Parallel Verses
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;
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,
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,
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,
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
Interlinear
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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 the Lord said to Moses in the waste land 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, 2 Take the full number of the children of Israel, by their families, and by their fathers' houses, every male by name; 3 All those of twenty years old and over, who are able to go to war in Israel, are to be numbered by you and Aaron.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 30:12
When you are taking the number of the children of Israel, let every man who is numbered give to the Lord a price for his life, so that no disease may come on them when they are numbered.
Exodus 38:26
A beka, that is, half a shekel by the holy scale, for everyone who was numbered; there were six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men of twenty years old and over.
Numbers 1:18
And they got together all the people on the first day of the second month; and everyone made clear his family and his father's house, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and over.
Numbers 1:22
The generations of the sons of Simeon were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;
Numbers 26:2-4
Let all the children of Israel be numbered, by the names of their fathers' families, all those of twenty years old and over who are able to go to war in Israel.
Genesis 49:1-3
And Jacob sent for his sons, and said, Come together, all of you, so that I may give you news of your fate in future times.
Exodus 1:1-5
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt; every man and his family came with Jacob.
Exodus 6:14-19
These are the heads of their fathers' families: the sons of Reuben the oldest son of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi: these are the families of Reuben.
Numbers 1:26-54
The generations of the sons of Judah were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
Numbers 26:63-64
All these were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when the children of Israel were numbered in the lowlands of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
2 Samuel 24:1-3
Again the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and moving David against them, he said, Go, take the number of Israel and Judah.
1 Chronicles 21:1-2
Now Satan, designing evil against Israel, put into David's mind the impulse to take the number of Israel.
1 Chronicles 27:23-24
But David did not take the number of those who were under twenty years old, for the Lord had said that he would make Israel like the stars of heaven in number.