Numbers

Numbers 1:1–2

¹On the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai. He said: ²“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.

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Numbers 1:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the first	בְּאֶחָד֩	bə·’e·ḥāḏ	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
day of the second	הַשֵּׁנִ֜י	haš·šê·nî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8145 second
month	לַחֹ֨דֶשׁ	la·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
of the second	הַשֵּׁנִ֗ית	haš·šê·nîṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H8145 second
year	בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה	baš·šā·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
after	לְצֵאתָ֛ם	lə·ṣê·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
of the land	מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
the LORD	יְהוָ֧ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
spoke	וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֛ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
in the Tent	בְּאֹ֣הֶל	bə·’ō·hel	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H168 tent
of Meeting	מוֹעֵ֑ד	mō·w·‘êḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
in the Wilderness	בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר	bə·miḏ·bar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth
of Sinai	סִינַ֖י	sî·nay	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5514 Sinai
He said	לֵאמֹֽר׃	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

Numbers 1:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Take a census	שְׂא֗וּ	śə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
of the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
congregation	עֲדַ֣ת	‘ă·ḏaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5712 congregation
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
by their clans	לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם	lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4940 clan
and families	אֲבֹתָ֑ם	’ă·ḇō·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
listing	בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר	bə·mis·par	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4557 number, tale
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
man	זָכָ֖ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
by name	שֵׁמ֔וֹת	šê·mō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H8034 name
one by one	לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃	lə·ḡul·gə·lō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1538 skull, head, poll

Cross-references

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Numbers 1:1 Exodus 25:22

Numbers 1:2 Exodus 30:12 · Exodus 38:26 · Numbers 1:18 · Numbers 1:22 · Numbers 26:2–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.