Translations
Whenever you take a census of the Israelites, every man must pay Yahweh a ransom for his life when counted, so that no plague will strike them during the numbering.
When you lift the heads of the sons of Yisra'el to number them, each man shall give YHWH a ransom for his nephesh at the time of their numbering, so that no plague comes upon them when they are numbered.
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 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.

