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for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The total number was 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The total number was 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />all those listed were 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And all those counted totaled 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />all who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />all the numbered men were 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />even all the numbered men were 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />even all the numbered men were 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />even all the numbered men were 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />all who were numbered were 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All those registered numbered 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All those registered numbered 603,550. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />even all they that were numbered 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/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />was 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The total of all those who were numbered was 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And all those counted totaled 603,550.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And all those numbered totaled 603,550. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />even all those who were numbered were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Even all they that were numbered, 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/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />all those who were counted were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />indeed, all those numbered 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/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> yea, all those numbered 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/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all being reviewed shall be 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/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the total enrollment was six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />their whole number was six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The total number of the children of Israel was six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all of them the number of the sons of Israel were 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/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />even all those that were numbered 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/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/1-46.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=339" 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/1.htm">The Number of Every Tribe</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">45</span>So all the Israelites twenty years of age or older who could serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families. <span class="reftext">46</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And</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.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: hap·pə·qu·ḏîm (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">those counted</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.">totaled 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><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/38-26.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/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 1:10-11</a></span><br />The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky. / May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-15.htm">Deuteronomy 1:15</a></span><br />So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.<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="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a></span><br />And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a></span><br />I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-12.htm">Genesis 32:12</a></span><br />But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”<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="/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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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/2-32.htm">Numbers 2:32</a></b></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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-10.htm">Numbers 23:10</a></b></br> Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth <i>part</i> of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-51.htm">Numbers 26:51</a></b></br> These <i>were</i> 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/1-43.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/numbers/1-41.htm">Five</a> <a href="/numbers/1-43.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/1-45.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/numbers/1-27.htm">Six</a> <a href="/numbers/1-43.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/1-43.htm">Three</a> <a href="/exodus/38-24.htm">Total</a> <a href="/numbers/1-45.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/2-6.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/numbers/2-11.htm">Five</a> <a href="/numbers/2-4.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/1-47.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/numbers/2-4.htm">Six</a> <a href="/numbers/2-4.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/2-13.htm">Three</a> <a href="/numbers/2-9.htm">Total</a> <a href="/numbers/2-9.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/1-1.htm">God commands Moses to number the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/1-5.htm">The princes of the tribes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/1-17.htm">The number of every tribe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/1-47.htm">The Levites are exempted for the service of the Lord</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/1.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/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And all those counted</b><br>This phrase refers to the census taken of the Israelite men who were able to go to war, as commanded by God to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. The census was a significant event, marking the organization of the Israelites into a structured community. It highlights the importance of order and preparation for the journey to the Promised Land. The act of counting also signifies God's intimate knowledge and care for His people, as each individual is accounted for.<p><b>totaled 603,550.</b><br>This number represents the total count of Israelite men aged twenty and older, excluding the Levites, who were counted separately due to their special role in the service of the tabernacle. The large number indicates 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>). It also underscores the strength and potential of the Israelite nation as they prepared to enter Canaan. The precision of the number reflects the historical and cultural practice of record-keeping in ancient times, and it serves as a testament to the reliability of the biblical narrative.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>Moses' brother and the first high priest of Israel, who assisted Moses in leading the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Jacob, also known as the children of Israel, who were counted in this census.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness_of_sinai.htm">Wilderness of Sinai</a></b><br>The location where the census was taken, a significant place in Israel's journey from Egypt to the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/census.htm">Census</a></b><br>The event of counting the Israelite men able to go to war, as commanded by God to Moses.<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>The census reflects God's desire for order and structure among His people. It teaches us the importance of organization in our personal and communal lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparedness_for_spiritual_battles.htm">Preparedness for Spiritual Battles</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were counted and prepared for physical battles, Christians are called to be spiritually prepared, equipped with the armor of God (Ephesians 6).<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_each_individual.htm">Value of Each Individual</a></b><br>Every person counted in the census had a role and purpose. Similarly, each believer has a unique role in the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12).<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_following_god's_commands.htm">Faithfulness in Following God's Commands</a></b><br>The census was conducted as God commanded, illustrating the importance of obedience to God's instructions in our lives.<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 among God's people, reminding us to support and uphold one another in faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_numbers_1_figures_match_smaller_counts.htm">Are these large census numbers in Numbers 1 consistent with other passages that suggest significantly smaller populations? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_the_desert_support_many_people.htm">How could the desert environment realistically support so many people, as described in Numbers 1? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_numbers_1_46's_600,000_men_credible.htm">How credible is the claim in Numbers 1:46 that over 600,000 fighting-age men—implying a total population of more than two million—could have gathered in the Sinai Desert? </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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(46) <span class= "bld">Six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.</span>--It is obvious that the odd numbers were not reckoned. In <a href="/numbers/11-21.htm" title="And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and you have said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.">Numbers 11:21</a> as in <a href="/exodus/12-37.htm" title="And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.">Exodus 12:37</a>, the whole number is reckoned roughly at six hundred thousand.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 46.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.</span> See <a href="/exodus/38-26.htm">Exodus 38:26</a>. As the adult male Levites numbered about 10,000, this represents an increase of 13,000 since the exodus. Some thousands had died through the Divine displeasure, but, on the other hand, the natural mortality may have ceased. It was evidently in the purpose of God that <span class="accented">all</span> who crossed the Red Sea should also enter their promised land. <p> CHAPTER 1:47-54 THE LEVITES (verses 47-54). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/1-46.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">And</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the total of</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">those registered</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפְּקֻדִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pə·qu·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<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">numbered 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/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/1-46.htm">OT Law: Numbers 1:46 Even all those who were numbered were (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/1-45.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 1:45"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 1:45" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/1-47.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 1:47"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 1:47" /></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>