20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 1:20:1 ⧉וַיִּהְי֤וּvayehyuand they were Numbers 1:20:2 ⧉בְנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵן֙beneireuventhe sons of Reuben Numbers 1:20:3 ⧉בְּכֹ֣רbekhorthe firstborn Numbers 1:20:4 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelof Israel Numbers 1:20:5 ⧉תוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtoldotamtheir generations Numbers 1:20:6 ⧉לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םlemishpekhotamby their clans Numbers 1:20:7 ⧉לְבֵ֣יתleveitby the house Numbers 1:20:8 ⧉אֲבֹתָ֑םavotamof their fathers Numbers 1:20:9 ⧉בְּמִסְפַּ֤רbemisparin the number Numbers 1:20:10 ⧉שֵׁמוֹת֙shemotof names Numbers 1:20:11 ⧉לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔םlegulgelotamhead by head Numbers 1:20:12 ⧉כָּל־זָכָ֗רkolzakharevery male Numbers 1:20:13 ⧉מִבֶּ֨ןmibenfrom age of Numbers 1:20:14 ⧉עֶשְׂרִ֤יםesrimtwenty Numbers 1:20:15 ⧉שָׁנָה֙shanayears Numbers 1:20:16 ⧉וָמַ֔עְלָהumalaand upward Numbers 1:20:17 ⧉כֹּ֖לkolall Numbers 1:20:18 ⧉יֹצֵ֥אyotsewho goes out Numbers 1:20:19 ⧉צָבָֽא׃tsavato war |
20. Formal Translation And the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, their generations by their families, by the house of their fathers, by the number of names, by their heads, every male from twenty years old and upward, everyone who goes out to the army. |
20. Dynamic Translation The descendants of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn son, were listed by their family groups and ancestral households, counting every man twenty years old or older who could serve in the army. |