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

29The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan. 30His military division numbers 53,400. The total number who belong to Dan’s encampment is 157,600; they are to move out last, with their banners.” 32These are the Israelites registered by their ancestral families. The total number in the camps by their military divisions is 603,550. 33But the Levites were not registered among the Israelites, just 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• All they that were numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• in the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• of Danדָּןdân · DanH1835
• an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• and sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• and sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• They shall goנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• hindmostאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314
• with their standardsדֶּ֫גֶלdegel · standardH1714

Cross-references for Numbers 2:31

• Numbers 2:9The total number in their military divisions who belong to Judah’s encampment is 186,400; they will move out first.
• Numbers 10:25The military divisions of the camp of Dan’s descendants with their banner set out, serving as rear guard for all the camps, and Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was over their divisions.

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

In the dictionaries

• Dan
• Bethshemesh
• Camp
• Dispute
• Encamp
• 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