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Numbers 26:4

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2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers’ house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.

3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt.

5 Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:

6 Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

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BSB
“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:
KJV
Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt.
WEB
“Take a census, from twenty years old and upward, as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel.” These are those who came out of the land of Egypt.
ASV
[Take the sum of the people], from twenty years old and upward; as Jehovah commanded Moses and the children of Israel, that came forth out of the land of Egypt.
DARBY
From twenty years old and upward ; as Jehovah had commanded Moses and the children of Israel, who went forth out of the land of Egypt.
BLB
“From a son of twenty years and above, as YHWH has commanded Moses.” And the sons of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt:
ÅB
Fra tyveårsalderen og oppover skal de mønstres - slik som Herren hadde befalt Moses og Israels barn, dem som hadde draget ut av Egypt.
OTB
"Ta en folketelling av mennene fra tjue år og oppover, slik Herren befalte Moses." Dette var israelittene som kom ut av Egypt:
B1930
Fra tyveårsalderen og opover skal de mønstres - således som Herren hadde befalt Moses og Israels barn, dem som hadde draget ut av Egyptens land.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 1:1

    And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

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  • 1 Chronicles 21:1

    And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

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