God’s Word Translation
Numbers 1:4
4One man from each tribe will help you. Each of these men must be the head of a household.
Numbers 1:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
- New International Version (NIV)One man from each tribe, each of them the head of his family, is to help you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his father’s house.
Context of Numbers 1:4
2“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. One man from each tribe will help you. Each of these men must be the head of a household. 5“Here are the names of the men who will help you: Elizur, son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben; 6Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon;
Read all of Numbers 1Numbers 1:4 word by word
וְאִתְּכֶ֣ם יִהְי֔וּ אִ֥ישׁ אִ֖ישׁ לַמַּטֶּ֑ה אִ֛ישׁ רֹ֥אשׁ לְבֵית־אֲבֹתָ֖יו הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 1:4
- Numbers 1:16These were the men chosen from the community, the leaders of their ancestors’ tribes, and heads of the divisions of Israel.
- Numbers 2:3“On the east side, facing the rising sun, the armies led by Judah will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Judah is Nahshon, son of Amminadab.
- Numbers 7:10The leaders also brought offerings for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed. They presented their gifts in front of the altar.
- Numbers 10:14With their flag in front, the armies led by Judah’s descendants broke camp first. Nahshon, son of Amminadab, was in command.
- Numbers 13:2“Send men to explore Canaan, which I’m giving to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of their ancestors’ tribes.”
- Numbers 17:3Write Aaron’s name on the staff for Levi because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
- Numbers 25:4The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people, and execute them in broad daylight in the Lord’s presence. This will turn the Lord’s anger away from Israel.”
- Numbers 34:18You must also take one leader from each tribe to divide the land.
- Exodus 18:25Moses chose capable men from all the Israelites and put them in charge of groups of 1,000, or 100, or 50, or 10 people.
- Joshua 22:14Ten leaders, one from each tribe in Israel, went with him. Each man was a leader of a household and head of a family division in Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 27:1This is a list of Israelite family heads, regiment and battalion commanders, and officers who were serving the king in all the army’s units. Throughout each year they came for a month at a time and then left. Each unit consisted of 24,000 men.
Commentaries on Numbers 1:4
- 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. 4-164-16. with you there shall be a man of every tribe, &c.--The social condition of the Israelites in the wilderness bore a close resemblance to that of the nomad tribes of the East in the present day. The head of the tribe was a hereditary dignity, vested in the oldest son or some other to whom the right of primogeniture was transferred, and under whom were other inferior heads, also hereditary, among the different branches of the tribe. The Israelites…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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