and his army, their numbered men: 41,500.
Parallel translations
- WEB His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-one thousand and five hundred.
- KJV And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
- BSB and his division numbers 41,500.
- NKJV And his army was numbered at forty-one thousand five hundred.
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Asher's army numbered 41,500. The count secures the tribe's place within the northern camp.
Overview
This gives the size of Asher's fighting force. The faithful recording of the figure continues the pattern of careful enumeration throughout the census. It testifies to the Lord's detailed care for each part of His covenant nation.
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