Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, every male, by their polls,
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;
Holman Bible
“Take a census
International Standard Version
"Take a census of the entire Israeli community, numbering them by their tribes and by ancestral houses. List the names of every male one-by-one,
American Standard Version
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers houses, according to the number of the names, every male, by their polls;
Amplified
“Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, by their families (clans), by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, every male,
Bible in Basic English
Take the full number of the children of Israel, by their families, and by their fathers' houses, every male by name;
Darby Translation
Take the sum of the whole assembly of the children of Israel, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, every male, according to their polls;
Julia Smith Translation
Take up the sum of all the assembly of the sons of Israel, according to their families, according to the house of their fathers, with the number of names, every male according to their head:
King James 2000
Take you the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male individually;
Lexham Expanded Bible
"{Take a census of} the entire community of the {Israelites} according to their clans and {their families}, according to [the] number of names, every male individually
Modern King James verseion
Take the sum of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, according to their families, by their fathers' house, with the number of names, every male by their heads,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Take ye the sum of all the multitude of the children of Israel, in their kindreds and households of their fathers and number them by name all that are males, poll by poll,
NET Bible
"Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and families, counting the name of every individual male.
New Heart English Bible
"Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one;
The Emphasized Bible
Reckon ye up the sum of all the assembly of the sons of Israel, by their families by their ancestral houses, - in the counting of names, every male, by their polls;
Webster
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their poll:
World English Bible
"Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one;
Youngs Literal Translation
Take ye up the sum of all the company of the sons of Israel by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names -- every male by their polls;
Themes
Armies » Enumeration of israel's military forces
Armies » Who of the israelites were subject to service in
the Armies of israel » Persons liable to serve in
Commands » Special to individuals » Of God, examples of
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » Second numbering of the people
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Census taken, of the israelites
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 1:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Commands Moses To Take A Census
1 And LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they came out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2 Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, every male, by their polls, 3 from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go forth to war in Israel. Thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 30:12
When thou take the sum of the sons of Israel, according to those who are numbered of them, then they shall give every man a ransom for his soul to LORD when thou number them, that there be no plague among them when thou number them
Exodus 38:26
a beka a head, [that is], half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for everyone who passed over to those who were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty me
Numbers 1:18
and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month. And they declared their ancestry after their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and
Numbers 1:22
Of the sons of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, those who were numbered of it, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were a
Numbers 26:2-4
Take the sum of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all who are able to go forth to war in Israel.
Genesis 49:1-3
And Jacob called to his sons, and said, gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days.
Exodus 1:1-5
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt (every man and his household who came with Jacob):
Exodus 6:14-19
These are the heads of their fathers' houses. The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi, these are the families of Reuben.
Numbers 1:26-54
Of the sons of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
Numbers 26:63-64
These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
2 Samuel 24:1-3
And again the anger of LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah.
1 Chronicles 21:1-2
And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.
1 Chronicles 27:23-24
But David did not take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because LORD had said he would increase Israel like the stars of heaven.