enumeration in Numbers 26.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:13-23 (verbal): Genealogical listing of the descendants/families of Zebulun; echoes the tribal-family structure reflected in the census entry.
  • Deuteronomy 33:18-19 (thematic): Moses’ blessing on Zebulun (rejoicing in commerce and sea-faring) — thematically linked to the tribe’s identity and fortunes implied by its census size.
  • Genesis 30:20 (allusion): Origin of the name Zebulun (Leah’s naming of her son); provides foundational background to the tribal designation used in the census.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the clans of the Zebulunites; those counted of them were sixty thousand and five hundred.
  • The sons of Ephraim by their clans: Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; Beriah, the family of the Beriathites; Tahath, the family of the Tahathites.
28 The sons of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

Num.26.28 - Details

Original Text

בני יוסף למשפחתם מנשה ואפרים׃

Morphology

  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • יוסף: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • מנשה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואפרים: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Genesis 41:51-52 (verbal): Records Joseph naming his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim (the origin of the names cited in Numbers).
  • Genesis 48:5-6,14-20 (allusion): Jacob adopts and blesses Joseph’s sons, formally establishing Ephraim and Manasseh as distinct tribes—background to their separate listing in the census.
  • Numbers 1:32-33 (structural): Earlier census in the same book likewise treats Joseph's descendants as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim, paralleling the later enumeration.
  • Genesis 46:20 (verbal): Genealogical list of those who went down to Egypt includes Joseph’s sons Manasseh and Ephraim, echoing their identification as Joseph’s offspring.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Joseph by their clans: Menasseh and Ephraim.
  • The sons of Shuthelah: Eran, the family of the Eranites. These are the families of Ephraim; their tally was 32,500. These are the clans of Joseph by their families.
29 The sons of Manasseh: by Machir, the family of the Machirites; Machir fathered Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

Num.26.29 - Details

Original Text

בני מנשה למכיר משפחת המכירי ומכיר הוליד את־ גלעד לגלעד משפחת הגלעדי׃

Morphology

  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • מנשה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • למכיר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • המכירי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ומכיר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הוליד: VERB,hiphil,perf,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • גלעד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לגלעד: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הגלעדי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Genesis 46:21 (verbal): Lists the sons of Manasseh and explicitly names Machir as father of Gilead, repeating the same genealogical linkage found in Num 26:29.
  • Joshua 17:1 (thematic): Attributes the possession of Gilead to Machir/Manasseh (Machir as a man of war) and treats the Machir–Gilead connection in the context of land allotment.
  • Numbers 32:39–40 (thematic): Describes the descendants of Machir taking and settling Gilead, echoing the tribal/familial identity of the Gileadites noted in Num 26:29.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:14 (verbal): A parallel genealogical listing that also records Machir as the ancestor/father of the Gilead family, repeating the same lineage found in Numbers 26.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Manasseh: Machir, the family of the Machirites; Machir fathered Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
  • The sons of Benjamin by their clans: Bela, the family of the Belaite; Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelite; Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramite;
30 These are the sons of Gilead: Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; Helek, the family of the Helekites;

Num.26.30 - Details

Original Text

אלה בני גלעד איעזר משפחת האיעזרי לחלק משפחת החלקי׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • גלעד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • איעזר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • האיעזרי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לחלק: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • החלקי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • 1 Chronicles 7:14-19 (verbal): Genealogical parallel listing the sons/families of Gilead (names such as Jezer, Helek, etc.), closely matching the clan names in Num 26:30.
  • Genesis 46:20 (verbal): Identifies Machir/Makir as the father of Gilead (Manasseh’s line), establishing the ancestral origin of the Gilead clan reflected in Numbers 26.
  • Joshua 17:1-6 (structural): Describes the allotment of Gilead/Bashan to Machir/Manasseh and the tribal-family settlement pattern, linking the clan names in Num 26:30 to territorial inheritance.
  • Judges 11:1 (allusion): Refers to Jephthah as a 'Gileadite' (son of Gilead), using the clan/identity named in Numbers 26 and showing later narrative identification with that genealogical group.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Gilead: Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; Helek, the family of the Helekites;
  • Shupham, the family of the Shuphamite; Huppim, the family of the Huppimite; Ard, the family of the Ardite; Naaman, the family of the Naamanite. These are the sons of Benjamin by their families; their tally was 45,600.
31 Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

Num.26.31 - Details

Original Text

ואשריאל משפחת האשראלי ושכם משפחת השכמי׃

Morphology

  • ואשריאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • האשראלי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • ושכם: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • השכמי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Numbers 26:28-29 (structural): Immediate parallel within the same census chapter listing adjoining families/clans of Asher — continuation of the clan-by-clan enumeration to which v.26:31 belongs.
  • Genesis 46:17 (verbal): Earlier genealogy listing the sons and clans of Asher (Imnah/Jimnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, Serah) — parallels the identification of Asherite clans and their eponymous heads.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:30-31 (verbal): Post‑exilic genealogical summary of Asher's descendants that largely corresponds to the clan names found in the Numbers census tradition.
  • Joshua 19:24-31 (thematic): Allocation of the tribal territory of Asher and towns associated with its clans — thematically related to the clan listings in Numbers that underlie tribal land distribution.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
  • The sons of Dan by their clans: Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the clans of Dan; their number was 64,400.
32 Huppim, the family of the Huppites; Shillum, the family of the Shillumites.

Num.26.32 - Details

Original Text

ושמידע משפחת השמידעי וחפר משפחת החפרי׃

Morphology

  • ושמידע: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • השמידעי: DET+NOUN,m,sg,def
  • וחפר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • החפרי: DET+NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Numbers 26:31 (verbal): Immediate parallel within the same census—both verses name the clans (the family of Shemidai and the family of Hepher) as part of the tribal enumeration.
  • Numbers 1:20–21 (structural): Earlier wilderness census uses the same format of listing tribes by clans and families; structural parallel in genre and purpose (naming clan groups within a tribe).
  • Numbers 2:3 (structural): The tribal encampment instructions arrange Israel by tribes and their constituent families/clans, echoing the clan-based listing found in Numbers 26:32.
  • Joshua 17:1–6 (thematic): Land-allotment passage that distinguishes tribal/clan branches (here Manasseh’s branches); thematically parallels the genealogical and clan distinctions reflected in the census lists.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Hepher, the family of the Hepherites; the descendants of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites.
  • The sons of Asher by their clans: Imnah, the family of the Imnahites; Ishvah, the family of the Ishvites; Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; Beriah, the family of the Beriites;
33 But the son of Hepher, Zelophehad, had no sons, only daughters; and the names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Num.26.33 - Details

Original Text

וצלפחד בן־ חפר לא־ היו לו בנים כי אם־ בנות ושם בנות צלפחד מחלה ונעה חגלה מלכה ותרצה׃

Morphology

  • וצלפחד: CONJ+PN,m,sg
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • חפר: PN,m,sg
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • היו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • לו: PRON,3,m,sg
  • בנים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • אם: CONJ
  • בנות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ושם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בנות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • צלפחד: PN,m,sg
  • מחלה: PN,f,sg
  • ונעה: CONJ+PN,f,sg
  • חגלה: PN,f,sg
  • מלכה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • ותרצה: CONJ+PN,f,sg

Parallels

  • Numbers 27:1-11 (structural): Direct narrative continuation: the same daughters (Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, Tirzah) bring a petition to Moses; leads to the legal decision granting daughters the right to inherit when there are no sons.
  • Numbers 36:1-13 (thematic): Later legal clarification: requires that heiresses marry within their tribe so the inherited land remains with the original tribal allotment — a practical limitation on the daughters' inheritance.
  • Joshua 17:3-6 (structural): Settlement account: when the land is allotted in Canaan, Zelophehad's daughters are given their father's inheritance among the tribes, showing fulfillment of the earlier ruling.
  • Leviticus 25:23-24 (thematic): Property-law background: the land belongs to the LORD and is to remain in ancestral families, providing the legal and theological framework for laws governing inheritance and retention of tribal land.

Alternative generated candidates

  • (Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters; the name of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.)
  • and Serah was the daughter of Asher. These are the families of Asher; their tally was 53,400.
34 These are the families of Manasseh; those listed of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

Num.26.34 - Details

Original Text

אלה משפחת מנשה ופקדיהם שנים וחמשים אלף ושבע מאות׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • מנשה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ופקדיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:3mp,conj
  • שנים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • וחמשים: CONJ+NUM,card,m,pl
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • ושבע: NUM,m,sg,abs
  • מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:35 (verbal): First census formula for the tribe of Manasseh — parallels Num 26:34 by giving the earlier numbered total for Manasseh and using the same household/family census language.
  • Numbers 26:33 (structural): Adjacent entry in the same (second) census — part of the same census-listing structure that records each tribe's families and numbered totals.
  • Joshua 17:1-6 (thematic): Land-allotment and tribal subdivision for the tribe (and half-tribe) of Manasseh — connects the tribal families counted in the census to their territorial inheritance and internal divisions.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:14-19 (thematic): Genealogical listing of the families/households of Manasseh — parallels Numbers' family-based census by preserving the names and subdivisions of Manasseh's clans.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the families of Manasseh; those counted of them were fifty-two thousand and seven hundred.
  • The sons of Naphtali by their clans: Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; Guni, the family of the Gunites; Jezer, the family of the Jezrites; Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. These are the clans of Naphtali; their number was 45,400.
35 These are the sons of Ephraim by their families: Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; Beriah, the family of the Beriahites; Tahath, the family of the Tahathites.

Num.26.35 - Details

Original Text

אלה בני־ אפרים למשפחתם לשותלח משפחת השתלחי לבכר משפחת הבכרי לתחן משפחת התחני׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • אפרים: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • לשותלח: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • השתלחי: NOUN,m,sg,abs,def
  • לבכר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הבכרי: NOUN,m,sg,abs,def
  • לתחן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • התחני: NOUN,m,sg,abs,def

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:32-33 (verbal): Earlier census listing that enumerates the families of Ephraim by name and headcounts — closely parallel in form and content (family names and tribal subdivisions).
  • Numbers 26:34-37 (structural): Immediate context within the same second census chapter — continues the genealogical/census structure for Ephraim and neighboring clans, showing the same method of listing families.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:20-29 (allusion): Post‑exilic genealogical summary that preserves many of the same Ephraimite family names (e.g., Shuthelah/Beket/Tahath), paralleling the family‑list tradition in Numbers.
  • Joshua 17:3-6 (thematic): Description of the territorial allotment and internal subdivisions of Ephraim (and Manasseh) — thematically linked to tribal families and inheritance traced through the same Ephraimite clans.
  • Genesis 48:13-20 (thematic): Jacob’s blessing and designation of Ephraim (and Manasseh) as tribal founders — foundational material for later lists of Ephraim’s descendants and family groupings reflected in Numbers 26:35.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the sons of Ephraim by their clans: Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelites; Beriah, the family of the Beriites; Tahath, the family of the Tahathites.
  • These were the tallies of the children of Israel: 601,730.
36 The sons of Shuthelah: Eran, the family of the Eranites.

Num.26.36 - Details

Original Text

ואלה בני שותלח לערן משפחת הערני׃

Morphology

  • ואלה: CONJ+DEM,pl,abs
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • שותלח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לערן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הערני: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:20-46 (verbal): Earlier wilderness census that uses the same formula and organization to list tribal families — structural and verbal parallel to the census lists in Num 26.
  • Exodus 1:1-5 (thematic): An earlier listing of the sons and households of Israel who went down to Egypt — thematically parallel as a genealogical/familial register.
  • Genesis 46:8-27 (thematic): Jacob’s family lists showing the original household groupings that are echoed in later tribal and clan lists such as those in Numbers 26.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:13-27 (structural): Post‑exilic genealogical material that preserves many of the same tribal and clan names, reflecting the same kind of family‑list tradition found in Num 26.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Shuthelah: Eran, the family of the Eranites.
  • Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
37 These are the clans of the sons of Ephraim; those listed of them were thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph by their families.

Num.26.37 - Details

Original Text

אלה משפחת בני־ אפרים לפקדיהם שנים ושלשים אלף וחמש מאות אלה בני־ יוסף למשפחתם׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • אפרים: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לפקדיהם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss3mp
  • שנים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ושלשים: NUM,m,pl,abs
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • וחמש: CONJ+NUM,card,pl,abs
  • מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • יוסף: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:33 (verbal): An earlier census entry for the tribe of Ephraim using a parallel formula ('These are the families of the sons of Ephraim...'); provides an earlier headcount (40,500) for comparison with Num 26:37 (32,500).
  • Genesis 48:13-20 (thematic): Jacob's blessing and adoption of Ephraim and Manasseh establishes Ephraim as a distinct tribe descended from Joseph — the origin and status behind later tribal lists and censuses.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:20-29 (structural): A genealogical listing of the sons and families of Ephraim that parallels Numbers' presentation of family-group organization, showing the same tribal subdivisions though without census totals.
  • Deuteronomy 33:17 (thematic): Moses' blessing of Joseph (including Ephraim and Manasseh) highlights the prominence and strength of Joseph's tribes, providing theological context for their separate enumeration and importance in the census.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the clans of the Ephraimites; those counted of them were thirty-two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph by their clans.
  • “To these shall the land be apportioned for inheritance by lot; to the greater you shall give a greater inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give a smaller inheritance—every man's inheritance shall be given according to those that were numbered.
38 The sons of Benjamin by their families: Bela, the family of the Belaites; Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

Num.26.38 - Details

Original Text

בני בנימן למשפחתם לבלע משפחת הבלעי לאשבל משפחת האשבלי לאחירם משפחת האחירמי׃

Morphology

  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • בנימן: NOUN,m,sg,proper
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • לבלע: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הבלעי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לאשבל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • האשבלי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לאחירם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • האחירמי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Genesis 46:21 (verbal): Genesis lists the sons/clans of Benjamin (Bela/Belah, Ashbel, Ahiram, etc.), repeating the same personal and clan names found in Num 26:38.
  • Numbers 1:36 (structural): The first census (Num 1) gives the tribal headship and enumeration for Benjamin; Num 26:38 is the parallel presentation of Benjamin's families in the second census.
  • 1 Chronicles 8:1–40 (verbal): The Chronicler preserves an extended genealogy of Benjamin that includes many of the same clan and family names (Bela/Belah, Ashbel, Ahiram), paralleling Numbers' clan lists.
  • Joshua 18:11–28 (thematic): Joshua's allotment account for the territory of Benjamin and its towns functions as a complementary tribal/clan portrait to the genealogical/household divisions named in Num 26:38.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Benjamin by their clans: Bela, the family of the Belaites; Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
  • Only the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
39 Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites; Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

Num.26.39 - Details

Original Text

לשפופם משפחת השופמי לחופם משפחת החופמי׃

Morphology

  • לשפופם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss3mp
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • השופמי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לחופם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss3mp
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • החופמי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Numbers 26:1–65 (structural): The immediate context — the second census listing clans and families; the verse is one line in this chapter’s systematic enumeration of tribal households.
  • Numbers 1:1–54 (structural): The first census (earlier in the book) uses the same formulaic listing of tribes, clans and families, providing a direct structural parallel to the family-naming in Num 26:39.
  • Genesis 46:8–27 (thematic): Jacob’s household/genealogical list given when he goes to Egypt — genre and purpose mirror the tribal-family listings in Numbers (recording clan identities and numbers).
  • 1 Chronicles 7:1–40 (thematic): Chronicles preserves parallel genealogical material for the tribes and clans of Israel; it often repeats or parallels names and family-group listings found in the Pentateuchal censuses.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites; Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
  • According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between many and few.”
40 The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman, the family of the Ardites and the family of the Naamanites.

Num.26.40 - Details

Original Text

ויהיו בני־ בלע ארד ונעמן משפחת הארדי לנעמן משפחת הנעמי׃

Morphology

  • ויהיו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • בלע: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ארד: VERB,qal,imperfect,1,m,sg
  • ונעמן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הארדי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לנעמן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הנעמי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Genesis 46:21 (verbal): Lists the same names (Ard, Naaman, etc.) in the genealogy of Benjamin; a direct repetition of these family names in the ancestral roster.
  • Numbers 1:36-37 (structural): The earlier wilderness census (Num. 1) likewise enumerates the sons and families of Benjamin — a parallel structural setting (first vs. second census) for the same clan-lists.
  • 1 Chronicles 8:1-5 (verbal): Chronicles preserves the Benjamite genealogy and family-names found in Genesis and Numbers, echoing the same clans and familial formulas.
  • Nehemiah 11:7-9 (thematic): Post-exilic lists and allotments likewise record households and clans of Benjamin; thematically parallel in preserving tribal-family organization and continuity.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Bela: Ard and Naaman, the family of the Ardites; the family of the Naamites.
  • These are the clans of the Levites by their fathers' houses: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
41 These are the clans of Benjamin; those listed of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

Num.26.41 - Details

Original Text

אלה בני־ בנימן למשפחתם ופקדיהם חמשה וארבעים אלף ושש מאות׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • בנימן: NOUN,m,sg,proper
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • ופקדיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:3mp,conj
  • חמשה: NUM,m,pl
  • וארבעים: CONJ+NUM,card,m,pl
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • ושש: CONJ+NUM,card,m,sg
  • מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Num.1:36 (verbal): The earlier census in Numbers 1 gives the identical enumeration for Benjamin (45,600) and uses the same phrasing—direct repetition of the tribal total.
  • 1 Chr.7:6 (structural): Chronicles records the genealogical list of Benjamin’s sons and families (Bela, Ashbel, etc.), paralleling the tribal family structure presupposed by the census.
  • 1 Chr.8:1 (structural): Another Chronicler’s genealogy of Benjamin that parallels Numbers’ account by preserving the tribal family names and lineal organization underlying the census data.
  • Judg.20:15-16 (thematic): A later narrative recounting the number and military strength of Benjamin (men who drew the sword and 700 left-handed men); thematically related to tribal population figures and their implications for warfare and communal identity.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the sons of Benjamin by their clans; those counted of them were forty-five thousand and six hundred.
  • The families of the Gershonites: the Libnites and the Shimeites; the families of the Kohathites: the Amramites. The families of the Merarites: the Mahliites and the Mushites; and the Korhites. Kohath fathered Amram.
42 These are the sons of Dan by their families: Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites—these are the clans of Dan by their families.

Num.26.42 - Details

Original Text

אלה בני־ דן למשפחתם לשוחם משפחת השוחמי אלה משפחת דן למשפחתם׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • דן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • לשוחם: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • השוחמי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • דן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl

Parallels

  • Genesis 46:23 (verbal): Lists Dan’s descendant (Hushim/Hushim/Shuham in various traditions). The personal name corresponds to the Shuham family named in Num 26:42 (verbal variant/allusion).
  • 1 Chronicles 7:6 (verbal): Genealogical listing of the tribe of Dan that includes the same descendant-name (Hushim/Shuham), paralleling Numbers’ family-formula and confirming the clan tradition.
  • Numbers 1:38 (structural): Part of the earlier census tradition for the tribe of Dan (naming a tribal leader, Ahiezer). Shows the recurring Numbers pattern of enumerating tribes, families, and leaders—context for Num 26:42’s family formula.
  • Joshua 19:40–48 (thematic): The allotment and clan-related description for the tribe of Dan (cities and clan territory). The passage echoes the tribal/familial organization and clan names reflected in Num 26:42’s family listing.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Dan by their clans: Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the clans of Dan by their households.
  • The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister.
43 All the families of Shuham, those listed of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.

Num.26.43 - Details

Original Text

כל־ משפחת השוחמי לפקדיהם ארבעה וששים אלף וארבע מאות׃

Morphology

  • כל: DET
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • השוחמי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לפקדיהם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss3mp
  • ארבעה: NUM,card,m,sg
  • וששים: CONJ+NUM,m,pl
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • וארבע: CONJ,NUM,card,f,sg
  • מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:21 (verbal): The earlier (first) wilderness census lists the families/sons of Reuben and gives a nearly identical headcount for Reuben’s component families (shows continuity and a slight numerical change between the two censuses).
  • Numbers 26:41-45 (structural): Immediate context within the same (second) census — the verses around 26:43 enumerate the families of Reuben and give the full tabulation of his clans, of which the Shuhamite family is one.
  • Genesis 46:8-9 (verbal): Genealogical listing of Reuben’s sons (the family names such as those forming the Shuhamite group are given here), providing the ancestral background for the family enumerated in Numbers 26:43.
  • 1 Chronicles 5:1-10 (thematic): A post‑exilic genealogical/census tradition concerning the tribe of Reuben — gives names and a count of Reuben’s fighting men/families, paralleling the theme of tribal enumeration and showing variant figures in later tradition.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Those counted of the Shuhamites were sixty-four thousand and four hundred.
  • Aaron fathered Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
44 The sons of Asher by their families: Imnah, the family of the Imnahites; Ishuah, the family of the Ishuaites; Beriah, the family of the Beriites;

Num.26.44 - Details

Original Text

בני אשר למשפחתם לימנה משפחת הימנה לישוי משפחת הישוי לבריעה משפחת הבריעי׃

Morphology

  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • לימנה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הימנה: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • לישוי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הישוי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לבריעה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הבריעי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Genesis 46:17 (verbal): Gives the same list of Asher’s sons/families (Imnah/Jimnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah) as part of Jacob’s descendants who went to Egypt — a direct verbal parallel.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:30-31 (verbal): Reiterates the genealogy of Asher, naming Jimnah (Imnah), Ishvi, Beriah and related descendants (and Serah), parallel to Numbers’ clan listings.
  • Numbers 1:40-44 (structural): Part of the earlier Sinai census that likewise organizes the tribe of Asher by clans and leaders — parallel in function and tribal enumeration.
  • Joshua 19:24-31 (thematic): Describes the territorial allotment and settlements of the tribe of Asher — thematically linked to clan identities and inheritance implied by the clan list in Numbers 26.
  • Genesis 30:12-13 (allusion): Records the birth/origin of Asher (son of Zilpah), providing the ancestral context for the tribal/clan names listed in the Numbers genealogy.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Asher by their clans: Imnah, the family of the Imnahites; Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; Beriah, the family of the Beriites;
  • Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.
45 and the sons of Beriah: Heber, the family of the Heberites; Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

Num.26.45 - Details

Original Text

לבני בריעה לחבר משפחת החברי למלכיאל משפחת המלכיאלי׃

Morphology

  • לבני: PREP
  • בריעה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לחבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • החברי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • למלכיאל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • המלכיאלי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Genesis 46:17 (verbal): Genesis lists the sons of Asher (including Beriah), providing an earlier genealogical source for the clan-name that appears in Numbers 26:45.
  • Numbers 1:40-41 (structural): The first census also enumerates the tribe of Asher and its households; Numbers 26 repeats this census material later, so the two passages function as parallel tribal counts.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:30-32 (verbal): Chronicles retells the genealogies of Asher and explicitly mentions Beriah's descendants (including Heber/Malchiel), closely paralleling the family names recorded in Numbers 26:45.
  • Joshua 19:24-31 (thematic): Joshua's allotment chapter describes the territory and clans of Asher; it complements Numbers' genealogical listing by situating the same clans in their territorial/tribal context.

Alternative generated candidates

  • and the sons of Beriah: Heber, the family of the Heberites; Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
  • The Levite men who were counted by their families, all males from one month old and upward, were not included among the numberings of the children of Israel, because they had no inheritance among them.
46 And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.

Num.26.46 - Details

Original Text

ושם בת־ אשר שרח׃

Morphology

  • ושם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בת: NOUN,f,sg,cs
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • שרח: NOUN,f,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Genesis 46:17 (verbal): Same genealogical listing of the children of Asher — Genesis explicitly names “Serah their sister,” paralleling Numbers’ mention of Serah bat Asher.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:30 (verbal): A later genealogical parallel repeating the list of Asher’s offspring and likewise records Serah as the sister, duplicating the family formula found in Numbers.
  • Joshua 19:24-31 (structural): The allotment passage describing the territory of the tribe of Asher; thematically connected to the genealogical identification of Asher’s descendants (including Serah) who populate this tribal territory.
  • Genesis 49:20 (thematic): Jacob’s blessing of Asher (prosperity/abundance) thematically relates to the tribal identity established by genealogies like Numbers 26:46 that identify Asher’s household and descendants.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Now the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
  • Their tally by their fathers' houses was 23,000.
47 These are the clans of Asher; those listed of them were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

Num.26.47 - Details

Original Text

אלה משפחת בני־ אשר לפקדיהם שלשה וחמשים אלף וארבע מאות׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • לפקדיהם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,poss3mp
  • שלשה: NUM,m
  • וחמשים: CONJ+NUM,card,m,pl
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • וארבע: CONJ,NUM,card,f,sg
  • מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:40-41 (verbal): The first census (Numbers 1) lists the tribe of Asher and its number—an earlier enumeration of the same tribe that can be compared with the later total in Numbers 26.
  • Numbers 26:2 (structural): The opening instruction for the second wilderness census in chapter 26 provides the immediate structural context for the individual tribal totals such as Asher’s in v.47.
  • Joshua 19:24-31 (thematic): Joshua’s allotment passage lists the towns and territory of the tribe of Asher—related material about the tribe’s composition and inheritance following the census tradition.
  • Genesis 49:20 (thematic): Jacob’s blessing of Asher gives a traditional characterization of the tribe; thematically connected as background to later tribal listings and identity.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the clans of Asher; those counted of them were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
  • These are the counts that Moses and Eleazar the priest made of the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
48 The sons of Naphtali by their families: Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; Guni, the family of the Gunites;

Num.26.48 - Details

Original Text

בני נפתלי למשפחתם ליחצאל משפחת היחצאלי לגוני משפחת הגוני׃

Morphology

  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • נפתלי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • ליחצאל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • היחצאלי: NOUN,m,sg,abs,def
  • לגוני: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הגוני: NOUN,m,sg,abs,def

Parallels

  • Genesis 46:24 (verbal): Lists the sons of Naphtali (Jahzeel/Yahzeel, Guni, Jezer, Shillem) — same clan names echoed in Numbers 26:48.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:13 (quotation): Reiterates the names of Naphtali’s descendants (Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, Shillem), a later retelling of the same family-list.
  • Numbers 1:46 (structural): An earlier census entry for the tribe of Naphtali; parallels Numbers 26’s genealogical/census context and tribal organization.
  • Genesis 30:8 (thematic): Records the birth and naming of Naphtali (origin of the tribe), providing background to the tribal lists found in Numbers 26:48.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The sons of Naphtali by their clans: Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; Guni, the family of the Gunites;
  • Not one of those who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai,
49 Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

Num.26.49 - Details

Original Text

ליצר משפחת היצרי לשלם משפחת השלמי׃

Morphology

  • ליצר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • היצרי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לשלם: INF,qal,inf
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • השלמי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:22-23 (structural): The first census (Num 1) lists the same tribal and family structure that the second census (Num 26) repeats; both chapters enumerate the families of Zebulun and provide a structural parallel to Num 26:49's family listing.
  • Genesis 46:14 (verbal): Genesis lists the sons of Zebulun (e.g., Sered, Elon, Jahleel) whose names reappear as family heads in later tribal lists, showing genealogical continuity with the family names cited in Numbers 26.
  • Joshua 19:10-16 (thematic): Joshua's allotment of territory to the tribe of Zebulun connects the tribal families named in the censuses (including those in Num 26) with their later territorial inheritance and settlement patterns.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:29 (verbal): Chronicles repeats and preserves genealogical material for Zebulun's descendants (naming the same sons/families), providing a parallel genealogical attestation to the family names found in Numbers 26.
  • Numbers 26:26 (structural): Nearby verses within the same chapter enumerate the children and families of Zebulun in sequence; Num 26:49 functions as part of this continuous family-listing, so adjacent verses in Num 26 offer direct internal parallels.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
  • remained alive from among those men—for the LORD had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness”; and they were not left, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
50 These are the clans of Naphtali; those listed of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.

Num.26.50 - Details

Original Text

אלה משפחת נפתלי למשפחתם ופקדיהם חמשה וארבעים אלף וארבע מאות׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • נפתלי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • ופקדיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:3mp,conj
  • חמשה: NUM,m,pl
  • וארבעים: CONJ+NUM,card,m,pl
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • וארבע: CONJ,NUM,card,f,sg
  • מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:40-46 (verbal): The first census list of the tribes includes Naphtali's earlier enumeration (shows the earlier population total for Naphtali against which the Numbers 26 count is compared).
  • Numbers 26:48-50 (structural): Immediate context — part of the same second census listing that enumerates the families and number of Naphtali (the surrounding verses give the full family heading and placement).
  • Genesis 46:24 (structural): Genealogical listing of the families/sons of Naphtali in Jacob's household — an earlier catalogue of Naphtali's familial structure echoed by the tribal family enumeration in Numbers.
  • Deuteronomy 33:23 (thematic): Moses' blessing on Naphtali (poetic characterization of the tribe) — thematically linked to tribal identity and inheritance expressed in the census and family listings.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the clans of Naphtali; those counted of them were forty-five thousand and four hundred.
51 These are the numbered of the sons of Israel: six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.

Num.26.51 - Details

Original Text

אלה פקודי בני ישראל שש־ מאות אלף ואלף שבע מאות ושלשים׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • פקודי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • ואלף: NUM,card,m,sg
  • שבע: NUM,card
  • מאות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
  • ושלשים: NUM,m,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:46 (structural): The earlier Sinai census gives the same total of fighting men (603,550); a direct structural parallel—both are population tallies of Israel’s males.
  • Exodus 12:37 (verbal): When Israel leaves Egypt the number is stated as about six hundred thousand men on foot—verbal/thematic overlap in reporting Israel’s population size.
  • Exodus 30:12 (thematic): Prescribes the census procedure and the half‑shekel ransom—thematic parallel about how and why Israel is counted.
  • 2 Samuel 24:9 (thematic): A later royal census of Israel and Judah (different numbers) but thematically related: counting the people for military purposes and the theological implications of censuses.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These were the counts of the sons of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.
52 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Num.26.52 - Details

Original Text

וידבר יהוה אל־ משה לאמר׃

Morphology

  • וידבר: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • אל: NEG
  • משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • לאמר: INF,qal,infc

Parallels

  • Exodus 6:2 (verbal): Uses the same verbal formula 'And God spake unto Moses'—a recurring divine-to-Moses speech formula introducing God's instructions/appointments.
  • Leviticus 1:1 (structural): 'And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him…'—same structural introduction to priestly/legal material, showing the formulaic way God communicates law through Moses.
  • Numbers 1:1 (verbal): 'And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai…'—another instance in Numbers where God speaks to Moses to introduce census/administrative commands, parallel in function to Num 26:52.
  • Exodus 3:4 (thematic): 'God called unto him out of the midst of the bush…'—an early instance of God addressing Moses directly, thematically parallel as the initiatory divine summons/commission of Moses.
  • Exodus 33:11 (allusion): 'And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face…'—similar wording but emphasizing the character of the communication; highlights the intimacy and authority of God’s speech to Moses.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
53 “To these you shall assign the land as an inheritance according to their surnames.

Num.26.53 - Details

Original Text

לאלה תחלק הארץ בנחלה במספר שמות׃

Morphology

  • לאלה: PREP+DEM,pl
  • תחלק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • בנחלה: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • במספר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • שמות: NOUN,m,pl,abs

Parallels

  • Num.33:54 (verbal): Repeats the command to divide the land by lot among the tribes as their inheritance (same phraseology and legal instruction).
  • Josh.18:10 (structural): Narrative account of the allotment process in Shiloh where Joshua casts lots and divides the land among the tribes, fulfilling the command in Numbers.
  • Josh.14:1-5 (thematic): Summary of how the land was apportioned to the tribes and clans by lot and by lot-casting officials; parallels the tribal inheritance schema in Numbers 26.
  • Num.36:7-9 (allusion): Addresses preservation of tribal land allotments (inheritance staying within the tribe), reflecting rules that govern the distribution established in Numbers 26–27.

Alternative generated candidates

  • “To these you shall divide the land by lot, according to the names of their ancestral tribes.
54 To the many you shall increase the inheritance, and to the few you shall diminish the inheritance; everyone’s inheritance shall be given to him according to those who are numbered of him.

Num.26.54 - Details

Original Text

לרב תרבה נחלתו ולמעט תמעיט נחלתו איש לפי פקדיו יתן נחלתו׃

Morphology

  • לרב: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • תרבה: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • נחלתו: NOUN,f,sg,abs+3ms
  • ולמעט: PREP
  • תמעיט: VERB,qal,impf,2,m,sg
  • נחלתו: NOUN,f,sg,abs+3ms
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • לפי: PREP
  • פקדיו: NOUN,m,pl,abs,3,m,pl
  • יתן: VERB,qal,imperf,3,m,sg
  • נחלתו: NOUN,f,sg,abs+3ms

Parallels

  • Num.26.53 (structural): Immediate context: instructs that the land is to be apportioned to the tribes 'according to the number of names,' the same rule elaborated in v.54.
  • Num.33.54 (verbal): Repeats the instruction to 'divide the land by lot' for an inheritance—same procedural language for allotting territory.
  • Josh.18:10 (structural): Narrative account of casting lots in Shiloh and dividing the land among the tribes—practical fulfillment of the allotment procedure presupposed in Num 26:54.
  • Num.36:7 (thematic): Addresses the preservation of tribal inheritances (keep inheritance within the tribe), reflecting the same concern about how inheritance portions are assigned and retained.
  • Ezek.47:13 (allusion): Prophetic directive to divide the land among the tribes (by lot), echoing the earlier Mosaic principle of apportioning territory among Israel's clans.

Alternative generated candidates

  • To the greater you shall give a greater inheritance, and to the lesser you shall give a lesser inheritance; each shall receive his inheritance according to those who were numbered.
55 Only the land shall be divided by lot; according to the names of their ancestral tribes they shall inherit.

Num.26.55 - Details

Original Text

אך־ בגורל יחלק את־ הארץ לשמות מטות־ אבתם ינחלו׃

Morphology

  • אך: PART
  • בגורל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יחלק: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • הארץ: NOUN,f,sg,def
  • לשמות: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,const
  • מטות: NOUN,f,pl,cons
  • אבתם: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss3,m,pl
  • ינחלו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Numbers 33:54 (verbal): Gives essentially the same legal instruction: the land is to be divided 'by lot' as an inheritance among the tribes/families — very close verbal and legal parallel.
  • Joshua 18:10 (structural): Narrative instance of the same procedure — Joshua 'cast lots' at Shiloh to assign the remaining tribal territories, enacting the allotment by lot.
  • Joshua 14:2 (verbal): Summarizes the allotment of the land to the tribes 'by lot' as commanded through Moses, echoing the procedural wording of Numbers 26:55.
  • Proverbs 16:33 (thematic): Reflects the theological idea behind casting lots: 'the lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD,' linking the practice of allotment by lot to divine sovereignty.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Only the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
56 According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between many and few.”

Num.26.56 - Details

Original Text

על־ פי הגורל תחלק נחלתו בין רב למעט׃

Morphology

  • על: PREP
  • פי: NOUN,m,sg,construct
  • הגורל: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • תחלק: VERB,qal,imperfect,3,f,sg
  • נחלתו: NOUN,f,sg,abs+3,m,sg
  • בין: PREP
  • רב: ADJ,m,sg
  • למעט: PREP+ADJ,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 26:55 (verbal): Immediate context — the same chapter uses the same formula about allotting the land “by lot” and links the distribution of inheritance to the lot.
  • Joshua 14:1 (structural): The land is actually distributed “by lot” by Eleazar, Joshua and the tribal heads — the same institutional procedure for assigning tribal inheritances.
  • Joshua 18:10 (verbal): God commands the leaders to divide the remaining territory by casting lots; language and practice parallel the allocation of inheritance ‘according to the lot.’
  • 1 Chronicles 24:5 (thematic): Casting lots determines priestly divisions and assignments — thematically parallel use of lot as God‑ordained means to assign portions and offices in Israel.

Alternative generated candidates

  • According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.”
57 These are the families of Levi by their clans: Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; Merari, the family of the Merarites.

Num.26.57 - Details

Original Text

ואלה פקודי הלוי למשפחתם לגרשון משפחת הגרשני לקהת משפחת הקהתי למררי משפחת המררי׃

Morphology

  • ואלה: CONJ+DEM,pl,abs
  • פקודי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • הלוי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • למשפחתם: PREP,NOUN,f,sg,abs,PRON,3,pl
  • לגרשון: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הגרשני: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • לקהת: PREP+NOUN,prop,sg,m
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הקהתי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • למררי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • המררי: NOUN,m,sg,def

Parallels

  • Numbers 3:17-18 (verbal): Lists the same Levitical families (Gershon, Kohath, Merari) in the earlier census — nearly identical cataloguing of Levitical clans.
  • Numbers 4:24-26 (structural): Groups the Levite families to assign duties (Kohathite, Gershonite, Merarite), showing the same clan divisions in connection with cultic service.
  • 1 Chronicles 23:6-7 (verbal): Echoes the genealogy/house divisions of Levi into Gershon, Kohath and Merari in the post‑exilic/chronistic genealogical tradition.
  • Joshua 21:1-3 (thematic): Describes distribution of Levitical cities and treats the Levites by family/clan (Gershonites, Kohathites, Merarites), reflecting the same clan-based organization and allotment.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the clans of Levi by their households: the Gershonites, the Kohathites, and the Merarites.
58 These are the families of Levi: the Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, the Korahites. Kohath fathered Amram.

Num.26.58 - Details

Original Text

אלה ׀ משפחת לוי משפחת הלבני משפחת החברני משפחת המחלי משפחת המושי משפחת הקרחי וקהת הולד את־ עמרם׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • לוי: PROPN,m,sg
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הלבני: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • החברני: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • המחלי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • המושי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • משפחת: NOUN,f,sg,cstr
  • הקרחי: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • וקהת: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הולד: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • את: PRT,acc
  • עמרם: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 3:18 (verbal): Lists the sons of Kohath (Amram, Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel); a near-identical genealogical formula linking Kohath and Amram as in Num 26:58.
  • Exodus 6:18–20 (verbal): Genealogical summary of Levi’s line (Kohath fathering Amram) and the household of Amram (naming his wife Jochebed), paralleling the Levite family listing.
  • Genesis 46:11 (verbal): Earlier patriarchal list of Levi’s sons (Gershon, Kohath, Merari); provides the ancestral background for the Kohath/Amram relationship cited in Num 26:58.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:2–8 (verbal): Chronicles’ genealogy of the Levites repeats the Kohath→Amram sequence and traces the Levitical families, paralleling the names and lineage in Num 26:58.
  • Numbers 26:59 (structural): Immediate continuation of the same Levite excerpt: identifies Amram’s wife (Jochebed) and his children (Aaron, Moses, Miriam), completing the family information that follows Num 26:58.

Alternative generated candidates

  • 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 Korahites. Kohath fathered Amram.
59 The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister.

Num.26.59 - Details

Original Text

ושם ׀ אשת עמרם יוכבד בת־ לוי אשר ילדה אתה ללוי במצרים ותלד לעמרם את־ אהרן ואת־ משה ואת מרים אחתם׃

Morphology

  • ושם: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • אשת: NOUN,f,sg,cns
  • עמרם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יוכבד: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בת: NOUN,f,sg,cs
  • לוי: PROPN,m,sg
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • ילדה: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • אתה: PRON,2,m,sg
  • ללוי: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • במצרים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
  • ותלד: VERB,qal,perf,3,f,sg
  • לעמרם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואת: CONJ
  • משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ואת: CONJ
  • מרים: NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs
  • אחתם: NOUN,f,sg,poss:3,m,pl

Parallels

  • Exodus 6:20 (verbal): Gives the same genealogical identification: Jochebed called daughter of Levi, wife of Amram, and mother of Aaron and Moses (parallel wording to Num 26:59).
  • Exodus 2:1-2 (structural): The birth narrative introduces Moses’ mother as a daughter of Levi who bore a son (the structural antecedent to the genealogical note in Num 26:59).
  • Exodus 15:20 (thematic): Refers to Miriam as ‘the prophetess’ and explicitly identifies her as the sister of Aaron and Moses, echoing Num 26:59’s naming of the three siblings.
  • Numbers 12:1 (thematic): Mentions Miriam and Aaron together in relation to Moses (Miriam’s role and sibling relationship), reinforcing the family connection stated in Num 26:59.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:3-4 (structural): Levitical/genealogical roster that links Kohath/Amram to Aaron and Moses (and traditionally Miriam), paralleling the genealogical information given in Num 26:59.

Alternative generated candidates

  • The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; she bore to Amram Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister.
60 To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Num.26.60 - Details

Original Text

ויולד לאהרן את־ נדב ואת־ אביהוא את־ אלעזר ואת־ איתמר׃

Morphology

  • ויולד: VERB,niphal,impf,3,m,sg
  • לאהרן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • נדב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואת: CONJ
  • אביהוא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • את: PRT,acc
  • אלעזר: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • ואת: CONJ
  • איתמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg

Parallels

  • Exodus 6:23 (verbal): Lists Aaron’s sons by name (Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, Ithamar), repeating the same genealogical details.
  • Numbers 3:2 (verbal): Another earlier Numbers genealogy that names Aaron’s four sons in the same order, reaffirming their priestly lineage.
  • Exodus 28:1 (structural): Commands that Aaron and his sons serve as priests and immediately names Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar—establishing the priestly office context.
  • Leviticus 10:1–2 (thematic): Narrates the death of Nadab and Abihu for offering unauthorized fire, an important episode tied to the identities and fate of Aaron’s sons.
  • 1 Chronicles 6:3 (verbal): Post‑exilic genealogical listing that again records Aaron’s sons (Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, Ithamar), reflecting continuity in priestly genealogy.

Alternative generated candidates

  • To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
61 Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the LORD.

Num.26.61 - Details

Original Text

וימת נדב ואביהוא בהקריבם אש־ זרה לפני יהוה׃

Morphology

  • וימת: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • נדב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ואביהוא: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בהקריבם: PREP+VERB,hifil,ptc,3,m,pl
  • אש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • זרה: ADJ,f,sg,abs
  • לפני: PREP
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Leviticus 10:1-2 (quotation): The original incident — Nadab and Abihu offer 'unauthorized/profane fire' before YHWH and are consumed/put to death. Numbers 26:61 repeats this event.
  • Leviticus 10:3 (thematic): Moses' explanation that God must be sanctified through those near him and shown as holy before the people — an interpretive comment on the deaths of Nadab and Abihu.
  • Leviticus 16:1-2 (allusion): The text explicitly links later priestly regulations (Day of Atonement rules about entry to the sanctuary) to the death of Aaron’s sons when they drew near to the LORD, echoing the same event.
  • 2 Chronicles 26:16-21 (thematic): King Uzziah (Azariah) unlawfully enters the sanctuary to burn incense and is struck with leprosy — a parallel case of a cultic/ritual breach resulting in immediate divine judgment.
  • 1 Samuel 13:8-14 (thematic): Saul offers the burnt offering without the prophet/priestly authorization and is rebuked for acting beyond his role — a related theme of unauthorized cultic action provoking divine condemnation.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the LORD.
62 Those listed of them were twenty-three thousand—every male from a month old and upward—

Num.26.62 - Details

Original Text

ויהיו פקדיהם שלשה ועשרים אלף כל־ זכר מבן־ חדש ומעלה כי ׀ לא התפקדו בתוך בני ישראל כי לא־ נתן להם נחלה בתוך בני ישראל׃

Morphology

  • ויהיו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • פקדיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3mp
  • שלשה: NUM,m
  • ועשרים: NUM,m,pl,abs
  • אלף: NUM,m,sg
  • כל: DET
  • זכר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מבן: PREP
  • חדש: ADJ,m,sg,abs
  • ומעלה: VERB,qal,impf,3,f,sg
  • כי: CONJ
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • התפקדו: VERB,hitpael,perf,3,m,pl
  • בתוך: PREP
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • נתן: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • נחלה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
  • בתוך: PREP
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:47-54 (verbal): In the earlier census the Levites are likewise excluded from the numbering of Israel 'because the LORD had given the Levites charge of the tabernacle,' using similar language and rationale to Num 26:62.
  • Numbers 18:20 (quotation): God tells Aaron that the Levites shall have no inheritance among the children of Israel, stating the theological/legal reason for their exclusion from tribal land — the basis for Num 26:62.
  • Deuteronomy 10:9 (quotation): Declares that Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brethren and that the LORD is his inheritance, echoing the reason given in Num 26:62.
  • Joshua 21:3 (structural): Describes the allocation of cities and pasturelands to the Levites instead of a territorial inheritance, showing the practical consequence of having 'no inheritance among the children of Israel.'
  • 1 Chronicles 23:3 (allusion): A later historical/reflective statement that the Levites had no inheritance among their brethren because the LORD was their inheritance, reiterating the claim found in Num 26:62.

Alternative generated candidates

  • Those counted of them were twenty-three thousand—every male from a month old and upward.
63 these are the listings of Moses and Eleazar the priest who numbered the sons of Israel on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

Num.26.63 - Details

Original Text

אלה פקודי משה ואלעזר הכהן אשר פקדו את־ בני ישראל בערבת מואב על ירדן ירחו׃

Morphology

  • אלה: DEM,pl,abs
  • פקודי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ואלעזר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הכהן: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • פקדו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בערבת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,cs
  • מואב: NOUN,m,sg,prop
  • על: PREP
  • ירדן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ירחו: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:2-3 (quotation): Earlier census command to take a numbering of the Israelites by families and fathers' houses — parallels the activity attributed to Moses (here with Eleazar) in the plains of Moab.
  • Exodus 30:11-16 (allusion): Law prescribing the method for a census (each man gives a ransom to avoid plague) and counting by Moses — provides legal/backgroundal precedent for the numbering noted in Num 26:63.
  • 2 Samuel 24:1-2 (thematic): David’s census of Israel is a later narrative instance of national numbering; thematically parallels the act of taking a registry of the people and its leadership-driven character.
  • 1 Chronicles 21:5 (structural): Joab’s reporting of the number of fighting men to David mirrors the administrative procedure of enumerating Israel’s population and reporting the totals to leadership, akin to Moses/Elaazar’s numbering in Num 26:63.

Alternative generated candidates

  • These are the records of the ones whom Moses and Eleazar the priest listed when they numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab beside the Jordan at Jericho.
64 Not one of those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest who were numbered of the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai was among them.

Num.26.64 - Details

Original Text

ובאלה לא־ היה איש מפקודי משה ואהרן הכהן אשר פקדו את־ בני ישראל במדבר סיני׃

Morphology

  • ובאלה: PREP+DEM,pl,abs
  • לא: PART_NEG
  • היה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • מפקודי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
  • משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • ואהרן: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • הכהן: NOUN,m,sg,def
  • אשר: PRON,rel
  • פקדו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
  • את: PRT,acc
  • בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
  • ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • במדבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • סיני: ADJ,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 1:1–46 (structural): The first census taken ‘in the wilderness of Sinai’ by Moses and Aaron; 26:64 contrasts the new list with that original Sinai numbering (same setting and officials).
  • Numbers 14:28–35 (thematic): God’s judgment that the generation that rebelled would die in the wilderness explains why none of those numbered earlier entered the land (background for 26:64).
  • Deuteronomy 1:35–36 (quotation): Repeats the divine decision that ‘not one of these men… shall see the good land,’ except Caleb and Joshua—an explicit restatement of the fate underlying Num 26:64.
  • Joshua 5:6 (thematic): States that the Israelites spent forty years in the wilderness until ‘all the men of war who came out of Egypt were consumed,’ echoing Num 26:64’s note that those previously numbered were no longer among them.
  • Numbers 26:65 (verbal): Immediate follow-up in the same chapter: explains the reason for 26:64 (the LORD’s oath that those numbered in the Sinai census would not enter the land, except Caleb and Joshua).

Alternative generated candidates

  • Not one of those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest who were numbered when they numbered the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai remained alive,
65 For the LORD had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness; they shall not enter the land which I have given to the sons of Israel,” except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

Num.26.65 - Details

Original Text

כי־ אמר יהוה להם מות ימתו במדבר ולא־ נותר מהם איש כי אם־ כלב בן־ יפנה ויהושע בן־ נון׃

Morphology

  • כי: CONJ
  • אמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
  • להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • מות: VERB,qal,infabs
  • ימתו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
  • במדבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ולא: CONJ
  • נותר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
  • מהם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
  • איש: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • כי: CONJ
  • אם: CONJ
  • כלב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • יפנה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • ויהושע: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
  • נון: NOUN,m,sg,abs

Parallels

  • Numbers 14:29-30 (quotation): The same divine sentence: the condemned generation will die in the wilderness, with Caleb and Joshua singled out as exceptions.
  • Numbers 14:32-38 (verbal): God’s decree that the unbelieving spies’ generation would wander forty years and not enter the land—recounts the fate of those who provoked the LORD.
  • Deuteronomy 1:34-36 (verbal): Moses’ retelling of Yahweh’s anger and the promise that only Caleb and Joshua would survive from that generation to enter the land.
  • Joshua 14:6-12 (allusion): Caleb’s personal testimony that he followed the LORD and thus received an inheritance—explains why he (and Joshua) were spared from the wilderness judgment.
  • Hebrews 3:16-19 (thematic): New Testament warning citing the wilderness generation’s unbelief and exclusion from God’s rest—uses the same incident as a moral/ theological example.

Alternative generated candidates

  • for the LORD had said of them, “They shall die in the wilderness,” and so not one remained except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,

“Take a census of the whole assembly of the sons of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go forth to war; you and they shall be listed by their ancestral fathers’ houses. So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

“From twenty years old and upward, just as the LORD commanded Moses and the sons of Israel who went out from the land of Egypt.”

These are the sons of Reuben, eldest son of Israel: Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

These are the clans of Reuben; and those listed of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty. Now the sons of Pallu: Eliab.

The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram—these are Dathan and Abiram who were the chiefs of the congregation, who contended against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah when they rebelled against the LORD.

The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with Korah, in the death of the company when the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men; they became a sign. But the sons of Korah did not die.

The sons of Simeon, by their families: Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; Jarib, the family of the Jaribites;

Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

These are the clans of Simeon; those listed of them were twenty-two thousand two hundred.

The sons of Gad, by their families: Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; Haggi, the family of the Haggites; Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

Ozni, the family of the Oznites; Eri, the family of the Eritites;

Arod, the family of the Arodites; Areli, the family of the Arelites.

These are the clans of the sons of Gad; those listed of them were forty thousand five hundred.

The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

The sons of Judah by their families: Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; Perez, the family of the Perezites; Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

The sons of Perez: Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

These are the clans of Judah; those listed of them were seventy-six thousand five hundred.

The sons of Issachar, by their families: Tola, the family of the Tolaites; Puvah, the family of the Puvites;

Iob, the family of the Jobites; Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

These are the clans of Issachar; those listed of them were sixty-four thousand three hundred.

The sons of Zebulun, by their families: Sered, the family of the Seredites; Elon, the family of the Elonites; Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

These are the clans of Zebulun; those listed of them were sixty thousand five hundred.

The sons of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

The sons of Manasseh: by Machir, the family of the Machirites; Machir fathered Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

These are the sons of Gilead: Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; Helek, the family of the Helekites;

Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

Huppim, the family of the Huppites; Shillum, the family of the Shillumites. But the son of Hepher, Zelophehad, had no sons, only daughters; and the names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

These are the families of Manasseh; those listed of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

These are the sons of Ephraim by their families: Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; Beriah, the family of the Beriahites; Tahath, the family of the Tahathites.

The sons of Shuthelah: Eran, the family of the Eranites.

These are the clans of the sons of Ephraim; those listed of them were thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph by their families.

The sons of Benjamin by their families: Bela, the family of the Belaites; Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites; Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman, the family of the Ardites and the family of the Naamanites.

These are the clans of Benjamin; those listed of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

These are the sons of Dan by their families: Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites—these are the clans of Dan by their families.

All the families of Shuham, those listed of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.

The sons of Asher by their families: Imnah, the family of the Imnahites; Ishuah, the family of the Ishuaites; Beriah, the family of the Beriites;

and the sons of Beriah: Heber, the family of the Heberites; Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.

These are the clans of Asher; those listed of them were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

The sons of Naphtali by their families: Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; Guni, the family of the Gunites;

Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

These are the clans of Naphtali; those listed of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.

These are the numbered of the sons of Israel: six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

“To these you shall assign the land as an inheritance according to their surnames.

To the many you shall increase the inheritance, and to the few you shall diminish the inheritance; everyone’s inheritance shall be given to him according to those who are numbered of him.

Only the land shall be divided by lot; according to the names of their ancestral tribes they shall inherit.

According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between many and few.”

These are the families of Levi by their clans: Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; Merari, the family of the Merarites.

These are the families of Levi: the Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, the Korahites. Kohath fathered Amram.

The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister.

To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the LORD.

Those listed of them were twenty-three thousand—every male from a month old and upward—

these are the listings of Moses and Eleazar the priest who numbered the sons of Israel on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

Not one of those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest who were numbered of the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai was among them.

For the LORD had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness; they shall not enter the land which I have given to the sons of Israel,” except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.