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Numbers 26:3
3So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to the Israelites. Their camp was on the flat ground of Moab, beside the Jordan River. Jericho was on the other side of the river. They said,
Numbers 26:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
- New International Version (NIV)So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them and said,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying:
Context of Numbers 26:3
1When the bad disease stopped killing people, the Lord spoke to Moses and to Eleazar, the son of Aaron. 2He said, ‘Count all the Israelites, clan by clan. Count all the men who are 20 years old or older. Count only those men who can fight in the army.’ So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to the Israelites. Their camp was on the flat ground of Moab, beside the Jordan River. Jericho was on the other side of the river. They said, 4‘Count all the men who are 20 years old or older. The Lord has told Moses that we must do that.’ These are the names of the Israelites who came out of Egypt: 5The tribe of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn son had these clans: Hanoch's family, Pallu's family,
Read all of Numbers 26Numbers 26:3 word by word
וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר מֹשֶׁ֜ה וְאֶלְעָזָ֧ר הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֹתָ֖ם בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֑ב עַל־יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵח֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
- and Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר'el‛âzâr · EleazarH499
- the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- with them in the plainsעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · Plains (of Moab)H6160
- of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · (Plains of) MoabH4124
- by Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
- Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
Cross-references for Numbers 26:3
- Numbers 1:1The Israelites were in the Sinai desert. It was the first day of the second month of the second year after they left Egypt. Moses was in the Tent of Meeting. The Lord said to Moses,
- 1 Chronicles 21:1Then Satan caused David to bring trouble to Israel. He caused David to count all the men in Israel.
Commentaries on Numbers 26:3
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4As in the first census, Moses and Eleazar directed the counting of the people. Eleazar had taken Aaron’s place as high priest. They gave instructions to the tribal leaders about how to record the numbers of the men.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-511. after the plague--That terrible visitation had swept away the remnant of the old generation, to whom God sware in His wrath that they should not enter Canaan (Psa 95:11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 26
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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