New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 1
The Census of Israel’s Warriors
1Then the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֥רbe.mid.BarH4057of Sinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514,in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, onthe firstבְּאֶחָד֩be.'e.ChadH259of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֜יha.she.NiH8145month, in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141after they had comeלְצֵאתָ֛םle.tze.TamH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
2“Takeשְׂא֗וּse.'UH5375acensusרֹאשׁ֙roShH7218of allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמ֔וֹתshe.MotH8034,everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145,headלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃le.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538by headH1538
3fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605is able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,you and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹֽן׃ve.'a.ha.RonH175shallnumberתִּפְקְד֥וּtif.ke.DuH6485them by their armiesלְצִבְאֹתָ֖םle.tziv.'o.TamH6635.
10of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130:of Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֕יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669,Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammihudעַמִּיה֑וּד'a.mi.HudH5989;of Manassehלִמְנַשֶּׁ֕הlim.na.ShehH4519,Gamalielגַּמְלִיאֵ֖לgam.li.'ElH1583the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pedahzurפְּדָהצֽוּר׃pe.da.h.TzurH6301;
16Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are they whoH7148werecalledH7148of the congregationהָעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,the leadersנְשִׂיאֵ֖יne.si.'EiH5387of their fathers’אֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1tribesמַטּ֣וֹתma.TotH4294; they were theheadsרָאשֵׁ֛יra.SheiH7218ofdivisionsאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”
18and they assembledהִקְהִ֗ילוּhik.Hi.luH6950allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָעֵדָ֜הha.'e.DahH5712together on thefirstבְּאֶחָד֙be.'e.ChadH259of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.Then they registeredH3205byancestryH3205in their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םmish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֖עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,headלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃le.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538by headH1538,
20Now the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205,Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478firstbornבְּכֹ֣רbe.KhorH1060,their genealogicalH8435registrationH8435by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֤רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034,headלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔םle.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538by headH1538,everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605was able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635,
22Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,their genealogicalH8435registrationH8435by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,their numberedפְּקֻדָ֗יוpe.ku.DavH6485men, according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֤רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034,headלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔םle.gul.ge.lo.TamH1538by headH1538,everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605was able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635,
24Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Gadגָ֔דGadH1410,their genealogicalH8435registrationH8435by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605was able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635,
26Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,their genealogicalH8435registrationH8435by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605was able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635,
28Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,their genealogicalH8435registrationH8435by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605was able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635,
30Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,their genealogicalH8435registrationH8435by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605was able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635,
32Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130, namely,of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,their genealogicalH8435registrationH8435by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605was able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635,
34Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,their genealogicalH8435registrationH8435by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605was able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635,
36Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144,their genealogicalH8435registrationH8435by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605was able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635,
38Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Danדָ֔ןDanH1835,their genealogicalH8435registrationH8435by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605was able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635,
40Of the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Asherאָשֵׁ֔ר'a.SherH836,their genealogicalH8435registrationH8435by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605was able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635,
42Of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321,their genealogicalH8435registrationH8435by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.ParH4557of namesשֵׁמֹ֗תshe.MotH8034,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכֹּ֖לkolH3605was able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָֽא׃tza.Va'H6635,
44Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are the ones who were numberedהַפְּקֻדִ֡יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175numberedפָּקַ֨דpa.KadH6485,with the leadersוּנְשִׂיאֵ֣יu.ne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376of whomאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259was of his father’sאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1householdלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004.
45So allכָּל־kol-H3605the numberedפְּקוּדֵ֥יpe.ku.DeiH6485men of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478by their fathers’אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605was able togoיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318out to warצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,
Levites Exempted
50But you shallappointהַפְקֵ֣דhaf.KedH6485the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881overעַל־'al-H5921thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֨ןmish.KanH4908of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֜תha.'e.DutH5715,and overוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605its furnishingsכֵּלָיו֮ke.LavH3627and overוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605that belongs to it. They shall carryיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908and allכָּל־kol-H3605its furnishingsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627,and they shall takeH8334careH8334of it; they shall also campיַחֲנֽוּ׃ya.cha.NuH2583aroundוְסָבִ֥יבve.sa.VivH5439thetabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןla.mish.KanH4908.
51So when the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ןha.mish.KanH4908is to setוּבִנְסֹ֣עַu.vin.So.a'H5265out, the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881shall takeיוֹרִ֤ידוּyo.Ri.duH3381it downH3381;and when the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908encampsוּבַחֲנֹת֙u.va.cha.NotH2583,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881shall setיָקִ֥ימוּya.Ki.muH6965it up. But thelaymanוְהַזָּ֥רve.ha.ZarH2114who comesH7131nearH7131shall be putיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191to deathH4191.
53But the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881shall campיַחֲנ֤וּya.cha.NuH2583aroundסָבִיב֙sa.VivH5439the tabernacleלְמִשְׁכַּ֣ןle.mish.KanH4908of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715, so that there will benoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808wrathקֶ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110on the congregationעֲדַ֖ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.So the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881shall keepוְשָׁמְרוּ֙ve.sha.me.RuH8104chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908of the testimonyהָעֵדֽוּת׃ha.'e.DutH5715.”
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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