Wycliffe's Bible 1After that the blood of (the) guilty men was shed out, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar, the priest, [the] son of Aaron,
2Reckon ye all the number of the sons of Israel, from twenty years and above (from twenty years of age and older), by their houses, and their kindreds, (yea,) all (the) men that be able to go forth to battles.
3And so Moses and Eleazar, the priest, spake in the field places of Moab, over Jordan, against Jericho, (And so Moses and Eleazar, the priest, spoke on the plains of Moab, across the Jordan River, opposite Jericho,)
4to them that were of twenty years and above (to those who were twenty years of age and older), as the Lord commanded; of which this is the number. 5Reuben, the first begotten of Israel (Reuben, Israel’s first-born); the son of him was Hanoch, of whom came the family of Hanochites; and Pallu, of whom came the family of Palluites; 6and Hezron, of whom came the family of Hezronites; and Carmi, of whom came the family of Carmites. 7These were the families of the generation of Reuben, of which families (all) the number was found (to be) three and forty thousand (and) seven hundred and thirty. 8The son of Pallu was Eliab; 9the sons of him were Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These were Dathan and Abiram, [the] princes of the people, that rose against Moses and Aaron, in the rebelty of Korah, when they rebelled against the Lord (These were that Dathan and Abiram, the leaders of the people, who rose up against Moses and Aaron, in the rebellion of Korah, when they rebelled against the Lord); 10and the earth opened his mouth, and devoured Korah, and full many men died, when the fire burnt two hundred men and fifty; and a great miracle was done, (and the earth opened its mouth, and devoured Korah, and a great many died, when the fire burned up two hundred and fifty men; and a great miracle was done,) 11that when Korah perished, his sons perished not. (that when Korah died, his sons did not die.) 12The sons of Simeon by their kindreds; Nemuel, of him was the family of Nemuelites; Jamin, of him the family of Jaminites; Jachin, of him the family of Jachinites; 13Zerah, of him the family of Zarhites; Shaul, of him the family of Shaulites. 14These were the families of Simeon, of which all the number was two and twenty thousand and two hundred. 15The sons of Gad by their kindreds; Zephon, of him the family of Zephonites; Haggi, of him the family of Haggites; Shuni, of him the family of Shunites; 16Ozni, of him the family of Oznites; Eri, of him the family of Erites; 17Arod, of him the family of Arodites; Areli, of him the family of Arelites. 18These were the families of Gad, of which all the number was forty thousand and five hundred. 19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, which both were dead in the land of Canaan. (The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, and both of them died in the land of Canaan.) 20And the sons of Judah were these by their kindreds; Shelah, of whom came the family of Shelanites; Pharez, of him the family of Pharzites (Perez, of him the family of Perezites); Zerah, of him the family of Zarhites. 21Soothly the sons of Pharez were Hezron (And the sons of Perez were Hezron), of him the family of Hezronites; and Hamul, of him the family of Hamulites. 22These were the families of Judah, of which all the number was seventy thousand and five hundred. 23The sons of Issachar by their kindreds; Tola, of him the family of Tolaites; Pua, of him the family of Punites; 24Jashub, of him the family of Jashubites; Shimron, of him the family of Shimronites. 25These were the kindreds of Issachar (These were the families of Issachar), of which (all) the number was four and sixty thousand and three hundred. 26The sons of Zebulun by their kindreds; Sered, of him the family of Sardites; Elon, of him the family of Elonites; Jahleel, of him the family of Jahleelites. 27These were the kindreds of Zebulun (These were the families of Zebulun), of which (all) the number was sixty thousand and five hundred. 28The sons of Joseph by their kindreds were Manasseh and Ephraim. 29Of Manasseh was born Machir, of him the family of Machirites. Machir begat Gilead, of him, the family of Gileadites. 30Gilead had these sons; Jeezer, of him the family of Jeezerites; and Helek, of him the family of Helekites; 31and Asriel, of him the family of Asrielites; and Shechem, of him the family of Shechemites; 32and Shemida, of him the family of Shemidaites; and Hepher, of him the family of Hepherites. 33Soothly Hepher was the father of Zelophehad, that had not sons, but only daughters; of which these were the names; Mahlah, and Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. 34These were the families of Manasseh, and (all) the number of them was two and fifty thousand and seven hundred. 35Soothly the sons of Ephraim by their kindreds were these; Shuthelah, of him the family of Shuthalhites; Becher, of him the family of Bachrites; Tahan, of him the family of Tahanites. 36Soothly the son of Shuthelah was Eran, of him the family of Eranites. 37These were the kindreds of the sons of Ephraim (These were the families of Ephraim), of which (all) the number was two and thirty thousand and five hundred. These were the sons of Joseph, by their families. 38The sons of Benjamin in their kindreds (These were the families of Benjamin); Bela, of him the family of Belaites; Ashbel, of him the family of Ashbelites; Ahiram, of him the family of Ahiramites; 39Shupham, of him the family of Shuphamites; Hupham, of him the family of Huphamites. 40The sons of Bela, (were) Ard and Naaman; of Ard, the family of Ardites; of Naaman, the family of Naamites. 41These were the sons of Benjamin by their kindreds (These were the families of Benjamin), of which (all) the number was five and forty thousand and six hundred. 42The sons of Dan by their kindreds; Shuham, of him the family of Shuhamites. These were the kindreds of Dan by their families (These were the families of Dan); 43(and) all (of them) were Shuhamites, of which (all) the number was four and sixty thousand and four hundred. 44The sons of Asher by their kindreds (These were the families of Asher); Jimna, of him the family of Jimnites; Jesui, of him the family of Jesuites; Beriah, of him the family of Beriites. 45The sons of Beriah; Heber, of him the family of Heberites; and Malchiel, of him the family of Malchielites. 46Soothly the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. 47These were the kindreds of the sons of Asher (These were the families of Asher), and (all) the number of them was four and fifty thousand and four hundred. 48The sons of Naphtali by their kindreds; Jahzeel, of him the family of Jahzeelites; Guni, of him the family of Gunites; 49Jezer, of him the family of Jezerites; (and) Shillem, of him the family of Shillemites. 50These were the kindreds of the sons of Naphtali by their families (These were the families of Naphtali), of which (all) the number was five and forty thousand and four hundred. 51This is the sum of the sons of Israel, that were numbered (who were listed, or registered), six hundred thousand and a thousand (and) seven hundred and thirty. 52And the Lord spake to Moses, and said, 53The land shall be parted to these, by the number of names into their possessions; (The land shall be divided into possessions for these tribes, according to the number of names listed;) 54thou shalt give the greater part to [the] more men, and the less(er) part to [the] fewer men; possession shall be given to all by themselves, as they be numbered now; (thou shalt give the larger part to the larger group of people, and the smaller part to the smaller group of people; a possession shall be given to each by themselves, as they now be numbered, that is, in proportion to their number;) 55so only that (the) lot part the land to lineages and to families. 56Whatever thing befalleth by lot, either more (men), either fewer men, take that. 57Also this is the number of the sons of Levi by their families; Gershon, of whom is the family of Gershonites; Kohath, of him the family of Kohathites; Merari, of him the family of Merarites. 58These were the families of Levi; the family of Libni, the family of Hebron, the family of Mahli, the family of Mushi, the family of Korah. And soothly Kohath begat Amram, 59which had a wife, Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, which daughter was born to him in Egypt. This Jochebed engendered to her husband Amram, (his two) sons, Aaron and Moses, and Marie, the sister of them. (who had a wife, Jochebed, who was the daughter of Levi, and she was born to him in Egypt. This Jochebed bare for her husband Amram, his two sons, Aaron and Moses, and their sister, Miriam.) 60Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar were begotten of Aaron; 61of which Nadab and Abihu were dead, when they had offered alien fire before the Lord. (and Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered unholy fire before the Lord.) 62And all that were numbered of this lineage were three and twenty thousand of male kind, from a month and above, which were not numbered among the sons of Israel, neither possession was given to them with other men. (And all who were listed, or registered, in this tribe were twenty-three thousand males, from one month of age and older, but they were not listed with the other Israelites, nor was any possession given to them among the other people.) 63This is the number of the sons of Israel, that be described of Moses and Eleazar, [the] priest, in the field places of Moab, over Jordan, against Jericho; (These were all the Israelites listed by Moses and Eleazar, the priest, on the plains of Moab, across the Jordan River, opposite Jericho;) 64among which none of them was that were numbered before of Moses and Aaron, in the desert of Sinai; (and there was not one among them who had been registered by Moses and Aaron before, in the Sinai Desert;) 65for the Lord before-said, that all should die in the wilderness; and none of them dwelled alive, but Caleb, Jephunneh’s son, and Joshua, the son of Nun. (for the Lord had said before, that they would all die in the wilderness; and so none of them remained alive, but Caleb, Jephunneh’s son, and Joshua, the son of Nun.) WYCLIFFE’S BIBLE Comprising of Wycliffe’s Old Testament and Wycliffe’s New Testament (Revised Edition) Translated by JOHN WYCLIFFE and JOHN PURVEY A modern-spelling edition of their 14TH century Middle English translation, the first complete English vernacular version, with an Introduction by TERENCE P. NOBLE Used by Permission Bible Hub |