Números 26:1-10

1 Depois daquela praga disse o Senhor a Moisés e a Eleazar, filho do sacerdote Arão:

2 Tomai a soma de toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel, da idade de vinte anos para cima, segundo as casas e seus pais, todos os que em Israel podem sair � guerra.

3 Falaram-lhes, pois, Moisés e Eleazar o sacerdote, nas planícies de Moabe, junto ao Jordão, na altura de Jericó, dizendo:

4 Contai o povo da idade de vinte anos para cima; como o Senhor ordenara a Moisés e aos filhos de Israel que saíram da terra do Egito.

5 Rúben, o primogênito de Israel; os filhos de Rúben: de Hanoque, a família dos hanoquitas; de Palu, a família dos paluítas;

6 de Hezrom, a família dos hezronitas; de Carmi, a família dos carmitas.

7 Estas são as famílias dos rubenitas; os que foram deles contados eram quarenta e três mil setecentos e trinta.

8 E o filho de Palu: Eliabe.

9 Os filhos de Eliabe: Nemuel, Dato e Abirão. Estes são aqueles Datã e Abirão que foram chamados da congregação, os quais contenderam contra Moisés e contra Arão na companhia de Corá, quando contenderam contra o Senhor,

10 e a terra abriu a boca, e os tragou juntamente com Corá, quando pereceu aquela companhia; quando o fogo devorou duzentos e cinqüenta homens, os quais serviram de advertência.

Números 26:1-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 26

In this chapter an order is given to number the people of Israel a second time, Nu 26:1-4 and the account begins with Reuben, the firstborn, and the families that sprung from him, and the number of them, Nu 26:5-7 and Dathan and Abiram being of this tribe, the affair of them and Korah is afresh related, Nu 26:8-11, then the tribe of Simeon, its families and number, Nu 26:12-14, next the tribe of Gad, and their families and number, Nu 26:15-18, after that the tribe of Judah, its families and number, Nu 26:19-22 then follows the tribe of Issachar, its families and number, Nu 26:23-25, next to that the tribe of Zebulun, its families and number, Nu 26:26,27 then the sons of Joseph, and first Manasseh, his families and number, Nu 26:28-34 and then the tribe of Ephraim, its families and number, Nu 26:35-37, after that the tribe of Benjamin, its families and number, Nu 26:38-41 next the tribe of Dan, its families and number, Nu 26:42,43 and which is followed by the tribe of Asher, its families and number, Nu 26:44-47, and the muster is closed with the tribe of Naphtali, its families and number, Nu 26:48-50, and the sum total of all the numbers is given, Nu 26:51 and then follows another order to divide the land of Canaan by lot, when conquered, to the several tribes, according to their names and number, Nu 26:52-56 and an account is given of the number of the Levites and their families, their number being taken not with the other tribes, but by themselves, and which is summed up, Nu 26:57-62 and the chapter is concluded with observing, that it appeared upon this numbering of the people, that there were but two persons living of those that were first numbered among the children of Israel, Nu 26:63-65.