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,
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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:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 25:9
but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.
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