Numbers 26:18

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 26:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
Numbers 26:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

What do historical commentaries say?

Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Children of Gad - Fewer by above five thousand than there were in their last numbering. Numbers 26:22”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Num 1:24, Num 1:25, Num 2:14, Num 2:15 Numbers 26:19”
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