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26 And it came to pass after the magefah (plague), that Hashem spoke unto Moshe and unto Eleazar Ben Aharon HaKohen, saying,
2 Take the rosh (census) of kol Adat Bnei Yisroel from twenty years old and upward, throughout their bais avot, all that are yotzei tzava (able to go to war) in Yisroel.
3 And Moshe and Eleazar HaKohen spoke with them in the arevot Mo’av (plains of Moav) by Yarden near Yericho, saying,
4 Take the census of the people, from twenty years old and upward, just as Hashem commanded Moshe and the Bnei Yisroel, which went forth out of Eretz Mitzrayim.
5 Reuven, the Bechor Yisroel: the Bnei Reuven; Chanoch, of whom cometh the Mishpakhat HaChanochi; of Pallu, the Mishpakhat HaPallu’i;
6 Of Chetzron, Mishpakhat HaChetzroni; of Carmi, the Mishpakhat HaCaremi.
7 These are the Mishpekhot HaReuveni; and they that were numbered of them were 43,730.
8 And the Bnei Pallu; Eliav.
9 And the Bnei Eliav; Nemuel, and Datan, and Aviram. This is that Datan and Aviram, which were summoned by the edah, who made a contention against Moshe and against Aharon in the adat Korach, when they contended in opposition to Hashem:
10 And ha’aretz opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korach, when that edah died, when the eish devoured 250; and they became as a nes (warning).
11 Notwithstanding, the Bnei Korach died not.
12 The Bnei Shim’on after their mishpekhot: of Nemuel, the Mishpakhat HaNemueli; of Yamin, the Mishpakhat HaYamini; of Yachin, the Mishpakhat HaYachini;
13 Of Zerach, the Mishpakhat HaZarechi; of Shaul, the Mishpakhat HaShauli.
14 These are the Mishpekhot HaShimoni, 22,200.
15 The Bnei Gad after their Mishpekhot; of Tzephon, the Mishpakhat HaTzephoni; of Chaggi, the Mishpakhat HaChaggi; of Shuni, the Mishpakhat HaShuni;
16 Of Ozni, the Mishpakhat HaOzni; of Eri, the Mishpakhat HaEri;
17 Of Arod, the Mishpakhat HaArodi; of Areli, the Mishpakhat HaAreli.
18 These are the Mishpekhot Bnei Gad according to those that were numbered of them, 40,500.
19 The Bnei Yehudah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in Eretz Kena’an.
20 And the Bnei Yehudah after their Mishpekhot were: of Shelah, the Mishpakhat HaShelani; of Pharetz, the Mishpakhat HaPharetzi; of Zerach, the Mishpakhat HaZarechi.
21 And the Bnei Pharetz were: of Chetzron, the Mishpakhat HaChetzeroni; of Chamul, the Mishpakhat HeChamuli.
22 These are the Mishpekhot Yehudah according to those that were numbered of them, 76,500.
23 Of the Bnei Yissakhar after their Mishpekhot: of Tola, the Mishpakhat HaTola’i; of Puvah, the Mishpakhat HaPuni;
24 Of Yashuv, the Mishpakhat HaYashuvi; of Shimron, the Mishpakhat HaShimroni.
25 These are the Mishpekhot of Yissakhar according to those that were numbered of them, 64,300.
26 Of the Bnei Zevulun after their Mishpekhot: of Sered, the Mishpakhat HaSaredi; of Elon, the Mishpakhat HaEloni; of Yachle’el, the Mishpakhat HaYachle’eli.
27 These are the Mishpekhot of the Zevuloni according to those that were numbered of them, 60,500.
28 The Bnei Yosef after their Mishpekhot were Menasheh and Ephrayim.
29 Of the Bnei Menasheh: of Machir, the Mishpakhat HaMachiri; and Machir fathered Gil‘ad; of Gil‘ad come the Mishpakhat HaGile’adi.
30 These are the Bnei Gil‘ad: of I’ezer, the Mishpakhat HaI’ezeri; of Chelek, the Mishpakhat HaCheleki;
31 And of Asriel, the Mishpakhat HaAsri’eli; and of Shechem, the Mishpakhat HaShichmi.
32 And of Shemida, the Mishpakhat HaShemida’i; and of Chepher, the Mishpakhat Chepheri.
33 And Tzelophechad Ben Chepher had no banim, but banot; and the shem banot Tzelophechad were Machlah, No’ah, Choglah, Milcah, and Tirtzah.
34 These are the Mishpekhot of Menasheh, and those that were numbered of them, 52,700.
35 These are the Bnei Ephrayim after their Mishpekhot: of Shutelach, the Mishpakhat HaShutalechi; of Becher, the Mishpakhat HaBacheri; of Tachan, the Mishpakhat HaTachani.
36 And these are the Bnei Shutelach: of Eran, the Mishpakhat HaErani.
37 These are the Mishpekhot Bnei Ephrayim according to those that were numbered of them, 32,500. These are the Bnei Yosef after their Mishpekhot.
38 The Bnei Binyamin after their Mishpekhot: of Bela, the Mishpakhat HaBale’i; of Ashbel, the Mishpakhat HaAshbeli; of Achiram, the Mishpakhat HaAchirami;
39 Of Shefufam, the Mishpakhat HaShufami; of Chupham, the Mishpakhat HaChufami.
40 And the Bnei Bela were Ard and Naaman; of Ard, the Mishpakhat HaAredi; and of Naaman, the Mishpakhat HaNa’ami.
41 These are the Bnei Binyamin after their Mishpekhot; and they were numbered of them 45,600.
42 These are the Bnei Dan after their Mishpekhot: of Shucham, the Mishpakhat HaShuchami. These are the Mishpekhot of Dan after their Mishpekhot.
43 All the Mishpekhot HaShuchami, according to those that were numbered of them, were 64,400.
44 Of the Bnei Asher after their Mishpekhot: of Yimna, the Mishpakhat HaYimnah; of Yishvi, the Mishpakhat HaYishvi; of Beriah, the Mishpakhat HaBeri’i.
45 Of the Bnei Beriah: of Chever, the Mishpakhat HaChevri; of Malki’el, the Mishpakhat HaMalki’eli.
46 And the shem Bat Asher was Sarach.
47 These are the Mishpekhot Bnei Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were 53,400.
48 Of the Bnei Naphtali after their Mishpekhot: of Yachtze’el, the Mishpakhat HaYachtze’eli; of Guni, the Mishpakhat HaGuni;
49 Of Yetzer, the mishpakhat of the HaYitzeri; of Shillem, the Mishpakhat HaShillemi.
50 These are the Mishpekhot Naphtali according to their Mishpekhot: and they that were numbered of them 45, 400.
51 These were the numbered of the Bnei Yisroel, 601,730.
36 And there was a neviah (prophetess) named Chanah Bat Pnuel, of the shevet (tribe) of Asher. This isha (woman) was advanced in age, having lived with her baal (husband) sheva shanim (seven years) from her betulim (virginity),
37 And then to the age of eighty-four she had lived as an almanah (widow) who was not departing from the Beis HaMikdash, serving yomam valailah (day and night) with tzomot (fastings) and tefillos.
38 And at that very moment she came and stood nearby, exclaiming, Baruch Hashem. And she continued speaking about him to all the ones anticipating the Geulah (Redemption) of Yerushalayim. [YESHAYAH 40:2; 52:9]
39 And when they had been shomer mitzvot and completed everything according to the Torat Hashem, they returned to the Galil and to their own shtetl of Natzeret.
40 And the yeled continued growing and was given chozek (strength), being filled with chochmah (wisdom), and the Chen vChesed Hashem was upon him.
41 And his horim (parents) used to make aliyah leregel (pilgrimage) to Yerushalayim shanah bshanah (year by year) for Chag HaPesach (the Feast of Pesach). [SHEMOT 23:15; DEVARIM 16:1-8]
42 And when he became a bocher of twelve years of age, they made aliyah leregel (pilgrimage), as usual, according to the mitzvah and minhag of the Chag.
43 And as they were returning, having fulfilled the prescribed number of yamim (days), the bocher Yehoshua stayed behind in Yerushalayim. And his horim (parents) did not have daas (knowledge) of this,
44 But supposed him to be in the caravan, and went a day’s journey. And they began looking for him among the krovim (relatives) and acquaintances.
45 And, not having found him, they returned to Yerushalayim, looking for him.
46 And it came about, that after shlosha yamim (three days) they found him in the courts of the Beis HaMikdash, sitting in the midst of the rabbis, both listening to them and asking them she’elot (kashes, questions).
47 And all the ones listening to him where amazed at his binah and at his teshuvot (answers).
48 And when his horim (parents) saw him, they were astounded, and his Em (mother) said to him, Beni, why did you do thus to us? Hinei, your abba and I were anxiously looking for you.
49 And he said to them, Why is it that you were looking for me? Did you not have daas that I must be in the Beis Avi [i.e., dealing with His affairs]?
50 And they did not have binah of the dvar which he spoke to them.
51 And he went down with them, and they came to Natzeret; and he continued in mishmaat (obedience) to his horim (parents). And his Em (mother) was treasuring all these things in her lev (heart).
52 And Yehoshua kept increasing in chochmah VGADEL VATOV GAM IM HASHEM VGAM IM ANASHIM (and stature and favor with Hashem and men, SHMUEL ALEF 2:26).
60 (For the one directing. Set to The Shushan of the Edut. Mikhtam Dovid to instruct. When he fought Aram Naharayim and Aram Tzovah and when Yo’av returned and struck down 12,000 of Edom in the Gey Melach.) O Elohim, Thou hath rejected us, scattered us; Thou hast been angry; O restore us!
2 (4) Thou hast made eretz to tremble; Thou hast torn it asunder, heal the fractures thereof; for it tottereth.
3 (5) Thou hast showed Thy people kashah (hard times); Thou hast made us to drink the yayin of tarelah (bewilderment, reeling).
4 (6) Thou hast set up a nes (banner) to them that fear Thee, that it may be unfurled on account of the truth. Selah.
5 (7) That Thy Yedidot (beloved ones) may be saved; save with Thy Yamin (Right Hand) and hear me.
6 (8) Elohim hath spoken in His Kodesh (Holiness); I will exult, I will parcel Shechem as chelek, and measure out the Valley of Sukkot.
7 (9) Gil‘ad is Mine, and Menasheh is Mine; Ephrayim also is the ma’oz of Mine Rosh; Yehudah is My Mekhokek (prescriber of laws, lawgiver; see Gn 49:10; Isa 42:4 on Moshiach’s torah).
8 (10) Moav is My washpot; over Edom will I cast My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.
9 (11) Who will bring me to the Ir Matzon (city of fortification)? Who will bring me to Edom?
10 (12) Wilt not Thou, O Elohim, which hadst cast us off? And Thou, O Elohim, which didst not go out with tzivoteinu (our armies)?
11 (13) Give us help against the enemy; for vain is the teshuat adam (help, salvation of or from Man).
12 (14) In Elohim shall we obtain the victory; for He it is that shall tread down tzareinu (our enemies, oppressors).
15 He that is guaranty for a zar shall suffer for it, and he that hateth pledging collateral is secure.
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