Numbers 2:16

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 2:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.
Numbers 2:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And all that were numbered in the camp of Reuben [were] an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies, etc.] 151,450 men. Putting Reuben’s host, and the hosts of Simeon and Gad together, (<040213>Numbers 2:13,15), which was much lesser than the preceding camp, being 34,500 fewer in number: and they shall set forth in the second rank: they in journeying moving next to the camp of Judah, and before the tabernacle; for though, while encamped, the camp of Reuben lay on the south, or right side of it, yet, when marching, went before it.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. The area of the camp might be about three square miles: Numbers 2:14 Reuel - Doubtless an error of transcription for Deuel Numbers 1:14. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“an hundred: Num 2:9, Num 2:24, Num 2:31 they shall: Num 10:18 Numbers 2:17”
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