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Numbers 2:8

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
His division, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
Lexham English Bible
and his division and the ones counted are fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
New Century Version
There are 57,400 men in his division.
New English Translation
Those numbered in his division are 57,400.
Amplified Bible
and his army as numbered totaled 57,400.
New American Standard Bible
and his army, his numbered men: 57,400.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his hoste, and the nomber thereof seuen and fiftie thousand and foure hundreth:
Legacy Standard Bible
and his army, even his numbered men, 57,400.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
Easy-to-Read Version
There are 57,400 men in his division.
English Standard Version
his company as listed being 57,400.
George Lamsa Translation
And the number of his host was fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
His military division numbers 57,400.
Literal Translation
And his army, and those numbered of them were fifty seven thousand and four hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
his armye in the summe, seuen and fiftie thousande and foure hundreth.
American Standard Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
Bible in Basic English
The number of his army was fifty-seven thousand, four hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And his hoast & the number of them, fiftie and seuen thousand and foure hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, fifty and seven thousand and four hundred;
King James Version (1611)
And his hoste and those that were numbred thereof, were fiftie and seuen thousand, and foure hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
His forces that were numbered, were fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.
English Revised Version
and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
Berean Standard Bible
and his division numbers 57,400.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
al the oost of fiyteris of his kynrede, seuene and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
Young's Literal Translation
and his host, and its numbered ones, [are] seven and fifty thousand and four hundred;
Update Bible Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his host, and those that were numbered of it, [were] fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
World English Bible
His division, and those who were numbered of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
New King James Version
And his army was numbered at fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
New Life Bible
The number of his army is 57,400.
New Revised Standard
with a company as enrolled of fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and his host, even they who are numbered of him, fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the army of fighting men of his stock, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
Revised Standard Version
his host as numbered being fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and his army, even his numbered men, 57,400.

Contextual Overview

3"The divisions of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun are to camp toward the sunrise on the east side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
Tribe Leader Number
Judah Nahshon son of Amminadab 74,600 5Issachar Nethanel son of Zuar 54,400 7Zebulun Eliab son of Helon 57,400 9
So the total of all the troops on Judah's side of the camp is 186,400. These three tribes are to lead the way whenever the Israelites travel to a new campsite. 10"The divisions of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad are to camp on the south side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
Tribe Leader Number
Reuben Elizur son of Shedeur 46,500 12Simeon Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai 59,300 14Gad Eliasaph son of Deuel 45,650 16
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. 17 "Then the Tabernacle, carried by the Levites, will set out from the middle of the camp. All the tribes are to travel in the same order that they camp, each in position under the appropriate family banner. 18"The divisions of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin are to camp on the west side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:
Tribe Leader Number
Ephraim Elishama son of Ammihud 40,500

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 1:31, Numbers 26:26, Numbers 26:27

Reciprocal: Numbers 1:30 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 2:8
Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made.
Genesis 2:9
The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 3:24
After sending them out, the Lord God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
Genesis 4:16
So Cain left the Lord 's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
Genesis 13:10
Lot took a long look at the fertile plains of the Jordan Valley in the direction of Zoar. The whole area was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the Lord or the beautiful land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
2 Kings 19:12
Have the gods of other nations rescued them—such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel-assar? My predecessors destroyed them all!
Isaiah 51:3
The Lord will comfort Israel again and have pity on her ruins. Her desert will blossom like Eden, her barren wilderness like the garden of the Lord . Joy and gladness will be found there. Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air.
Ezekiel 27:23
"Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad came with their merchandise, too.
Ezekiel 28:13
You were in Eden, the garden of God. Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone— red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone, blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper, blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald— all beautifully crafted for you and set in the finest gold. They were given to you on the day you were created.
Ezekiel 31:16
I made the nations shake with fear at the sound of its fall, for I sent it down to the grave with all the others who descend to the pit. And all the other proud trees of Eden, the most beautiful and the best of Lebanon, the ones whose roots went deep into the water, took comfort to find it there with them in the depths of the earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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

and those that were numbered thereof, [were] fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 57,400 men; see Numbers 1:31.

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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