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Numbers 2:30

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Naphtali;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Naph'tali;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Last Days at Sinai;   On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Naphtali;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dan;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
His division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Lexham English Bible
And his division and the ones counted are fifty-three thousand four hundred.
New Century Version
There are 53,400 men in his division.
New English Translation
Those numbered in his division are 53,400.
Amplified Bible
and his army as numbered totaled 53,400.
New American Standard Bible
and his army, their numbered men: 53,400.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his host and the nomber of them were three and fiftie thousand and foure hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
and his army, even their numbered men, 53,400.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.
Easy-to-Read Version
There are 53,400 men in this division.
English Standard Version
his company as listed being 53,400.
George Lamsa Translation
And the number of his host was fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
His military division numbers 53,400.
Literal Translation
And his army, and those numbered of them were fifty three thousand and four hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
his armye in the summe, thre & fiftye thousande & foure hudreth.
American Standard Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Bible in Basic English
The number of his army was fifty-three thousand, four hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
His hoast and the number of them, fiftie and three thousande and foure hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred;
King James Version (1611)
And his hoste, and those that were numbred of them, were fiftie and three thousand, and foure hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
His forces that were numbered were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
English Revised Version
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Berean Standard Bible
and his division numbers 53,400.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
thre and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
Young's Literal Translation
and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] three and fifty thousand and four hundred.
Update Bible Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
World English Bible
His division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
New King James Version
And his army was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred.
New Life Bible
The number of his army is 53,400.
New Revised Standard
with a company as enrolled of fifty-three thousand four hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, - fifty-three thousand and four hundred,
Douay-Rheims Bible
The whole army of his fighting men, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
Revised Standard Version
his host as numbered being fifty-three thousand four hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and his army, even their numbered men, 53,400.

Contextual Overview

3To the east toward the sunrise are the companies of the camp of Judah under its flag, led by Nahshon son of Amminadab. His troops number 74,600. 5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them, led by Nethanel son of Zuar. His troops number 54,400. 7And the tribe of Zebulun is next to them, led by Eliab son of Helon. His troops number 57,400. 9 The total number of men assigned to Judah, troop by troop, is 186,400. They will lead the march. 10To the south are the companies of the camp of Reuben under its flag, led by Elizur son of Shedeur. His troops number 46,500. 12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them, led by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. His troops number 59,300. 14And the tribe of Gad is next to them, led by Eliasaph son of Deuel. His troops number 45,650. 16 The total number of men assigned to Reuben, troop by troop, is 151,450. They are second in the order of the march. 17 The Tent of Meeting with the camp of the Levites takes its place in the middle of the march. Each tribe will march in the same order in which they camped, each under its own flag. 18To the west are the companies of the camp of Ephraim under its flag, led by Elishama son of Ammihud. His troops number 40,500.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 1:42, Numbers 1:43, Numbers 26:50

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his host,.... That is, the host of Naphtali;

and those that were numbered of them; not that some part of the tribe of Naphtali was numbered, which made up the host Ahira was captain of, but the whole of it, who were all numbered that were of twenty years of age and upwards; and the same is to be observed in all the above places, where this phrase is used;

[were] fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 53,400 men; see Numbers 1:43.

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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