Numbers 1:40
“Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Numbers 1:40 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Of the sons of Aser, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
- DARBYDarby
- Of the sons of Asher: their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war;
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- Of the sons of Asher ; their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host ;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- From the children of Asher, by their generations, by their families, according to the house of their fathers, those counted from them, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war;
Context: Numbers 1
38Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
39Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
40Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
41Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
42Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
About Numbers 1: The Census of the Israelites
A census is taken of the Israelites, and the organization of the tribes is outlined.
Commentary
The book of Numbers is the fourth book of the Torah and the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible. It is a narrative of the Israelites’ journey from Sinai to the Promised Land. The book begins with a census of the Israelites, which is taken in order to determine the size of the army that will accompany them on their journey. This census is conducted by Moses and Aaron, who are instructed by God to count the number of men from each tribe.