Numbers 1:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now the sonsבְנֵֽי־
(ve·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Reuben,רְאוּבֵן֙
(re·'u·ven)
7205: "behold a son!" oldest son of Jacob, also his desc.from raah and ben
Israel'sיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
firstborn,בְּכֹ֣ר
(be·chor)
1060: first-bornfrom bakar
their genealogical registrationתֹּולְדֹתָ֥ם
(to·vl·do·tam)
8435: generationsfrom yalad
by their families,לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם
(le·mish·pe·cho·tam)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah
by their fathers'אֲבֹתָ֑ם
(a·vo·tam;)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
households,לְבֵ֣ית
(le·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root
according to the numberבְּמִסְפַּ֤ר
(be·mis·par)
4557: number, tallyfrom the same as sepher
of names,שֵׁמֹות֙
(she·mo·vt)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
head by head,לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם
(le·gul·ge·lo·tam,)
1538: a skull, head, poll (of persons)from galal
everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
maleזָכָ֗ר
(za·char)
2145: malefrom zakar
from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים
(es·rim)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
yearsשָׁנָה֙
(sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
oldמִבֶּ֨ן
(mib·ben)
1121: sona prim. root
and upward,וָמַ֔עְלָה
(va·ma'·lah,)
4605: above, upwardsfrom alah
whoeverכֹּ֖ל
(kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
[was able to] goיֹצֵ֥א
(yo·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out to war,צָבָֽא׃
(tza·va.)
6635: army, war, warfarefrom tsaba


















KJV Lexicon
And the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Reuben
R'uwben  (reh-oo-bane')
see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob -- Reuben.
Israel's
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
eldest son
bkowr  (bek-ore')
firstborn; hence, chief -- eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
by their generations
towldah  (to-led-aw')
(plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history -- birth, generations.
after their families
mishpachah  (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
by the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of their fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
according to the number
micpar  (mis-pawr')
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
of the names
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
by their polls
gulgoleth  (gul-go'-leth)
a skull (as round); by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons) -- head, every man, poll, skull.
every male
zakar  (zaw-kawr')
remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex) -- him, male, man(child, -kind).
from twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
old
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and upward
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
all that were able to go forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
to war
tsaba'  (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now the sons of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war,

King James Bible
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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting one by one the names of every male 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

International Standard Version
The genealogies of the descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were recorded individually, according to their tribes and ancestral houses, as were the names of all the men 20 years and above who could serve in the army.

NET Bible
And they were as follows: The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The roster of families and households for the descendants of [Reuben], Israel's firstborn son, listed every man by name who was at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.

King James 2000 Bible
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, individually, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
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