Numbers 1:19

Numbers 1:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
• New International Version (NIV)as the Lord commanded Moses. And so he counted them in the Desert of Sinai:
• English Standard Version (ESV)as the Lord commanded Moses. So he listed them in the wilderness of Sinai.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.

Context of Numbers 1:19

17Moses and Aaron took the men who had been named 18and assembled the whole community on the first day of the second month. Each man at least 20 years old provided his genealogy by family and household. Then his name was listed. So Moses registered the men of Israel in the Desert of Sinai as the Lord had commanded him. 20The roster of families and households for the descendants of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn son, listed every man by name who was at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. 21The total for the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.

Numbers 1:19 word by word

כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖ם בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר סִינָֽי׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• As the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• so he numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• them in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• of Sinaiסִינַיsîynay · (Wilderness of) SinaiH5514

Cross-references for Numbers 1:19

• Numbers 1:2“Take a census of the whole community of Israel by families and households. List every man by name
• Numbers 26:1After the plague the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar, son of the priest Aaron,
• 2 Samuel 24:1The Lord became angry with Israel again, so he provoked David to turn against Israel. He said, “Go, count Israel and Judah.”

Commentaries on Numbers 1:19

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-46The count of 603,550 shows the same number of qualified men as mentioned in Exodus 38:26. Exodus 12:37 and Numbers 11:21 give an approximate number of 600,000. People have interpreted these numbers in different ways: The numbers might show the actual size of this army (see Exodus 1:9–10). The numbers might be symbolic. A later editor might have estimated, or might have misunderstood while translating. See also study note on Exodus 12:37.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. As the Lord commanded Moses, &c.--The numbering of the people was not an act sinful in itself, as Moses did it by divine appointment; but David incurred guilt by doing it without the authority of God. (See on 2Sa 24:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 1:19

• Israel

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• Moses
• Sinai
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• Sinai, Horeb
• Condition
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• Encamp
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• Palestine
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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