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translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In summary, the registered troops of all Israel numbered 601,730.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />This was the list of the people of Israel, 601,730.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />These <i>were</i> the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />These <i>are</i> those who were numbered of the children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are the ones who were numbered of the sons of Israel, 601,730.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />These are those who were numbered of the sons of Israel, 601,730.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />These are those who were numbered of the sons of Israel, 601,730.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />These are those who were numbered of the sons of Israel, 601,730.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This was the [total] number of the [male] Israelites, 601,730 [twenty years old and upward who were able to go to war].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These registered Israelite men numbered 601,730.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These registered Israelite men numbered 601,730. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The total number of Israelite men listed was 601,730. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The total number of Israelite men was 601,730.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The total number of the Israelite men was 601,730. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The total of those numbered among the Israelis was 601,730.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These were those numbered of the Israelites, 601,730. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />These are those who were counted of the children of Israel, six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />These [are] numbered ones of the sons of Israel—six hundred thousand and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> These are numbered ones of the sons of Israel, six hundred thousand, and a thousand, seven hundred and thirty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />These the reviewings of the sons of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This is the sum of the children of Israel, that were reckoned up, six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />This is the sum of the sons of Israel, who were counted: six hundred thousand and one thousand seven hundred thirty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These were the Israelites who were enrolled: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />This was the number of the Israelites enrolled: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred thirty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />These were the numbers of the children of Israel, six hundred and one thousand, seven hundred and thirty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />All of the numbers of the sons of Israel: six hundred thousand and a thousand and seven hundred and thirty.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand and seven hundred and thirty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />This <i>is</i> the numbering of the children of Israel, six hundred and one thousand and seven hundred and thirty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/26-51.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=8264" 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/26.htm">The Tribe of Naphtali</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">50</span>These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400. <span class="reftext">51</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: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">men</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.">of Israel</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/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.">601,730 in all.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fpc) -- 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/505.htm" title="505: wā·’ā·lep̄ (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šə·ḇa‘ (Number-fsc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number."></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/7970.htm" title="7970: ū·šə·lō·šîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth."></a> </span><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="/numbers/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46</a></span><br />And all those counted totaled 603,550.<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="/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="/exodus/38-26.htm">Exodus 38:26</a></span><br />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/11-21.htm">Numbers 11:21</a></span><br />But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’<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="/acts/7-17.htm">Acts 7:17</a></span><br />As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.<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="/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4</a></span><br />And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Revelation 14:1</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.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/26-44.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/26-50.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/26-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/26-50.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/numbers/26-50.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/26-34.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/numbers/26-41.htm">Six</a> <a href="/numbers/26-37.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/numbers/26-50.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/7-88.htm">Total</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/26-62.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/31-28.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/26-62.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/26-54.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/numbers/26-54.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/28-11.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/numbers/31-32.htm">Six</a> <a href="/numbers/31-35.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/numbers/26-62.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/joshua/15-32.htm">Total</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/26-1.htm">The sum of all Israel is taken in the plains of Moab</a></span><br><span class="reftext">52. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/26-52.htm">The law of dividing among them the inheritance of the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/26-57.htm">The families and number of the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">63. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/26-63.htm">None but Caleb and Joshua was left of those who were numbered at Sinai</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'; 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The Israelites were organized into twelve tribes, each descending from one of Jacob's sons. This census was taken in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, as the Israelites prepared to enter the Promised Land. The census was significant for determining military strength and organizing the distribution of land among the tribes. The men counted were those able to go to war, typically aged 20 and above, highlighting the importance of readiness for conquest and settlement.<p><b>numbered 601,730</b><br>This number represents the total count of Israelite men eligible for military service. It is a reflection 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 census shows a slight decrease from the previous count in <a href="/numbers/1.htm">Numbers 1</a>, which was 603,550, indicating the impact of the wilderness wanderings and divine judgments on the population. The census also served to organize the community for the upcoming division of the land, as each tribe's inheritance was proportional to its size.<p><b>in all</b><br>The phrase "in all" emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the census, including all eligible men from each tribe. This total count was crucial for the allocation of land in Canaan, as described later in <a href="/numbers/26-52.htm">Numbers 26:52-56</a>. The census underscores the unity and collective identity of the Israelites as God's covenant people, preparing to fulfill their divine mandate to possess the land promised to their forefathers. This unity is a precursor to the New Testament concept of the Church as the body of Christ, where all members are counted and valued.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses_and_eleazar.htm">Moses and Eleazar</a></b><br>Moses, the leader of Israel, and Eleazar, the high priest, conducted the census of the Israelites in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were counted in this census as they prepared to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/plains_of_moab.htm">Plains of Moab</a></b><br>The location where the census took place, situated across the Jordan River from Jericho, marking a significant point in Israel's journey to the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/census.htm">Census</a></b><br>This event was the second census of the Israelites, taken to determine the number of men eligible for military service as they prepared to conquer Canaan.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and which the Israelites were preparing to enter.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_sovereignty.htm">God's Faithfulness and Sovereignty</a></b><br>The census demonstrates God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promise to Abraham to make his descendants as numerous as the stars. It also shows His sovereignty in preparing His people for the next phase of their journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_readiness.htm">Preparation and Readiness</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were counted and prepared for entering the Promised Land, Christians are called to be prepared and ready for the spiritual battles they face, equipped with the armor of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>The census underscores the importance of community and accountability within the body of Christ. Each member is counted and valued, contributing to the mission of the church.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Despite the challenges ahead, the Israelites were reminded to trust in God's provision and guidance. Similarly, believers are encouraged to trust in God's provision in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_could_600,000_israelites_exist_then.htm">How could the Israelites realistically number over 600,000 men in the desert (Numbers 26:51) without historical or archaeological evidence to support such a massive population? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_numbers_1_46_and_26_51_differ.htm">Why does this census differ from earlier tallies (compare Numbers 1:46 and 26:51) if both claimed divine verification? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_2_chron._25_5-6_troop_numbers_align_historically.htm">In 2 Chronicles 25:5-6, do the large troop numbers (300,000 men from Judah plus 100,000 hired from Israel) align with known historical or archaeological data for that period?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_tribe_of_reuben_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Reuben?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(51) <span class= "bld">Six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.--</span>The sum total exhibits a decrease of 1,820, as compared with the census taken at Sinai thirty-eight years previously. On this decrease Bishop Wordsworth observes as follows:--"When the Israelites were suffering persecution in Egypt they 'multiplied exceedingly' (<a href="/exodus/1-7.htm" title="And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.">Exodus 1:7</a>; <a href="/exodus/1-20.htm" title="Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.">Exodus 1:20</a>); but after their deliverance from Egypt they rebelled against God, and 'He consumed their days in vanity, and their years in trouble' (<a href="/psalms/78-33.htm" title="Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.">Psalm 78:33</a>). . . . Here there is comfort and warning to the Church and every soul in it--comfort in time of affliction, and warning in days of prosperity."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 51.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">These were the numbered of the children of Israel.</span> The results of this census as compared with the former may be tabulated thus: - <p>Tribe. ? (No. of families.) ?[First Census.] <p>Reuben. ? (4) ? [46,500] <p>Simeon. ? (5) ? [59,300] . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/26-51.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">אֵ֗לֶּה</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">men</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·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">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">numbered</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּקוּדֵי֙</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">601,730 [in all].</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/26-51.htm">Numbers 26:51 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/26-51.htm">Numbers 26:51 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/26-51.htm">Numbers 26:51 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/26-51.htm">Numbers 26:51 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/26-51.htm">Numbers 26:51 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/26-51.htm">Numbers 26:51 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/26-51.htm">Numbers 26:51 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/26-51.htm">Numbers 26:51 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/26-51.htm">Numbers 26:51 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/26-51.htm">Numbers 26:51 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/26-51.htm">OT Law: Numbers 26:51 These are those who were numbered (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/26-50.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 26:50"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 26:50" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/26-52.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 26:52"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 26:52" /></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>