Numbers 2:21
in Numbers 2and his division numbers 32,200.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
KJV
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two 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
The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it
on Numbers 2:20-21
Manasseh numbers 32,200, the smallest tribe in the census. At Numbers 26:34 the same tribe stands at 52,700, a rise of 20,500 and the largest increase in the book.
This site's exposition
his division numbers 32,200
Manasseh, the elder of Joseph's sons, camps under the standard of Ephraim the younger. John Calvin says Manasseh, first by the law of nature, would obey only a divine decree. The figure is the 32,200 of 1:35.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And his host,.... That is, the host of Manasseh: and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 32,200 men; see Num 1:35.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
ועליו — Understand this as the Targum does: and those who were close to him were the tribe of Manasseh.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
6 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 |
| וּפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם | ufekudeihem | and enrolled [men] their | H6485 → | 303 times |
| שְׁנַ֧יִם | shenayim | [were] two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים | usheloshim | and thirty | H7970 → | 172 times |
| אֶ֖לֶף | ʾelef | thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| וּמָאתָֽיִם׃ | umatayim | and two hundred | H3967 → | 581 times |
וּצְבָא֖וֹand military group his
utzevaoH6635 →485 times
וּפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םand enrolled [men] their
ufekudeihemH6485 →303 times
שְׁנַ֧יִם[were] two
shenayimH8147 →768 times
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛יםand thirty
usheloshimH7970 →172 times
אֶ֖לֶףthousand
ʾelefH505 →505 times
וּמָאתָֽיִם׃and two hundred
umatayimH3967 →581 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
4 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 1:35those registered to the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.
it leads to
- Numbers 26:34
These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered 52,700.
- Genesis 48:19–20
But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and…
- Numbers 26:34
Through
Numbers 26:34These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered 52,700.
it leads to
- Numbers 2:20–21
The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,
- Numbers 1:34–35
And from the sons of Manasseh, 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,
- Numbers 2:20–21
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 Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.