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New Life Version

Numbers 2:23

The number of his army is 35,400.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Ephraim, the Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Benjamin;   Manasseh (1);   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Benjamin ;   Captain;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Last Days at Sinai;   On to Canaan;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Benjamin;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
His host, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Lexham English Bible
And his division and the ones counted are thirty-five thousand four hundred.
New Century Version
There are 35,400 men in his division.
New English Translation
Those numbered in his division are 35,400.
Amplified Bible
and his army as numbered totaled 35,400.
New American Standard Bible
and his army, their numbered men, 35,400.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his host, and the nomber of the were fiue and thirtie thousand and foure hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
and his army, even their numbered men, 35,400.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
and his host, even those that were numbered of them, thirty-five thousand four hundred.
Easy-to-Read Version
There are 35,400 men in this division.
English Standard Version
his company as listed being 35,400.
George Lamsa Translation
And the number of his host was thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
His military division numbers 35,400.
Literal Translation
And his army, and those numbered of them were thirty five thousand and four hundred,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
his armye in the summe, fyue and thirtie thousande & foure hundreth.
American Standard Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Bible in Basic English
The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
His hoast & the number of them, thirtie and fiue thousande & foure hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, thirty and five thousand and four hundred;
King James Version (1611)
And his hoste, and those that were numbred of them, were thirtie and fiue thousand, and foure hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
His forces that were numbered, were thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
English Revised Version
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Berean Standard Bible
and his division numbers 35,400.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fyue and thretti thousynde and foure hundrid.
Young's Literal Translation
and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] five and thirty thousand and four hundred.
Update Bible Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
World English Bible
His host, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
New King James Version
And his army was numbered at thirty-five thousand four hundred.
New Revised Standard
with a company as enrolled of thirty-five thousand four hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, - thirty-five thousand and four hundred.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the whole army of fighting men, that were reckoned up, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
Revised Standard Version
his host as numbered being thirty-five thousand four hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and his army, even their numbered men, 35,400.

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 1:37, Numbers 26:41

Cross-References

Genesis 2:8
The Lord God planted a garden to the east in Eden. He put the man there whom He had made.
Genesis 2:9
And the Lord God made to grow out of the ground every tree that is pleasing to the eyes and good for food. And He made the tree of life grow in the center of the garden, and the tree of learning of good and bad.
Genesis 29:14
Laban said to him, "For sure you are my bone and my flesh." And Jacob stayed with him a month.
Judges 9:2
"Speak to all the leaders of Shechem. Say to them, ‘Which is better for you? Should all seventy of Jerubbaal's sons rule over you? Or should one man rule over you? Remember that I am your own bone and flesh.'"
2 Samuel 5:1
Then all the families of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "See, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 Samuel 19:13
And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God do so to me, and more also, if you will not be the captain of my army at all times instead of Joab.'"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his host, c. That is, the host of Benjamin

and those that were numbered of them, [were] thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 35,400 men. The least number of all the tribes, excepting the tribe of Manasseh, Numbers 2:21; see Numbers 1:37.

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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