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Numbers 2:4 KJV
Numbers · chapter 2 · verse 4
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.Numbers 2:4 · King James Version
Numbers 2:4 in context
2Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.
3And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
4And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
5And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
6And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- numberedpâqadto visitH6485 →
- fourteenshibʻîymseventyH7657 →
- fourteenʼarbaʻfourH702 →
- thousandʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
- hosttsâbâʼa mass of persons , especially reg. organized forwarH6635 →
- sixshêshsixH8337 →
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We have here the particular distribution of the twelve tribes into four squadrons, three tribes in a squadron, one of which was to lead the other two. Observe, 1. God himself appointed them their place, to prevent strife and envy among them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-34