LittleNipper wrote:Actually, water is matter --- as is rock. In Genesis 1:1 God creates Space and Matter ---- Heavens and Earth
Interesting little endeavor. Hope you don't mind if I comment on some things. First, the notion that the merism "heaven and earth" refers to "space and matter" is flatly false. Neither word ever refers to either concept in Hebrew. The pair of words refers to the ancient cosmological battery of the earth, a flat disc, and the heavens, constituting a solid dome connected to all the sides of the earth and arching over the center. The waters of the heavens were a great expanse of water on top of the solid dome (the "firmament"). Here's a very helpful illustration of the ancient Israelite cosmological model.
Now, you insist that Gen 1:1 because you understand the text to say God created the heavens and the earth in v. 1, but it's not until vv. 7-10 that the earth and the heavens are actually created. Since you need v. 1 to be an absolute beginning, and you need creation ex nihilo to be asserted by the text, you have to figure out some manner of interpretation that preserves your reading of that verse. In reality, vv. 1 and 2 are an introduction to the creative act. The first word is not in the absolute state, but in the construct (see here). A much better reading is "When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was empty wasteland, and darkness covered the face of the deep, and the divine spirit covered the face of the waters."
This is the same cosmogony as the other cultures of the ancient Near East. There were chaotic waters from which dry land emerged. This chapter parallels other ancient Near Eastern cosmogonies in other ways, too. The word for "deep," in fact, is cognate with the Babylonian deity Tiamat, who was a chaotic sea deity whom Marduk killed and dismembered to create the heavens and the earth. In rendering the "deep" inanimate and non-combative, the text thumbs its nose at the Babylonian account. The division of the days and the creative acts also parallels the progression of creation found in the Enuma Elish. This adds additional weight to the already firm conclusion that the creation account of Genesis 1 was composed by priests living during or after the Babylonian exile (see here).
LittleNipper wrote:Genesis 6 Here we see that the population of man is spreading. And it appears that Godly men are being enticed by beautiful worldly ungodly women.
The text neither calls the people "godly men" or "ungodly women." The text says "sons of God" and "daughters of men." Both phrases are used in a very clear sense throughout the Bible. They refer respectively to gods and to humans. V. 1 says that men began to spread and daughters were born to them. This makes no reference whatsoever to righteousness or fidelity to God. It refers to human women being born to human men. The "sons of God" are also demonstrably not human. For instance, in Job 38:7 the "sons of God" shout for joy at the creation of the earth. They can't be human. In Deut 32:8 they are each given stewardship over their own nations of the earth, with YHWH being given stewardship by Elyon over Israel. This tradition would later develop into the notion that each nation had a "guardian angel." In Job 1:6 and 2:1 they march before the throne of God in heaven with the adversary in their midsts. They can't be human.
This is another tradition that is quite well known elsewhere in antiquity. It is the tradition of ancient warrior heroes being sired by the gods. See discussions here, here, and here.
LittleNipper wrote:Genesis 6 Here we see that the population of man is spreading. And it appears that Godly men are being enticed by beautiful worldly ungodly women.
The text neither calls the people "godly men" or "ungodly women." The text says "sons of God" and "daughters of men." Both phrases are used in a very clear sense throughout the Bible. They refer respectively to gods and to humans. V. 1 says that men began to spread and daughters were born to them. This makes no reference whatsoever to righteousness or fidelity to God. It refers to human women being born to human men. The "sons of God" are also demonstrably not human. For instance, in Job 38:7 the "sons of God" shout for joy at the creation of the earth. They can't be human. In Deut 32:8 they are each given stewardship over their own nations of the earth, with YHWH being given stewardship by Elyon over Israel. This tradition would later develop into the notion that each nation had a "guardian angel." In Job 1:6 and 2:1 they march before the throne of God in heaven with the adversary in their midsts. They can't be human.
This is another tradition that is quite well known elsewhere in antiquity. It is the tradition of ancient warrior heroes being sired by the gods. See discussions here, here, and here.
2 tn This disjunctive clause (conjunction + subject + verb) is circumstantial to the initial temporal clause. It could be rendered, “with daughters being born to them.” For another example of such a disjunctive clause following the construction וַיְהִיכִּי (vayÿhiki, “and it came to pass when”), see 2 Sam 7:1.
3 tn The pronominal suffix is third masculine plural, indicating that the antecedent “humankind” is collective.
4 sn The Hebrew phrase translated “sons of God” (בְנֵי־הָאֱלֹהִים, bÿne-ha’elohim) occurs only here (Gen 6:2, 4) and in Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7. There are three major interpretations of the phrase here. (1) In the Book of Job the phrase clearly refers to angelic beings. In Gen 6 the “sons of God” are distinct from “humankind,” suggesting they were not human. This is consistent with the use of the phrase in Job. Since the passage speaks of these beings cohabiting with women, they must have taken physical form or possessed the bodies of men. An early Jewish tradition preserved in 1 En. 6-7 elaborates on this angelic revolt and even names the ringleaders. (2) Not all scholars accept the angelic interpretation of the “sons of God,” however. Some argue that the “sons of God” were members of Seth’s line, traced back to God through Adam in Gen 5, while the “daughters of humankind” were descendants of Cain. But, as noted above, the text distinguishes the “sons of God” from humankind (which would include the Sethites as well as the Cainites) and suggests that the “daughters of humankind” are human women in general, not just Cainites. (3) Others identify the “sons of God” as powerful tyrants, perhaps demon-possessed, who viewed themselves as divine and, following the example of Lamech (see Gen 4:19), practiced polygamy. But usage of the phrase “sons of God” in Job militates against this view. For literature on the subject see G. J. Wenham, Genesis (WBC), 1:135.
5 tn The verb form יָדוֹן (yadon) only occurs here. Some derive it from the verbal root דִּין (din, “to judge”) and translate “strive” or “contend with” (so NIV), but in this case one expects the form to be יָדִין (yadin). The Old Greek has “remain with,” a rendering which may find support from an Arabic cognate (see C. Westermann, Genesis, 1:375). If one interprets the verb in this way, then it is possible to understand רוּחַ (ruakh) as a reference to the divine life-giving spirit or breath, rather than the Lord’s personal Spirit. E. A. Speiser argues that the term is cognate with an Akkadian word meaning “protect” or “shield.” In this case, the Lord’s Spirit will not always protect humankind, for the race will suddenly be destroyed (E. A. Speiser, “YDWN, Gen. 6:3,” JBL 75 [1956]: 126-29).
LittleNipper wrote:Actually, water is matter --- as is rock. In Genesis 1:1 God creates Space and Matter ---- Heavens and Earth
Interesting little endeavor. Hope you don't mind if I comment on some things. First, the notion that the merism "heaven and earth" refers to "space and matter" is flatly false. Neither word ever refers to either concept in Hebrew. The pair of words refers to the ancient cosmological battery of the earth, a flat disc, and the heavens, constituting a solid dome connected to all the sides of the earth and arching over the center. The waters of the heavens were a great expanse of water on top of the solid dome (the "firmament"). Here's a very helpful illustration of the ancient Israelite cosmological model.
Now, you insist that Gen 1:1 because you understand the text to say God created the heavens and the earth in v. 1, but it's not until vv. 7-10 that the earth and the heavens are actually created. Since you need v. 1 to be an absolute beginning, and you need creation ex nihilo to be asserted by the text, you have to figure out some manner of interpretation that preserves your reading of that verse. In reality, vv. 1 and 2 are an introduction to the creative act. The first word is not in the absolute state, but in the construct (see here). A much better reading is "When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was empty wasteland, and darkness covered the face of the deep, and the divine spirit covered the face of the waters."
This is the same cosmogony as the other cultures of the ancient Near East. There were chaotic waters from which dry land emerged. This chapter parallels other ancient Near Eastern cosmogonies in other ways, too. The word for "deep," in fact, is cognate with the Babylonian deity Tiamat, who was a chaotic sea deity whom Marduk killed and dismembered to create the heavens and the earth. In rendering the "deep" inanimate and non-combative, the text thumbs its nose at the Babylonian account. The division of the days and the creative acts also parallels the progression of creation found in the Enuma Elish. This adds additional weight to the already firm conclusion that the creation account of Genesis 1 was composed by priests living during or after the Babylonian exile (see here).
You must understand that Jewish tradition is not scripture. What an (unredeemed) Jewish rabbi may believe concerning the Messiah is in error to what Chrsit clearly reveals about Himself. There is fact and there is opinion. Christian Creationists pretty much believe the following:
On Day 1 of Creation Week, God made four important things! 1.Time. God had to create ‘time’ itself. ‘Before’ then, even time did not exist. Only God existed. He is eternal. Before the beginning (Genesis 1:1), there was no time or … 2.Space. God had to create space --- somewhere for God to put everything after He had created it. 3.Matter. God also had to create the earth. To begin with He created the stuff which makes up the earth, and lots and lots of water. God created all this material, and everything else too, from nothing. How could that be? Well, God simply commanded it all to come into being, and it did. His Word is so powerful that this was all that was needed. At first, the earth was all covered by water, so it wasn’t a molten blob. God’s Spirit was there. Over the next few days His power and energy would make the earth into a beautiful place for animals and people to live. But first God brightened the place up with … 4.Light. In the beginning, it was very, very dark—inky black—everywhere. So, early on Day 1, having made time, space and matter, God then created light. He just said, ‘Let there be light!’ and there was light. His Word was all that was needed. This light was not the sun, as God had decided that He would not make the sun until the fourth day. So where did this light come from? The Bible doesn’t tell us what this light source was, but we know it was shining onto the earth to begin with, as the earth rotated. In the new heavens and new earth, God Himself will be the source of light (Revelation 22:5).
Numbers 25:1-18 And the "sons of God" (Israel) begin to be enticed by the "daughters of man" (Moabites). The Israelites began to worship material things (idols). Irrael united with Baal-Peor and angered GOD. God tells Moses to take all the rebel leaders and hang them. Moses tells the judges of Israelto slay all the men joined to Baal-Peor." And an Israelite (Zimri son of Salu, prince of the house of a father of Simeon) comes bringing his Moabite mistress (Cozbi daughter of Zur, head of a people -- of the house of a Midianite) into his family tent in plain sight of Moses and the people of Israel. And Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron --- seeing this takes a spear, goes in unto them both and runs them through with one thrust (It is likely they were engaging in a sexual act). And a plague killed 2400. But the act of Phinehas halted God's anger. And God makes a covenant of a priesthood until the end of the age with Phinehas and his decendants because of his zeal for God. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Attack the Midianites and destroy them, because they assaulted you with deceit and tricked you into worshiping Baal of Peor, and because of Cozbi.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 And Israel dwelleth in Shittim, and the people begin to go a-whoring unto daughters of Moab,
2 and they call for the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people eat, and bow themselves to their gods,
3 and Israel is joined to Baal-Peor, and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel.
4 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them before Jehovah -- over-against the sun; and the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah doth turn back from Israel.'
5 And Moses saith unto the judges of Israel, `Slay ye each his men who are joined to Baal-Peor.'
6 And lo, a man of the sons of Israel hath come, and bringeth in unto his brethren the Midianitess, before the eyes of Moses, and before the eyes of all the company of the sons of Israel, who are weeping at the opening of the tent of meeting;
7 and Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, the priest, seeth, and riseth from the midst of the company, and taketh a javelin in his hand,
8 and goeth in after the man of Israel unto the hollow place, and pierceth them both, the man of Israel and the woman -- unto her belly, and the plague is restrained from the sons of Israel;
9 and the dead by the plague are four and twenty thousand.
10 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
11 `Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, hath turned back My fury from the sons of Israel, by his being zealous with My zeal in their midst, and I have not consumed the sons of Israel in My zeal.
12 `Therefore say, Lo, I am giving to him My covenant of peace,
13 and it hath been to him and to his seed after him a covenant of a priesthood age-during, because that he hath been zealous for his God, and doth make atonement for the sons of Israel.'
14 And the name of the man of Israel who is smitten, who hath been smitten with the Midianitess, [is] Zimri son of Salu, prince of the house of a father of the Simeonite;
15 and the name of the woman who is smitten, the Midianitess, [is] Cozbi daughter of Zur, head of a people -- of the house of a father in Midian [is] he.
16 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
17 `Distress the Midianites, and ye have smitten them,
18 for they are adversaries to you with their frauds, [with] which they have acted fraudulently to you, concerning the matter of Peor, and concerning the matter of Cozbi, daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, who is smitten in the day of the plague for the matter of Peor.'
Numbers 26:1-65 After the plague ended, the Lord told Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, to record the names of all the warriors by their Israelite families. List all men twenty years old or older who are able to fight. This is the record of all the descendants of Israel who came out of Egypt.
The Tribe of Reuben These were the clans descended from the sons of Reuben, Jacob’s oldest son: The Hanochite clan, named after their ancestor Hanoch. The Palluite clan, named after their ancestor Pallu. The Hezronite clan, named after their ancestor Hezron. The Carmite clan, named after their ancestor Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben. Their registered troops numbered 43,730.
Pallu was the ancestor of Eliab, and Eliab was the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. This Dathan and Abiram are the same community leaders who conspired with Korah against Moses and Aaron, rebelling against the Lord. The earth opened up its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, and fire devoured 250 of their followers. This served as a warning to the entire nation of Israel. However, the sons of Korah did not die that day.
The Tribe of Simeon These were the clans descended from the sons of Simeon: The Jemuelite clan, named after their ancestor Jemuel. The Jaminite clan, named after their ancestor Jamin. The Jakinite clan, named after their ancestor Jakin. The Zoharite clan, named after their ancestor Zohar. The Shaulite clan, named after their ancestor Shaul. These were the clans of Simeon. Their registered troops numbered 22,200.
The Tribe of Gad These were the clans descended from the sons of Gad: The Zephonite clan, named after their ancestor Zephon. The Haggite clan, named after their ancestor Haggi. The Shunite clan, named after their ancestor Shuni. The Oznite clan, named after their ancestor Ozni. The Erite clan, named after their ancestor Eri. The Arodite clan, named after their ancestor Arodi. The Arelite clan, named after their ancestor Areli. These were the clans of Gad. Their registered troops numbered 40,500.
The Tribe of Judah Judah had two sons, Er and Onan, who had died in the land of Canaan. These were the clans descended from Judah’s surviving sons: The Shelanite clan, named after their ancestor Shelah. The Perezite clan, named after their ancestor Perez. The Zerahite clan, named after their ancestor Zerah. These were the subclans descended from the Perezites: The Hezronites, named after their ancestor Hezron. The Hamulites, named after their ancestor Hamul. These were the clans of Judah. Their registered troops numbered 76,500.
The Tribe of Issachar These were the clans descended from the sons of Issachar: The Tolaite clan, named after their ancestor Tola. The Puite clan, named after their ancestor Puah. The Jashubite clan, named after their ancestor Jashub. The Shimronite clan, named after their ancestor Shimron. These were the clans of Issachar. Their registered troops numbered 64,300.
The Tribe of Zebulun These were the clans descended from the sons of Zebulun: The Seredite clan, named after their ancestor Sered. The Elonite clan, named after their ancestor Elon. The Jahleelite clan, named after their ancestor Jahleel. These were the clans of Zebulun. Their registered troops numbered 60,500.
The Tribe of Manasseh Two clans were descended from Joseph through Manasseh and Ephraim. These were the clans descended from Manasseh: The Makirite clan, named after their ancestor Makir. The Gileadite clan, named after their ancestor Gilead, Makir’s son. These were the subclans descended from the Gileadites: The Iezerites, named after their ancestor Iezer. The Helekites, named after their ancestor Helek. The Asrielites, named after their ancestor Asriel. The Shechemites, named after their ancestor Shechem. The Shemidaites, named after their ancestor Shemida. The Hepherites, named after their ancestor Hepher. (One of Hepher’s descendants, Zelophehad, had no sons, but his daughters’ names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.) These were the clans of Manasseh. Their registered troops numbered 52,700. The Tribe of Ephraim These were the clans descended from the sons of Ephraim: The Shuthelahite clan, named after their ancestor Shuthelah. The Bekerite clan, named after their ancestor Beker. The Tahanite clan, named after their ancestor Tahan. This was the subclan descended from the Shuthelahites: The Eranites, named after their ancestor Eran. These were the clans of Ephraim. Their registered troops numbered 32,500.
The Tribe of Benjamin These were the clans descended from the sons of Benjamin: The Belaite clan, named after their ancestor Bela. The Ashbelite clan, named after their ancestor Ashbel. The Ahiramite clan, named after their ancestor Ahiram. 39 The Shuphamite clan, named after their ancestor Shupham. The Huphamite clan, named after their ancestor Hupham. These were the subclans descended from the Belaites: The Ardites, named after their ancestor Ard. The Naamites, named after their ancestor Naaman. These were the clans of Benjamin. Their registered troops numbered 45,600.
The Tribe of Dan These were the clans descended from the sons of Dan: The Shuhamite clan, named after their ancestor Shuham. These were the Shuhamite clans of Dan. Their registered troops numbered 64,400.
The Tribe of Asher These were the clans descended from the sons of Asher: The Imnite clan, named after their ancestor Imnah. The Ishvite clan, named after their ancestor Ishvi. The Beriite clan, named after their ancestor Beriah. These were the subclans descended from the Beriites: The Heberites, named after their ancestor Heber. The Malkielites, named after their ancestor Malkiel. Asher also had a daughter named Serah. These were the clans of Asher. Their registered troops numbered 53,400.
The Tribe of Naphtali These were the clans descended from the sons of Naphtali: The Jahzeelite clan, named after their ancestor Jahzeel. The Gunite clan, named after their ancestor Guni. The Jezerite clan, named after their ancestor Jezer. The Shillemite clan, named after their ancestor Shillem. These were the clans of Naphtali. Their registered troops numbered 45,400.
The registered troops of all Israel numbered 601,730.
Then the Lord tells Moses to divide the land among the tribes, and distribute the grants of land in proportion to the tribes’ size, as indicated by the number of names on the list. Larger tribes get more land and the smaller tribes less land. The land is assigned by lot --- giving land to each ancestral tribe according to the number of names on the list. Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups
Now Kohath was the ancestor of Amram, and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She also was a descendant of Levi, born among the Levites in the land of Egypt. Amram and Jochebed became the parents of Aaron, Moses, and their sister, Miriam. To Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. But Nadab and Abihu died when they burned before the Lord the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. The men from the Levite clans who were one month old or older numbered 23,000. But the Levites were not included in the registration of the rest of the people of Israel because they were not given an allotment of land when it was divided among the Israelites.
Not one person on this list had been among those listed in the previous registration taken by Moses and Aaron in the wilderness of Sinai. For the Lord had said of them, “They will all die in the wilderness.” Not one of them survived except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 And it cometh to pass, after the plague, that Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,
2 `Take up the sum of all the company of the sons of Israel, from a son of twenty years and upward, by the house of their fathers, every one going out to the host in Israel.'
3 And Moses speaketh -- Eleazar the priest also -- with them, in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, [near] Jericho, saying,
4 `From a son of twenty years and upward,' as Jehovah hath commanded Moses and the sons of Israel who are coming out from the land of Egypt.
5 Reuben, first-born of Israel -- sons of Reuben: [of] Hanoch [is] the family of the Hanochite; of Pallu the family of the Palluite;
6 of Hezron the family of the Hezronite; of Carmi the family of the Carmite.
7 These [are] families of the Reubenite, and their numbered ones are three and forty thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
8 And the son of Pallu [is] Eliab;
9 and the sons of Eliab [are] Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram; this [is that] Dathan and Abiram, called ones of the company, who have striven against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, in their striving against Jehovah,
10 and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them and Korah, in the death of the company, in the fire consuming the two hundred and fifty men, and they become a sign;
11 and the sons of Korah died not.
12 Sons of Simeon by their families: of Nemuel [is] the family of the Nemuelite; of Jamin the family of the Jaminite; of Jachin the family of the Jachinite;
13 of Zerah the family of the Zarhite; of Shaul the family of the Shaulite.
14 These [are] families of the Simeonite, two and twenty thousand and two hundred.
15 Sons of Gad by their families: of Zephon [is] the family of the Zephonite; of Haggi the family of the Haggite; of Shuni the family of the Shunite;
16 of Ozni the family of the Oznite; of Eri the family of the Erite:
17 of Arod the family of the Arodite; of Areli the family of the Arelite.
18 These [are] families of the sons of Gad, by their numbered ones, forty thousand and five hundred.
19 Sons of Judah [are] Er and Onan; and Er dieth -- Onan also -- in the land of Canaan.
20 And sons of Judah, by their families, are: of Shelah the family of the Shelanite; of Pharez the family of the Pharzite; of Zerah the family of the Zarhite;
21 and sons of Pharez are: of Hezron the family of the Hezronite; of Hamul the family of the Hamulite.
22 These [are] families of Judah, by their numbered ones, six and seventy thousand and five hundred.
23 Sons of Issachar by their families; [of] Tola [is] the family of the Tolaite; of Pua the family of the Punite;
24 of Jashub the family of the Jashubite; of Shimron the family of the Shimronite.
25 These [are] families of Issachar, by their numbered ones, four and sixty thousand and three hundred.
26 Sons of Zebulun by their families: of Sered [is] the family of the Sardite; of Elon the family of the Elonite; of Jahleel the family of the Jahleelite.
27 These [are] families of the Zebulunite by their numbered ones, sixty thousand and five hundred.
28 Sons of Joseph by their families [are] Manasseh and Ephraim.
29 Sons of Manasseh: of Machir [is] the family of the Machirite; and Machir hath begotten Gilead; of Gilead [is] the family of the Gileadite.
30 These [are] sons of Gilead: [of] Jeezer [is] the family of the Jeezerite; of Helek the family of the Helekite;
31 and [of] Asriel the family of the Asrielite; and [of] Shechem the family of the Shechemite;
32 and [of] Shemida the family of the Shemidaite; and [of] Hepher the family of the Hepherite.
33 And Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons but daughters, and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad [are] Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
34 These [are] families of Manasseh, and their numbered ones [are] two and fifty thousand and seven hundred.
35 These [are] sons of Ephraim by their families: of Shuthelah [is] the family of the Shuthelhite; of Becher the family of the Bachrite; of Tahan the family of the Tahanite.
36 And these [are] sons of Shuthelah: of Eran the family of the Eranite.
37 These [are] families of the sons of Ephraim, by their numbered ones, two and thirty thousand and five hundred. These [are] sons of Joseph by their families.
38 Sons of Benjamin by their families: of Bela [is] the family of the Belaite; of Ashbel the family of the Ashbelite; of Ahiram the family of the Ahiramite;
39 of Shupham the family of the Shuphamite; of Hupham the family of the Huphamite.
40 And sons of Bela are Ard and Naaman: [of Ard is] the family of the Ardite: of Naaman the family of the Naamite.
41 These [are] sons of Benjamin by their families, and their numbered ones [are] five and forty thousand and six hundred.
42 These [are] sons of Dan by their families: of Shuham [is] the family of the Shuhamite; these [are] families of Dan by their families;
43 all the families of the Shuhamite, by their numbered ones, [are] four and sixty thousand and four hundred.
44 Sons of Asher by their families: of Jimna [is] the family of the Jimnite; of Jesui the family of the Jesuite; of Beriah the family of the Beriite.
45 Of sons of Beriah: of Heber [is] the family of the Heberite; of Malchiel the family of the Malchielite.
46 And the name of the daughter of Asher [is] Sarah.
47 These [are] families of the sons of Asher, by their numbered ones, three and fifty thousand and four hundred.
48 Sons of Naphtali by their families: of Jahzeel [is] the family of the Jahzeelite; of Guni the family of the Gunite;
49 of Jezer the family of the Jezerite; of Shillem the family of the Shillemite.
50 These [are] families of Naphtali by their families, and their numbered ones [are] five and forty thousand and four hundred.
51 These [are] numbered ones of the sons of Israel, six hundred thousand, and a thousand, seven hundred and thirty.
52 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
53 `To these is the land apportioned by inheritance, by the number of names;
54 to the many thou dost increase their inheritance, and to the few thou dost diminish their inheritance; [to] each according to his numbered ones is given his inheritance.
55 `Only by lot is the land apportioned, by the names of the tribes of their fathers they inherit;
56 according to the lot is their inheritance apportioned between many and few.'
57 And these [are] numbered ones of the Levite by their families: of Gershon [is] the family of the Gershonite; of Kohath the family of the Kohathite; of Merari the family of the Merarite.
58 These [are] families of the Levite: the family of the Libnite, the family of the Hebronite, the family of the Mahlite, the family of the Mushite, the family of the Korathite. And Kohath hath begotten Amram,
59 and the name of Amram's wife is Jochebed, daughter of Levi, whom [one] hath born to Levi in Egypt; and she beareth to Amram Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
60 And born to Aaron Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar;
61 and Nadab dieth -- Abihu also -- in their bringing near strange fire before Jehovah.
62 And their numbered ones are three and twenty thousand, every male from a son of a month and upwards, for they have not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel; for an inheritance hath not been given to them in the midst of the sons of Israel.
63 These [are] those numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who have numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, [near] Jericho;
64 and among these there hath not been a man of those numbered by Moses, and Aaron the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai,
65 for Jehovah said of them, `They do certainly die in the wilderness;' and there hath not been left of them a man save Caleb son of Jephunneh, and Joshua son of Nun.
