Numbers 2:9

Numbers 2:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.
• New International Version (NIV)All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All those listed of the camp of Judah, by their companies, were 186,400. They shall set out first on the march.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Judah, one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred—these shall break camp first.

Context of Numbers 2:9

7[With them shall be] the tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon; 8and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-seven thousand four hundred. All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first. 10The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be southward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur; 11and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, forty-six thousand five hundred.

Numbers 2:9 word by word

כָּֽל־הַפְּקֻדִ֞ים לְמַחֲנֵ֣ה יְהוּדָ֗ה מְאַ֨ת אֶ֜לֶף וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף וְשֵֽׁשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֥ים וְאַרְבַּע־מֵא֖וֹת לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה יִסָּֽעוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

• campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• eighty-sixשְׁמֹנִיםshemônîym shemônîym · eightyH8084
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• setנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223

Cross-references for Numbers 2:9

• Numbers 10:14The standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward first according to their hosts, and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab;

Commentaries on Numbers 2:9

• 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. 3-9The tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun camped in the most important spot on the east side of the Tent of Meeting. They led when Israel traveled. This largest tribal group had 186,400 people. It could protect the holy tent and its assistants very well.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-342. Every man ... shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house--Standards were visible signs of a certain recognized form for directing the movements of large bodies of people. As the Israelites were commanded to encamp "each by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house," the direction has been considered as implying that they possessed three varieties: (1) the great tribal standards, which served as rallying…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 2:9

• Amminadab
• Judah

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Four Hundred
• Bethshemesh
• Camp
• Dispute
• Encamp
• Judah, Tribe of
• Sinai

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