KJV King James Version
From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 1:3
From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.
WEB World English Bible
from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their divisions.
ASV American Standard Version
from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them by their hosts.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host in Israel, ye do number them by their hosts, thou and Aaron;
Surrounding context — Numbers 1
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first [day] of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
2 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;
3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
4 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
5 And these [are] the names of the men that shall stand with you: of [the tribe of] Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
מִבֶּ֨ןH1121 · benson: childעֶשְׂרִ֤יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyשָׁנָה֙H8141 · sha.nehyearוָמַ֔עְלָהH4605 · ma.alaboveכָּל־H3605 · kolallיֹצֵ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeצָבָ֖אH6635 · tsa.vaarmyבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelתִּפְקְד֥וּH6485 · pa.qadto reckon: listאֹתָ֛םH853 · et[Obj.]לְצִבְאֹתָ֖םH6635 · tsa.vaarmyאַתָּ֥הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)וְאַהֲרֹֽן׃H175 · a.ha.ronAaron
Cross-references
Exodus 30:14Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD.Numbers 14:29Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me,Deuteronomy 24:5When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: [but] he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.Numbers 32:11Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:Exodus 12:17And ye shall observe [the feast of] unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.2 Samuel 24:9And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah [were] five hundred thousand men.Deuteronomy 3:18And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all [that are] meet for the war.Numbers 33:1These [are] the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.2 Chronicles 26:11-13Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, [one] of the king’s captains.Numbers 26:2Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers’ house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.2 Chronicles 17:13-18And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, [were] in Jerusalem.
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