Numbers 26:2

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““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.””

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BSBPD

““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.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Take up the sum of all the company of the sons of Israel, from a son of twenty years and upward, by the house of their fathers, every one going out to the host in Israel.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 26:2 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 30:11Then the LORD said to Moses,
  2. Exodus 38:25The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—
  3. Numbers 1:2“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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