Numbers 1:3

Numbers 1:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)You and Aaron are to count according to their divisions all the men in Israel who are twenty years old or more and able to serve in the army.
• English Standard Version (ESV)From twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go to war, you and Aaron shall list them, company by company.
• New King James Version (NKJV)from twenty years old and above—all who are able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

Context of Numbers 1:3

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: 2“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. 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. 4And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you. 5These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

Numbers 1:3 word by word

מִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה כָּל־יֹצֵ֥א צָבָ֖א בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל תִּפְקְד֥וּ אֹתָ֛ם לְצִבְאֹתָ֖ם אַתָּ֥ה וְאַהֲרֹֽן׃Read the interlinear

• Youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• and Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• are to numberפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• thoseאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• who are twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• years of ageבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• years of ageשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• or olderמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• by their divisionsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · army: warH6635
• everyoneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• who can serveיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: regularH3318
• in Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• armyצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635

Cross-references for Numbers 1:3

• Numbers 14:29Your bodies will fall in this wilderness—all who were numbered in the census, everyone twenty years of age or older—because you have grumbled against Me.
• Numbers 32:11‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—
• Exodus 30:14Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.
• 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.”
• Deuteronomy 3:18At that time I commanded you: “The LORD your God has given you this land to possess. All your men of valor are to cross over, armed for battle, ahead of your brothers, the Israelites.
• Deuteronomy 24:5If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.
• 2 Samuel 24:9And Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of valor who drew the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.
• 2 Chronicles 17:13and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor.
• 2 Chronicles 26:11Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.
• Numbers 33:1These are the journeys of the Israelites when they came out of the land of Egypt by their divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron.
• Exodus 12:17So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.

Commentaries on Numbers 1:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3From twenty years old and upward - In this census no women were reckoned, nor children, nor strangers, nor the Levites, nor old men, which, collectively, must have formed an immense multitude; the Levites alone amounted to 22,300. True-born Israelites only are reckoned; such as were able to carry arms, and were expert for war.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. 33. Aaron shall number them by their armies--or companies. In their departure from Egypt they were divided into five grand companies (Ex 13:18), but from the sojourn in the wilderness to the passage of the Jordan, they were formed into four great divisions. The latter is here referred to.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