Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered. Young's Literal Translation ‘When thou takest up the sum of the sons of Israel for their numbers, then they have given each an atonement [for] his soul to Jehovah in their being numbered, and there is no plague among them in their being numbered. King James Bible 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. Hebrew “Whenכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you take a census תִשָּׂ֞א (ṯiś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take of the Israelites בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son to number them, לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם֒ (lip̄·qu·ḏê·hem) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit each man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person must pay וְנָ֨תְנ֜וּ (wə·nā·ṯə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the LORD לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel a ransom כֹּ֧פֶר (kō·p̄er) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3724: A cover, a village, bitumen, the henna plant, a redemption-price for his life נַפְשׁ֛וֹ (nap̄·šōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion when he is counted. בִּפְקֹ֣ד (bip̄·qōḏ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit Then no וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no plague נֶ֖גֶף (ne·ḡep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5063: A trip, an infliction will come יִהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be upon them בָהֶ֛ם (ḇā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew when they are numbered. בִּפְקֹ֥ד (bip̄·qōḏ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit |