參考版本 AFV  A  Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本   

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1. And it came to pass after the plague, the LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

2. “Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward throughout their fathers’ houses, all that are able to go to war in Israel.”

3. And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab beside Jordan at Jericho, saying,

4. “Count the people from twenty years old and upward, as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, who came out of the land of Egypt.”

5. Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, the sons of Reuben, of Hanoch who came of the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu the family of the Palluites;

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

7. These are the families of the Reubenites. And their numbered ones were forty-three thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

8. And the son of Pallu was Eliab.

9. And the sons of Eliab, Nemuel, and Dathan and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram who were famous in the congregation, who fought against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they fought against the LORD.

10. And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, when the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men. And they became a sign.

11. However the sons of Korah did not die.

12. The sons of Simeon according to their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;

13. Of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites—

14. These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand, two hundred.

15. The sons of Gad according to their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

16. Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;

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

18. These are the families of the sons of Gad by their numbered ones, forty thousand and five hundred.

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

20. And the sons of Judah according to their families: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Pharez, the family of the Pharezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

21. And the sons of Pharez: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites;

22. These are the families of Judah by their numbered ones, seventy-six thousand and five hundred.

23. The sons of Issachar, according to their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Pua, the family of the Punites;

24. Of Jashub the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites—

25. These are the families of Issachar by their numbered ones, sixty-four thousand and three hundred.

26. The sons of Zebulun according to their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites—

27. These are the families of the Zebulunites by their numbered ones, sixty thousand, five hundred.

(A Faithful Version)

1. 災情之後，耶和華曉諭摩西和祭司亞倫的兒子以利亞撒，說：

2. 去將以色列全民，按各族，凡年齡在二十歲以上、能作戰的，統計總數多少。

3. 摩西和以利亞撒祭司就在耶利哥，它就在約旦河邊面的摩押平原，對眾民說：

4. 要統計出二十歲以上的男丁，附合耶和華吩咐，是摩西帶領出埃及這群年青人。

5. 當中包哲括以色列的長子流便。流便的兒子有：哈諾，稱哈諾族；法路，稱法路族；

6. 希斯倫，稱希斯倫族；迦米，稱迦米族。

7. 長子流便各族被統計的人數：共有四萬三千七百三十名。

8. 法路的兒子以利押。

9. 以利押的兒子是尼母利、大坍、亞比蘭。這大坍和亞比蘭，就是曾在會眾中有名望的；他們曾與可拉一黨一同反抗摩西和亞倫，也就是反抗耶和華。

10. 當時地開了口，把他們和可拉一同吞了下去；那時可拉一黨的人都死了，火也燒滅了那二百五十個人。他們成了警戒眾人的鑑戒。

11. 然而，可拉的眾子並沒有死。

12. 西緬的兒子，按著他們的宗族：屬尼母利的，是尼母利族；屬雅憫的，是雅憫族；屬雅斤的，是雅斤族；

13. 屬謝拉的，是謝拉族；屬掃羅的，有掃羅族；

14. 以上是西緬各族，共二萬二千二百人。

15. 迦得的子孫，按著宗族：屬洗分的，有洗分族；屬哈基的，有哈基族；屬書尼的，有書尼族；

16. 屬阿斯尼的，有阿斯尼族；屬以利的，有以利族；

17. 屬亞羅的，有亞羅族；屬亞列的，有亞列族；

18. 以上是迦得子孫各族，按著被數點的人數，共四萬零五百人。

19. 猶大的兒子是珥和俄南。珥和俄南都死在迦南地。

20. 猶大的子孫，按著宗族：屬示拉的，有示拉族；屬法勒斯的，有法勒斯族；屬謝拉的，有謝拉族。

21. 法勒斯的兒子：屬希斯崙的，有希斯崙族；屬哈母勒的，有哈母勒族；

22. 以上是猶大各族，按著被數點的人數，共七萬六千五百人。

23. 以薩迦的子孫，按著宗族：屬陀拉的，有陀拉族；屬普瓦的，有普瓦族；

24. 屬雅述的，有雅述族；屬伸崙的，有伸崙族－

25. 以上是以薩迦各族，按著被數點的人數，共六萬四千三百人。

26. 西布倫的子孫，按著宗族：屬西列的，有西列族；屬以倫的，有以倫族；屬雅利勒的，有雅利勒族——

27. 以上是西布倫各族，按其登記的人數，共六萬零五百名。

總人數：

民數記第一次人口普查在v.1:51 這就是以色列人中被數的，共有六十萬一千七百三十名。第二次普查在此是：共有六十萬三千五百五十人。總人數在四十年間只增長了一千八百二十人。

支派當中在四十年間有減少的，共三個支派：

第一次 – 第二次

呂便：46750 — 43739 =3020-

西緬：59300 — 22200 =37100-

迦得：45650 — 40500 =51500-

有九個支派人數有增加的：

猶大：74600 — 76500 =1900+

以薩迦：54400 — 64300 =9900+

西布倫：57400 — 60500 =3100+

約瑟：40500 — 52700 =12200+

以法連：32200 — 37500 =5300+

便雅憫：35400 — 45600 =10200+

旦：62700 — 64400 =1700+

亞設：41500 — 53400 =11900+

拿弗他利：53400 — 45400 =8000+

第二次人口普查是在疫情過後，在主入迦南之前這段時間進行。看來是評估現今的力量，看看如何作出攻城掠地的步驟。以色列人本能有更多的人數，因為內亂加疫情似乎損失了幾萬人。

在這次普查人口當中，同樣可以了解這場疫情有三個支派的人數，是下趺而不是增長，似乎是反映出這些失去的人數與疫情有關。

下一段是有特別的安排，也是很有此思。摩西作為有信心的領袖，他的決定，正好是一個可參考的例子，看耶和華如何與他同在。