Numbers 2:28

The Order of the Camps · Numbers 2:1–34
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Translations

Modern
…and his division numbers 41,500.
Traditional
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
Literal
And his army was numbered at one and forty thousand and five hundred.
Latin
Cunctus exercitus pugnatorum ejus, qui numerati sunt, quadraginta millia et mille quingenti.

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
…and his division numbers 41,500.

Notes

The tribes of Dan, Asher, and Naphtali were in the back.

Israel organized its camps by tribal groups. This probably addressed social status, water access, and security for the Tent of Meeting. This tent represented the Lord's presence. The Egyptian army from around the same time period used a similar defensive formation to protect holy objects during their battle campaigns.

Glossary

Deuteronomy, Book of Genealogy Numbers, Book of Tabernacle Tribe of Dan

Topics

Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Order of Encamping During The Tribes of Israel: Encamped in Their Divisions and by Their Standards Round The Tribe of Naphtali: Position Assigned To, in Camping and in Marching