Numbers

Numbers 1:2–3

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.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתָּ֥ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
and Aaron	וְאַהֲרֹֽן׃	wə·’a·hă·rōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
are to number	תִּפְקְד֥וּ	tip̄·qə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
those	אֹתָ֛ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
who are twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֤ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
years of age	מִבֶּ֨ן	mib·ben	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
or older	וָמַ֔עְלָה	wā·ma‘·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
by their divisions	צָבָ֖א	ṣā·ḇā	Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
everyone	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who can serve	יֹצֵ֥א	yō·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
in Israel’s	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
army	לְצִבְאֹתָ֖ם	lə·ṣiḇ·’ō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6635 army, war, warfare

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.