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JPS Old Testament

Numbers 2:6

and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty and four thousand and four hundred;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jews, Judaism;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Judah, Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Judah;   Shiloh (1);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Nethaneel;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Captain;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Camp and encamp;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
His division, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
Lexham English Bible
and his division are fifty-four thousand four hundred.
New Century Version
There are 54,400 men in his division.
New English Translation
Those numbered in his division are 54,400.
Amplified Bible
and his army as numbered totaled 54,400.
New American Standard Bible
and his army, their numbered men: 54,400.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his hoste, & the nomber thereof were foure and fiftie thousand, and foure hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
and his army, even his numbered men, 54,400.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-four thousand four hundred.
Easy-to-Read Version
There are 54,400 men in his division.
English Standard Version
his company as listed being 54,400.
George Lamsa Translation
And the number of his host was fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
His military division numbers 54,400.
Literal Translation
and his army, and those numbered of them were fifty four thousand and four hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and his armye in the summe, foure and fiftye thousande and foure hundreth.
American Standard Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
Bible in Basic English
The number of his army was fifty-four thousand, four hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
His hoast and the number thereof, fiftie & foure thousand and foure hundred.
King James Version (1611)
And his hoste, and those that were numbred thereof, were fiftie and foure thousand, and foure hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
His forces that were numbered, were fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
English Revised Version
and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred:
Berean Standard Bible
and his division numbers 54,400.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and al the noumbre of hise fiyteris, foure and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
Young's Literal Translation
and his host, and its numbered ones, [are] four and fifty thousand and four hundred.
Update Bible Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his host, and those that were numbered of it, [were] fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
World English Bible
His division, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
New King James Version
And his army was numbered at fifty-four thousand four hundred.
New Life Bible
The number of his army is 54,400.
New Revised Standard
with a company as enrolled of fifty-four thousand four hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and his host even they who are numbered of them, - fifty-four thousand and four hundred.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the whole number of his fighting men were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
Revised Standard Version
his host as numbered being fifty-four thousand four hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and his army, even their numbered men, 54,400.

Contextual Overview

3 Now those that pitch on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab, 4 and his host, and those that were numbered of them, threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred; 5 and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; the prince of the children of Issachar being Nethanel the son of Zuar, 6 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty and four thousand and four hundred; 7 and the tribe of Zebulun; the prince of the children of Zebulun being Eliab the son of Helon, 8 and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, fifty and seven thousand and four hundred; 9 all that were numbered of the camp of Judah being a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts; they shall set forth first. 10 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Reuben being Elizur the son of Shedeur, 11 and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, forty and six thousand and five hundred; 12 and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon; the prince of the children of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 1:29, Numbers 26:25

Reciprocal: Numbers 1:28 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his host,.... The host of Issachar;

and those that were numbered thereof, [were] fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 54,400 men. Which had been numbered, for it does not appear that there was a fresh account taken; see Numbers 1:29.

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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