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New King James Version

Numbers 2:13

And his army was numbered at fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
His division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
Lexham English Bible
And his division and the ones counted are fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
New Century Version
There are 59,300 men in his division.
New English Translation
Those numbered in his division are 59,300.
Amplified Bible
and his army as numbered totaled 59,300.
New American Standard Bible
and his army, their numbered men: 59,300.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his hoste, and the nomber of them, nine and fiftie thousand and three hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
and his army, even their numbered men, 59,300.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
Easy-to-Read Version
There are 59,300 men in this division.
English Standard Version
his company as listed being 59,300.
George Lamsa Translation
And the number of his host was fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
His military division numbers 59,300.
Literal Translation
And his army, and those numbered of them were fifty nine thousand and three hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& his armie in ye summe, nyne and fiftie thousande, and thre hundreth.
American Standard Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
Bible in Basic English
The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And his hoast & the number of them, fiftie and nine thousande and three hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and nine thousand and three hundred;
King James Version (1611)
And his hoste, and those that were numbred of them, were fiftie and nine thousand, and three hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
His forces that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
English Revised Version
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred:
Berean Standard Bible
and his division numbers 59,300.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that weren noumbrid, nyne and fifty thousynde and thre hundrid.
Young's Literal Translation
and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] nine and fifty thousand and three hundred.
Update Bible Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
World English Bible
His division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
New Life Bible
The number of his army is 59,300.
New Revised Standard
with a company as enrolled of fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, - fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
Revised Standard Version
his host as numbered being fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and his army, even their numbered men, 59,300.

Contextual Overview

3 On the east side, toward the rising of the sun, those of the standard of the forces with Judah shall camp according to their armies; and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be the leader of the children of Judah." 4 And his army was numbered at seventy-four thousand six hundred. 5 "Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar, and Nethanel the son of Zuar shall be the leader of the children of Issachar." 6 And his army was numbered at fifty-four thousand four hundred. 7 "Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon shall be the leader of the children of Zebulun." 8 And his army was numbered at fifty-seven thousand four hundred. 9 "All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Judah, one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred--these shall break camp first. 10 "On the south side shall be the standard of the forces with Reuben according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur." 11 And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred. 12 "Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 1:23, Numbers 26:14

Reciprocal: Genesis 46:10 - Simeon Numbers 1:22 - General 1 Chronicles 4:27 - like to

Cross-References

Genesis 10:6
The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, [fn] and Canaan.
Isaiah 11:11
It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his host,.... That is, the host of Simeon:

and those that were numbered of them, [were] fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 59,300 men; the same as in Numbers 1:23.

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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