Numbers 2:19

Numbers 2:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
• New International Version (NIV)His division numbers 40,500.
• English Standard Version (ESV)his company as listed being 40,500.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred.

Context of Numbers 2:19

17In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard. 18On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud, and his division numbers 40,500. 20The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, 21and his division numbers 32,200.

Numbers 2:19 word by word

וּצְבָא֖וֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• The leaderנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of the Ephraimitesבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of the Ephraimitesאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• is Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָע'ĕlîyshâmâ‛ · ElishamaH476
• of Ammihudעַמִּיהוּד‛ammîyhûd · AmmihudH5989
• and his divisionצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• numbersפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• 40,500אַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• 40,500אֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• 40,500חָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• 40,500מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967

Cross-references for Numbers 2:19

• Numbers 1:33From the sons of Ephraim, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army, those registered to the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.
• Numbers 26:37These were the clans of Ephraim, and their registration numbered 32,500. These clans were the descendants of Joseph.

Commentaries on Numbers 2:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-32Verses 3-32 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-24The tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin followed the Tent of Meeting and the Levites.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-3110-31. On the south side the standard of the camp of Reuben--The description given of the position of Reuben and his attendant tribes on the south, of Ephraim and his associates on the west, of Dan and his confederates on the north, with that of Judah on the east, suggests the idea of a square or quadrangle, which, allowing one square cubit to each soldier while remaining close in the ranks, has been computed to extend over an area of somewhat more than…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Bethshemesh
• Camp
• Dispute
• Encamp
• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Sinai
• Agrapha
• Apocrypha
• Astronomy
• Azarel

Commentaries on Numbers 2

• 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