Numbers 26:43

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 26:43 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.
Numbers 26:43 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
43All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four 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
“Threescore and four thousand and four hundred - All from one son and family, whereas of Benjamin who had ten sons, and five families, there were only forty five thousand and six hundred, to shew that the increase of families depends singly upon God's blessing and good pleasure. Numbers 26:51”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Num 1:38, Num 1:39, Num 2:25, Num 2:26 Numbers 26:44”
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