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Numbers 1

Numbers 1:43

The Number of Every Tribe · Numbers 1:17–46
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Translations

Modern
…those registered to the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.
Traditional
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Literal
…those numbered of the tribe of Naphtali were three and fifty thousand and four hundred.
Latin
…quinquaginta tria millia quadringenti.

Original

Hebrew
English
…those registered to the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.

Notes

Numbers 1:20–43

The second list of tribes lists Gad with Reuben and Simeon. These two tribes camped with Gad while Israel traveled.

Numbers 1:17–46

The count of 603,550 shows the same number of qualified men as mentioned in Exodus 38:26. Exodus 12:37 and Numbers 11:21 give an approximate number of 600,000.

People have interpreted these numbers in different ways:

  • The numbers might show the actual size of this army (see Exodus 1:9–10).

  • The numbers might be symbolic. A later editor might have estimated, or might have misunderstood while translating.

See also study note on Exodus 12:37.

People

Naphtali: Son of Jacob, founder of the tribe of Naphtali

Glossary

Deuteronomy, Book of Genealogy Naphtali (Person) Numbers, Book of Tribe of Naphtali

Topics

Israel: Number of, at Sinai, by Tribes Journey of Israel Through The Desert: To Mount Sinai: Second Numbering of the People the Tribe of Naphtali: Strength of, on Leaving Egypt Tribe of Naphtali: Census of