those registered to the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.
Parallel translations
- WEB those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
- KJV Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
- NKJV those who were numbered of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
- NASB their numbered men of the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.
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Quick answer
Manasseh's fighting men number 32,200, the smallest tribe in this census. The tribe's strength is recorded.
Overview
Manasseh is the smallest here, consistent with Jacob's word that the younger Ephraim would be greater (Gen. 48:19). By the later census, however, Manasseh would grow considerably (Num. 26:34). The contrast displays the shifting fortunes of the tribes under God's providence.
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- Num 26:34These were the clans of Manasseh, and their registration numbered 52,700.
- Gen 48:19–20But 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 his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
- Num 2:21and his division numbers 32,200.
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