Numbers 1:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the children of Reuben, Israel’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”

Numbers 1:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 1:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 1:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The children of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:”

Numbers 1:20 — World English Bible

Numbers 1:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the children of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; ”

Numbers 1:20 — American Standard Version

Numbers 1:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the sons of Reuben, Israel's first-born--their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, by their polls, every male from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host--”

Numbers 1:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 1:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the sons of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, according to their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service: ”

Numbers 1:20 — Darby Translation

Numbers 1:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So were the sonnes of Reuben Israels eldest sonne by their generations, by their families, and by the houses of their fathers, according to the nomber of their names, man by man euery male from twentie yere olde and aboue, as many as went forth to warre:”

Numbers 1:20 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 1:20 in Context — Numbers 1

18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.

19 As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

20 And the children of Reuben, Israel’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

21 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

22 Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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What Does Numbers 1:20 Mean?

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