Numbers 26:14-24

14 These are the families of the Shim`oni, twenty-two thousand two hundred.

15 The sons of Gad after their families: of Tzefon, the family of the Tzefoni; of Haggi, the family of the Haggi; of Shuni, the family of the Shuni;

16 of Ozni, the family of the Ozni; of `Eri, the family of the `Eri;

17 of Arod, the family of the Arodi; of Ar'eli, the family of the Ar'eli.

18 These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

19 The sons of Yehudah: `Er and Onan; and `Er and Onan died in the land of Kana`an.

20 The sons of Yehudah after their families were: of Shelach, the family of the Shelani; of Peretz, the family of the Partzi; of Zerach, the family of the Zarchi.

21 The sons of Peretz were: of Hetzron, the family of the Hetzroni; of Hamul, the family of the Hamuli.

22 These are the families of Yehudah according to those who were numbered of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.

23 The sons of Yissakhar after their families: [of] Tola, the family of the Tola`i; of Puvah, the family of the Puni;

24 of Yashuv, the family of the Yashuvi; of Shimron, the family of the Shimroni.

Numbers 26:14-24 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.