Numbers 26:3

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction,

American Standard Version (1901)

And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

Bible in Basic English

So Moses and Eleazar the priest gave them the order in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho, saying,

Free Bible Version

There on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan opposite Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest gave the order,

King James (Authorized) Version

And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

One Unity Resource Bible

Moses [Drawn out] and Eleazar [Help of God] the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab [From father] by the Jordan [Descender] at Jericho [Fragrant, Moon], saying,

Translation for Translators

So while the Israelis were on the plains where the Moab people-group lived, Eleazar and Moses/I told this to the Israeli leaders:

Unlocked Literal Bible

So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho and said,

Noah Webster Bible

And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,

World English Bible

Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

Young's Literal Translation

And Moses speaketh — Eleazar the priest also — with them, in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, [near] Jericho, saying,

Context

The Second Census of Israel

²“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers—all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”³So on the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, Moses and Eleazar the priest issued the instruction, ⁴“Take a census of the men twenty years of age or older, as the LORD has commanded Moses.” And these were the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt:

Summary

In Numbers 26:3, Moses and Eleazar the priest are instructed to take a census of the Israelites who are twenty years old and above, as commanded by the Lord. This census was to account for the new generation of Israelites who would inherit the Promised Land after the previous generation perished in the wilderness due to disobedience. The numbering of the people was significant for organizing the tribes and preparing for the distribution of land according to God's plan. It symbolizes God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises despite the failures of the past, highlighting the importance of obedience and faith in God's divine purposes.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them,.... With the children of Israel, with the heads of them, their chief and principal, to assist in taking the number of the people; as when they were numbered thirty years ago, when a prince out of each tribe was taken to be with Aaron and Moses in doing that business; but those princes were now all dead, and another race succeeded, who were now employed in this service; so the Targum of Jonathan says, they spoke with the rulers, and ordered them to number them: in the plains of Moab, by Jordan, near Jericho: or of Jericho, as the same Targum, on the other side of Jordan to that on which Jericho stood; for as yet the children of Israel had not passed that river, nor entered into the land of Canaan, in which Jericho was, but they were now opposite it; See Gill on Num 22:1, saying; as follows.