Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.
Parallel translations
- WEB those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.
- BSB those registered to the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.
- 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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- Num 26:37These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
- Num 2:19And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
- Gen 48:5And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
- Deut 33:17His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
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