“Take a census(A) of the whole Israelite community by families—all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army(B) of Israel.” So on the plains of Moab(C) by the Jordan across from Jericho,(D) Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said, “Take a census of the men twenty years old or more, as the Lord commanded Moses.”

These were the Israelites who came out of Egypt:(E)

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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.

And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

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.

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(A)“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel (B)from twenty years old and above, by their fathers’ houses, all who are able to go to war in Israel.” So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them (C)in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying: Take a census of the people from twenty years old and above, just as the Lord (D)commanded Moses and the children of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt.”

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(A)Take a [a]census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ households, whoever is able to go to war in Israel.” So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them (B)in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, Take a census of the people from twenty years old and upward, as the Lord has commanded Moses.”

Now the sons of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt were as follows:

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 26:2 Lit sum

Take a census[a] of the community of the Israelites[b] from those twenty years old[c] and above, according to their families,[d] all who are able to go out to war in Israel.” So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them on the desert-plateau of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, saying, Take a census of the community from those twenty years old[e] and above, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.”

The Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt were:

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 26:2 Literally “Lift up the heads
  2. Numbers 26:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  3. Numbers 26:2 Literally “a son of twenty years”
  4. Numbers 26:2 Literally “the house of their fathers”
  5. Numbers 26:4 Literally “a son of twenty years”