The Meaning of Numbers 26:1 Explained

Numbers 26:1

KJV: And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

YLT: And it cometh to pass, after the plague, that Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,

Darby: And it came to pass after the plague, that Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

ASV: And it came to pass after the plague, that Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it came to pass after  the plague,  that the LORD  spake  unto Moses  and unto Eleazar  the son  of Aaron  the priest,  saying, 

What does Numbers 26:1 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 26:1-4 - 51-65, The Census Of The Nation
The terrible visitation of the preceding chapter swept away the survivors of the old generation. See Psalms 95:11. This new census was very important, partly as showing the numbers to which Israel had grown, and partly as fixing families and clans, preparatory to their entrance into Canaan.
The census of the Levites was taken separately, and conducted on different principles. It showed an increase of 1000 since the numbering, forty years before, Numbers 3:39. That this was no greater was probably due to Korah's rebellion.
God is ever writing up His people. Can we claim to be included in the divine enumeration and enrolled in the Lamb's book of life? Compare Psalms 87:5-6; Revelation 3:5. We are born to a great inheritance, but must claim it by faith. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 26

1  The sum of all Israel is taken in the plains of Moab
52  The law of dividing among them the inheritance of the land
57  The families and number of the Levites
63  None but Caleb and Joshua was left of those who were numbered at Sinai

What do the individual words in Numbers 26:1 mean?

that spoke Yahweh to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest saying
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֶ֧ל אֶלְעָזָ֛ר בֶּן־ אַהֲרֹ֥ן הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר  that  spoke 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָה֙  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מֹשֶׁ֔ה  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
אֶלְעָזָ֛ר  Eleazar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְעָזָר  
Sense: Additional Information: Eleazar = “God has helped”.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אַהֲרֹ֥ן  of  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
הַכֹּהֵ֖ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
לֵאמֹֽר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.

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