Numbers 26:51

Numbers 26:51 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
• New International Version (NIV)The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This was the list of the people of Israel, 601,730.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

Context of Numbers 26:51

49of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. 50These are the families (clans) of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were 45,400. This was the [total] number of the [male] Israelites, 601,730 [twenty years old and upward who were able to go to war]. 52And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 53“Among these the land shall be divided as an inheritance according to the number of names.

Numbers 26:51 word by word

אֵ֗לֶּה פְּקוּדֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֖לֶף וָאָ֑לֶף שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• and thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970

Commentaries on Numbers 26:51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 51These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty - The following comparative statement will show how much some of the tribes had increased, and others had diminished, since the enumeration in Numbers 1. Tribe Chapter 26 Chapter 1 Variation Reuben 43,730 to 46,500 2,770 decrease Simeon 22,200 to 59,300 37,100 decrease Gad 40,500 to 45,650 5,150 decrease Judah 76,500 to 74,600 1,900 increase…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 51This shows a decrease of 1,820 from the number at Sinai; a decrease due to the recent plague.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 51Despite wars, plagues, and punishments, God remained faithful to Israel. The number of male warriors decreased by 1,820 compared to the first count. This was a difference of 0.3 percent (compare 2:32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-511. after the plague--That terrible visitation had swept away the remnant of the old generation, to whom God sware in His wrath that they should not enter Canaan (Psa 95:11).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Census
• Farm
• Inheritance
• Lot
• Silly
• Abiram

Commentaries on Numbers 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings