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It happenedוַיְהִיafterאַחֲרֵיthe plagueהַמַּגֵּפָהthat YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Mosesאֶל מֹשֶׁהand to Eleazarוְאֶל אֶלְעָזָרsonבֶּןof Aaronאַהֲרֹןthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןsaying,לֵאמֹר
Numbers 26:1
Study it in the app“It happened after the plague that YHWH said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 26:1, word by word
- It happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- the plagueמַּגֵּפָהmagefa
plague
An epidemic sent as punishment.
Where else “magefa” appears- that YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- and to Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar
Eleazar
Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.
Where else “elazar” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears
Translation note
In the Hebrew text the words “After the plague” form verse 25:19.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2“Take a census of the whole community of the sons of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, everyone who goes out to the army in Israel.”