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Numbers 2:13

The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Simeon;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Simeon, the Tribe of;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Reuben;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Captain;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Last Days at Sinai;   On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Moses;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Breastplate of the High Priest;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
His division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
Lexham English Bible
And his division and the ones counted are fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
New Century Version
There are 59,300 men in his division.
New English Translation
Those numbered in his division are 59,300.
Amplified Bible
and his army as numbered totaled 59,300.
New American Standard Bible
and his army, their numbered men: 59,300.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his hoste, and the nomber of them, nine and fiftie thousand and three hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
and his army, even their numbered men, 59,300.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
Easy-to-Read Version
There are 59,300 men in this division.
English Standard Version
his company as listed being 59,300.
George Lamsa Translation
And the number of his host was fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
His military division numbers 59,300.
Literal Translation
And his army, and those numbered of them were fifty nine thousand and three hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& his armie in ye summe, nyne and fiftie thousande, and thre hundreth.
American Standard Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And his hoast & the number of them, fiftie and nine thousande and three hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and nine thousand and three hundred;
King James Version (1611)
And his hoste, and those that were numbred of them, were fiftie and nine thousand, and three hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
His forces that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
English Revised Version
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred:
Berean Standard Bible
and his division numbers 59,300.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that weren noumbrid, nyne and fifty thousynde and thre hundrid.
Young's Literal Translation
and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] nine and fifty thousand and three hundred.
Update Bible Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
World English Bible
His division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
New King James Version
And his army was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
New Life Bible
The number of his army is 59,300.
New Revised Standard
with a company as enrolled of fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, - fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
Revised Standard Version
his host as numbered being fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and his army, even their numbered men, 59,300.

Contextual Overview

3 Those whose tents are on the east side, looking to the dawn, will be round the flag of the children of Judah, with Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, as their chief. 4 The number of his army was seventy-four thousand, six hundred. 5 And nearest to him will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel, the son of Zuar, as their chief. 6 The number of his army was fifty-four thousand, four hundred. 7 After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief. 8 The number of his army was fifty-seven thousand, four hundred. 9 The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They go forward first. 10 On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief. 11 The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred. 12 And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 1:23, Numbers 26:14

Reciprocal: Genesis 46:10 - Simeon Numbers 1:22 - General 1 Chronicles 4:27 - like to

Cross-References

Genesis 10:6
And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.
Isaiah 11:11
And in that day the hand of the Lord will be stretched out the second time to get back the rest of his people, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the sea-lands.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his host,.... That is, the host of Simeon:

and those that were numbered of them, [were] fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 59,300 men; the same as in Numbers 1:23.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. The area of the camp might be about three square miles:

Numbers 2:14

Reuel - Doubtless an error of transcription for Deuel Numbers 1:14.


 
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