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 King James Version (NKJV)“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.

Context of Numbers 2:16

14Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 15And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. 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 move forward in the second rank. 17Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall move forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they move forward, every man in his place by their standards. 18On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons 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

• numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• forwardנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• rankשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145

Cross-references for Numbers 2:16

• Numbers 2:9All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and eighty thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first move forward.
• Numbers 10:18And the standard of the camp of Reuben moved forward according to their armies: and over his host 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