“Take a census(A) of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their ancestral families,[a] counting the names of every male one by one. You and Aaron are to register those who are twenty years old or more by their military divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.[b](B) A man from each tribe is to be with you, each one the head of his ancestral family.[c](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:2 Lit the house of their fathers, also in vv. 18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42,45
  2. 1:3 Lit everyone going out to war in Israel
  3. 1:4 Lit the house of his fathers, also in v. 44

“Take a census(A) of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families,(B) listing every man by name,(C) one by one. You and Aaron(D) are to count according to their divisions all the men in Israel who are twenty years old or more(E) and able to serve in the army.(F) One man from each tribe,(G) each of them the head of his family,(H) is to help you.(I)

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