those registered to the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.
Parallel translations
- WEB those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.
- KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.
- NKJV those who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred.
- NASB their numbered men of the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.
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Quick answer
Ephraim's fighting men number 40,500. The tribe's strength is recorded.
Overview
Ephraim's total, though smaller here, would later grow as Jacob prophesied (Gen. 48:19). The figure reflects the present strength of the tribe in the wilderness. God's blessing on Joseph's line continues to unfold through these numbers.
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Cross-references · 4
- Num 26:37These were the clans of Ephraim, and their registration numbered 32,500. These clans were the descendants of Joseph.
- Num 2:19and his division numbers 40,500.
- Gen 48:5And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
- Deut 33:17His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
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