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Numbers 2:11

There are 46,500 men in this division.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Reuben;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   Reuben;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Captain;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Reu'ben;  

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;   Reuben, Tribe of;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
His division, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
Lexham English Bible
And his division and the ones counted are forty-six thousand five hundred.
New Century Version
There are 46,500 men in his division.
New English Translation
Those numbered in his division are 46,500.
Amplified Bible
and his army as numbered totaled 46,500.
New American Standard Bible
and his army, their numbered men: 46,500.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his host, and the nomber thereof sixe and fourty thousand and fiue hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
and his army, even his numbered men, 46,500.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, forty-six thousand five hundred.
English Standard Version
his company as listed being 46,500.
George Lamsa Translation
And the number of his host was forty-six thousand and five hundred.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
His military division numbers 46,500.
Literal Translation
And his army, and those numbered of it were forty six thousand and five hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& his armie in the summe, sixe & fourtie thousande, & fyue C.
American Standard Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
Bible in Basic English
The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And his hoast & the number of them, fourtie and sixe thousand and fiue hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, forty and six thousand and five hundred;
King James Version (1611)
And his hoste, and those that were numbred thereof, were fourtie and sixe thousand, and fiue hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
His forces that were numbered, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.
English Revised Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
Berean Standard Bible
and his division numbers 46,500.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that weren noumbrid, sixe and fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.
Young's Literal Translation
and his host, and its numbered ones, [are] six and forty thousand and five hundred.
Update Bible Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his host, and those that were numbered of it [were] forty and six thousand and five hundred.
World English Bible
His division, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
New King James Version
And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred.
New Life Bible
The number of his army is 46,500.
New Revised Standard
with a company as enrolled of forty-six thousand five hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and his host, even they who are numbered of him, - forty-six thousand, and five hundred.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
Revised Standard Version
his host as numbered being forty-six thousand five hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and his army, even their numbered men, 46,500.

Contextual Overview

3 "The flag of the camp of Judah will be on the east side, where the sun rises. The people of Judah will camp near its flag. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab. 4 There are 74,600 men in his division. 5 "The tribe of Issachar will camp next to the tribe of Judah. The leader of the tribe of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar. 6 There are 54,400 men in his division. 7 "The tribe of Zebulun will also camp next to the tribe of Judah. The leader of the tribe of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon. 8 There are 57,400 men in his division. 9 "The total number of men in Judah's camp is 186,400. All these men are divided into their different tribes. Judah will be the first group to move when the people travel from one place to another. 10 "The flag of Reuben's camp will be south of the Holy Tent. Each group will camp near its flag. The leader of the tribe of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur. 11 There are 46,500 men in this division. 12 "The tribe of Simeon will camp next to the tribe of Reuben. The leader of the tribe of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 1:21, Numbers 26:7

Reciprocal: Numbers 1:20 - General Numbers 3:34 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 10:7
Cush's sons were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah's sons were Sheba and Dedan.
Genesis 10:29
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these people were Joktan's sons.
Genesis 25:18
His descendants settled throughout the desert area from Havilah to Shur. This area begins near Egypt and goes toward Assyria. Ishmael's people were often at war with the other descendants of Abraham.
1 Samuel 15:7
Saul defeated the Amalekites. He fought them and chased them all the way from Havilah to Shur, at the border of Egypt.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his host,.... That is, the host of Reuben, as distinct from his camp, of which it was only a part, and of which Elizur was captain;

and those that were numbered thereof, [were] forty and six thousand and five hundred. 46,500 men; see Numbers 1:21.

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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