Numbers 2:16

Numbers 2:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.
• New International Version (NIV)All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, were 151,450. They shall set out second.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So the total of all the troops on Reuben’s side of the camp is 151,450. These three tribes will be second in line whenever the Israelites travel.

Context of Numbers 2:16

14“Then comes the tribe of Gad, and the leader of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.” 15And his army was numbered at forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty. “All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces with Reuben, one hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty—they shall be the second to break camp. 17“And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; as they camp, so they shall move out, everyone in his place, by their standards. 18“On the west side shall be the standard of the forces with Ephraim according to their armies, and the leader of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.”

Numbers 2:16 word by word

כָּֽל־הַפְּקֻדִ֞ים לְמַחֲנֵ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֗ן מְאַ֨ת אֶ֜לֶף וְאֶחָ֨ד וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף וְאַרְבַּע־מֵא֥וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם וּשְׁנִיִּ֖ם יִסָּֽעוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• All that were numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• in the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• of Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• and oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• and fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• throughout their armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• And they shall set forthנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• in the second rankשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145

Cross-references for Numbers 2:16

• Numbers 2:9“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.
• Numbers 10:18And the standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their armies; over their army was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

Commentaries on Numbers 2:16

• 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. 10-16The tribes of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad camped on the south. They had 151,450 soldiers and marched second in line.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 2:16

• Gad

In the dictionaries

• Reuben
• Four Hundred
• Bethshemesh
• Camp
• Dispute
• Encamp
• Sinai
• Agrapha
• Apocrypha
• Astronomy

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