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All the men in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In summary, the troops of Israel listed by their families totaled 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the people of Israel as listed by their fathers’ houses. All those listed in the camps by their companies were 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts <i>were</i> six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> the ones who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces <i>were</i> six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers&#8217 households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />These are the men of the Israelites [twenty years old and upward] as numbered by their fathers’ households. The total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the Israelites registered by their ancestral families. The total number in the camps by their military divisions is 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the Israelites registered by their ancestral houses. The total number in the camps by their military divisions is 603,550. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses: all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So all the Israelites in the camp were counted according to their ancestral families. The troops were arranged by divisions and totaled 603,550. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses: all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is the total number of Israelites, counted by households. The grand total of all the troops in the camps was 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The total number of the people of Israel enrolled in the divisions, group by group, was 603,550. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Here is a summary of the census of the Israelis according to the tribes of their ancestral houses: All the divisions in the camps numbered 603,550, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those numbered in the camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses. All who were numbered of the camps according to their armies were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers. All those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts, were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />These are those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were counted of the camps according to their armies were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />These [are] those numbered of the sons of Israel by the house of their fathers; all those numbered of the camps by their hosts [are] six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> These are those numbered of the sons of Israel by the house of their fathers; all those numbered of the camps by their hosts are six hundred thousand, and three thousand, and five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And these the sons of Israel being reviewed, according to the house of their fathers: all they being reviewed of the camp according to their armies, six hundred thousand, and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This is the number of the children of Israel, of their army divided according to the houses of their kindreds and their troops, six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />This is the number of the sons of Israel, of their army divided by the houses of their kinships and their companies: six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These are the enrollments of the Israelites according to their ancestral houses. The total enrollment of the camps by companies is six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />This was the enrollment of the Israelites by their ancestral houses; the total enrollment in the camps by their companies was six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />These are the numbers of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers; all those who were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />These are the numbers of the children of Israel for the house of their fathers; all of the numbers of the camp for their army: six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses; all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />This <i>is</i> the numbering of the children of Israel according to the houses of their families: all the numbering of the camps with their forces, <i>was</i> six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/2-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=614" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/2.htm">The Order of the Camps</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.” <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">These</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">are the Israelites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: pə·qū·ḏê (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">numbered</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯām (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">according to their families.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">The total</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: pə·qū·ḏê (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">of those counted</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ham·ma·ḥă·nōṯ (Art:: N-cp) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">in the camps,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: lə·ṣiḇ·’ō·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 3mp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">by their divisions,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šêš- (Number-fsc) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">was 603,550.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: ū·šə·lō·šeṯ (Conj-w:: Number-msc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice."></a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: wa·ḥă·mêš (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: wa·ḥă·miš·šîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty."></a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-37.htm">Exodus 12:37</a></span><br />The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/38-25.htm">Exodus 38:25-26</a></span><br />The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel— / a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/1-45.htm">Numbers 1:45-46</a></span><br />So all the Israelites twenty years of age or older who could serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families. / And all those counted totaled 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-51.htm">Numbers 26:51</a></span><br />These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-10.htm">Deuteronomy 1:10</a></span><br />The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-22.htm">Deuteronomy 10:22</a></span><br />Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-5.htm">1 Chronicles 21:5</a></span><br />And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-9.htm">2 Samuel 24:9</a></span><br />And Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of valor who drew the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-27.htm">Genesis 46:27</a></span><br />And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-14.htm">Acts 7:14</a></span><br />Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm">Hebrews 11:12</a></span><br />And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4-8</a></span><br />And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel: / From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000, / from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Revelation 14:1-5</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads. / And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps. / And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-17.htm">Matthew 1:17</a></span><br />In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Romans 9:27</a></span><br />Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/2-9.htm">Numbers 2:9</a></b></br> All that were numbered in the camp of Judah <i>were</i> an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46</a></b></br> Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-21.htm">Numbers 11:21</a></b></br> And Moses said, The people, among whom I <i>am</i>, <i>are</i> six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/2-31.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/numbers/2-17.htm">Camps</a> <a href="/numbers/2-29.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/2-25.htm">Companies</a> <a href="/numbers/1-47.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">Families</a> <a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/numbers/2-31.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/numbers/2-28.htm">Five</a> <a href="/numbers/2-25.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/1-45.htm">Households</a> <a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/numbers/2-31.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/1-54.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/2-31.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/numbers/2-31.htm">Six</a> <a href="/numbers/2-31.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/numbers/2-31.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/2-30.htm">Three</a> <a href="/numbers/2-24.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/numbers/2-31.htm">Total</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/10-14.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/numbers/5-3.htm">Camps</a> <a href="/numbers/2-33.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/10-14.htm">Companies</a> <a href="/numbers/2-33.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/numbers/2-34.htm">Families</a> <a href="/numbers/2-34.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/numbers/4-3.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/numbers/3-22.htm">Five</a> <a href="/numbers/10-14.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/numbers/2-34.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/3-15.htm">Households</a> <a href="/numbers/2-34.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/numbers/3-22.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/2-33.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/2-33.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/2-33.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/numbers/3-28.htm">Six</a> <a href="/numbers/2-34.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/numbers/3-22.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/3-43.htm">Three</a> <a href="/numbers/3-39.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/numbers/3-39.htm">Total</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/2-1.htm">The order of the tribes in their tents.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families.</b><br>The census of the Israelites was a significant event in the wilderness journey, reflecting God's order and organization for His people. The numbering according to families emphasizes the importance of family units in Israelite society, which were foundational to their identity and inheritance. This census was not merely a headcount but a way to organize the tribes for military and religious purposes. It also highlights the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham to make his descendants as numerous as the stars (<a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a>). The family structure is a recurring theme in Scripture, underscoring the continuity of God's covenant through generations.<p><b>The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions,</b><br>The organization of the Israelites into camps and divisions reflects a structured community prepared for both worship and warfare. Each tribe had a specific place around the Tabernacle, symbolizing God's central presence among His people. This arrangement also foreshadows the order and unity expected in the body of Christ, as seen in the New Testament (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12-27</a>). The divisions were not only practical for movement and defense but also served as a reminder of their distinct identity as God's chosen people, set apart from the nations around them.<p><b>was 603,550.</b><br>This number represents the men of Israel who were twenty years old and older, able to go to war, excluding the Levites (<a href="/numbers/1-47.htm">Numbers 1:47-49</a>). The large number signifies the fulfillment of God's promise to multiply Abraham's descendants. It also indicates the potential strength of Israel as a nation, poised to enter the Promised Land. The precision of this count underscores the historical reliability of the biblical narrative. This figure is echoed in the census taken later in the book of Numbers (<a href="/numbers/26-51.htm">Numbers 26:51</a>), showing consistency in the record of Israel's population during their wilderness journey. Theologically, it points to God's faithfulness in preserving His people despite their disobedience and the challenges they faced.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who was commanded by God to take a census of the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>Moses' brother and the high priest, who assisted in the leadership and organization of the tribes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, divided into twelve tribes, who were counted in the census.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites were camped and organized by their divisions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_census.htm">The Census</a></b><br>A divinely commanded enumeration of the Israelite men able to go to war, reflecting God's order and preparation for the journey to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_order_and_organization.htm">God's Order and Organization</a></b><br>God is a God of order, not chaos. The census and arrangement of the tribes reflect His desire for structure and preparation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_unity.htm">Community and Unity</a></b><br>The organization of the tribes into camps emphasizes the importance of community and unity among God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_battle.htm">Preparation for Battle</a></b><br>The census was not just for numbers but for preparing the Israelites for future battles. Spiritual preparation is crucial for facing life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_divine_commands.htm">Obedience to Divine Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites' obedience in taking the census demonstrates the importance of following God's instructions precisely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Despite the vast number of people, God provided for their needs in the wilderness, teaching us to trust in His provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_numbers_2's_tribal_order_anachronistic.htm">Does the strict tribal arrangement in Numbers 2 align with known nomadic practices from the same era, or does it suggest an anachronistic editorial insertion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_600,000_israelites_exit_egypt.htm">How could an estimated 600,000 Israelite men (plus families) have left Egypt without overwhelming logistical issues?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_600,000+_leaving_egypt.htm">Exodus 12:37 - Is there any historical or archaeological evidence that over 600,000 men (plus families) departed Egypt simultaneously?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_work_in_heaven.htm">What is the identity of the Kenizzites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/2-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">These</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֛לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the Israelites,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">registered</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּקוּדֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·qū·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to their families.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבֹתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The total</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of those numbered</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּקוּדֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·qū·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the camps,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמַּחֲנֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·ḥă·nōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> </span><span class="str2">An encampment, an army</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by their divisions,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְצִבְאֹתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṣiḇ·’ō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was 603,550.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(šêš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/2-32.htm">Numbers 2:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/2-32.htm">Numbers 2:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/2-32.htm">Numbers 2:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/2-32.htm">Numbers 2:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/2-32.htm">Numbers 2:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/2-32.htm">Numbers 2:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/2-32.htm">Numbers 2:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/2-32.htm">Numbers 2:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/2-32.htm">Numbers 2:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/2-32.htm">Numbers 2:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/2-32.htm">OT Law: Numbers 2:32 These are those who were numbered (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/2-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 2:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 2:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/2-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 2:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 2:33" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>