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Berean Standard Bible

“In the first month of the second year after Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai:”

Numbers 9:1

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Study note

This verse steps back in time slightly, placing its events at Sinai in the first month of the second year after the exodus, before the census that opens the book. There the Lord tells Moses that Israel should celebrate the Passover at its appointed time, the first anniversary of their deliverance from Egypt.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

In the first month of the second year after Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai:

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord said to Moses, in the waste land of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y HABLÓ Jehová á Moisés en el desierto de Sinaí, en el segundo año de su salida de la tierra de Egipto, en el mes primero, diciendo:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El Señor le dio estas instrucciones a Moisés cuando él y el resto de Israel estaban en la península de Sinaí, durante el primer mes del segundo año tras su salida de Egipto:

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