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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name 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 number from the tribe of Judah was 74,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />those listed of the tribe of Judah were 74,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />those registered to the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Those that were numbered of them, <i>even</i> of the tribe of Judah, <i>were</i> threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />those who were numbered of the tribe of Judah <i>were</i> seventy-four thousand six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />their numbered men of the tribe of Judah <i>were</i> 74,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />their numbered men of the tribe of Judah were 74,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />their numbered men, of the tribe of Judah, <i>were</i> 74,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />their numbered men of the tribe of Judah <i>were</i> 74,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />those of the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />those registered for the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />those registered for the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The total for the tribe of Judah was 74,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Those registered with the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />those registered to the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Judah were 74,600. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were sixty-four thousand six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were seventy and four thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />their numbered ones, for the tribe of Judah, [are] seventy-four thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> their numbered ones, for the tribe of Judah, are four and seventy thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They being reviewed for the tribe of Judah, four and seventy thousand and six hundred.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Were reckoned up seventy-four thousand six hundred. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />there were counted seventy-four thousand six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />those enrolled from the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />those enrolled of the tribe of Judah were seventy-four thousand six hundred.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The number of the tribe of Judah was seventy-four thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The number of them of the tribe of Yehuda: seventy and four thousand and six hundred.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />the numbering of them of the tribe of Juda, was seventy-four thousand and six hundred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/1-27.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=181" 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">26</span>From the sons of Judah, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army, <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: pə·qu·ḏê·hem (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">those registered</a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: lə·maṭ·ṭêh (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">to the tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·bā·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">numbered 74,600.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7657.htm" title="7657: wə·šiḇ·‘îm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Seventy (a card. number). Multiple of sheba'; seventy."></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/8337.htm" title="8337: wə·šêš (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth."></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> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>From the sons of Issachar, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,…<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="/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/1-5.htm">Exodus 1:5</a></span><br />The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-3.htm">Genesis 49:3-4</a></span><br />Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power. / Uncontrolled as the waters, you will no longer excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, onto my couch, and defiled it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-6.htm">Deuteronomy 33:6</a></span><br />Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-1.htm">1 Chronicles 5:1-2</a></span><br />These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright. / And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/12-23.htm">1 Chronicles 12:23-37</a></span><br />Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD: / From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears. / From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/20-17.htm">Judges 20:17</a></span><br />The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mobilized 400,000 swordsmen, each one an experienced warrior.<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="/1_kings/20-15.htm">1 Kings 20:15</a></span><br />So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-14.htm">2 Chronicles 17:14-18</a></span><br />These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor; / next to him, Jehohanan the commander, and with him 280,000; / and next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer for the LORD, and with him 200,000 mighty men of valor. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-2.htm">Matthew 1:2</a></span><br />Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-33.htm">Luke 3:33</a></span><br />the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-14.htm">Hebrews 7:14</a></span><br />For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-5.htm">Revelation 7:5</a></span><br />From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Genesis 35:22-26</a></span><br />While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons: / The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. / The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were three score and fourteen thousand and six hundred.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Numbers 2:3,4</a></b></br> And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab <i>shall be</i> captain of the children of Judah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-22.htm">Numbers 26:22</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/24-9.htm">2 Samuel 24:9</a></b></br> And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah <i>were</i> five hundred thousand men.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Four</a> <a href="/genesis/46-22.htm">Fourteen</a> <a href="/numbers/1-25.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/1-26.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/numbers/1-26.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/numbers/1-25.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/exodus/38-29.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-43.htm">Seventy-Four</a> <a href="/numbers/1-25.htm">Six</a> <a href="/numbers/26-43.htm">Sixty-Four</a> <a href="/numbers/1-25.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm">Threescore</a> <a href="/numbers/1-25.htm">Tribe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/1-29.htm">Four</a> <a href="/numbers/2-4.htm">Fourteen</a> <a href="/numbers/1-29.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/numbers/2-3.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/numbers/1-28.htm">Numbered</a> <a href="/numbers/1-29.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/numbers/2-4.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/numbers/2-4.htm">Seventy-Four</a> <a href="/numbers/1-46.htm">Six</a> <a href="/numbers/26-25.htm">Sixty-Four</a> <a href="/numbers/1-29.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/numbers/1-39.htm">Threescore</a> <a href="/numbers/1-29.htm">Tribe</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>those registered</b><br>The term "registered" refers to the census taken by Moses and Aaron as commanded by God. This census was for military purposes, counting men aged 20 and older who were able to go to war. It reflects the organization and preparation of the Israelites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land. The act of registration signifies order and accountability within the community.<p><b>to the tribe of Judah</b><br>Judah is one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. The tribe of Judah holds significant importance throughout biblical history. It is prophesied in <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a> that the scepter will not depart from Judah, indicating leadership and kingship, which is fulfilled in King David and ultimately in Jesus Christ, who is called the Lion of the tribe of Judah in <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Revelation 5:5</a>. Judah's territory was located in the southern part of Israel, including Jerusalem, which became the political and spiritual center of the nation.<p><b>numbered 74,600</b><br>The number 74,600 represents the men of military age from the tribe of Judah. This large number indicates Judah's prominence and strength among the tribes. Historically, Judah often played a leading role in Israel's military campaigns and governance. The size of the tribe also foreshadows its future significance, as it becomes the dominant tribe in the southern kingdom of Judah after the division of Israel. This census reflects God's promise to Abraham of numerous descendants and the growth of the nation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>Judah is one of the twelve tribes of Israel, named after the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. The tribe of Judah is significant in biblical history, as it is the tribe from which King David and ultimately Jesus Christ descended.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses_and_aaron.htm">Moses and Aaron</a></b><br>These two leaders were responsible for conducting the census as commanded by God. Moses was the prophet and leader of the Israelites, and Aaron was his brother and the first high priest.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_of_sinai.htm">The Wilderness of Sinai</a></b><br>This is the location where the census took place. The Israelites were camped here after their exodus from Egypt and before their journey to the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/census.htm">Census</a></b><br>The event of counting the Israelite men able to go to war. This was a divine command to organize the people for their journey and future battles.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The collective people of God, descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob, who were being prepared to enter the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_obedience.htm">Significance of Obedience</a></b><br>The census was conducted in obedience to God's command. This teaches us the importance of following God's instructions, even in tasks that may seem mundane or administrative.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_numbers.htm">God's Sovereignty in Numbers</a></b><br>The specific number of 74,600 from the tribe of Judah shows God's detailed knowledge and care for His people. It reminds us that God is aware of every detail in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_lineage.htm">Legacy and Lineage</a></b><br>The tribe of Judah's prominence foreshadows the coming of the Messiah. Our spiritual legacy is important, and we should strive to live in a way that honors God and impacts future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_battle.htm">Preparation for Battle</a></b><br>The census was a preparation for future battles. As Christians, we are called to be spiritually prepared for the battles we face, equipped with the armor of God.<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/how_does_1_chron_27's_census_align.htm">How does 1 Chronicles 27's census reconcile with other conflicting census figures in the Bible (e.g., 2 Samuel 24)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_history_science_confirm_tabernacle_manpower.htm">Numbers 4 - Given the large census numbers in previous chapters, is there any historical or scientific basis to confirm the vast manpower needed for these Tabernacle tasks?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_4_1-8_with_ot_lineages.htm">How do we reconcile the genealogies in 1 Chronicles 4:1-8 with other Old Testament passages that record different names and lineages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_144,000_conflict_with_lost_tribes.htm">Revelation 7:4 states 144,000 are sealed from the tribes of Israel; does this number conflict with historical records of the 'lost' tribes?</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>(27) <span class= "bld">Threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.--</span>The superiority of Judah in point of numbers over all the other tribes deserves notice in connection with the blessing pronounced on that tribe by Jacob in <a href="/genesis/49-8.htm" title="Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise: your hand shall be in the neck of your enemies; your father's children shall bow down before you.">Genesis 49:8</a> : "Thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise." In like manner it should be observed that the number of the tribe of Ephraim (<a href="/numbers/1-33.htm" title="Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.">Numbers 1:33</a>) exceeded that of the tribe of Manasseh (<a href="/numbers/1-35.htm" title="Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.">Numbers 1:35</a>). (See <a href="/context/genesis/48-19.htm" title="And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.">Genesis 48:19-20</a>.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/1-27.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">those registered</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּקֻדֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(pə·qu·ḏê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | third person 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">to the tribe</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַטֵּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·maṭ·ṭêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">numbered 74,600.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבָּעָ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·bā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/1-27.htm">Numbers 1:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/1-27.htm">Numbers 1:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/1-27.htm">Numbers 1:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/1-27.htm">Numbers 1:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/1-27.htm">Numbers 1:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/1-27.htm">Numbers 1:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/1-27.htm">Numbers 1:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/1-27.htm">Numbers 1:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/1-27.htm">Numbers 1:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/1-27.htm">Numbers 1:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/1-27.htm">OT Law: Numbers 1:27 Those who were numbered of them (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/1-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 1:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 1:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/1-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 1:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 1:28" /></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>