KJV King James Version
Take 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.
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Numbers 26:2
Take 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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”
WEB World English Bible
“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, all who are able to go forth to war in Israel.”
ASV American Standard Version
Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Take up the sum of all the company of the sons of Israel, from a son of twenty years and upward, by the house of their fathers, every one going out to the host in Israel.’
Surrounding context — Numbers 26
1 And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
2 Take 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.
3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,
4 [Take the sum of the people], from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt.
5 Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, [of whom cometh] the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:
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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.
שְׂא֞וּH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]רֹ֣אשׁ׀H7218 · roshheadכָּל־H3605 · kolallעֲדַ֣תH5712 · e.dahcongregationבְּנֵי־H1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelמִבֶּ֨ןH1121 · benson: childעֶשְׂרִ֥יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyשָׁנָ֛הH8141 · sha.nehyearוָמַ֖עְלָהH4605 · ma.alaboveלְבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplaceאֲבֹתָ֑םH1 · avfatherכָּל־H3605 · kolallיֹצֵ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeצָבָ֖אH6635 · tsa.vaarmyבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
Exodus 38:25-26And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation [was] an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:Numbers 1:2-3Take 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;Exodus 30:11-16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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