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

17So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned specifically by name, 18and they assembled the entire community together on the first day of the second month. Then the people recorded their ancestry by their clans and families, and the men who were twenty years old or older were listed by name individually, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. And so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. 20And they were as follows: The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually. 21Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Reuben were 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 entire Israelite community by their clans and families, counting the name of every individual male.
• Numbers 26:1After the plague the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
• 2 Samuel 24:1The Lord’s anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “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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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