²“Take a census^c of the community of the Israelites^d from those twenty years old^e and above, according to their families,^f all who are able to go out to war in Israel.”

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Footnotes

cLiterally “Lift up the heads”
dLiterally “sons/children of Israel”
eLiterally “a son of twenty years”
fLiterally “the house of their fathers”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, all in Israel who are able to go to war.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Take a census of the whole Israelite community by families—all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army of Israel.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their ancestral families of those twenty years old or more who can serve in Israel’s army.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their families. List all the men twenty years old or older who are able to go to war.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers’ house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.

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