Numbers 2:16

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
numbered	הַפְּקֻדִ֞ים ha.pe.ku.Dim	H6485	to visit (with friendly or hostile intent) · definite article + verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural absolute
camp	לְמַחֲנֵ֣ה le.ma.cha.Neh	H4264	an encampment (of travellers or troops) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Reuben	רְאוּבֵ֗ן re.'u.Ven	H7205	Reuben · proper noun, a man's name
hundred	מְאַ֨ת me.'At	H3967	a hundred · cardinal number, feminine singular construct
thousand	אֶ֜לֶף 'E.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
fifty	וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים va.cha.mi.Shim	H2572	fifty · conjunction + cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
one	וְאֶחָ֨ד ve.'e.Chad	H259	properly · conjunction + cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
thousand	אֶ֛לֶף 'E.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
four	וְאַרְבַּע ve.'ar.ba'-	H702	four · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular construct
hundred	מֵא֥וֹת me.'ot	H3967	a hundred · cardinal number, feminine plural absolute
fifty	וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים va.cha.mi.Shim	H2572	fifty · conjunction + cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
armies	לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם le.tziv.'o.Tam	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
forth	יִסָּֽעוּ yi.Sa.'u	H5265	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
rank	וּשְׁנִיִּ֖ם u.she.ni.Yim	H8145	properly · conjunction + ordinal number, masculine plural absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Numbers 10:18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Numbers 2:9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout th…
Numbers 2:24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they…
Numbers 2:31 All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 2:3–end

We have here the particular distribution of the twelve tribes into four squadrons, three tribes in a squadron, one of which was to lead the other two. Observe, 1. God himself appointed them their place, to prevent strife and envy among them. Had they been left to determine precedency among themselves, they would have been in danger of quarrelling with one another (as the disciples who strove which should be greatest); each would have had a pretence to be first, or at least not to be last. Had it been left to Moses to determine, they would have quarrelled with him, and charged him with partiality; therefore God does it, who is himself the fountain and judge of honour, and in his appointment a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 2:10

On the south side the standard of the camp of Reuben--The description given of the position of Reuben and his attendant tribes on the south, of Ephraim and his associates on the west, of Dan and his confederates on the north, with that of Judah on the east, suggests the idea of a square or quadrangle, which, allowing one square cubit to each soldier while remaining close in the ranks, has been computed to extend over an area of somewhat more than twelve square miles. But into our calculations of the occupied space must be taken not only the fighting men, whose numbers are here given, but also the families, tents, and baggage. The tabernacle or sacred tent of their Divine King, with the camp…

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John Gill on Numbers 2:16

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. Putting Reuben's host, and the hosts of Simeon and Gad together, Numbers 2:13, which was much lesser than the preceding camp, being 34,500 fewer in number: and they shall set forth in the second rank: they in journeying moving next to the camp of Judah, and before the tabernacle; for though, while encamped, the camp of Reuben lay on the south, or right side of it, yet, when marching, went before it.

Dictionary and topics

Army — The Israelites marched out of Egypt in military order (Ex. 13:18, “harnessed;” marg., “five in a rank”). Each tribe formed a battalion, with its own banner and leader (Num. 2:2; 10:14). In war the…
Camp — During their journeys across the wilderness, the twelve tribes formed encampments at the different places where they halted (Ex. 16:13; Num. 2:3). The diagram here given shows the position of the…
Encamp — An encampment was the resting-place for a longer or shorter period of an army or company of travellers (Ex. 13:20; 14:19; Josh. 10:5; 11:5). The manner in which the Israelites encamped during their…
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Order of encamping during — Order of encamping during
Gad · .Place of, in — .Place of, in
Tribes Of Israel, The · Encamped in their divisions and by their standards round the tabernacles — Encamped in their divisions and by their standards round the tabernacles

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 2:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 2:3–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 2:10

John Gill on Numbers 2:16

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 2:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 2:3–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 2:10

John Gill on Numbers 2:16

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 2:1–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 2:3-31

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 2:10-16

Rashi on Numbers 2:9