Numbers 2:31

Numbers 2:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.
• New International Version (NIV)All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last, under their standards.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All those listed of the camp of Dan were 157,600. They shall set out last, standard by standard."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“All who were numbered of the forces with Dan, one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred—they shall break camp last, with their standards.”

Context of Numbers 2:31

29Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan, 30and his division numbers 53,400. The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.” 32These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550. 33But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Numbers 2:31 word by word

כָּל־הַפְּקֻדִים֙ לְמַ֣חֲנֵה דָ֔ן מְאַ֣ת אֶ֗לֶף וְשִׁבְעָ֧ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת לָאַחֲרֹנָ֥ה יִסְע֖וּ לְדִגְלֵיהֶֽם׃ פRead the interlinear

• The totalכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• number of menפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• in the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• of Danדָּןdân · DanH1835
• is 157,600מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• is 157,600אֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• is 157,600שֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• is 157,600חֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• is 157,600שֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• they shall set outנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• lastאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314
• under their standardsדֶּ֫גֶלdegel · standardH1714

Cross-references for Numbers 2:31

• Numbers 2:9The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.
• Numbers 10:25Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.

Commentaries on Numbers 2:31

• 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. 25-31The tribes of Dan, Asher, and Naphtali were in the back.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

Topics related to Numbers 2:31

• Armies
• Dan
• Naphtali

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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