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Saturday, August 2nd, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Numbers 2:16

"The total number of men in all the divisions of Reuben's camp is 151,450. His camp will be the second group to move when the people travel from place to place.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gad;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   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;   Number;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Breastplate of the High Priest;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"All who were numbered of the camp of Re'uven were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their hosts. They shall set out second.
King James Version
All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.
Lexham English Bible
All those counted from the camp of Reuben are one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty. They will set out second according to their divisions.
New Century Version
There are a total of 151,450 men in the camps of Reuben and its neighbors, in all their divisions. They will be the second group to march out of camp.
New English Translation
All those numbered of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, are 151,450. They will travel second.
Amplified Bible
"The total of the numbered men [in the three tribes on the south side] in the camp of Reuben was 151,450, by their armies. They shall move out second [on the march].
New American Standard Bible
"The total of the numbered men of the camp of Reuben: 151,450 by their armies. And they shall set out second.
Geneva Bible (1587)
All the nomber of the campe of Reuben were an hundreth and one and fiftie thousande, and foure hundreth and fiftie according to their armies, and they shall set foorth in the seconde place.
Legacy Standard Bible
The total of the numbered men of the camp of Reuben: 151,450 by their armies. And they shall set out second.
Contemporary English Version
These 151,450 troops will march into battle second.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.
English Standard Version
All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, were 151,450. They shall set out second.
George Lamsa Translation
The total number of the camp of Reuben was one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. They shall march in the second place.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
The total number in their military divisions who belong to Reuben’s encampment is 151,450; they will move out second.
Literal Translation
All numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred and fifty one thousand four hundred and fifty according to their armies. And they shall pull out second.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So that all they which belonge to the hoost of Ruben, be in the summe, an hundreth, one & fiftie thousande, foure hudreth and fiftye, belonginge to their armye. And they shall be the seconde in the iourney.
American Standard Version
All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.
Bible in Basic English
The number of all the armies of Reuben together came to a hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty. They go forward second.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Al that were numbred with the campe of Ruben, an hundred thousande, fiftie and one thousande, foure hundred and fiftie, throughout their armies: and thei shall set foorth in the seconde place.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
all that were numbered of the camp of Reuben being a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts; and they shall set forth second.
King James Version (1611)
All that were numbred in the Campe of Reuben were an hundred thousand, and fiftie and one thousand, and foure hundred and fiftie throughout their armies: and they shall set foorth in the second ranke.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
All who were numbered of the camp of Ruben, were a hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty: they with their forces shall proceed in the second place.
English Revised Version
All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.
Berean Standard Bible
The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle that weren noumbrid in the castels of Ruben, an hundrid thousynde fifty thousinde and a thousinde foure hundrid and fifty; thei schulen go forth in the secounde place bi her cumpenyes.
Young's Literal Translation
All those numbered of the camp of Reuben [are] a hundred thousand, and one and fifty thousand, and four hundred and fifty, by their hosts; and they journey second.
Update Bible Version
All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.
Webster's Bible Translation
All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben [were] a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies: and they shall move forward in the second rank.
World English Bible
"All who were numbered of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their hosts. They shall set out second.
New King James Version
"All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Reuben, one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty--they shall be the second to break camp.
New Living Translation
So the total of all the troops on Reuben's side of the camp is 151,450. These three tribes will be second in line whenever the Israelites travel.
New Life Bible
The whole number among the tents of Reuben is 151,450 by their armies. They will be second to move on.
New Revised Standard
The total enrollment of the camp of Reuben, by companies, is one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty. They shall set out second.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
All they who are num-bered to the camp of Reuben, - a hundred and fifty-one thousand and four hundred and fifty, by their hosts, and they in the second rank, shall set forward.
Douay-Rheims Bible
All that were reckoned up in the camp of Ruben, were a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, by their troops: they shall march in the second place.
Revised Standard Version
The whole number of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, is a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty. They shall set out second.
THE MESSAGE
The total number of men assigned to Reuben, troop by troop, is 151,450. They are second in the order of the march.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The total of the numbered men of the camp of Reuben: 151,450 by their armies. And they shall set out second.

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

an hundred: Numbers 2:9, Numbers 2:24, Numbers 2:31

they shall: Numbers 10:18

Reciprocal: Numbers 4:5 - And when Numbers 23:10 - the fourth 2 Kings 3:16 - Make this valley

Cross-References

Genesis 2:1
So the earth, the sky, and everything in them were finished.
Genesis 2:2
God finished the work he was doing, so on the seventh day he rested from his work.
Genesis 2:9
Then the Lord God caused all the beautiful trees that were good for food to grow in the garden. In the middle of the garden, he put the tree of life and the tree that gives knowledge about good and evil.
1 Samuel 15:22
But Samuel answered, "Which pleases the Lord more: burnt offerings and sacrifices or obeying his commands? It is better to obey the Lord than to offer sacrifices to him. It is better to listen to him than to offer the fat from rams.
1 Timothy 4:4
Everything that God made is good. Nothing he made should be refused if it is accepted with thanks to him.
1 Timothy 6:17
Give this command to those who are rich with the things of this world. Tell them not to be proud. Tell them to hope in God, not their money. Money cannot be trusted, but God takes care of us richly. He gives us everything to enjoy.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And all that were numbered in the camp of Reuben [were] an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty,

throughout their armies,.... 151,450 men. Putting Reuben's host, and the hosts of Simeon and Gad together, Numbers 2:13, which was much lesser than the preceding camp, being 34,500 fewer in number:

and they shall set forth in the second rank: they in journeying moving next to the camp of Judah, and before the tabernacle; for though, while encamped, the camp of Reuben lay on the south, or right side of it, yet, when marching, went before it.

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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