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Numbers 2:19

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His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty thousand five hundred.
Numbers 2:19 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
  • BSB and his division numbers 40,500.
  • NKJV And his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred.
  • NASB and his army, their numbered men: 40,500.

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Quick answer

Ephraim's fighting force numbered 40,500. The census figures show God's faithfulness in multiplying Abraham's descendants.

Overview

This records the count of Ephraim's army within the western camp. Each tribal number testifies to God's covenant promise to make Abraham's offspring numerous (Genesis 15:5). What began as seventy souls entering Egypt had become a vast nation, demonstrating that the Lord keeps His word across generations.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Num 26:37These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
  • Num 1:33those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Numbers videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on NumbersMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

In the wilderness Christ is the water from the rock, the bronze serpent lifted up that the dying might look and live (John 3:14), and the star and scepter that Balaam saw rising out of Jacob.

How Numbers 2:19 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And his hostצָבָאand those that were numberedפָּקַדof them, were fortyאַרְבָּעִיםthousandאֶלֶףand fiveחָמֵשׁhundredמֵאָה
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