God’s Word Translation
Numbers 1:39
39The total for the tribe of Dan was 62,700.
Numbers 1:39 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
- New International Version (NIV)The number from the tribe of Dan was 62,700.
- English Standard Version (ESV)those listed of the tribe of Dan were 62,700.
- New King James Version (NKJV)those who were numbered of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
Context of Numbers 1:39
37The 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. The total for the tribe of Dan was 62,700. 40The roster of families and households for the descendants of Asher listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty. 41The total for the tribe of Asher was 41,500.
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פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖ם לְמַטֵּ֣ה דָ֑ן שְׁנַ֧יִם וְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Those that were numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
- of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
- of Danדָּןdân · DanH1835
- threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
- and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- and sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
Cross-references for Numbers 1:39
Commentaries on Numbers 1:39
- 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
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- 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
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