Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Moses counted all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD commanded him. New Living Translation So Moses counted the firstborn sons of the people of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded. English Standard Version So Moses listed all the firstborn among the people of Israel, as the LORD commanded him. Berean Standard Bible So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him. King James Bible And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel. New King James Version So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded him. New American Standard Bible So Moses counted all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded him; NASB 1995 So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded him; NASB 1977 So Moses numbered all the first-born among the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded him; Legacy Standard Bible So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, just as Yahweh had commanded him; Amplified Bible So Moses numbered all the firstborn among the Israelites, just as the LORD had commanded him; Christian Standard Bible So Moses registered every firstborn among the Israelites, as the LORD commanded him. Holman Christian Standard Bible So Moses registered every firstborn among the Israelites, as the LORD commanded him. American Standard Version And Moses numbered, as Jehovah commanded him, all the first-born among the children of Israel. Contemporary English Version Moses obeyed the LORD and counted the first-born sons; English Revised Version And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Moses registered all the firstborn Israelites as the LORD commanded him. Good News Translation Moses obeyed, and registered all the first-born males International Standard Version So Moses numbered all the firstborn from the sons of Israel just as the LORD commanded him. Majority Standard Bible So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him. NET Bible So Moses numbered all the firstborn males among the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him. New Heart English Bible Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel. Webster's Bible Translation And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the first-born among the children of Israel. World English Bible Moses counted, as Yahweh commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Moses numbers, as YHWH has commanded him, all the firstborn among the sons of Israel. Young's Literal Translation And Moses numbereth, as Jehovah hath commanded him, all the first-born among the sons of Israel. Smith's Literal Translation And Moses reviewed as Jehovah commanded him, all the first-born of the sons of Israel. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMoses reckoned up, as the Lord had commanded, the firstborn of the children of Israel: Catholic Public Domain Version Moses took a census, just as the Lord had instructed, of the firstborn of the sons of Israel. New American Bible So Moses enrolled all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him. New Revised Standard Version So Moses enrolled all the firstborn among the Israelites, as the LORD commanded him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the first-born among the children of Israel, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Moshe numbered all of the firstborn of the children of Israel according to what LORD JEHOVAH commanded him. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the first-born among the children of Israel. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Moses counted, as the Lord commanded him, every first-born among the children of Israel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Redemption of the Firstborn…41You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.” 42So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him. 43The total number of the firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.… Cross References Exodus 13:2 “Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.” Exodus 13:12-15 you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD. / You must redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. And every firstborn of your sons you must redeem. / In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. ... Numbers 8:16-18 For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel. / For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt. / But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel. Numbers 18:15-16 The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals. / You are to pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your valuation: five shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs. Leviticus 27:26 But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s. Deuteronomy 15:19 You must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock. Luke 2:22-23 And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord / (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”), Hebrews 12:23 in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.” 1 Samuel 1:28 I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there. 1 Chronicles 23:13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever. Nehemiah 10:36 And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God. Matthew 1:25 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus. Romans 8:29 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. Colossians 1:15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Treasury of Scripture And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel. no reference Jump to Previous Born Children Commanded Counted First Firstborn First-Born Israel Israelites Numbered NumberethJump to Next Born Children Commanded Counted First Firstborn First-Born Israel Israelites Numbered NumberethNumbers 3 1. The sons of Aaron5. The Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn 14. Are numbered by their families 21. The families, number, and charge of the Gershonites 27. Of the Kohathites 33. Of the Merarites 38. The place and charge of Moses and Aaron 40. The firstborn are freed by the Levites 44. The balances are refunded So Moses numbered them The act of numbering, or taking a census, is significant in the Hebrew context. The Hebrew root for "numbered" is "paqad," which implies a careful and attentive accounting. This was not merely a bureaucratic task but a divinely ordained responsibility. Moses, as the leader chosen by God, was executing a sacred duty. In the broader biblical narrative, numbering often signifies preparation for service or battle, indicating that each individual has a role in God's plan. This act underscores the importance of community and individual responsibility within the covenant relationship with God. according to the word of the LORD as he had been commanded Hebrew So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver numbered וַיִּפְקֹ֣ד (way·yip̄·qōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the firstborn בְּכֹ֖ר (bə·ḵōr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief of the Israelites, בִּבְנֵ֥י (biḇ·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son 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 him. אֹת֑וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case Links Numbers 3:42 NIVNumbers 3:42 NLT Numbers 3:42 ESV Numbers 3:42 NASB Numbers 3:42 KJV Numbers 3:42 BibleApps.com Numbers 3:42 Biblia Paralela Numbers 3:42 Chinese Bible Numbers 3:42 French Bible Numbers 3:42 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 3:42 Moses numbered as Yahweh commanded him all (Nu Num.) |