Numbers 26:2-4
26:2 “Take a census of the whole community of Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, by their clans, 1 everyone who can serve in the army of Israel.” 2
26:3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River 3 across from Jericho. 4 They said,
26:4 “Number the people 5 from twenty years old and upward, just as the Lord commanded Moses and the Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt.”
1 tn Heb “house of their fathers.”
2 tn Heb “everyone who goes out in the army in Israel.”
3 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in v. 62).
4 map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
5 tn “Number the people” is added here to the text for a smooth reading.