Numbers 26:1

1 After the plague the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar, son of the priest Aaron,

Numbers 26:1 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 26:1

And it came to pass after the plague
Related in the preceding chapter; how long after is not certain, perhaps before the war with Midian, exhorted to in the latter part of the foregoing chapter, and of which an account is given, ( Numbers 31:1-54 ) :

that the Lord spake unto Moses;
out of the tabernacle, or out of the cloud:

and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest;
the Lord had been used to speak to Moses and to Aaron; but now Aaron being dead, and Eleazar his son succeeding him in the priesthood, is joined with Moses, and the order here given is directed to them both:

saying:
as follows.

Numbers 26:1 In-Context

1 After the plague the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar, son of the priest Aaron,

2 "Take a census of the whole community of Israel by households. List those who are at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty."

3 So Moses and the priest Eleazar spoke to the Israelites on the plains of Moab near the Jordan River across from Jericho. They said,

4 "Take a census of those at least 20 years old, as the LORD commanded Moses." These are the Israelites who came from Egypt:

5 Reuben was Israel's firstborn. The descendants of Reuben were the family of Hanoch, the family of Pallu,