“ When you take a census of the Israelites according to their number, then each man is to pay a ransom for his life to the LORD when you number them, so that there will be no plague among them when you number them.

“你要按以色列人被数的，计算总数，你数的时候，他们各人要为自己的生命把赎价奉给耶和华，免得数的时候在他们中间有灾殃。

“你数点以色列人，计算人头时，被数的每一个人要把他生命的赎价献给耶和华，免得灾殃在数点中临到他们。

“你数点以色列人，计算人头时，被数的每一个人要把他生命的赎价献给耶和华，免得灾殃在数点中临到他们。

“你统计以色列人口的时候，每一个被统计的男子都要缴付赎价给耶和华，赎回自己的性命，免得在统计人口期间发生灾祸。

“你要照着以色列人被数点的数目登记人数；你数点的时候，他们各人要为自己的性命把赎价归给耶和华，免得你数点的时候，他们中间有灾病。

「你要按以色列人被數的，計算總數，你數的時候，他們各人要為自己的生命把贖價奉給耶和華，免得數的時候在他們中間有災殃。

「你數點以色列人，計算人頭時，被數的每一個人要把他生命的贖價獻給耶和華，免得災殃在數點中臨到他們。

「你數點以色列人，計算人頭時，被數的每一個人要把他生命的贖價獻給耶和華，免得災殃在數點中臨到他們。

「你統計以色列人口的時候，每一個被統計的男子都要繳付贖價給耶和華，贖回自己的性命，免得在統計人口期間發生災禍。

“你要照著以色列人被數點的數目登記人數；你數點的時候，他們各人要為自己的性命把贖價歸給耶和華，免得你數點的時候，他們中間有災病。

『你要按以色列人有資格被點閱的登記人數；你給他們點閱的時候、他們各人要為自己的性命將贖價奉給永恆主，免得你給他們點閱的時候、他們中間有疫病。

爾核以色列人數時、各以贖命之值、獻於耶和華、以免核數之際、遭遇災害、

爾核以色列族人數時、必使各獻禮物於我、以贖己命、則核數之時、可免災害。

爾若核以色列人之數、必使各出贖命之銀獻於主、以免核數時遇災害、

“ When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the Lord a ransom for his life at the time he is counted. Then no plague will come on them when you number them.

“ Make a list of the Israelites and count them. When you do, each one must pay the Lord for his life at the time he is counted. Then a plague will not come on them when you count them.

“ When you take the census of the people of Israel, then each shall give a ransom for his life to the Lord when you number them, that there be no plague among them when you number them.

“ Whenever you take a census of the people of Israel, each man who is counted must pay a ransom for himself to the Lord. Then no plague will strike the people as you count them.

“ When you take a census of the Israelites to register them, each of the men must pay a ransom for his life to the LORD as they are registered. Then no plague will come on them as they are registered.

“ When you take a census of the sons of Israel to count them, then each one of them shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you count them, so that there will be no plague among them when you count them.

“ When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number, then every man shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, that there may be no plague among them when you number them.

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.

“ When you take a census of the Israelites to register them, each of the men must pay a ransom for himself to the Lord as they are registered. Then no plague will come on them as they are registered.

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.

“ 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 Yahweh, when you count them; that there be no plague among them when you count them.

So we have brought as an offering for the LORD what each man found: gold ornaments, armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”

Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll called The Annals of King David.

The silver of those who were numbered of the community was one hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel,one beka per person, that is, a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, for everyone who crossed over to those numbered, from twenty years old or older, 603,550 in all.

Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price

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.”

You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed– not by perishable things like silver or gold,but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.

So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest, and said to him,“ Why have you not made the Levites collect from Judah and Jerusalem the tax authorized by Moses the LORD’s servant and by the assembly of Israel at the tent containing the tablets of the law?”

three years of famine, or three months being chased by your enemies and struck down by their swords, or three days being struck down by the LORD, during which a plague will invade the land and the LORD’s messenger will destroy throughout Israel’s territory.’ Now, decide what I should tell the one who sent me.”

The LORD’s anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying,“ Go count Israel and Judah.”The king told Joab, the general in command of his army,“ Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba and muster the army, so I may know the size of the army.”Joab replied to the king,“ May the LORD your God make the army a hundred times larger right before the eyes of my lord the king! But why does my master the king want to do this?”But the king’s edict stood, despite the objections of Joab and the leaders of the army. So Joab and the leaders of the army left the king’s presence in order to muster the Israelite army.They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the south side of the city, at the wadi of Gad, near Jazer.Then they went on to Gilead and to the region of Tahtim Hodshi, coming to Dan Jaan and on around to Sidon.Then they went to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beer Sheba.They went through all the land and after nine months and twenty days came back to Jerusalem.Joab reported the number of warriors to the king. In Israel there were 800,000 sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were 500,000 soldiers.David felt guilty after he had numbered the army. David said to the LORD,“ I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O LORD, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”When David got up the next morning, the LORD had already spoken to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:“ Go, tell David,‘ This is what the LORD says: I am offering you three forms of judgment. Pick one of them and I will carry it out against you.’”Gad went to David and told him,“ Shall seven years of famine come upon your land? Or shall you flee for three months from your enemy with him in hot pursuit? Or shall there be three days of plague in your land? Now decide what I should tell the one who sent me.”David said to Gad,“ I am very upset! I prefer that we be attacked by the LORD, for his mercy is great; I do not want to be attacked by men!”So the LORD sent a plague through Israel from the morning until the completion of the appointed time. Seventy thousand men died from Dan to Beer Sheba.

“ Take a census of the whole community of Israelites, from twenty years old and upward, by their clans, everyone who can serve in the army of Israel.”So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River across from Jericho. They said,“ Number the people from twenty years old and upward, just as the LORD commanded Moses and the Israelites who went out from the land of Egypt.”

“ Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and families, counting the name of every individual male.You and Aaron are to number all in Israel who can serve in the army, those who are twenty years old or older, by their divisions.And to help you there is to be a man from each tribe, each man the head of his family.Now these are the names of the men who are to help you: from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

who gave himself as a ransom for all, revealing God’s purpose at his appointed time.

Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

and if God is gracious to him and says,‘ Spare him from going down to the place of corruption, I have found a ransom for him,’

So the LORD sent a plague through Israel, and 70,000 Israelite men died.

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