Study it in the app“According to the command of YHWH he counted them through Moses, each man according to his service and according to his load; so were those counted by him, as YHWH had commanded Moses.”
According to the commandעַל פִּיof YHWHיְהוָהhe countedפָּקַדthemאוֹתָםthroughבְּיַדMoses,מֹשֶׁהeach manאִישׁ אִישׁaccording to his serviceעַל עֲבֹדָתוֹand according to his load;וְעַל מַשָּׂאוֹso were those counted by him,וּפְקֻדָיוasאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commandedצִוָּהMoses.אֶת מֹשֶׁה
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “pi” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearscount
To list a people, how many there are.
Where else “pakad” appearsthrough
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” appearsMoses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearsservice
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avodat” appearsburden
A load carried on the back; also, the act of carrying it.
Where else “masa” appearscommand
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears48those of them counted were eight thousand five hundred eighty.
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