Numbers 1:37

Numbers 1:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
• New International Version (NIV)The number from the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400.
• English Standard Version (ESV)those listed of the tribe of Benjamin were 35,400.
• New King James Version (NKJV)those who were numbered of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

Context of Numbers 1:37

35The total for the tribe of Manasseh was 32,200. 36The roster of families and households for the descendants of Benjamin listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. The total for the tribe of Benjamin was 35,400. 38The roster of families and households for the descendants of Dan listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. 39The total for the tribe of Dan was 62,700.

Numbers 1:37 word by word

פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖ם לְמַטֵּ֣ה בִנְיָמִ֑ן חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Those that were numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967

Cross-references for Numbers 1:37

• Numbers 2:23The total number of men in his army is 35,400.
• Numbers 26:41These were the families descended from Benjamin. The total number of men was 45,600.
• Judges 20:44There were 18,000 experienced men from Benjamin who died in battle.
• 2 Chronicles 17:17From Benjamin there was the fighting man Eliada (with 200,000 armed men with bows and shields),

Commentaries on Numbers 1:37

• 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 1:37

• Benjamin
• Israel

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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