Numbers 1:23
in Numbers 1those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
KJV
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
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This verse in Numbers 1
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
From the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel
on Numbers 1:20-31
Judah is the largest tribe at 74,600, which John Calvin reads beside Genesis 49:10, “The scepter will not depart from Judah”. Chapter 2 sets Judah first on the march.
This site's exposition
the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300
Simeon and Levi stand together under the word of Genesis 49:7, that the two would be dispersed in Jacob. Here Simeon musters 59,300, third of the twelve, while Levi is taken off the roll for the sanctuary. Matthew Henry traces Levi's honour to Exodus 32:26.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 59,300 men. See Gill on Num 1:20.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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 to the special blessing of God, conformably to the prophetic declaration of the dying patriarch.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖ם | pekudeihem | enrolled [men] their | H6485 → | 303 times |
| לְמַטֵּ֣ה | lemateh | of [the] tribe of | H4294 → | 252 times |
| שִׁמְע֑וֹן | shimon | Simeon | H8095 → | 44 times |
| תִּשְׁעָ֧ה | tishah | [were] nine | H8672 → | 58 times |
| וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים | vachamishim | and fifty | H2572 → | 163 times |
| אֶ֖לֶף | ʾelef | thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁ | ushelosh | and three | H7969 → | 432 times |
| מֵאֽוֹת׃ פ | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖םenrolled [men] their
pekudeihemH6485 →303 times
לְמַטֵּ֣הof [the] tribe of
lematehH4294 →252 times
שִׁמְע֑וֹןSimeon
shimonH8095 →44 times
תִּשְׁעָ֧ה[were] nine
tishahH8672 →58 times
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםand fifty
vachamishimH2572 →163 times
אֶ֖לֶףthousand
ʾelefH505 →505 times
וּשְׁלֹ֥שׁand three
usheloshH7969 →432 times
מֵאֽוֹת׃ פhundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 2:13and his division numbers 59,300.
it leads to
- Numbers 26:14
These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 26:14
Through
Numbers 25:14The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 19:7
And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
- Numbers 25:4–5
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”
- 2 Chronicles 19:7
Through
Numbers 26:14These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.
it leads to
- Numbers 2:12–13
The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
- Numbers 1:22–23
From the sons of Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the…
- Numbers 2:12–13
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentary on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.