Parallel Verses
NET Bible
"Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and families, counting the name of every individual male.
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,
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,
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 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the wilderness of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites departed from the land of Egypt. He said: 2 "Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and families, counting the name of every individual male. 3 You and Aaron are to number all in Israel who can serve in the army, those who are twenty years old or older, by their divisions.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 30:12
"When you take a census of the Israelites according to their number, then each man is to pay a ransom for his life to the Lord when you number them, so that there will be no plague among them when you number them.
Exodus 38:26
one beka per person, that is, a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, for everyone who crossed over to those numbered, from twenty years old or older, 603,550 in all.
Numbers 1:18
and they assembled the entire community together on the first day of the second month. Then the people recorded their ancestry by their clans and families, and the men who were twenty years old or older were listed by name individually,
Numbers 1:22
From the descendants of Simeon: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males numbered of them twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually.
Numbers 26:2-4
"Take a census of the whole community of Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, by their clans, everyone who can serve in the army of Israel."
Genesis 49:1-3
Jacob called for his sons and said, "Gather together so I can tell you what will happen to you in the future.
Exodus 1:1-5
These are the names of the sons of Israel who entered Egypt -- each man with his household entered with Jacob:
Exodus 6:14-19
These are the heads of their fathers' households: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
Numbers 1:26-54
From the descendants of Judah: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.
Numbers 26:63-64
These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the Israelites in the plains of Moab along the Jordan River opposite Jericho.
2 Samuel 24:1-3
The Lord's anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, "Go count Israel and Judah."
1 Chronicles 21:1-2
An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.
1 Chronicles 27:23-24
David did not count the males twenty years old and under, for the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.