Berean Standard Bible
Numbers 1:2
2“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.
Numbers 1:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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;
- New International Version (NIV)“Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by clans, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male individually,
Context of Numbers 1:2
1On the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai. He said: “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. 3You 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. 4And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.
Read all of Numbers 1Numbers 1:2 word by word
שְׂא֗וּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֙ כָּל־עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר שֵׁמ֔וֹת כָּל־זָכָ֖ר לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
- Take a censusנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: countH5375
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- ·רֹאשׁrô'sh · head: countH7218
- of the wholeכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
- congregationבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- by their clansמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- and familiesאָב'âb · fatherH1
- and familiesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- listingמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
- manזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
- by nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- one by oneגֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶתgûlgôleth · headH1538
Cross-references for Numbers 1:2
- Numbers 26:2“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.”
- Exodus 30:12“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.
- Exodus 38:26a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.
- 2 Samuel 24:1Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
- 1 Chronicles 21:1Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 27:23David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.
- Genesis 49:1Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:
- Exodus 1:1These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:
- Numbers 1:18and on the first day of the second month they assembled the whole congregation and recorded their ancestry by clans and families, counting one by one the names of those twenty years of age or older,
- Exodus 6:14These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
Commentaries on Numbers 1:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Take ye the sum, etc. - God, having established the commonwealth of Israel by just and equitable laws, ordained every thing relative to the due performance of his own worship, erected his tabernacle, which was his throne, and the place of his residence among the people, and consecrated his priests who were to minister before him; he now orders his subjects to be mustered, That they might see he had not forgotten his promise to Abraham, but was multiplying…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-4Verses 1-4 A month had passed away since the setting up of the tabernacle Exodus 40:2, Exodus 40:17: and the Sinaitic legislation was now complete (compare Leviticus 27:34). A census (“sum”) was commanded, to be based not upon any fresh registration of individuals, but upon that which had accompanied the previous collection of the offerings. Compare Exodus 30:11, etc.; Exodus 38:25-28. The offerings had been probably tendered by the people in groups, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4The Israelites got ready to leave for the promised land by listing all troops who could join the conquest. The nation was changing from slavery to becoming a nation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-54Commentary by Robert Jamieson 1-2. on the first day of the second month, &c.--Thirteen months had elapsed since the exodus. About one month had been occupied in the journey; and the rest of the period had been passed in encampment among the recesses of Sinai, where the transactions took place, and the laws, religious and civil, were promulgated, which are contained in the two preceding books. As the tabernacle was erected on the first day of the first…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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