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Numbers 2:4

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 2:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
Numbers 2:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
2The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers` houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they encamp round about.
3And those that encamp on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
4And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
5And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.
6And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
7[And] the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
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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 his host, and those that were numbered of them, etc.] As they had been before; and, supposing these words to be the words of God, there is no necessity of rendering them in the future, as some have observed; though they seem rather to be the words of Moses, who under every tribe repeats the number, which is exactly the same as when taken; and though it was not till twenty days after that they set forward according to their order of encampment, not one of them died, which Aben Ezra observes as a very wonderful thing; [were] threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred; the number of the tribe of Judah were 74,600; (see <040127>Numbers 1:27).”
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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
“Num 1:27, Num 26:22 Numbers 2:5”
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