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New Life Version

Numbers 2:11

The number of his army is 46,500.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Reuben;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   Reuben;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Captain;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Reu'ben;  

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;   Reuben, Tribe of;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
His division, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
Lexham English Bible
And his division and the ones counted are forty-six thousand five hundred.
New Century Version
There are 46,500 men in his division.
New English Translation
Those numbered in his division are 46,500.
Amplified Bible
and his army as numbered totaled 46,500.
New American Standard Bible
and his army, their numbered men: 46,500.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his host, and the nomber thereof sixe and fourty thousand and fiue hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
and his army, even his numbered men, 46,500.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, forty-six thousand five hundred.
Easy-to-Read Version
There are 46,500 men in this division.
English Standard Version
his company as listed being 46,500.
George Lamsa Translation
And the number of his host was forty-six thousand and five hundred.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
His military division numbers 46,500.
Literal Translation
And his army, and those numbered of it were forty six thousand and five hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& his armie in the summe, sixe & fourtie thousande, & fyue C.
American Standard Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
Bible in Basic English
The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And his hoast & the number of them, fourtie and sixe thousand and fiue hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and his host, and those that were numbered thereof, forty and six thousand and five hundred;
King James Version (1611)
And his hoste, and those that were numbred thereof, were fourtie and sixe thousand, and fiue hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
His forces that were numbered, were forty-six thousand and five hundred.
English Revised Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
Berean Standard Bible
and his division numbers 46,500.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that weren noumbrid, sixe and fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.
Young's Literal Translation
and his host, and its numbered ones, [are] six and forty thousand and five hundred.
Update Bible Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his host, and those that were numbered of it [were] forty and six thousand and five hundred.
World English Bible
His division, and those who were numbered of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
New King James Version
And his army was numbered at forty-six thousand five hundred.
New Revised Standard
with a company as enrolled of forty-six thousand five hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and his host, even they who are numbered of him, - forty-six thousand, and five hundred.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
Revised Standard Version
his host as numbered being forty-six thousand five hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and his army, even their numbered men, 46,500.

Contextual Overview

3 Those who stay in their tents on the east side toward the sunrise will have the flag of Judah by their armies. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 4 The number of all his army is 74,600. 5 The family of Issachar will set up their tents next to Judah. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel the son of Zuar. 6 The number of his army is 54,400. 7 The family of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab the son of Helon. 8 The number of his army is 57,400. 9 The whole number among the tents of Judah is 186,400, by their armies. They will be first to move on. 10 "On the south side will be the tents of Reuben by their armies with their flags. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur the son of Shedeur. 11 The number of his army is 46,500. 12 The family of Simeon will set up their tents next to him. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 1:21, Numbers 26:7

Reciprocal: Numbers 1:20 - General Numbers 3:34 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 10:7
The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
Genesis 10:29
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
Genesis 25:18
His people lived from Havilah as far as Shur, east of Egypt on the way toward Assyria. He lived away from all his brothers.
1 Samuel 15:7
Then Saul destroyed the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, east of Egypt.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his host,.... That is, the host of Reuben, as distinct from his camp, of which it was only a part, and of which Elizur was captain;

and those that were numbered thereof, [were] forty and six thousand and five hundred. 46,500 men; see Numbers 1:21.

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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