Numbers 26
Commentary from 2 fathers
And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the priest, saying,
ΚΑΙ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὴν πληγὴν καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν καὶ ᾿Ελεάζαρ τὸν ἱερέα λέγων·
И҆ бы́сть по ꙗ҆́звѣ, и҆ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь къ мѡѷсе́ю и҆ є҆леаза́рꙋ жерцꙋ̀, гл҃ѧ:
And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke in Araboth of Moab at the Jordan by Jericho, saying,
καὶ ἐλάλησε Μωυσῆς καὶ ᾿Ελεάζαρ ὁ ἱερεὺς ἐν ᾿Αραβὼθ Μωὰβ ἐπὶ τοῦ ᾿Ιορδάνου κατὰ ῾Ιεριχὼ λέγων·
И҆ глаго́ла мѡѷсе́й и҆ є҆леаза́ръ жре́цъ къ ни̑мъ во а҆равѡ́ѳѣ мѡа́вли при і҆ѻрда́нѣ ᲂу҆ і҆ерїхѡ́на, глаго́лѧ:
[This is the numbering] from twenty years old and upward as the Lord commanded Moses. And the sons of Israel that came out of Egypt [are as follows]:
ἀπὸ εἰκοσαετοῦς καὶ ἐπάνω, ὃν τρόπον συνέταξε Κύριος τῷ Μωυσῇ. καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ισραὴλ οἱ ἐξελθόντες ἐξ Αἰγύπτου·
ѿ два́десѧти лѣ́тъ и҆ вы́шше, ꙗ҆́коже заповѣ́да гдⷭ҇ь мѡѷсе́ю: и҆ сы́нове і҆и҃льтестїи и҆зше́дшїи и҆з̾ є҆гѵ́пта:
Ruben [was] the first-born of Israel: and the sons of Ruben, Enoch and the family of Enoch; to Phallu belongs the family of the Phalluites.
Ῥουβὴν πρωτότοκος ᾿Ισραήλ. υἱοὶ δὲ Ῥουβήν· ᾿Ενὼχ καὶ δῆμος τοῦ ᾿Ενώχ· τῷ Φαλλοὺ δῆμος τοῦ Φαλλουΐ·
рꙋви́мъ пе́рвенецъ і҆и҃левъ. Сы́нове же рꙋви̑мли: є҆нѡ́хъ и҆ со́нмъ є҆нѡ́ховъ, фа́ллꙋ со́нмъ фа́лловъ,
To Asron, the family of Asroni: to Charmi, the family of Charmi.
τῷ ᾿Ασρὼν δῆμος τοῦ ᾿Ασρωνί· τῷ Χαρμὶ δῆμος τοῦ Χαρμί.
а҆срѡ́нꙋ со́нмъ а҆срѡ́новъ, ха́рмꙋ со́нмъ хармі́инъ.
These [are] the families of Ruben; and their numbering was forty-three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
οὗτοι δῆμοι Ῥουβήν· καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ ἐπίσκεψις αὐτῶν τρεῖς καὶ τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάδες καὶ ἑπτακόσιοι καὶ τριάκοντα.
Сі́и со́нми рꙋви̑мли: и҆ бы́сть соглѧ́данїе и҆́хъ четы́редесѧть трѝ ты́сѧщы и҆ ше́сть сѡ́тъ и҆ три́десѧть.
and the sons of Eliab, Namuel, and Dathan, and Abiron: these [are] renowned men of the congregation; these are they that rose up against Moses and Aaron in the gathering of Core, in the rebellion against the Lord.
καὶ υἱοὶ ῾Ελιάβ· Ναμουὴλ καὶ Δαθὰν καὶ ᾿Αβειρών· οὗτοι ἐπίκλητοι τῆς συναγωγῆς, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἐπισυστάντες ἐπὶ Μωυσῆν καὶ ᾿Ααρὼν ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ Κορέ, ἐν τῇ ἐπισυστάσει Κυρίου,
И҆ сы́нове є҆лїа̑вли намꙋи́лъ и҆ даѳа́нъ и҆ а҆вїрѡ́нъ: сі́и наро́читїи со́нмꙋ: сі́и сꙋ́ть воста́вше на мѡѷсе́а и҆ а҆арѡ́на въ со́нмѣ коре́овѣ въ крамолѣ̀ на гдⷭ҇а:
And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up them and Core, when their assembly perished, when the fire devoured the two hundred and fifty, and they were made a sign.
καὶ ἀνοίξασα ἡ γῆ τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς κατέπιεν αὐτοὺς καὶ Κορὲ ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ τῆς συναγωγῆς αὐτοῦ, ὅτε κατέφαγε τὸ πῦρ τοὺς πεντήκοντα καὶ διακοσίους, καὶ ἐγενήθησαν ἐν σημείῳ,
и҆ ѿве́рзши землѧ̀ ᲂу҆ста̀ своѧ̑ пожрѐ и҆̀хъ и҆ коре́а въ сме́рти со́нма є҆гѡ̀, є҆гда̀ поѧдѐ ѻ҆́гнь двѣ́сти и҆ пѧтьдесѧ́тъ, и҆ бы́ша въ зна́менїе.
And the sons of Symeon:-- the family of the sons of Symeon: to Namuel, [belonged] the family of the Namuelites; to Jamin the family of the Jaminites; to Jachin the family of the Jachinites.
καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Συμεών· ὁ δῆμος τῶν υἱῶν Συμεών· τῷ Ναμουὴλ δῆμος ὁ Ναμουηλί· τῷ ᾿Ιαμὶν δῆμος ὁ ᾿Ιαμινί· τῷ ᾿Ιαχὶν δῆμος ᾿Ιαχινί·
И҆ сы́нове сѷмеѡ̑ни, со́нмъ сынѡ́въ сѷмеѡ́нихъ: намꙋи́лꙋ со́нмъ намꙋи́ловъ, і҆амі́нꙋ со́нмъ і҆амі́новъ, і҆ахі́нꙋ со́нмъ і҆ахі́новъ,
To Zara the family of the Zaraites; to Saul the family of the Saulites.
τῷ Ζαρὰ δῆμος ὁ Ζαραΐ· τῷ Σαοὺλ δῆμος ὁ Σαουλί.
за́рѣ со́нмъ за́ринъ, саꙋ́лꙋ со́нмъ саꙋ́ловъ.
These [are] the families of Symeon according to their numbering, two and twenty thousand and two hundred.
οὗτοι δῆμοι Συμεὼν ἐκ τῆς ἐπισκέψεως αὐτῶν, δύο καὶ εἴκοσι χιλιάδες καὶ διακόσιοι.
Сі́и со́нми сѷмеѡ̑ни ѿ соглѧ́данїѧ и҆́хъ два́десѧть двѣ̀ ты́сѧщы и҆ двѣ́сти.
The sons of Gad according to their families: to Saphon, the family of the Saphonites; to Angi, the family of the Angites; to Suni, the family of the Sunites;
υἱοὶ δὲ ᾿Ιούδα· ῍Ηρ καὶ Αὐνάν· καὶ ἀπέθανεν ῍Ηρ καὶ Αὐνὰν ἐν γῇ Χαναάν.
Сы́нове же і҆ꙋ̑дины и҆́ръ и҆ а҆ѵна́нъ и҆ силѡ́мъ, и҆ фаре́съ и҆ за́ра: и҆ ᲂу҆́мре и҆́ръ и҆ а҆ѵна́нъ въ землѝ ханаа́ни.
to Azeni, the family of the Azenites; to Addi, the family of the Addites:
καὶ ἐγένοντο οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ιούδα κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν· τῷ Σηλὼμ δῆμος ὁ Σηλωνί· τῷ Φαρὲς δῆμος ὁ Φαρεσί· τῷ Ζαρὰ δῆμος ὁ Ζαραΐ.
И҆ бы́ша сы́нове і҆ꙋ̑дины по со́нмѡмъ свои̑мъ: силѡ́мꙋ со́нмъ силѡ́мль, фаре́сꙋ со́нмъ фаре́совъ, за́рѣ со́нмъ за́ринъ.
to Aroadi, the family of the Aroadites; to Ariel, the family of the Arielites.
καὶ ἐγένοντο οἱ υἱοὶ Φαρές· τῷ ᾿Ασρὼν δῆμος ὁ ᾿Ασρωνί· τῷ ᾿Ιαμούν, δῆμος ὁ ᾿Ιαμουνί.
И҆ бы́ша сы́нове фаре́сѡвы: а҆срѡ́нꙋ со́нмъ а҆срѡ́новъ, і҆амꙋи́лꙋ со́нмъ і҆амꙋи́ловъ.
These [are] the families of the children of Gad according to their numbering, forty-four thousand and five hundred.
οὗτοι δῆμοι τοῦ ᾿Ιούδα κατὰ τὴν ἐπίσκεψιν αὐτῶν, ἓξ καὶ ἑβδομήκοντα χιλιάδες καὶ πεντακόσιοι.
Сі́и со́нми і҆ꙋ̑дины по соглѧ́данїю и҆́хъ се́дмьдесѧтъ ше́сть ты́сѧщъ и҆ пѧ́ть сѡ́тъ.
And the sons of Juda, Er and Aunan; and Er and Aunan died in the land of Chanaan.
καὶ υἱοὶ ᾿Ισσάχαρ κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν· τῷ Θωλᾷ δῆμος ὁ Θωλαΐ· τῷ Φουᾷ δῆμος ὁ Φουαΐ·
И҆ сы́нове і҆ссаха́рѡвы по со́нмѡмъ свои̑мъ: ѳѡ́лѣ со́нмъ ѳѡ́линъ, фꙋ́еви со́нмъ фꙋ́инъ,
And these were the sons of Juda, according to their families: to Selom [belonged] the family of the Selonites; to Phares, the family of the Pharesites; to Zara, the family of the Zaraites.
τῷ ᾿Ιασοὺβ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Ιασουβί· τῷ Σαμρὰμ δῆμος ὁ Σαμραμί.
і҆асꙋ́вꙋ со́нмъ і҆асꙋ́винъ, а҆мвра́мꙋ со́нмъ а҆мвра́мль.
And the sons of Phares were, to Asron, the family of the Asronites; to Jamun, the family of the Jamunites.
οὗτοι δῆμοι ᾿Ισσάχαρ ἐξ ἐπισκέψεως αὐτῶν, τέσσαρες καὶ ἑξήκοντα χιλιάδες καὶ τετρακόσιοι.
Сі́и со́нми і҆ссаха́рѡвы по соглѧ́данїю и҆́хъ шестьдесѧ́тъ и҆ четы́ри ты́сѧщы и҆ четы́реста.
These [are] the families of Juda according to their numbering, seventy-six thousand and five hundred.
υἱοὶ Ζαβουλὼν κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν· τῷ Σαρὲδ δῆμος ὁ Σαρεδί· τῷ ᾿Αλλὼν δῆμος ὁ ᾿Αλλωνί· τῷ ᾿Αλλὴλ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Αλληλί·
Сы́нове завꙋлѡ̑ни по со́нмѡмъ свои̑мъ: саре́дꙋ со́нмъ саре́динъ, а҆ллѡ́нꙋ со́нмъ а҆ллѡ́нинъ, а҆лли́лꙋ со́нмъ а҆лли́линъ.
And the sons of Issachar according to their families: to Thola, the family of the Tholaites; to Phua, the family of the Phuaites.
οὗτοι δῆμοι Ζαβουλὼν ἐξ ἐπισκέψεως αὐτῶν, ἑξήκοντα χιλιάδες καὶ πεντακόσιοι.
Сі́и со́нми завꙋлѡ̑ни по соглѧ́данїю и҆́хъ шестьдесѧ́тъ ты́сѧщъ и҆ пѧ́ть сѡ́тъ.
To Jasub, the family of the Jasubites; to Samram, the family of the Samramites.
υἱοὶ Γὰδ κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν· τῷ Σαφὼν δῆμος ὁ Σαφωνί· τῷ ᾿Αγγὶ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Αγγί· τῷ Σουνὶ δῆμος ὁ Σουνί·
Сы́нове га́дѡвы по со́нмѡмъ и҆́хъ: сафѡ́нꙋ со́нмъ сафѡ́нинъ, а҆ггі́нꙋ со́нмъ а҆ггі́новъ, сꙋні́нꙋ со́нмъ сꙋні́новъ,
These [are] the families of Issachar according to their numbering, sixty-four thousand and four hundred.
τῷ ᾿Αζενὶ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Αζενί· τῷ ᾿Αδδὶ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Αδδί·
а҆зе́нꙋ со́нмъ а҆зе́нинъ, а҆́ддꙋ со́нмъ а҆́ддинъ,
The sons of Zabulon according to their families: to Sared, the family of the Saredites; to Allon, the family of the Allonites; to Allel, the family of the Allelites.
τῷ ᾿Αροαδὶ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Αροαδί· τῷ ᾿Αριὴλ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Αριηλί.
а҆роа́дꙋ со́нмъ а҆роа́динъ, а҆рїи́лꙋ со́нмъ а҆рїи́ль.
These [are] the families of Zabulon according to their numbering, sixty thousand and five hundred.
οὗτοι δῆμοι υἱῶν Γὰδ ἐξ ἐπισκέψεως αὐτῶν, τέσσαρες καὶ τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάδες καὶ πεντακόσιοι.
Сі́и со́нми сынѡ́въ га́довыхъ по соглѧ́данїю и҆́хъ четы́редесѧть и҆ четы́ри ты́сѧщы и҆ пѧ́ть сѡ́тъ.
The sons of Joseph according to their families, Manasse and Ephraim.
υἱοὶ ᾿Ασὴρ κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν· τῷ ᾿Ιαμὶν δῆμος ὁ ᾿Ιαμινί· τῷ ᾿Ιεσοὺ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Ιεσουΐ· τῷ Βαριὰ δῆμος ὁ Βαριαΐ·
Сы́нове а҆си́рѡвы по со́нмѡмъ и҆́хъ: і҆амі́нꙋ со́нмъ і҆амі́новъ, і҆есꙋ́ю со́нмъ і҆есꙋ́инь,
The sons of Manasse. To Machir the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Galaad: to Galaad, the family of the Galaadites.
τῷ Χοβὲρ δῆμος ὁ Χοβερί· τῷ Μελχιὴλ δῆμος ὁ Μελχιηλί.
варїа́ю со́нмъ варїа́инь, хове́рꙋ со́нмъ хове́ринъ, мелхїи́лꙋ со́нмъ мелхїи́линъ,
And these [are] the sons of Galaad; to Achiezer, the family of the Achiezerites; to Cheleg, the family of the Chelegites.
καὶ τὸ ὄνομα θυγατρὸς ᾿Ασὴρ Σάρα.
И҆́мѧ же дще́ри а҆си́ровѣ са́ра.
To Esriel, the family of the Esrielites; to Sychem, the family of the Sychemites.
οὗτοι δῆμοι ᾿Ασὴρ ἐξ ἐπισκέψεως αὐτῶν, τρεῖς καὶ τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάδες καὶ τετρακόσιοι.
Сі́и со́нми а҆си́рѡвы по соглѧ́данїю и҆́хъ четы́редесѧть трѝ ты́сѧщи и҆ четы́реста.
To Symaer, the family of the Symaerites; and to Opher, the family of the Opherites.
υἱοὶ ᾿Ιωσὴφ κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν· Μανασσῆ καὶ ᾿Εφραίμ.
Сы́нове і҆ѡ̑сифли по со́нмѡмъ и҆́хъ: манассі́а и҆ є҆фре́мъ.
And to Salpaad the son of Opher there were no sons, but daughters: and these [were] the names of the daughters of Salpaad; Mala, and Nua, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa.
υἱοὶ Μανασσῆ· τῷ Μαχὶρ δῆμος ὁ Μαχιρί· καὶ Μαχὶρ ἐγέννησε τὸν Γαλαάδ· τῷΓαλαὰδ δῆμος ὁ Γαλααδί.
Сы́нове манассі̑ины: махі́рꙋ со́нмъ махі́ринъ: и҆ махі́ръ родѝ галаа́да, галаа́дꙋ со́нмъ галаа́динъ.
These [are] the families of Manasse according to their numbering, fifty-two thousand and seven hundred.
καὶ οὗτοι υἱοὶ Γαλαάδ· ᾿Αχιέζερ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Αχιεζερί· τῷ Χελὲγ δῆμος ὁ Χελεγί·
И҆ сі́и сы́нове галаа̑дины: а҆хїе́зерꙋ со́нмъ а҆хїе́зеровъ, хеле́кꙋ со́нмъ хеле́ковъ,
And these [are] the children of Ephraim; to Suthala, the family of the Suthalanites; to Tanach, the family of the Tanachites.
τῷ ᾿Εσριὴλ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Εσριηλί· τῷ Συχὲμ δῆμος ὁ Συχεμί·
є҆срїи́лꙋ со́нмъ є҆срїи́ловъ, сѷхе́мꙋ со́нмъ сѷхе́мль,
These [are] the sons of Suthala; to Eden, the family of the Edenites.
τῷ Συμαὲρ δῆμος ὁ Συμαερί· καὶ τῷ ᾿Οφὲρ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Οφερί·
сѷмае́рꙋ со́нмъ сѷмае́ринъ, и҆ ѻ҆фе́рꙋ со́нмъ ѻ҆фе́ровъ.
These [are] the families of Ephraim according to their numbering, thirty-two thousand and five hundred: these [are] the families of the children of Joseph according to their families.
καὶ τῷ Σαλπαὰδ υἱῷ ᾿Οφὲρ οὐκ ἐγένοντο αὐτῷ υἱοί, ἀλλ’ ἢ θυγατέρες, καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν θυγατέρων Σαλπαάδ· Μαλὰ καὶ Νουὰ καὶ ᾿Εγλὰ καὶ Μελχὰ καὶ Θερσά.
И҆ салпаа́дꙋ сы́нꙋ ѻ҆фе́ровꙋ не бы́ша є҆мꙋ̀ сы́нове, но то́кмѡ дщє́ри. И҆ сїѧ̑ и҆мена̀ дще́ремъ салпаа́дѡвымъ: маала̀ и҆ нꙋа̀, и҆ є҆гла̀ и҆ мелха̀ и҆ ѳерса̀.
The sons of Benjamin according to their families; to Bale, the family of the Balites; to Asyber, the family of the Asyberites; to Jachiran, the family of the Jachiranites.
οὗτοι δῆμοι Μανασσῆ ἐξ ἐπισκέψεως αὐτῶν, δύο καὶ πεντήκοντα χιλιάδες καὶ ἑπτακόσιοι.
Сі́и со́нми манассі̑ины по соглѧ́данїю и҆́хъ пѧтьдесѧ́тъ и҆ двѣ̀ ты́сѧщы и҆ се́дмь сѡ́тъ.
To Sophan, the family of the Sophanites.
καὶ οὗτοι υἱοὶ ᾿Εφραίμ· τῷ Σουθαλὰ δῆμος ὁ Σουθαλαΐ· τῷ Τανὰχ δῆμος ὁ Ταναχί.
И҆ сі́и сы́нове є҆фрє́мли: сꙋѳа́лꙋ со́нмъ сꙋѳа́линъ, тана́хꙋ со́нмъ тана́хинъ.
And the sons of Bale were Adar and Noeman; to Adar, the family of the Adarites; and to Noeman, the family of the Noemanites.
οὗτοι υἱοὶ Σουθαλά· τῷ ᾿Εδὲν δῆμος ὁ ᾿Εδενί.
Сі́и сы́нове сꙋѳа́лѡвы: є҆де́нꙋ со́нмъ є҆де́нинъ.
These [are] the sons of Benjamin by their families according to their numbering, thirty-five thousand and five hundred.
οὗτοι δῆμοι ᾿Εφραὶμ ἐξ ἐπισκέψεως αὐτῶν, δύο καὶ τριάκοντα χιλιάδες καὶ πεντακόσιοι. οὗτοι δῆμοι υἱῶν ᾿Ιωσὴφ κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν.
Сі́и со́нми є҆фрє́мли по соглѧ́данїю и҆́хъ три́десѧть двѣ̀ ты́сѧщы и҆ пѧ́ть сѡ́тъ. Сі́и со́нми сынѡ́въ і҆ѡ́сифовыхъ по со́нмѡмъ и҆́хъ.
And the sons of Dan according to their families; to Same, the family of the Sameites; these [are] the families of Dan according to their families.
υἱοὶ Βενιαμὶν κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν· τῷ Βαλὲ δῆμος ὁ Βαλί· τῷ ᾿Ασυβὴρ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Ασυβηρί· τῷ ᾿Ιαχιρὰν δῆμος ὁ ᾿Ιαχιρανί·
Сы́нове венїамі̑ни по со́нмѡмъ и҆́хъ: ва́лꙋ со́нмъ ва́линъ, а҆сѷви́рꙋ со́нмъ а҆сѷви́ровъ, і҆ахїра́нꙋ со́нмъ і҆ахїра́нинъ, сѡфа́нꙋ со́нмъ сѡфа́нинъ.
All the families of Samei according to their numbering, sixty-four thousand and four hundred.
τῷ Σωφὰν δῆμος ὁ Σωφανί.
И҆ бы́ша сы́нове ва́лꙋ а҆де́ръ и҆ ноема́нъ:
The sons of Aser according to their families; to Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; to Jesu, the family of the Jesusites; to Baria, the family of the Bariaites.
καὶ ἐγένοντο οἱ υἱοὶ Βαλὲ ᾿Αδὰρ καὶ Νοεμάν· τῷ ᾿Αδὰρ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Αδαρὶ καὶ τῷ Νοεμὰν δῆμος ὁ Νοεμανί.
а҆де́рꙋ со́нмъ а҆де́ринъ, и҆ ноема́нꙋ со́нмъ ноема́нинъ.
To Chober, the family of the Choberites; to Melchiel, the family of the Melchielites.
οὗτοι οἱ υἱοὶ Βενιαμὶν κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν ἐξ ἐπισκέψεως αὐτῶν, πέντε καὶ τριάκοντα χιλιάδες καὶ πεντακόσιοι.
Сі́и сы́нове венїамі̑ни по со́нмѡмъ и҆́хъ по соглѧ́данїю и҆́хъ четы́редесѧть и҆ пѧ́ть ты́сѧщъ и҆ ше́сть сѡ́тъ.
And the name of the daughter of Aser, Sara.
καὶ υἱοὶ Δὰν κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν· τῷ Σαμὲ δῆμος ὁ Σαμεΐ· οὗτοι δῆμοι Δὰν κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν.
И҆ сы́нове да́нѡвы по со́нмѡмъ и҆́хъ: саме́ю со́нмъ саме́инъ: сі́и со́нми да́нѡвы но со́нмѡмъ и҆́хъ.
These [are] the families of Aser according to their numbering, forty-three thousand and four hundred.
πάντες οἱ δῆμοι Σαμεΐ κατ’ ἐπισκοπὴν αὐτῶν τέσσαρες καὶ ἑξήκοντα χιλιάδες καὶ τετρακόσιοι.
Всѝ со́нми саме́ини по соглѧ́данїю и҆́хъ шестьдесѧ́тъ четы́ри ты́сѧщы и҆ четы́реста.
The sons of Nephthali according to their families; to Asiel, the family of the Asielites; to Gauni, the family of the Gaunites.
υἱοὶ Νεφθαλὶ κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν· τῷ ᾿Ασιὴλ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Ασιηλί· τῷ Γαυνὶ δῆμος ὁ Γαυνί·
Сы́нове нефѳалі̑мли по со́нмѡмъ и҆́хъ: а҆сїи́лꙋ со́нмъ а҆сїи́левъ, гѡѵ́нꙋ со́нмъ гѡѵ́нинъ,
To Jeser, the family of the Jeserites; to Sellem, the family of the Sellemites.
τῷ ᾿Ιεσὲρ δῆμος ὁ ᾿Ιεσερί· τῷ Σελλὴμ δῆμος ὁ Σελλημί.
і҆есрі́ю со́нмъ і҆есрі́евъ, селли́мꙋ со́нмъ селли́мовъ.
These [are] the families of Nephthali, according to their numbering, forty thousand and three hundred.
οὗτοι δῆμοι Νεφθαλὶ ἐξ ἐπισκέψεως αὐτῶν, τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάδες καὶ τριακόσιοι.
Сі́и со́нми нефѳалі̑мли по соглѧ́данїю и҆́хъ четы́редесѧть пѧ́ть ты́сѧщъ и҆ четы́реста.
This [is] the numbering of the children of Israel, six hundred and one thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
αὕτη ἡ ἐπίσκεψις υἱῶν ᾿Ισραήλ, ἑξακόσιαι χιλιάδες καὶ χίλιοι καὶ ἑπτακόσιοι καὶ τριάκοντα.
Сїѐ соглѧ́данїе сынѡ́въ і҆и҃левыхъ ше́сть сѡ́тъ є҆ди́на ты́сѧща и҆ се́дмь сѡ́тъ три́десѧть.
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν λέγων·
И҆ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь къ мѡѷсе́ю, гл҃ѧ:
To these the land shall be divided, so that they may inherit according to the number of the names.
τούτοις μερισθήσεται ἡ γῆ κληρονομεῖν ἐξ ἀριθμοῦ ὀνομάτων·
си̑мъ раздѣли́тсѧ землѧ̀ въ наслѣ́дїе по числꙋ̀ и҆ме́нъ:
These are the numbers we are reading, and in the earlier reading we were shut out by time from saying anything about the second numbering; but it is fitting now to render what was omitted or left out. Therefore by the Lord's command the people was first numbered, but since those who had first been enrolled fell on account of their persistence in sins, a second people now, which succeeded into the place of the fallen by a revived generation, is called to the numbering, and what had not been said of those former ones is said of these. For after the number was gathered by tribes and peoples and houses and families, the Lord says to Moses: "To these the land shall be distributed by lot according to the number of names. To the more numerous more shall be given by lot, and to the small you shall give a small inheritance." If it had been said of the former ones that "to these the land shall be distributed by lot," it would surely have been false, because they fell in the desert on account of their sins. What therefore was not said to the first is said to the last, for whom also all the things that are promised were fulfilled. But I would not have you think this is confined to the text of the mere history; these are mysteries which are set down through the image of the law. For the former people, which is in circumcision, is rejected, and a second is brought in, which is gathered from the nations; and it is this people that obtains the paternal inheritance. And from whom does it obtain it? Not from Moses, but from Joshua. For Moses, even if he gives an inheritance to some, does not give it within the Jordan nor does he cross the Jordan at all, but he gives land beyond the Jordan — not land flowing with milk and honey, but land suited to cattle and better at nourishing dumb animals and irrational beasts than rational men. But my Joshua, the land which he gives to the second people is a land flowing with milk and honey — nay rather, it is a honeycomb beyond every land. And Moses indeed does not give an inheritance by allotment nor distribute it by lot, nor is he able to weigh out by divine lot the merits of individuals according to peoples and houses and families and names; this Joshua alone does, to whom the Father has handed over all judgment; he knows how to dispense to his people, not only by tribes and families and houses, but even by names, to each one a worthy and fitting dwelling. Yet there are some among these who rise above the condition of the lot and are not brought to the lot at all. All the Levites, that is, all who remain intently and unceasingly in the ministry of God and keep ever-watchful guard in his service, do not receive a lot among the rest; but neither is their lot at all in the land, but the Lord himself is said to be their lot and inheritance. Through these there seem to me to be indicated those who, dulled by no obstacles of bodily nature, but having risen above the glory of all visible things, have set the practice and exercise of their living in the wisdom of God and his Word alone, who require nothing bodily, nothing foreign to reason. For they have desired wisdom, they have desired the knowledge of the secret things of God, and where their heart is, there also is their treasure. These therefore have no inheritance on earth, but they rise above the highest heights of heaven, and there they will ever delight in the Lord, ever in his Word, ever in wisdom and in the pleasure of his knowledge. This will be their food, this their drink, these their riches, this their kingdom. Such therefore will they be, and among these will be those for whom the Lord himself will be the inheritance. But those who are lower and have not reached this summit of advancement will receive an inheritance of land, though of some more sublime and more powerful land. For the land of the living is promised, which is surely called the land of the living for this reason, that it knows no death. And these indeed are great and these are blessed, but more blessed are those who now will see God no longer through a mirror and in a riddle nor in bodily substances, but face to face, radiant with the illumination of wisdom and made capable of pure divinity through purity of heart, and having their portion not in the creature but in the Creator, who is God over all, blessed forever.
HOMILIES ON NUMBERS 21.1He says therefore: "According to the number of names, to the more numerous more shall be given by lot, and to the small you shall give a small inheritance; to each, as he has been counted, his inheritance shall be given." This is what the history teaches, that if any tribe is held to be more numerous among the peoples, it should obtain by lot larger tracts of land; but if any is reckoned with a smaller number of men, it should be content with a smaller possession. But since we say that the division of this land and the earthly inheritance holds the appearance and shows the image and form of those future goods, of that heavenly inheritance which is hoped for by the faithful and the saints, I inquire, in that inheritance which is to be hoped for, who are the many and who are the few, and I find that there the few are held more blessed than the many. For those who travel their journey by the broad and spacious way that leads to destruction are called many; but those who go by the strait and narrow way that leads to life are called few. And again in other places it is said: "How few are they who are saved!" and again in others: "Where iniquity is multiplied, the charity of many"— not of few —"shall grow cold." Moreover in the ark, which was built by Noah, where the measurements are given from heaven, in the lower parts a length of three hundred cubits is set and a breadth of fifty; but where its structure rises to higher parts, it is drawn into a narrow space and gathered into the enclosure of few cubits, so that its top is finished in the space of a single cubit — for this reason, that in the lower parts, where broad and spacious places were had, either beasts or cattle were placed, but in the upper parts the birds, and in the topmost parts, which were narrower and more confined, there the rational man is placed. But the very peak is gathered into one cubit; for all things are brought back to the monad, which nevertheless in the number of three hundred cubits designates the mystery of the Trinity, and next to this mystery man is placed, as being rational and capable of God. But from this too let us gather the tokens of what is the difference between the few and the many. Set down the whole number of the human race and from all the nations choose the faithful: without doubt they will be fewer than are the whole. Then next from the number of the faithful choose the better: it is certain that a much smaller number will remain. And again from those very ones whom you have chosen, choose again the more perfect: you will surely find fewer. And the further you proceed in choosing, the more scanty and the fewest you will find, until at last you come to some one man who may confidently say: "I have labored more than all those." These therefore, who in this manner are the many, will receive more land and more of the bodily inheritance; but the few will obtain some scanty thing of land, because they have more in the Lord; but others will receive nothing at all of earthly inheritance, if any are worthy to be priests and ministers of God; for of these the Lord himself will be wholly the inheritance. And who is so blessed as either among the few to receive a scanty portion of land, or among the chosen priests and ministers to deserve to receive by lot of inheritance the Lord alone? Although these too on account of their beasts of burden receive something of land, but of that land which is contiguous to the cities and adjoins the towns. Yet this saying which says that "to the more numerous the inheritance shall be multiplied" can still be understood in another way also. For one just man, according to this — that he is accepted by God — is counted for many. Finally it is also written: "By one wise man a city shall be inhabited, but the tribes of the wicked shall be made desolate." And one just man is reckoned for the whole world, but the wicked, even if they are many, are counted scanty and for nothing before God. There is therefore also a praiseworthy multitude, as we see said also to Abraham, when he led him outside and said to him: "Look to heaven, if you can number the stars; so shall your seed be." In this consider also this: how the just man is within and always stands in the inner parts, because within, in secret, he prays to the Father, and all the glory of the king's daughter, that is, of the royal soul, is within; but nevertheless God leads him outside when the matter requires it and the account of visible things demands it. In this way too, therefore, for those many who are as the stars of heaven in multitude the inheritance can be multiplied, and for those scanty ones — namely those who, even if they are many in number, are yet held scanty by the unworthiness and vileness of their life — a scanty inheritance may be set.
HOMILIES ON NUMBERS 21.2To the greater number thou shalt give the greater inheritance, and to the less number thou shalt give the less inheritance: to each one, as they have been numbered, shall their inheritance be given.
τοῖς πλείοσι πλεονάσεις τὴν κληρονομίαν καὶ τοῖς ἐλάττοσιν ἐλαττώσεις τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτῶν· ἑκάστῳ καθὼς ἐπεσκέπησαν, δοθήσεται ἡ κληρονομία αὐτῶν.
мно́жайшымъ да ᲂу҆мно́жиши наслѣ́дїе, и҆ малѣ́йшымъ да ᲂу҆ма́лиши наслѣ́дїе и҆́хъ: коемꙋ́ждо, ꙗ҆́коже сꙋ́ть соглѧ́дани, да да́стсѧ наслѣ́дїе и҆́хъ:
The land shall be divided to the names by lot, they shall inherit according to the tribes of their families.
διὰ κλήρων μερισθήσεται ἡ γῆ· τοῖς ὀνόμασι, κατὰ φυλὰς πατριῶν αὐτῶν κληρονομήσουσιν·
по жре́бїємъ да раздѣли́тсѧ землѧ̀ и҆мена́мъ, по племенє́мъ ѻ҆те́чествъ свои́хъ да наслѣ́дѧтъ:
"By lot," he says, "shall the distribution of the inheritance be made." This indeed is commanded, but when I come to the Scriptures, I see that Moses himself, to whom these things are entrusted, does not use the lot in the division of the inheritance of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh. And Joshua too gives an inheritance to the tribe of Judah and to Caleb apart from the lot, and gives one apart from the lot also to the tribe of Ephraim and to the half-tribe of Manasseh. In the rest the lot is cast, and the first lot comes forth for Benjamin, and thereafter for the remaining tribes. Whence I think that in that blessed inheritance of the kingdom of heaven also there will be some who do not come to the lot nor are numbered with the rest, although they are holy; but there will be a certain outstanding and exceptional inheritance for them, as there was for Caleb of the tribe of Judah and for Joshua himself the son of Nun. For just as, for example, when after a battle the provinces and the spoils are apportioned to the victors, each of the outstanding and exceptional warriors is not brought to the lot along with the rest of the soldiers in the division of the spoils, but the best and most excellent things are awarded to them by the merit of their valor, while the rest use the lot solely by the right of victory, so it seems to me that my Lord Jesus Christ also will do; for to certain ones, whom he knows to have labored more abundantly than the rest and whose magnificent deeds and lofty virtues he himself knows, to those he awards the choicest and most exceptional honors and glories, and, if I may dare so to say, honors like his own. Or does it not seem to you that he confers something like his own blessedness upon his dearest disciples, when he says, "Father, I will that, where I am, these also may be with me," and when he says again, "You also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel," and again, "As you, Father, in me, and I in you, that these also may be one in us"? All these things do not come down by lot, but are granted by the prerogative of election by him who alone sees the hearts and minds of men — who may deign to bring us also, even if not among the exceptional and the elect and those who are above the lot, yet into the lot of the saints; to whom be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
HOMILIES ON NUMBERS 21.3A lottery takes place to avoid contention and to assure greater certitude and clarity. The source of this rule is the counsel of God. Devout men do not entrust their affairs to blind chance. This is what Paul means when he says, "We have been called to this destiny, predestined according to the mind of him who moves all things and according to the counsel of his will." Our use of lots bespeaks grace because, by God's word, it takes place according to faith. The apostles imply the same idea when they say, "Lord, knower of hearts, designate the one we should choose from among these two." Thus it is clear that the lot does not happen by chance but by the power of God's will. So what Scripture now says—whatever the lot designates—it says about God's choice by lot, not about chance. In the same way those among the Greeks who said they exercised power did not escape blame.After the people have been counted, the parts of the holy land are assigned to them at the Jordan. Those who possess their homelands in Israel, as designated by Caleb and Joshua, have been described as free, baptized young men. By sons Scripture means young men and those who have passed puberty. Their souls are ready for war, but their strength is untested; they have never experienced the risks of war. The sons of those who were under the law foreshadow a new people, who are judged worthy to be inscribed in the book of life. They are described one by one according to their virtues, and they inherit the earth, which belongs to the meek (unless perhaps the meek enjoy it in even greater measure). This measure, Scripture says, they will pour into your lap; it will be beautiful, pressed down, shaken and rich. Then, it says, you will increase his portion manyfold, so that each one receives his lot according to the count of the census. Hence it happens that the books handed over to Daniel to be explained were plural in number and their dimensions were described differently. For this reason too, God ordered the people counted by tribe and by name, although he commanded that their family relationships should be recorded too.
CATENA ON THE OCTATEUCH, ON NUMBERS 26:55These words seem to say something about the blessedness of Christ, by the fact that they decree rewards proper to each virtue, and the greatest rewards go to those who are endowed with sincere hearts. For, Scripture says, they will see God. The sort of men he bids to be chosen for holy orders have an appointed description; apart from that they have no portion in the land. They could also say, "In your hands is my lot and my portion, Lord." So there is no little boy among them; this signifies purity and integrity. The one who counts all of them is Christ, adumbrated in the high priest and lawgiver, who gave no lot to the unfaithful. For Scripture says, "Let them be expunged from the book of the living and not be recorded with the just."
CATENA ON THE OCTATEUCH, ON NUMBERS 26:55Thou shalt divide their inheritance by lot between the many and the few.
ἐκ τοῦ κλήρου μεριεῖς τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτῶν ἀνὰ μέσων πολλῶν καὶ ὀλίγων.
ѿ жре́бїѧ да раздѣли́ши наслѣ́дїе и҆́хъ междꙋ̀ мно́гими и҆ ма́лыми.
And the sons of Levi according to their families; to Gedson, the family of the Gedsonites; to Caath, the family of the Caathites; to Merari, the family of the Merarites.
Καὶ υἱοὶ Λευὶ κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν· τῷ Γεδσὼν δῆμος ὁ Γεδσωνί· τῷ Καὰθ δῆμος ὁ Κααθί· τῷ Μεραρὶ δῆμος ὁ Μεραρί.
И҆ сы́нове леѵі́ини но со́нмѡмъ и҆́хъ: гирсѡ́нꙋ со́нмъ гирсѡ́новъ, каа́ѳꙋ со́нмъ каа́ѳовъ, мера́рѣ со́нмъ мера́рїнъ.
These [are] the families of the sons of Levi; the family of the Lobenites, the family of the Chebronites, the family of the Coreites, and the family of the Musites; and Caath begot Amram.
οὗτοι οἱ δῆμοι υἱῶν Λευί· δῆμος ὁ Λοβενί, δῆμος ὁ Χεβρωνί, δῆμος ὁ Κορὲ καὶ δῆμος ὁ Μουσί. καὶ Καὰθ ἐγέννησε τὸν ᾿Αμράμ.
Сі́и со́нми сынѡ́въ леѵі́иныхъ: со́нмъ лове́нинъ, со́нмъ хеврѡ́нинъ, и҆ со́нмъ мꙋсі́нъ, и҆ со́нмъ коре́овъ. И҆ каа́ѳъ родѝ а҆мра́ма.
And the name of his wife [was] Jochabed, daughter of Levi, who bore these to Levi in Egypt, and she bore to Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Mariam their sister.
τὸ δέ ὄνομα τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ ᾿Ιωχαβέδ, θυγάτηρ Λευί, ἣ ἔτεκε τούτους τῷ Λευΐ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ· καὶ ἔτεκε τῷ ᾿Αμρὰμ τὸν ᾿Ααρὼν καὶ Μωυσῆν καὶ Μαριὰμ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῶν.
И҆́мѧ же женѣ̀ а҆мра́мли і҆ѡхаве́ѳъ, дщѝ леѵі́ина, ꙗ҆́же родѝ си́хъ леѵі́и во є҆гѵ́птѣ, и҆ родѝ а҆мра́мꙋ а҆арѡ́на и҆ мѡѷсе́а и҆ марїа́мъ сестрꙋ̀ и҆́хъ.
And to Aaron were born both Nadab and Abiud, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
καὶ ἐγεννήθησαν τῷ ᾿Ααρὼν ὅ τε Ναδὰβ καὶ ᾿Αβιοὺδ καὶ ᾿Ελεάζαρ καὶ ᾿Ιθάμαρ.
И҆ роди́шасѧ а҆арѡ́нꙋ нада́въ и҆ а҆вїꙋ́дъ, и҆ є҆леаза́ръ и҆ і҆ѳа́маръ.
And Nadab and Abiud died when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sina.
καὶ ἀπέθανε Ναδὰβ καὶ ᾿Αβιοὺδ ἐν τῷ προσφέρειν αὐτοὺς πῦρ ἀλλότριον ἔναντι Κυρίου ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ Σινά.
И҆ ᲂу҆́мре нада́въ и҆ а҆вїꙋ́дъ, є҆гда̀ принесо́ста ѻ҆́гнь чꙋжді́й пред̾ гдⷭ҇емъ въ пꙋсты́ни сїна́йстѣй.
And there were according to their numbering, twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because they have no inheritance in the midst of the children of Israel.
καὶ ἐγενήθησαν ἐξ ἐπισκέψεως αὐτῶν τρεῖς καὶ εἴκοσι χιλιάδες, πᾶν ἀρσενικὸν ἀπὸ μηνιαίου καὶ ἐπάνω· οὐ γὰρ συνεπεσκέπησαν ἐν μέσῳ υἱῶν ᾿Ισραήλ, ὅτι οὐ δίδοται αὐτοῖς κλῆρος ἐν μέσῳ υἱῶν ᾿Ισραήλ.
И҆ бы́ша ѿ соглѧ́данїѧ и҆́хъ два́десѧть трѝ ты́сѧщы, всѧ́къ мꙋ́жескъ по́лъ ѿ є҆ди́нагѡ мцⷭ҇а и҆ вы́шше: не бы́ша бо соглѧ́дани посредѣ̀ сынѡ́въ і҆и҃левыхъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ не даде́сѧ и҆̀мъ жре́бїй посредѣ̀ сынѡ́въ і҆и҃левыхъ.
And this [is] the numbering of Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in Araboth of Moab, at Jordan by Jericho.
καὶ αὕτη ἡ ἐπίσκεψις Μωυσῆ καὶ ᾿Ελεάζαρ τοῦ ἱερέως, οἳ ἐπεσκέψαντο τοὺς υἱοὺς ᾿Ισραὴλ ἐν ᾿Αραβὼθ Μωάβ, ἐπὶ τοῦ ᾿Ιορδάνου κατὰ ῾Ιεριχώ.
И҆ сїѐ соглѧ́данїе мѡѷсе́а и҆ є҆леаза́ра жерца̀, и҆̀же соглѧ́даша сынѡ́въ і҆и҃левыхъ во а҆равѡ́ѳѣ мѡа́вли, ᲂу҆ і҆ѻрда́на при і҆ерїхѡ́нѣ.
And among these there was not a man numbered by Moses and Aaron, whom, [even] the children of Israel, they numbered in the wilderness of Sinai.
καὶ ἐν τούτοις οὐκ ἦν ἄνθρωπος τῶν ἐπεσκεμμένων ὑπὸ Μωυσῆ καὶ ᾿Ααρών, οὓς ἐπεσκέψαντο τοὺς υἱοὺς ᾿Ισραὴλ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ Σινά·
И҆ въ си́хъ не бѧ́ше человѣ́къ ѿ соглѧ́даныхъ мѡѷсе́омъ и҆ а҆арѡ́номъ, и҆̀хже соглѧ́даша сынѡ́въ і҆и҃левыхъ въ пꙋсты́ни сїна́йстѣй.
For the Lord said to them, They shall surely die in the wilderness; and there was not left even one of them, except Chaleb the son of Jephonne, and Joshua the [son] of Naue.
ὅτι εἶπε Κύριος αὐτοῖς· θανάτῳ ἀποθανοῦνται ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ· καὶ οὐ κατελείφθη ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐδὲ εἷς, πλὴν Χάλεβ υἱὸς ᾿Ιεφοννὴ καὶ ᾿Ιησοῦς ὁ τοῦ Ναυή.
Поне́же речѐ гдⷭ҇ь и҆̀мъ: сме́ртїю и҆́змрꙋтъ въ пꙋсты́ни. И҆ не ѡ҆ста́сѧ ѿ ни́хъ ни є҆ди́нъ, кромѣ̀ хале́ва сы́на і҆ефонні́ина и҆ і҆исꙋ́са сы́на наѵи́на.
Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, according to the houses of their lineage, every one that goes forth to battle in Israel.
λαβὲ τὴν ἀρχὴν πάσης συναγωγῆς υἱῶν ᾿Ισραὴλ ἀπὸ εἰκοσαετοῦς καὶ ἐπάνω κατ’ οἴκους πατριῶν αὐτῶν, πᾶς ὁ ἐκπορευόμενος παρατάξασθαι ἐν ᾿Ισραήλ.
возмѝ нача́ло всегѡ̀ со́нма сынѡ́въ і҆и҃левыхъ ѿ два́десѧти лѣ́тъ и҆ вы́шше, по домѡ́мъ ѻ҆те́чествъ и҆́хъ, всѧ́къ и҆сходѧ́й воѡрꙋжи́тисѧ во і҆и҃ли.
After Scripture has indicated that the people arrived at the border established by God, God again asks for a census of the men suitable for military service. For, since the fathers who had been counted previously had died, their sons are summoned for a census. David attests that the Lord said, "If they shall enter into my rest" and what follows. Their sons were the type of the faithful people who receive Christ, the end of the law.There is a spiritual stain of blood that is also circumcision, as Paul attests: "For we," he says, "are the circumcision, as many of us as worship God in spirit." And again, "You have been circumcised without the ministry of hands." Joshua is the type of these men, for he circumcises those who came after him. But because that circumcision was not the true one, Scripture says elsewhere, "Cut away the hardness of your hearts." So Moses counts the sons of the dead but not in the way it had been done previously—that is, first counting the tribes that come from free women and then those born of slave women. He has no reason to distinguish these two sorts. He first enumerates the five sons of Leah, apart from the beloved tribe of Levi, since that tribe is destined to have its own place, namely, that of sacred ministry. Then he counts Gad and Asher, sons of the slave girl. Then he counts the three sons of the free woman Rachel, among whom he first counts the sons of Joseph, according to the order of their generation: Manasseh and Ephraim, and then Rachel's last son, Benjamin. To these he adds the sons of the slave girl, Dan and Naphtali. He has before his eyes the union of Israel, who was led by the spirit of servitude, and us, who are called through adoption into the spirit of freedom. Thus the words of Moses, "The nations rejoiced with this people." And the Savior said, "There will be one flock and one shepherd." The numbers of the remaining tribes decreased from the previous census, but the tribe of Levi increased. For the elect people always grows, while the people opposed to them diminishes.
CATENA ON THE OCTATEUCH, ON NUMBERS 26:2