Numbers 2:9
in Numbers 2The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first.
KJV
All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.
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This verse in Numbers 2
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
men in the divisions of the camp of Judah
The verse closes with “they shall set out first”, which makes the plan of the camp the order of the march. Numbers 10:14 records it falling out that way: “First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard”.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies,.... 186,400 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 |
| יְהוּדָ֗ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| מְאַ֨ת | meat | [were] one hundred | H3967 → | 581 times |
| אֶ֜לֶף | ʾelef | thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים | ushemonim | and eighty | H8084 → | |
| אֶ֛לֶף | ʾelef | thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| וְשֵֽׁשֶׁת־ | vesheshet- | and six | H8337 → | 216 times |
| אֲלָפִ֥ים | ʾalafim | thousand<s> | H505 → | 505 times |
| וְאַרְבַּע־ | vearba'- | and four | H702 → | 318 times |
| מֵא֖וֹת | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
| לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם | letzivotam | to military groups their | H6635 → | 485 times |
| רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה | rishonah | first | H7223 → | 182 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
יְהוּדָ֗הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
מְאַ֨ת[were] one hundred
meatH3967 →581 times
אֶ֜לֶףthousand
ʾelefH505 →505 times
וּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםand eighty
ushemonimH8084 →
אֶ֛לֶףthousand
ʾelefH505 →505 times
וְשֵֽׁשֶׁת־and six
vesheshet-H8337 →216 times
אֲלָפִ֥יםthousand<s>
ʾalafimH505 →505 times
וְאַרְבַּע־and four
vearba'-H702 →318 times
מֵא֖וֹתhundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םto military groups their
letzivotamH6635 →485 times
רִאשֹׁנָ֖הfirst
rishonahH7223 →182 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
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 10:14First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
it leads to
- Numbers 2:3–9
On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:
- Numbers 1:7
from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
- Numbers 26:19–27
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
- Genesis 49:8
Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
- Numbers 7:12
On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
- Numbers 2:3–9
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
