Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, August 7th, 2025
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!

Read the Bible

Easy-to-Read Version

Numbers 2:23

There are 35,400 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;   Ephraim, the Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Benjamin;   Manasseh (1);   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Benjamin ;   Captain;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Last Days at Sinai;   On to Canaan;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Benjamin;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
His host, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Lexham English Bible
And his division and the ones counted are thirty-five thousand four hundred.
New Century Version
There are 35,400 men in his division.
New English Translation
Those numbered in his division are 35,400.
Amplified Bible
and his army as numbered totaled 35,400.
New American Standard Bible
and his army, their numbered men, 35,400.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his host, and the nomber of the were fiue and thirtie thousand and foure hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
and his army, even their numbered men, 35,400.
Complete Jewish Bible
lass="passage-text">
Darby Translation
and his host, even those that were numbered of them, thirty-five thousand four hundred.
English Standard Version
his company as listed being 35,400.
George Lamsa Translation
And the number of his host was thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
Good News Translation
lass="passage-text">
Christian Standard Bible®
His military division numbers 35,400.
Literal Translation
And his army, and those numbered of them were thirty five thousand and four hundred,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
his armye in the summe, fyue and thirtie thousande & foure hundreth.
American Standard Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Bible in Basic English
The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
His hoast & the number of them, thirtie and fiue thousande & foure hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, thirty and five thousand and four hundred;
King James Version (1611)
And his hoste, and those that were numbred of them, were thirtie and fiue thousand, and foure hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
His forces that were numbered, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
English Revised Version
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Berean Standard Bible
and his division numbers 35,400.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fyue and thretti thousynde and foure hundrid.
Young's Literal Translation
and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] five and thirty thousand and four hundred.
Update Bible Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
World English Bible
His host, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
New King James Version
And his army was numbered at thirty-five thousand four hundred.
New Life Bible
The number of his army is 35,400.
New Revised Standard
with a company as enrolled of thirty-five thousand four hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, - thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the whole army of fighting men, that were reckoned up, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
Revised Standard Version
his host as numbered being thirty-five thousand four hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and his army, even their numbered men, 35,400.

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 1:37, Numbers 26:41

Cross-References

Genesis 2:8
Then the Lord God planted a garden in the East, in a place named Eden. He put the man he made in that garden.
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.
Genesis 29:14
Then Laban said, "This is wonderful! You are from my own family." So Jacob stayed with Laban for a month.
Judges 9:2
"Ask the leaders of the city of Shechem this question: ‘Is it better for you to be ruled by the 70 sons of Gideon or to be ruled by only one man? Remember, I am your relative.'"
2 Samuel 5:1
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron. They said to David, "Look, we are one family!
2 Samuel 19:13
Also tell Amasa, ‘You are part of my family. I swear that I will make you captain of the army in Joab's place.'"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his host, c. That is, the host of Benjamin

and those that were numbered of them, [were] thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 35,400 men. The least number of all the tribes, excepting the tribe of Manasseh, Numbers 2:21; see Numbers 1:37.

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.


 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile