Numbers 1:17
in Numbers 1So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Moses and Aaron took these men that are mentioned by name:
KJV
And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:
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This verse in Numbers 1
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Moses and Aaron took these men
on Numbers 1:17-19
The people “recorded their ancestry by clans and families”, so the count rests on registers already kept. Ezra 2:62 and Nehemiah 7:64 show men excluded from the priesthood when they could not find theirs.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Moses and Aaron took these men,.... They doubtless sent for them, and acquainted them with the nomination of them, by the Lord himself, for such a service; and they took them with them to the place where the number of the people was to be taken: which are expressed by their names: in Num 1:16, and that as declared by the mouth of God himself.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
These were the renowned--literally, "the called" of the congregation, summoned by name; and they entered upon the survey the very day the order was given.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֥ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וְאַהֲרֹ֑ן | veaharon | and Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| אֵ֚ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים | haanashim | the men | H582 → | 566 times |
| הָאֵ֔לֶּה | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נִקְּב֖וּ | nikevu | they had been designated | H5344 → | |
| בְּשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ | beshemot | by names | H8034 → | 864 times |
וַיִּקַּ֥חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וְאַהֲרֹ֑ןand Aaron
veaharonH175 →347 times
אֵ֚ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
הָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםthe men
haanashimH582 →566 times
הָאֵ֔לֶּה<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נִקְּב֖וּthey had been designated
nikevuH5344 →
בְּשֵׁמֽוֹת׃by names
beshemotH8034 →864 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 10:3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 34:11–16
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.
- 2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- John 10:4
When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
- Psalms 78:52–53
He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.
- Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
- Ezekiel 34:11–16
Where this verse is studied
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About Numbers
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).