^{2 Ref} Let all the children of Israel be numbered, by the names of their fathers' families, all those of twenty years old and over who are able to go to war in Israel.

^{3 Ref} So Moses and Eleazar the priest gave them the order in the lowlands of Moab by Jordan at Jericho, saying,

^{4 Ref} Let all the people of twenty years old and over be numbered, as the Lord has given orders to Moses and the children of Israel who have come out of Egypt.