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Numbers 2:28

The number of his army is 41,500.

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;   Holman Bible Dictionary - High Priest;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Captain;   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;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dan;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
His division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
Lexham English Bible
And his division and the ones counted are forty-one thousand five hundred.
New Century Version
There are 41,500 men in his division.
New English Translation
Those numbered in his division are 41,500.
Amplified Bible
and his army as numbered totaled 41,500.
New American Standard Bible
and his army, their numbered men: 41,500.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his host and the nomber of them were one and fourtie thousand and fiue hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
and his army, even their numbered men, 41,500.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty-one thousand five hundred.
Easy-to-Read Version
There are 41,500 men in this division.
English Standard Version
his company as listed being 41,500.
George Lamsa Translation
And the number of his host was forty-one thousand and five hundred.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
His military division numbers 41,500.
Literal Translation
And his army, and those numbered of them were forty one thousand and five hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
his army in the summe, one and fourtie thousande, and fyue hundreth.
American Standard Version
And his hosts, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
Bible in Basic English
The number of his army was forty-one thousand, five hundred;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
His hoast & the number of them, fourtie and one thousand and fiue hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, forty and one thousand and five hundred;
King James Version (1611)
And his hoste, and those that were numbred of them, were fourtie and one thousand, and fiue hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
His forces that were numbered, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.
English Revised Version
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred:
Berean Standard Bible
and his division numbers 41,500.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fourti thousynde `and a thousynde and fyue hundrid.
Young's Literal Translation
and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] one and forty thousand and five hundred.
Update Bible Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty and one thousand and five hundred.
World English Bible
His division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.
New King James Version
And his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred.
New Revised Standard
with a company as enrolled of forty-one thousand five hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, - forty-one thousand and five hundred.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
Revised Standard Version
his host as numbered being forty-one thousand five hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and his army, even their numbered men, 41,500.

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

forty: Numbers 1:41, Numbers 26:47, Reyher, who is followed by Scheuchzer, assigns the following space to the soldiers of each of the tribes, whilst remaining close to each other in their ranks, allowing one square cubit to each; but if we take in the arrangement, not only the soldiers, but the tents, the families, etc., a much larger extent of ground is requisite:

Tribes Breadth - in cubits Length - in cubits Totals - sq.cubits

Judah 298-3/5 250 74,600

Dan 156-3/4 400 62,700

Simeon 182-6/13 325 59,300

Zebulun 229-3/4 250 57,400

Issachar 217-3/5 250 54,400

Naphtali 133-1/2 400 53,400

Reuben 143-1/5 325 46,500

Gad 140-5/11 325 45,650

Asher 103-3/4 400 41,500

Ephraim 202-1/2 200 40,500

Benjamin 177 200 35,400

Manasseh 161 200 32,200

Reciprocal: Numbers 10:25 - the camp,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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

and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty and one thousand and five hundred. 41,500 men; as they were numbered Numbers 1:41.

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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