Numbers 1:2

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

1The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai. It was the first day of the second month in the second year after leaving Egypt. He said, “Take a census of the whole community of Israel by families and households. List every man by name 3who is at least 20 years old. You and Aaron must register everyone in Israel who is eligible for military duty. List them by divisions. 4One man from each tribe will help you. Each of these men must be the head of a household.

Numbers 1:2 word by word

שְׂא֗וּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֙ כָּל־עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר שֵׁמ֔וֹת כָּל־זָכָ֖ר לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Takeנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: countH5375
• ye the sumרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: countH7218
• of all the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• after their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• by the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• with the numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
• namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• every maleזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
• by their pollsגֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶתgûlgôleth · headH1538

Cross-references for Numbers 1:2

• Numbers 26:2“Take a census of the whole community of Israel by households. List those who are at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.”
• Exodus 30:12“When you take a census of the Israelites, each person must pay the Lord a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will happen to them when they are counted.
• Exodus 38:26This came to one-fifth of an ounce per person, for everyone counted who was at least 20 years old: 603,550 people.
• 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.”
• 1 Chronicles 21:1Satan attempted to attack Israel by provoking David to count the Israelites.
• 1 Chronicles 27:23David didn’t count those under 20 years old, because the Lord had promised that the people of Israel would be as numerous as the stars in the sky.
• Genesis 49:1Jacob called for his sons and said, “Come here, and let me tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.
• Exodus 1:1These are the names of the sons of Israel (that is, Jacob) who came with him to Egypt with their families:
• Numbers 1:18and 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.
• Exodus 6:14These were the heads of the families: The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These were the families descended from 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