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He said: <a href="/nlt/numbers/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> A year after Israel’s departure from Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tabernacle in the wilderness of Sinai. On the first day of the second month of that year he said, <a href="/esv/numbers/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/bsb/numbers/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> On the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai. He said: <a href="/kjv/numbers/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/nkjv/numbers/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: <a href="/nasb_/numbers/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/nasb/numbers/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/nasb77/numbers/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/lsb/numbers/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/amp/numbers/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The LORD spoke [by special revelation] to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) on the first day of the second month in the second year after the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/csb/numbers/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai, on the first day of the second month of the second year after Israel’s departure from the land of Egypt: <a href="/hcsb/numbers/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai, on the first day of the second month of the second year after Israel&#8217s departure from the land of Egypt: &#8220 <a href="/asv/numbers/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/cev/numbers/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The people of Israel had left Egypt and were living in the Sinai Desert. Then on the first day of the second month of the second year, when Moses was in the sacred tent the LORD said: <a href="/erv/numbers/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/gwt/numbers/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai. It was the first day of the second month in the second year after leaving Egypt. He said, <a href="/gnt/numbers/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> On the first day of the second month in the second year after the people of Israel left Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses there in the Tent of his presence in the Sinai Desert. He said, <a href="/isv/numbers/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> In the Sinai desert, the LORD spoke to Moses inside the Tent of Meeting on the first day of the second month of the second year after they had left the land of Egypt. He said, <a href="/msb/numbers/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> On the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai. He said: <a href="/net/numbers/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the wilderness of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites departed from the land of Egypt. He said: <a href="/nheb/numbers/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/wbt/numbers/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/web/numbers/1.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And YHWH speaks to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year of their going out of the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/ylt/numbers/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year of their going out of the land of Egypt, saying: <a href="/slt/numbers/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will speak to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the tent of appointment, in one of the second month, in the second year of their coming out of the land of Egypt, saying,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai in the tabernacle of the covenant, the first day of the second month, the second year of their going out of Egypt, saying: <a href="/cpdv/numbers/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the covenant, on the first day of the second month, in the year after their departure from Egypt, saying: <a href="/nabre/numbers/1.htm">New American Bible</a> In the second year after the Israelites’ departure from the land of Egypt, on the first day of the second month, the LORD said to Moses at the tent of meeting in the wilderness of Sinai: <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying:<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> AND the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/hpbt/numbers/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH spoke with Moshe in the wilderness of Sinai in the Time Tabernacle, in the first day, in the second month, in the second year when the children of Israel went out from the land of Egypt, and he said to him:<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> AND THE LORD spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after the were come out of the land of Egypt, saying: <a href="/sep/numbers/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sina, in the tabernacle of witness, on the first day of the second month, in the second year of their departure from the land of Egypt, saying, <a href="/parallel/numbers/1-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/1.htm">The Census of Israel's Warriors</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: bə·’e·ḥāḏ (Prep-b:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">On the first</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: haš·šê·nî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">day of the second</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: haš·šê·nîṯ (Art:: Number-ofs) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">of the second</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: baš·šā·nāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: lə·ṣê·ṯām (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">after the Israelites had come out</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: bə·’ō·hel (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">in the Tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘êḏ (N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">of Meeting</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bə·miḏ·bar (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the Wilderness</a> <a href="/hebrew/5514.htm" title="5514: sî·nay (N-proper-fs) -- The mountain where the law was given. Of uncertain derivation; Sinai, mountain of Arabia.">of Sinai.</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">He said:</a> 2“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/40-17.htm">Exodus 40:17</a> So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year. <a href="/leviticus/1-1.htm">Leviticus 1:1</a> Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying, <a href="/deuteronomy/1-3.htm">Deuteronomy 1:3</a> In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the Israelites all that the LORD had commanded him concerning them. <a href="/exodus/19-1.htm">Exodus 19:1</a> In the third month, on the same day of the month that the Israelites had left the land of Egypt, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai. <a href="/exodus/25-1.htm">Exodus 25:1</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, <a href="/exodus/34-32.htm">Exodus 34:32</a> And after this all the Israelites came near, and Moses commanded them to do everything that the LORD had told him on Mount Sinai. <a href="/leviticus/25-1.htm">Leviticus 25:1</a> Then the LORD said to Moses on Mount Sinai, <a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">1 Kings 6:1</a> In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD. <a href="/psalms/81-5.htm">Psalm 81:5</a> He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language: <a href="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Ezekiel 20:12</a> I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. <a href="/acts/7-38.htm">Acts 7:38</a> He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us. <a href="/hebrews/3-2.htm">Hebrews 3:2</a> He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. <a href="/john/1-17.htm">John 1:17</a> For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Acts 7:44</a> Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen. <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Hebrews 8:5</a> The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,wilderness<a href="/numbers/10-11.htm">Numbers 10:11,12</a> And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony… <a href="/exodus/19-1.htm">Exodus 19:1</a> In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.<a href="/leviticus/27-34.htm">Leviticus 27:34</a> These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.tabernacle<a href="/exodus/25-22.htm">Exodus 25:22</a> And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.<a href="/leviticus/1-1.htm">Leviticus 1:1</a> And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,on the first day.<a href="/numbers/9-1.htm">Numbers 9:1</a> And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,<a href="/numbers/10-11.htm">Numbers 10:11</a> And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony.<a href="/exodus/40-17.htm">Exodus 40:17</a> And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-26.htm">Departure</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-45.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-40.htm">First</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-34.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-3.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-6.htm">Month</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-34.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-10.htm">Second</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-34.htm">Sinai</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-1.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-11.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-11.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-22.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/1-2.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/9-1.htm">Departure</a> <a href="/numbers/3-13.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/numbers/1-18.htm">First</a> <a href="/numbers/1-45.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/1-51.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/1-18.htm">Month</a> <a href="/numbers/1-19.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/1-18.htm">Second</a> <a href="/numbers/1-19.htm">Sinai</a> <a href="/numbers/1-48.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/numbers/1-50.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/1-51.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/numbers/1-19.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 1</div>1. <a href="/numbers/1-1.htm">God commands Moses to number the people</a> 5. <a href="/numbers/1-5.htm">The princes of the tribes</a> 17. <a href="/numbers/1-17.htm">The number of every tribe</a> 47. <a href="/numbers/1-47.htm">The Levites are exempted for the service of the Lord</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Israelites had been delivered from Egypt, marking the beginning of their journey to the Promised Land. The "second year" indicates that they have been in the wilderness for over a year, having celebrated the first Passover in the wilderness. This timing is significant as it shows the transition from the initial exodus to the organization and preparation for entering Canaan. The use of a specific date underscores the historical nature of the narrative.the LORD spoke to Moses This phrase emphasizes the direct communication between God and Moses, highlighting Moses' role as a prophet and leader. It reflects the unique relationship Moses had with God, as seen in <a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Exodus 33:11</a>, where it is said that the LORD spoke to Moses face to face. This divine communication is foundational for the authority of the instructions and laws given to the Israelites.in the Tent of Meeting The Tent of Meeting, also known as the Tabernacle, was the central place of worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among the Israelites. It was constructed according to the detailed instructions given in <a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25-31</a>. The Tent of Meeting served as a portable sanctuary during the Israelites' journey and symbolized God's presence and guidance. It foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, who "tabernacled" among us (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>).in the Wilderness of Sinai The Wilderness of Sinai is a significant location in the biblical narrative. It is where the Israelites camped after leaving Egypt and where they received the Law, including the Ten Commandments, at Mount Sinai. This wilderness experience was a time of testing and preparation for the Israelites, teaching them reliance on God. The wilderness also serves as a metaphor for spiritual testing and growth, as seen in Jesus' temptation in the wilderness (<a href="/matthew/4.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a>).He said: This introduction to God's speech indicates the beginning of a divine command or instruction. It sets the stage for the census and organization of the tribes of Israel, which is the primary focus of the first chapter of Numbers. The direct speech from God underscores the authority and importance of the instructions that follow, ensuring that the Israelites are prepared for their journey and eventual conquest of the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who speaks directly to Moses, demonstrating His ongoing relationship and guidance for His people. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. He serves as the mediator between God and the Israelites. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting</a> A sacred place where God communicated with Moses. It symbolizes God's presence among His people and His desire to dwell with them. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_of_sinai.htm">The Wilderness of Sinai</a> A significant location where the Israelites camped after leaving Egypt. It is here that they received the Law and were organized as a nation. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are now being prepared to enter the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_timing.htm">God's Faithfulness and Timing</a> God's communication with Moses on a specific day shows His faithfulness and perfect timing. We can trust that God speaks to us at the right time in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_sacred_spaces.htm">The Importance of Sacred Spaces</a> The Tent of Meeting as a place of divine communication reminds us of the importance of setting aside sacred spaces and times for meeting with God in prayer and worship. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_obedience.htm">Leadership and Obedience</a> Moses' role as a leader who listens to God highlights the importance of obedience and attentiveness to God's voice in leadership roles. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_identity.htm">Community and Identity</a> The organization of the Israelites in the wilderness underscores the importance of community and identity as God's people, encouraging us to find our place and purpose within the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 1</a> <a href="/q/when_was_numbers_published.htm">What is the publication date of Numbers?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_order_a_census_in_numbers.htm">Why did God command a census in Numbers?</a> <a href="/q/is_rapid_tribe_growth_in_numbers_26_plausible.htm">Is the quick replenishment of certain tribes after mass deaths (Numbers 26) plausible without any record of extraordinary birth rates or other means of population growth? </a> <a href="/q/is_numbers_2's_tribal_order_anachronistic.htm">Does the strict tribal arrangement in Numbers 2 align with known nomadic practices from the same era, or does it suggest an anachronistic editorial insertion?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) In the tabernacle of the congregation.--The tabernacle of the congregation, or tent of meeting, so called because it was there that God met with Moses (<a href="/numbers/17-4.htm" title="And you shall lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.">Numbers 17:4</a>; <a href="/exodus/25-22.htm" title="And there I will meet with you, and I will commune with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.">Exodus 25:22</a>), had been set up one month previously (<a href="/exodus/40-17.htm" title="And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.">Exodus 40:17</a>), nearly a year after the exodus.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - In the tabernacle of the congregation - where the Lord spake with Moses "face to face" (<a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Exodus 33:11</a>), and where all the laws of Leviticus had been given (<a href="/leviticus/1-1.htm">Leviticus 1:1</a>). On the first day of the second month, in the second year. On the first day of Zif (or Ijar); a year and a fortnight since the exodus, ten months and a half since their arrival at Sinai, and a month since the tabernacle had been set up. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/1-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>On the first בְּאֶחָד֩ (bə·’e·ḥāḏ) Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first day of the second הַשֵּׁנִ֜י (haš·šê·nî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> Second (an ordinal number) month לַחֹ֨דֶשׁ (la·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> The new moon, a month of the second הַשֵּׁנִ֗ית (haš·šê·nîṯ) Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> Second (an ordinal number) year בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה (baš·šā·nāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year after [the Israelites] had come out לְצֵאתָ֛ם (lə·ṣê·ṯām) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of the land מֵאֶ֥רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt, מִצְרַ֖יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa the LORD יְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel spoke וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר (way·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Moses מֹשֶׁ֛ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver in the Tent בְּאֹ֣הֶל (bə·’ō·hel) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent of Meeting מוֹעֵ֑ד (mō·w·‘êḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> Appointed time, place, or meeting in the Wilderness בְּמִדְבַּ֥ר (bə·miḏ·bar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech of Sinai. סִינַ֖י (sî·nay) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5514.htm">Strong's 5514: </a> Sinai -- the mountain where the law was given He told him, לֵאמֹֽר׃ (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/1-1.htm">Numbers 1:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/1-1.htm">Numbers 1:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/1-1.htm">Numbers 1:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/1-1.htm">Numbers 1:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/1-1.htm">Numbers 1:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/1-1.htm">Numbers 1:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/1-1.htm">Numbers 1:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/1-1.htm">Numbers 1:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/1-1.htm">Numbers 1:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/1-1.htm">Numbers 1:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/1-1.htm">OT Law: Numbers 1:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/27-34.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 27:34"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 27:34" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/1-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 1:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 1:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>