Numbers 2:16
in Numbers 2The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.
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.
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This verse in Numbers 2
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The tabernacle or sacred tent of their Divine King, with the camp of the Levites around it (see on Nu 3:38), formed the center, as does the chief's in the encampment of all nomad people. In marching, this order was adhered to, with some necessary variations. Judah led the way, followed, it is most probable, by Issachar and Zebulun [Nu 10:14-16].
This site's exposition
Next will be the tribe of Gad
on Numbers 2:14-16
Gad's 45,650 is the only tribal figure in the census that does not end in a round hundred. It is why the grand total at verse 32 ends in fifty. The south camp comes to 151,450, and “they shall set out second”.
This site's exposition
they shall set out second
Reuben's camp of 151,450 marches second. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown note that the two smaller camps, Reuben's and Ephraim's, march in the middle, with the strongest at the front and rear. Numbers 10:17-18 sets the Gershonites and Merarites with the tabernacle frame between Judah and Reuben.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And 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,.... 151,450 men.
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כָּֽל־ | kal- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַפְּקֻדִ֞ים | hapekudim | those enrolled | H6485 → | 303 times |
| לְמַחֲנֵ֣ה | lemachaneh | of [the] camp of | H4264 → | 215 times |
| רְאוּבֵ֗ן | reuven | Reuben | H7205 → | 72 times |
| מְאַ֨ת | meat | [were] one hundred | H3967 → | 581 times |
| אֶ֜לֶף | ʾelef | thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| וְאֶחָ֨ד | veechad | and one | H259 → | 971 times |
| וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים | vachamishim | and fifty | H2572 → | 163 times |
| אֶ֛לֶף | ʾelef | thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| וְאַרְבַּע־ | vearba'- | and four | H702 → | 318 times |
| מֵא֥וֹת | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
| וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים | vachamishim | and fifty | H2572 → | 163 times |
| לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם | letzivotam | to military groups their | H6635 → | 485 times |
| וּשְׁנִיִּ֖ם | usheniyim | and second | H8145 → | 156 times |
| יִסָּֽעוּ׃ ס | yisau | they will set out | H5265 → | 146 times |
כָּֽל־all
kal-H3605 →5413 times
הַפְּקֻדִ֞יםthose enrolled
hapekudimH6485 →303 times
לְמַחֲנֵ֣הof [the] camp of
lemachanehH4264 →215 times
רְאוּבֵ֗ןReuben
reuvenH7205 →72 times
מְאַ֨ת[were] one hundred
meatH3967 →581 times
אֶ֜לֶףthousand
ʾelefH505 →505 times
וְאֶחָ֨דand one
veechadH259 →971 times
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםand fifty
vachamishimH2572 →163 times
אֶ֛לֶףthousand
ʾelefH505 →505 times
וְאַרְבַּע־and four
vearba'-H702 →318 times
מֵא֥וֹתhundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםand fifty
vachamishimH2572 →163 times
לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םto military groups their
letzivotamH6635 →485 times
וּשְׁנִיִּ֖םand second
usheniyimH8145 →156 times
יִסָּֽעוּ׃ סthey will set out
yisauH5265 →146 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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 10:18Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.
it leads to
- Numbers 2:10–16
On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard:
- Numbers 1:5
These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
- Numbers 26:5–18
Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,
- Numbers 7:35
and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.
- Numbers 2:10–16
Through
Numbers 2:24The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.
it leads to
- Numbers 10:22
Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
- Numbers 2:9
The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 10:22
Through
Numbers 2:31The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”
it leads to
- Numbers 10:25
Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.
- Numbers 10:25
Through
Numbers 2:9The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.
it leads to
- Numbers 10:14
First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
- Numbers 10:14
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
