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Numbers 2:30

The number of his army is 53,400.

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;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   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;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Naphtali;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dan;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
His division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Lexham English Bible
And his division and the ones counted are fifty-three thousand four hundred.
New Century Version
There are 53,400 men in his division.
New English Translation
Those numbered in his division are 53,400.
Amplified Bible
and his army as numbered totaled 53,400.
New American Standard Bible
and his army, their numbered men: 53,400.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his host and the nomber of them were three and fiftie thousand and foure hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
and his army, even their numbered men, 53,400.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.
Easy-to-Read Version
There are 53,400 men in this division.
English Standard Version
his company as listed being 53,400.
George Lamsa Translation
And the number of his host was fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
His military division numbers 53,400.
Literal Translation
And his army, and those numbered of them were fifty three thousand and four hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
his armye in the summe, thre & fiftye thousande & foure hudreth.
American Standard Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Bible in Basic English
The number of his army was fifty-three thousand, four hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
His hoast and the number of them, fiftie and three thousande and foure hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred;
King James Version (1611)
And his hoste, and those that were numbred of them, were fiftie and three thousand, and foure hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
His forces that were numbered were fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
English Revised Version
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Berean Standard Bible
and his division numbers 53,400.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
thre and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
Young's Literal Translation
and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] three and fifty thousand and four hundred.
Update Bible Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
World English Bible
His division, and those who were numbered of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
New King James Version
And his army was numbered at fifty-three thousand four hundred.
New Revised Standard
with a company as enrolled of fifty-three thousand four hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, - fifty-three thousand and four hundred,
Douay-Rheims Bible
The whole army of his fighting men, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
Revised Standard Version
his host as numbered being fifty-three thousand four hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and his army, even their numbered men, 53,400.

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 1:42, Numbers 1:43, Numbers 26:50

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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

and those that were numbered of them; not that some part of the tribe of Naphtali was numbered, which made up the host Ahira was captain of, but the whole of it, who were all numbered that were of twenty years of age and upwards; and the same is to be observed in all the above places, where this phrase is used;

[were] fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 53,400 men; see Numbers 1:43.

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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