Numbers 1:19
New International Version
as the LORD commanded Moses. And so he counted them in the Desert of Sinai:

New Living Translation
just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses recorded their names in the wilderness of Sinai.

English Standard Version
as the LORD commanded Moses. So he listed them in the wilderness of Sinai.

Berean Standard Bible
just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai:

King James Bible
As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

New King James Version
As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.

New American Standard Bible
just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So he counted them in the wilderness of Sinai.

NASB 1995
just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

NASB 1977
just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

Legacy Standard Bible
just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. So he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

Amplified Bible
just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.

Christian Standard Bible
just as the LORD commanded Moses. He registered them in the Wilderness of Sinai:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
just as the LORD commanded Moses. He registered them in the Wilderness of Sinai:

American Standard Version
As Jehovah commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

Contemporary English Version
just as the LORD had commanded.

English Revised Version
As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Moses registered the men of Israel in the Desert of Sinai as the LORD had commanded him.

Good News Translation
as the LORD had commanded. In the Sinai Desert, Moses registered the people.

International Standard Version
just as the LORD had commanded Moses. He numbered them in the Sinai desert.

Majority Standard Bible
just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai:

NET Bible
just as the LORD had commanded Moses. And so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

New Heart English Bible
As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

Webster's Bible Translation
As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

World English Bible
As Yahweh commanded Moses, so he counted them in the wilderness of Sinai.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
as YHWH has commanded Moses; and he numbers them in the wilderness of Sinai.

Young's Literal Translation
as Jehovah hath commanded Moses; and he numbereth them in the wilderness of Sinai.

Smith's Literal Translation
As Jehovah commanded Moses, and he reviewed them in the desert of Sinai.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
As the Lord had commanded Moses. And they were numbered in the desert of Sinai.

Catholic Public Domain Version
just as the Lord had instructed Moses. And they were numbered in the desert of Sinai.

New American Bible
as the LORD had commanded Moses. So he enrolled them in the wilderness of Sinai.

New Revised Standard Version
as the LORD commanded Moses. So he enrolled them in the wilderness of Sinai.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
As LORD JEHOVAH commanded Moshe and he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
As the LORD commanded Moses, so did he number them in the wilderness of Sinai.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
as the Lord commanded Moses, so they were numbered in the wilderness of Sina.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Number of Every Tribe
18and on the first day of the second month they assembled the whole congregation and recorded their ancestry by clans and families, counting one by one the names of those twenty years of age or older, 19just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai: 20From the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,…

Cross References
Exodus 40:16
Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.

Numbers 3:16
So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.

Numbers 4:49
At the LORD’s command through Moses they were numbered, and each one was assigned his work and burden, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Numbers 26:2
“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.”

Deuteronomy 1:3
In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the Israelites all that the LORD had commanded him concerning them.

1 Chronicles 23:24
These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 27:23
David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.

2 Chronicles 31:13
Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the authority of Conaniah and his brother Shimei, by appointment of King Hezekiah and of Azariah the chief official of the house of God.

Ezra 3:8
In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.

Nehemiah 7:5
Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:

Matthew 1:1-17
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...

Luke 2:1-5
Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire. / This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. / And everyone went to his own town to register. ...

Acts 1:15
In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,

Acts 2:41
Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.

Acts 4:4
But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.


Treasury of Scripture

As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

Numbers 1:2
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;

Numbers 26:1,2
And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, …

2 Samuel 24:1-10
And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah…

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just as the LORD had commanded Moses
This phrase underscores the obedience of Moses to divine instruction. The Hebrew root for "commanded" is צָוָה (tsavah), which implies a directive given with authority. In the context of the Israelites' journey, this obedience is crucial as it reflects a covenant relationship where God leads and the people follow. Historically, this obedience is foundational for the Israelites, as it sets a precedent for their identity as a people chosen and guided by God. The phrase also highlights the importance of divine authority in the life of believers, encouraging a life of submission to God's will.

so he numbered them
The act of numbering, or taking a census, is significant in the Hebrew context. The Hebrew word for "numbered" is פָּקַד (paqad), which can mean to count, muster, or appoint. This census was not merely a logistical exercise but a divine mandate to organize the tribes for their journey and eventual conquest of the Promised Land. It reflects God's orderliness and His concern for each individual within the community. For believers, this act of numbering signifies God's intimate knowledge of His people, emphasizing that each person is known and valued by God.

in the Wilderness of Sinai
The Wilderness of Sinai is more than a geographical location; it is a place of transformation and revelation. The Hebrew word for "wilderness" is מִדְבָּר (midbar), which can also mean a place of speaking. It is in this wilderness that God speaks to His people, giving them the Law and shaping them into a nation. The historical and scriptural context of Sinai is profound, as it is where the Israelites received the Ten Commandments and entered into a covenant with God. For Christians, the Wilderness of Sinai represents a place of spiritual growth and dependence on God, reminding believers that even in desolate places, God is present and active in their lives.

Verse 19. - As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them. The usual note of absolute obedience to the Divine instructions; but it serves to express the fundamental difference between this numbering and David's.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
just as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

had commanded
צִוָּ֥ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

Moses.
מֹשֶׁ֑ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

So [Moses] numbered
וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖ם (way·yip̄·qə·ḏêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

them in the Wilderness
בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר (bə·miḏ·bar)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech

of Sinai:
סִינָֽי׃ (sî·nāy)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5514: Sinai -- the mountain where the law was given


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