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Numbers 26:3

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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.”

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

4 “Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older, as the LORD has commanded Moses.” And these were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt:

5 Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,

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BSB
So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction,
KJV
And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
WEB
Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
ASV
And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
DARBY
And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan of Jericho, saying,
BLB
And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,
ÅB
Og Moses og Eleasar, presten, talte med dem på Moabs ødemarker ved Jordan, midt imot Jeriko, og sa:
OTB
Så talte Moses og Eleasar, presten, til dem på Moabs sletter ved Jordan, rett overfor Jeriko, og sa:
B1930
Og Moses og Eleasar, presten, talte med dem på Moabs ødemarker ved Jordan, midt imot Jeriko, og sa:

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  • Numbers 22:1

    Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho.

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  • Numbers 33:48

    They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.

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  • Numbers 26:63

    These were the ones numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.

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  • Numbers 35:1

    Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:

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  • Numbers 31:12

    They brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.

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  • Deuteronomy 34:6

    And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.

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  • Deuteronomy 34:1

    Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,

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  • Deuteronomy 34:8

    The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.

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