Numbers 1:26
in Numbers 1From the sons of Judah, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
KJV
Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
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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
From the sons of Judah
Leah named her fourth son Judah at Genesis 29:35, as a word of praise to the LORD. Matthew Henry reads the tribe's great numbers as God honouring Judah for the sake of the Messiah to come from it. Hebrews 7:14 names that descent.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Of the children of Judah, by their generations,.... 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לִבְנֵ֣י | livnei | of [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥ם | toldotam | genealogies their | H8435 → | 39 times |
| לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם | lemishpechotam | to clans their | H4940 → | 303 times |
| לְבֵ֣ית | leveit | to [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אֲבֹתָ֑ם | ʾavotam | ancestors their | H1 → | 1212 times |
| בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר | bemispar | by [the] number of | H4557 → | 134 times |
| שֵׁמֹ֗ת | shemot | names | H8034 → | 864 times |
| מִבֶּ֨ן | miben | from a son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עֶשְׂרִ֤ים | ʾesrim | twenty | H6242 → | 315 times |
| שָׁנָה֙ | shanah | year[s] | H8141 → | 877 times |
| וָמַ֔עְלָה | vama'lah | and up -wards | H4605 → | 140 times |
| כֹּ֖ל | kol | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יֹצֵ֥א | yotze' | [one who] goes forth | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| צָבָֽא׃ | tzava' | warfare | H6635 → | 485 times |
לִבְנֵ֣יof [the] descendants of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
יְהוּדָ֔הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םgenealogies their
toldotamH8435 →39 times
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םto clans their
lemishpechotamH4940 →303 times
לְבֵ֣יתto [the] house of
leveitH1004 →2046 times
אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their
ʾavotamH1 →1212 times
בְּמִסְפַּ֣רby [the] number of
bemisparH4557 →134 times
שֵׁמֹ֗תnames
shemotH8034 →864 times
מִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son of
mibenH1121 →4930 times
עֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwenty
ʾesrimH6242 →315 times
שָׁנָה֙year[s]
shanahH8141 →877 times
וָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wards
vama'lahH4605 →140 times
כֹּ֖לevery
kolH3605 →5413 times
יֹצֵ֥א[one who] goes forth
yotze'H3318 →1067 times
צָבָֽא׃warfare
tzava'H6635 →485 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
Genesis 29:35And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 5:2
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
- Genesis 49:8–12
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.
- Matthew 1:2
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
- Genesis 35:26
And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
- Deuteronomy 33:7
And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his…
- 1 Chronicles 5:2
Through
2 Samuel 24:9And Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of valor who drew the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 27:23–24
David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.
- 1 Chronicles 21:5–6
And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.
- Numbers 1:44–46
These were the men numbered by Moses and Aaron, with the assistance of the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family.
- 1 Chronicles 27:23–24
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 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 (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.