Exodus 30:12 ““When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man mus…”

Exodus 30:12

“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.

World English Bible

“When you take a census of the children of Israel, according to those who are counted among them, then each man shall give a ransom for his soul to the LORD when you count them, that there be no plague among them when you count them.

American Standard Version

When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, according to those that are numbered of them, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto Jehovah, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.

Geneva Bible 1599

When thou takest the summe of the children of Israel after their nomber, then they shall giue euery man a redemption of his life vnto the Lord, when thou tellest them, that there bee no plague among the when thou countest them.

Darby Translation

When thou shalt take the sum of the children of Israel according to those of them that are numbered, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul to Jehovah on their being numbered, that there be no plague among them on their being numbered.

Young's Literal Translation

'When thou takest up the sum of the sons of Israel for their numbers, then they have given each an atonement [for] his soul to Jehovah in their being numbered, and there is no plague among them in their being numbered.

Bible in Basic English

When you are taking the number of the children of Israel, let every man who is numbered give to the Lord a price for his life, so that no disease may come on them when they are numbered.

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Cross references

“takest”

Numbers 1:2–5 Numbers 26:2–4 Exodus 38:25 Exodus 38:26 2 Samuel 24:1

Numbers 1:2–5 · BSB

“Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.

Numbers 26:2–4 · BSB

“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.”

Exodus 38:25 · BSB

The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—

Exodus 38:26 · BSB

a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.

2 Samuel 24:1 · BSB

Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”

“a ransom”

Numbers 31:50 Psalm 49:7 Matthew 20:28 2 Chronicles 24:6 Job 33:24 Job 36:18

Numbers 31:50 · BSB

So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”

Psalm 49:7 · BSB

No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.

Matthew 20:28 · BSB

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

2 Chronicles 24:6 · BSB

So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent o…

Job 33:24 · BSB

to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’

Job 36:18 · BSB

Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.

“no plague”

1 Chronicles 27:24 1 Chronicles 21:12 1 Chronicles 21:14 2 Samuel 24:2–15

1 Chronicles 27:24 · BSB

Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. For because of this census wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not entered in the Book of the Chronicles of King David.

1 Chronicles 21:12 · BSB

between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging…

1 Chronicles 21:14 · BSB

So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead.

2 Samuel 24:2–15 · BSB

So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Then the LORD said to Moses,

13Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.

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