261 After the plague the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest,
261 And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
261 After the plague, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron, the priest,
261 After the plague God said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
261 And it came to pass, after the plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying:
261 After the plague had ended, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 26:1
Commentary on Numbers 26:1-51
(Read Numbers 26:1-51)
Moses did not number the people but when God commanded him. We have here the families registered, as well as the tribes. The total was nearly the same as when numbered at mount Sinai. Notice is here taken of the children of Korah; they died not, as the children of Dathan and Abiram; they seem not to have joined even their own father in rebellion. If we partake not of the sins of sinners, we shall not partake of their plagues.