Numbers 1:29

Numbers 1:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
• New International Version (NIV)The number from the tribe of Issachar was 54,400.
• English Standard Version (ESV)those listed of the tribe of Issachar were 54,400.
• New King James Version (NKJV)those who were numbered of the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

Context of Numbers 1:29

27The total for the tribe of Judah was 74,600. 28The roster of families and households for the descendants of Issachar listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. The total for the tribe of Issachar was 54,400. 30The roster of families and households for the descendants of Zebulun listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. 31The total for the tribe of Zebulun was 57,400.

Numbers 1:29 word by word

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖ם לְמַטֵּ֣ה יִשָּׂשכָ֑ר אַרְבָּעָ֧ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Those that were numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרyiώώâώkâr · IssacharH3485
• fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• and fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967

Cross-references for Numbers 1:29

• Numbers 1:6Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon;
• Numbers 26:25These were the families of Issachar. The total number of men was 64,300.

Commentaries on Numbers 1:29

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-46Verses 20-46 The enrollment, being taken principally for military purposes (compare Numbers 1:3, Numbers 1:20), would naturally be arranged by hundreds, fifties, etc. (cf. 2 Kings 1:9, 2 Kings 1:11, 2 Kings 1:13). In eleven tribes the number enrolled consists of complete hundreds. The difference, in this respect, observable in the case of the tribe of Gad here Numbers 1:25, and of the tribe of Reuben at the later census Numbers 26:7, is probably to be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-43The second list of tribes lists Gad with Reuben and Simeon. These two tribes camped with Gad while Israel traveled.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-4420-44. These are those that were numbered--In this registration the tribe of Judah appears the most numerous; and accordingly, as the pre-eminence had been assigned to it by Jacob [Ge 49:8-12], it got the precedence in all the encampments of Israel. Of the two half-tribes of Joseph, who is seen to be "a fruitful bough" [Ge 49:22], that of Ephraim was the larger, as had been predicted. The relative increase of all, as in the two just mentioned, was owing…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 1:29

• Israel
• Issachar

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• Sinai

Commentaries on Numbers 1

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings