Numbers 26:1

After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,

2 “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”

3 So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
KJV
And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
WEB
After the plague, the LORD spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
ASV
And it came to pass after the plague, that Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
DARBY
And it came to pass after the plague, that Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
BLB
And it came to pass after the plague that YHWH spoke to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,
ÅB
Da sotten var forbi, sa Herren til Moses og til Eleasar, sønn av Aron, presten:
OTB
Etter pesten talte Herren til Moses og Eleasar, sønn av Aron, presten, og sa:
B1930
Da sotten var forbi, sa Herren til Moses og til Eleasar, sønn av Aron, presten:

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