Numbers 1:35

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 1:35 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
Numbers 1:35 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
35those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Manasseh, [were] thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 32,200 men. (See Gill on “<040120>Numbers 1:20”).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The enrollment, being taken principally for military purposes (compare Numbers 1:3, Numbers 1:20), would naturally be arranged by hundreds, fifties, etc. (cf. 2Ki 1:9, 2 Kings 1:11, 2 Kings 1:13). In eleven tribes the number enrolled consists of complete hundreds. The difference, in this respect, observable in the case of the tribe of Gad here Numbers 1:25, and of the tribe of Reuben at the later census Numbers 26:7, is probably to be accounted for by the pastoral, and consequently nomadic, habits of these tribes, which rendered it difficult to bring all their members together at once for a census. Judah already takes precedence of his brethren in point of numbers (compare Genesis 49:8…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Num 2:21, Num 26:34; Gen 48:19, Gen 48:20 Numbers 1:36”
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