Joab reported the number of the fighting men to the king: in Israel there were eight hundred thousand able-bodied men who could handle a sword, and in Judah five hundred thousand.
Numbers 1:44 - New International Version (Anglicised) These were the men counted by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition These were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each representing his father's house. American Standard Version (1901) These are they that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house. Common English Bible These are the ones who were enlisted by Moses, Aaron, and the twelve chiefs of Israel, each from his own household. Catholic Public Domain Version These are the ones who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one by the houses of their kinships. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version These are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the twelve princes of Israel, every one by the houses of their kindreds. |
Joab reported the number of the fighting men to the king: in Israel there were eight hundred thousand able-bodied men who could handle a sword, and in Judah five hundred thousand.
All the Israelites twenty years old or more who were able to serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.
Not one of them was among those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert of Sinai.