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Numbers 4:49

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4:49According to the word of the Lord they were numbered,40 by the authority of Moses, each according to his service and according to what he was to carry.41 Thus were they numbered by him,42 as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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  1. 40 The verb is the simple perfect tense—“he numbered them.” There is no expressed subject; therefore, the verb can be rendered as a passive.
  2. 41 Or “his burden.”
  3. 42 The passive form simply reads “those numbered by him.” Because of the cryptic nature of the word, some suggest reading a preterite, “and they were numbered.” This is supported by the Greek, , , and . It would follow in the emendation that the relative pronoun be changed to “just as” (כַּאֲשֶׁר, ka’asher). The is impossible the way it stands; it can only be rendered into smooth English by adding something that is missing.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

According to the commandment of the Lord through Moses they were listed, each one with his task of serving or carrying. Thus they were listed by him, as the Lord commanded Moses.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

At the Lord’s command through Moses, each was assigned his work and told what to carry.

Thus they were counted, as the Lord commanded Moses.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

At the Lord’s command they were registered under the direction of Moses, each one according to his work and transportation duty, and his assignment was as the Lord commanded Moses.

NLTNew Living Translation

When their names were recorded, as the Lord had commanded through Moses, each man was assigned his task and told what to carry.

And so the registration was completed, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

According to the command of Yahweh by the hand of Moses they were mustered, each man according to his service and according to his burden; and so they were counted by him just as Yahweh commanded Moses.

KJV 1900King James Version

According to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the Lord commanded Moses.