Numbers

Numbers 1:1–4

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.

3You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions— everyone who can serve in Israel’s army. 4And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.

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Numbers 1:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On the firstבְּאֶחָד֩bə·’e·ḥāḏPreposition-b; Number - masculine singularH259 one
day of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֜יhaš·šê·nîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH8145 second
monthלַחֹ֨דֶשׁla·ḥō·ḏešPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2320 (newness), new moon, month
of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתhaš·šê·nîṯArticle; Number - ordinal feminine singularH8145 second
yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הbaš·šā·nāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH8141 year
afterלְצֵאתָ֛םlə·ṣê·ṯāmPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH3318 go or come out
of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץmê·’e·reṣPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רway·ḏab·bêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
in the Tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbə·’ō·helPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH168 tent
of Meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmō·w·‘êḏNoun - masculine singularH4150 appointed time, place, meeting
in the Wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֥רbə·miḏ·barPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH4057 mouth
of Sinaiסִינַ֖יsî·nayNoun - proper - feminine singularH5514 Sinai
He saidלֵאמֹֽר׃lê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say

Numbers 1:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Take a censusשְׂא֗וּśə·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH5375 lift, take, carry
of the wholeכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
congregationעֲדַ֣ת‘ă·ḏaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH5712 congregation
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
by their clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םlə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯāmPreposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4940 clan
and familiesאֲבֹתָ֑ם’ă·ḇō·ṯāmNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1 father
listingבְּמִסְפַּ֣רbə·mis·parPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH4557 number, tale
everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
manזָכָ֖רzā·ḵārNoun - masculine singularH2145 male
by nameשֵׁמ֔וֹתšê·mō·wṯNoun - masculine pluralH8034 name
one by oneלְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃lə·ḡul·gə·lō·ṯāmPreposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1538 skull, head, poll

Numbers 1:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Youאַתָּ֥ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹֽן׃wə·’a·hă·rōnConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH175 Aaron
are to numberתִּפְקְד֥וּtip̄·qə·ḏūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
thoseאֹתָ֛ם’ō·ṯāmDirect object marker; third person masculine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
who are twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
years of ageמִבֶּ֨ןmib·benPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
or olderוָמַ֔עְלָהwā·ma‘·lāhConjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singularH4605 higher part
by their divisionsצָבָ֖אṣā·ḇāNoun - common singularH6635 army, war, warfare
everyoneכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
who can serveיֹצֵ֥אyō·ṣêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3318 go or come out
in Israel’sבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
armyלְצִבְאֹתָ֖םlə·ṣiḇ·’ō·ṯāmPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine pluralH6635 army, war, warfare

Numbers 1:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And one manאִ֥ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
from each tribeלַמַּטֶּ֑הlam·maṭ·ṭehPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4294 staff, rod, shaft
the headרֹ֥אשׁrōšNoun - masculine singularH7218 head
of each familyאֲבֹתָ֖יו’ă·ḇō·ṯāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
must be thereיִהְי֔וּyih·yūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with youוְאִתְּכֶ֣םwə·’it·tə·ḵemConjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine pluralH854 with

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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

Numbers 1:3 Exodus 30:14 · Numbers 14:29

Numbers 1:4 Numbers 1:16 · Exodus 18:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.