Numbers 2:11
in Numbers 2The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur, and his division numbers 46,500.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
KJV
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
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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
On the south side, the divisions of Reuben
on Numbers 2:10-11
Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, holds the south and the second rank. Genesis 49:4 had given the reason, “you will no longer excel”. At 1 Chronicles 5:1-2 the birthright goes to the sons of Joseph, while “a ruler came from” Judah.
This site's exposition
The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur
John Calvin reads Reuben's command of the second standard as a consolation for the firstborn who had lost his birthright. Matthew Henry reads Elizur as a name calling God a rock. John Gill separates Reuben's host of 46,500 from the camp it heads.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And his host,.... That is, the host of Reuben, as distinct from his camp, of which it was only a part, and of which Elizur was captain: and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. 46,500 men; see Num 1:21.
The words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּצְבָא֖וֹ | utzevao | and military group his | H6635 → | 485 times |
| וּפְקֻדָ֑יו | ufekudav | and enrolled [men] his | H6485 → | 303 times |
| שִׁשָּׁ֧ה | shishah | [were] six | H8337 → | 216 times |
| וְאַרְבָּעִ֛ים | vearbaim | and forty | H705 → | 136 times |
| אֶ֖לֶף | ʾelef | thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ | vachamesh | and five | H2568 → | 343 times |
| מֵאֽוֹת׃ | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
וּצְבָא֖וֹand military group his
utzevaoH6635 →485 times
וּפְקֻדָ֑יוand enrolled [men] his
ufekudavH6485 →303 times
שִׁשָּׁ֧ה[were] six
shishahH8337 →216 times
וְאַרְבָּעִ֛יםand forty
vearbaimH705 →136 times
אֶ֖לֶףthousand
ʾelefH505 →505 times
וַחֲמֵ֥שׁand five
vachameshH2568 →343 times
מֵאֽוֹת׃hundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
6 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 1:21those registered to the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.
it leads to
- Numbers 26:7
These were the clans of Reuben, and their registration numbered 43,730.
- Numbers 2:10–11
On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard:
- Numbers 26:7
Through
Numbers 26:7These were the clans of Reuben, and their registration numbered 43,730.
it leads to
- Numbers 1:21
those registered to the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.
- Numbers 26:1
After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,
- Genesis 46:9
The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
- Numbers 26:21
And these were the descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul.
- Numbers 1:21
Where this verse is studied
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About Numbers
This page draws on 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.