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Numbers (Bamidbar — "In the wilderness") records Israel's 40-year journey through the Sinai desert, framing disobedience and consequence alongside God's patient, covenant-sustaining provision.
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- Primary Witness Text: And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, Every 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. And 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. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. And 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. And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun. And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth. On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the ...
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Numbers (Bamidbar — "In the wilderness") records Israel's 40-year journey through the Sinai desert, framing disobedience and consequence alongside God's patient, covenant-sustaining provision.
The book's apologetics yield is significant: the bronze serpent episode (21:8-9) is cited by Jesus as a direct type of His own crucifixion (John 3:14-15); the Balaam oracles (chs. 22-24) contain one of the OT's earliest messianic star prophecies (24:17); and the Levitical census figures inform scholarly discussion of ancient Near Eastern population records and the historicity of the Exodus.
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Numbers 2:1
Hebrew
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹֽר׃vayedaver-yehvah-'el-mosheh-ve'el-'aharon-le'mor
KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
AKJV: And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
ASV: And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
YLT: And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying,
Exposition: Numbers 2:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:2
Hebrew
אִישׁ עַל־דִּגְלוֹ בְאֹתֹת לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם יַחֲנוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִנֶּגֶד סָבִיב לְאֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵד יַחֲנֽוּ׃'iysh-'al-digelvo-ve'otot-leveyt-'avotam-yachanv-veney-yishera'el-mineged-saviyv-le'ohel-mvo'ed-yachanv
KJV: Every 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.
AKJV: Every 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.
ASV: The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers’ houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they encamp round about.
YLT: `Each by his standard, with ensigns of the house of their fathers, do the sons of Israel encamp; over-against round about the tent of meeting they encamp.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:2
Numbers 2:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Every 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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Numbers 2:2
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Exposition: Numbers 2:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Every 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:3
Hebrew
וְהַחֹנִים קֵדְמָה מִזְרָחָה דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה יְהוּדָה לְצִבְאֹתָם וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי יְהוּדָה נַחְשׁוֹן בֶּן־עַמִּינָדָֽב׃vehachoniym-qedemah-mizerachah-degel-machaneh-yehvdah-letzive'otam-venashiy'-liveney-yehvdah-nacheshvon-ven-'amiynadav
KJV: And 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.
AKJV: And 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.
ASV: And those that encamp on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
YLT: And those encamping eastward towards the sun-rising, are of the standard of the camp of Judah, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah is Nahshon, son of Amminadab;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:3
Numbers 2:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And 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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:3
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- Numbers 2:3
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- Judah
Exposition: Numbers 2:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:4
Hebrew
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם אַרְבָּעָה וְשִׁבְעִים אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃vtzeva'vo-vfequdeyhem-'areva'ah-veshive'iym-'elef-veshesh-me'vot
KJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
AKJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were three score and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
ASV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
YLT: and his host, and their numbered ones, are four and seventy thousand and six hundred.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:4
Numbers 2:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:4
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- Numbers 2:4
Exposition: Numbers 2:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:5
Hebrew
וְהַחֹנִים עָלָיו מַטֵּה יִשָּׂשכָר וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר נְתַנְאֵל בֶּן־צוּעָֽר׃vehachoniym-'alayv-mateh-yishashkhar-venashiy'-liveney-yishashkhar-netane'el-ven-tzv'ar
KJV: And 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.
AKJV: And those that do pitch next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
ASV: And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.
YLT: And those encamping by him are of the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the sons of Issachar is Nethaneel son of Zuar;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:5
Numbers 2:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And 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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:5
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- Numbers 2:5
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Issachar
Exposition: Numbers 2:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:6
Hebrew
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדָיו אַרְבָּעָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֽוֹת׃vtzeva'vo-vfequdayv-'areva'ah-vachamishiym-'elef-ve'areva'-me'vot
KJV: And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
AKJV: And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
ASV: And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
YLT: and his host, and its numbered ones, are four and fifty thousand and four hundred.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:6
Numbers 2:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:6
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- Numbers 2:6
Exposition: Numbers 2:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:7
Hebrew
מַטֵּה זְבוּלֻן וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי זְבוּלֻן אֱלִיאָב בֶּן־חֵלֹֽן׃mateh-zevvlun-venashiy'-liveney-zevvlun-'eliy'av-ven-chelon
KJV: Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
AKJV: Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
ASV: And the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
YLT: The tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:7
Numbers 2:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Numbers 2:7
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- Numbers 2:7
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Zebulun
Exposition: Numbers 2:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:8
Hebrew
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדָיו שִׁבְעָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֽוֹת׃vtzeva'vo-vfequdayv-shive'ah-vachamishiym-'elef-ve'areva'-me'vot
KJV: And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
AKJV: And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
ASV: And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
YLT: and his host, and its numbered ones, are seven and fifty thousand and four hundred;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:8
Numbers 2:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:8
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- Numbers 2:8
Exposition: Numbers 2:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:9
Hebrew
כָּֽל־הַפְּקֻדִים לְמַחֲנֵה יְהוּדָה מְאַת אֶלֶף וּשְׁמֹנִים אֶלֶף וְשֵֽׁשֶׁת־אֲלָפִים וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאוֹת לְצִבְאֹתָם רִאשֹׁנָה יִסָּֽעוּ׃khal-hafequdiym-lemachaneh-yehvdah-me'at-'elef-vshemoniym-'elef-vesheshet-'alafiym-ve'areva'-me'vot-letzive'otam-ri'shonah-yisa'v
KJV: All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.
AKJV: All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth. ¶
ASV: All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first.
YLT: all those numbered of the camp of Judah are a hundred thousand, and eighty thousand, and six thousand, and four hundred, by their hosts; they journey first.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:9Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:9
Numbers 2:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 2:9
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- Numbers 2:9
Exposition: Numbers 2:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:10
Hebrew
דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה רְאוּבֵן תֵּימָנָה לְצִבְאֹתָם וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן אֱלִיצוּר בֶּן־שְׁדֵיאֽוּר׃degel-machaneh-re'vven-teymanah-letzive'otam-venashiy'-liveney-re'vven-'eliytzvr-ven-shedey'vr
KJV: On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
AKJV: On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
ASV: On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
YLT: The standard of the camp of Reuben is southward, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:10Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:10
Numbers 2:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:10
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- Numbers 2:10
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Shedeur
Exposition: Numbers 2:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:11
Hebrew
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדָיו שִׁשָּׁה וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃vtzeva'vo-vfequdayv-shishah-ve'areva'iym-'elef-vachamesh-me'vot
KJV: And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
AKJV: And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
ASV: And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
YLT: and his host, and its numbered ones, are six and forty thousand and five hundred.
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Numbers 2:11
Numbers 2:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Numbers 2:11
Exposition: Numbers 2:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:12
Hebrew
וְהַחוֹנִם עָלָיו מַטֵּה שִׁמְעוֹן וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן שְׁלֻמִיאֵל בֶּן־צוּרִֽי־שַׁדָּֽי׃vehachvonim-'alayv-mateh-shime'von-venashiy'-liveney-shime'von-shelumiy'el-ven-tzvriy-shaday
KJV: And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
AKJV: And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
ASV: And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
YLT: And those encamping by him are of the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:12Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:12
Numbers 2:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Numbers 2:12
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- Simeon
- Zurishaddai
Exposition: Numbers 2:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:13
Hebrew
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם תִּשְׁעָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃vtzeva'vo-vfequdeyhem-tishe'ah-vachamishiym-'elef-vshelosh-me'vot
KJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
AKJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
ASV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
YLT: and his host, and their numbered ones, are nine and fifty thousand and three hundred.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:13Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:13
Numbers 2:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Numbers 2:13
Exposition: Numbers 2:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:14
Hebrew
וְמַטֵּה גָּד וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי גָד אֶלְיָסָף בֶּן־רְעוּאֵֽל׃vemateh-gad-venashiy'-liveney-gad-'eleyasaf-ven-re'v'el
KJV: Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
AKJV: Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
ASV: And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
YLT: And the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad is Eliasaph son of Reuel;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:14Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:14
Numbers 2:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Numbers 2:14
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- Numbers 2:14
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- Gad
- Reuel
Exposition: Numbers 2:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:15
Hebrew
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם חֲמִשָׁה וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃vtzeva'vo-vfequdeyhem-chamishah-ve'areva'iym-'elef-veshesh-me'vot-vachamishiym
KJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
AKJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
ASV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
YLT: and his host, and their numbered ones, are five and forty thousand and six hundred and fifty.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:15Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:15
Numbers 2:15 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:15
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- Numbers 2:15
Exposition: Numbers 2:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:16
Hebrew
כָּֽל־הַפְּקֻדִים לְמַחֲנֵה רְאוּבֵן מְאַת אֶלֶף וְאֶחָד וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים לְצִבְאֹתָם וּשְׁנִיִּם יִסָּֽעוּ׃khal-hafequdiym-lemachaneh-re'vven-me'at-'elef-ve'echad-vachamishiym-'elef-ve'areva'-me'vot-vachamishiym-letzive'otam-vsheniyim-yisa'v
KJV: All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.
AKJV: All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank. ¶
ASV: All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.
YLT: All those numbered of the camp of Reuben are a hundred thousand, and one and fifty thousand, and four hundred and fifty, by their hosts; and they journey second.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:16Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:16
Numbers 2:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Numbers 2:16
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- Numbers 2:16
Exposition: Numbers 2:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:17
Hebrew
וְנָסַע אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵד מַחֲנֵה הַלְוִיִּם בְּתוֹךְ הַֽמַּחֲנֹת כַּאֲשֶׁר יַחֲנוּ כֵּן יִסָּעוּ אִישׁ עַל־יָדוֹ לְדִגְלֵיהֶֽם׃venasa'-'ohel-mvo'ed-machaneh-haleviyim-vetvokhe-hamachanot-kha'asher-yachanv-khen-yisa'v-'iysh-'al-yadvo-ledigeleyhem
KJV: Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.
AKJV: Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards. ¶
ASV: Then the tent of meeting shall set forward, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.
YLT: And the tent of meeting--the camp of the Levites--hath journeyed in the midst of the camps; as they encamp so they journey, each at his station by their standards.
Commentary WitnessNumbers 2:17Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 2:17
<Levabitur autem tabernaculum testimonii,>etc. Tabernaculi erectio vel depositio Ecclesiae situm significat, quae in credentibus erigitur, in negantibus deponitur, in quibusdam ordinibus sacris sublimatur, in aliis judicio sacerdotum excommunicatione humiliatur. <Ad occidentalem plagam erunt,>etc. RAB. in Num., tom. 2. Dicamus adhuc aliquid quod adjuvet lectorem, etc., usque ad ut secure possint divinum implere officium.
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Numbers 2:17
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- Num
Exposition: Numbers 2:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:18
Hebrew
דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה אֶפְרַיִם לְצִבְאֹתָם יָמָּה וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי אֶפְרַיִם אֱלִישָׁמָע בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד׃degel-machaneh-'eferayim-letzive'otam-yamah-venashiy'-liveney-'eferayim-'eliyshama'-ven-'amiyhvd
KJV: On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
AKJV: On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
ASV: On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
YLT: The standard of the camp of Ephraim, by their hosts, is westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud;
Commentary WitnessNumbers 2:18Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 2:18
<Occidentalem.>Haec plaga utrumque parietem tabernaculi in se recipiens, in se jungendo consummat, et consummationem Ecclesiae in fine mundi significat, quando in fructu bonorum operum probabuntur electi, in oblivionem mortis tradentur impii, ad dexteram Dei locabuntur justi.
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Numbers 2:18
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- Occidentalem
Exposition: Numbers 2:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:19
Hebrew
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם אַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃vtzeva'vo-vfequdeyhem-'areva'iym-'elef-vachamesh-me'vot
KJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
AKJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
ASV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
YLT: and his host, and their numbered ones, are forty thousand and five hundred.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:19Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:19
Numbers 2:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:19
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- Numbers 2:19
Exposition: Numbers 2:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:20
Hebrew
וְעָלָיו מַטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה גַּמְלִיאֵל בֶּן־פְּדָהצֽוּר׃ve'alayv-mateh-menasheh-venashiy'-liveney-menasheh-gameliy'el-ven-fedahtzvr
KJV: And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
AKJV: And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
ASV: And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
YLT: And by him is the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:20Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:20
Numbers 2:20 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:20
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- Numbers 2:20
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Manasseh
- Pedahzur
Exposition: Numbers 2:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:21
Hebrew
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם שְׁנַיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וּמָאתָֽיִם׃vtzeva'vo-vfequdeyhem-shenayim-vsheloshiym-'elef-vma'tayim
KJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
AKJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
ASV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
YLT: and his host, and their numbered ones, are two and thirty thousand, and two hundred.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:21Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 2:21
Numbers 2:21 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:21
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- Numbers 2:21
Exposition: Numbers 2:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:22
Hebrew
וּמַטֵּה בִּנְיָמִן וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי בִנְיָמִן אֲבִידָן בֶּן־גִּדְעֹנִֽי׃vmateh-vineyamin-venashiy'-liveney-vineyamin-'aviydan-ven-gide'oniy
KJV: Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
AKJV: Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
ASV: And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
YLT: And the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:22Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:22
Numbers 2:22 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Numbers 2:22
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- Numbers 2:22
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Benjamin
- Gideoni
Exposition: Numbers 2:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:23
Hebrew
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם חֲמִשָּׁה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֽוֹת׃vtzeva'vo-vfequdeyhem-chamishah-vsheloshiym-'elef-ve'areva'-me'vot
KJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
AKJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
ASV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
YLT: and his host, and their numbered ones, are five and thirty thousand and four hundred.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:23Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:23
Numbers 2:23 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:23
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- Numbers 2:23
Exposition: Numbers 2:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:24
Hebrew
כָּֽל־הַפְּקֻדִים לְמַחֲנֵה אֶפְרַיִם מְאַת אֶלֶף וּשְׁמֹֽנַת־אֲלָפִים וּמֵאָה לְצִבְאֹתָם וּשְׁלִשִׁים יִסָּֽעוּ׃khal-hafequdiym-lemachaneh-'eferayim-me'at-'elef-vshemonat-'alafiym-vme'ah-letzive'otam-vshelishiym-yisa'v
KJV: All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.
AKJV: All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank. ¶
ASV: All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth third.
YLT: All those numbered of the camp of Ephraim are a hundred thousand, and eight thousand, and a hundred, by their hosts; and they journey third.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:24Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:24
Numbers 2:24 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:24
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- Numbers 2:24
Exposition: Numbers 2:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:25
Hebrew
דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה דָן צָפֹנָה לְצִבְאֹתָם וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי דָן אֲחִיעֶזֶר בֶּן־עַמִּֽישַׁדָּֽי׃degel-machaneh-dan-tzafonah-letzive'otam-venashiy'-liveney-dan-'achiy'ezer-ven-'amiyshaday
KJV: The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
AKJV: The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
ASV: On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
YLT: The standard of the camp of Dan is northward, by their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;
Commentary WitnessNumbers 2:25Quoted commentary witness
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Numbers 2:25
<Ad aquilonis partem castrametati sunt filii Dan.>Haec plaga significat multitudinem gentium usque ad Christum frigore infidelitatis torpentem, sed repulsis Judaeis judicio Dei in Ecclesia dilatata aeternam beatitudinem exspectat.
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Numbers 2:25
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Dan
Exposition: Numbers 2:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:26
Hebrew
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם שְׁנַיִם וְשִׁשִּׁים אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע מֵאֽוֹת׃vtzeva'vo-vfequdeyhem-shenayim-veshishiym-'elef-vsheva'-me'vot
KJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
AKJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were three score and two thousand and seven hundred.
ASV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
YLT: and his host, and their numbered ones, are two and sixty thousand and seven hundred.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:26Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:26
Numbers 2:26 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:26
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- Numbers 2:26
Exposition: Numbers 2:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:27
Hebrew
וְהַחֹנִים עָלָיו מַטֵּה אָשֵׁר וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי אָשֵׁר פַּגְעִיאֵל בֶּן־עָכְרָֽן׃vehachoniym-'alayv-mateh-'asher-venashiy'-liveney-'asher-fage'iy'el-ven-'akheran
KJV: And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
AKJV: And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
ASV: And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.
YLT: And those encamping by him are of the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:27Generated editorial synthesis
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Numbers 2:27
Numbers 2:27 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:27
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- Numbers 2:27
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Asher
- Ocran
Exposition: Numbers 2:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:28
Hebrew
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם אֶחָד וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃vtzeva'vo-vfequdeyhem-'echad-ve'areva'iym-'elef-vachamesh-me'vot
KJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
AKJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. ¶
ASV: And his hosts, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
YLT: and his host, and their numbered ones, are one and forty thousand and five hundred.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:28Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 2:28
Numbers 2:28 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 2:28
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 2:28
Exposition: Numbers 2:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:29
Hebrew
וּמַטֵּה נַפְתָּלִי וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי נַפְתָּלִי אֲחִירַע בֶּן־עֵינָֽן׃vmateh-nafetaliy-venashiy'-liveney-nafetaliy-'achiyra'-ven-'eynan
KJV: Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
AKJV: Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
ASV: And the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
YLT: And the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:29Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 2:29
Numbers 2:29 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:29
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 2:29
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Naphtali
- Enan
Exposition: Numbers 2:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:30
Hebrew
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשָׁה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֽוֹת׃vtzeva'vo-vfequdeyhem-sheloshah-vachamishiym-'elef-ve'areva'-me'vot
KJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
AKJV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
ASV: And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
YLT: and his host, and their numbered ones, are three and fifty thousand and four hundred.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:30Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 2:30
Numbers 2:30 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 2:30
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 2:30
Exposition: Numbers 2:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:31
Hebrew
כָּל־הַפְּקֻדִים לְמַחֲנֵה דָן מְאַת אֶלֶף וְשִׁבְעָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת לָאַחֲרֹנָה יִסְעוּ לְדִגְלֵיהֶֽם׃khal-hafequdiym-lemachaneh-dan-me'at-'elef-veshive'ah-vachamishiym-'elef-veshesh-me'vot-la'acharonah-yise'v-ledigeleyhem
KJV: All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.
AKJV: All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards. ¶
ASV: All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set forth hindmost by their standards.
YLT: All those numbered of the camp of Dan are a hundred thousand, and seven and fifty thousand, and six hundred; at the rear they journey, by their standards.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:31Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 2:31
Numbers 2:31 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 2:31
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 2:31
Exposition: Numbers 2:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:32
Hebrew
אֵלֶּה פְּקוּדֵי בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם כָּל־פְּקוּדֵי הַֽמַּחֲנֹת לְצִבְאֹתָם שֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃'eleh-feqvdey-veney-yishera'el-leveyt-'avotam-khal-feqvdey-hamachanot-letzive'otam-shesh-me'vot-'elef-vsheloshet-'alafiym-vachamesh-me'vot-vachamishiym
KJV: These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
AKJV: These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
ASV: These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses: all that were numbered of the camps according to their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
YLT: These are those numbered of the sons of Israel by the house of their fathers; all those numbered of the camps by their hosts are six hundred thousand, and three thousand, and five hundred and fifty.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:32Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 2:32
Numbers 2:32 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Numbers 2:32
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 2:32
Exposition: Numbers 2:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundr...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:33
Hebrew
וְהַלְוִיִּם לֹא הָתְפָּקְדוּ בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃vehaleviyim-lo'-hatefaqedv-vetvokhe-veney-yishera'el-kha'asher-tzivah-yehvah-'et-mosheh
KJV: But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.
AKJV: But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.
ASV: But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
YLT: And the Levites have not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:33Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 2:33
Numbers 2:33 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Numbers 2:33
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 2:33
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Moses
- Israel
Exposition: Numbers 2:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Numbers 2:34
Hebrew
וֽ͏ַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה כֵּֽן־חָנוּ לְדִגְלֵיהֶם וְכֵן נָסָעוּ אִישׁ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָיו עַל־בֵּית אֲבֹתָֽיו׃vaya'ashv-veney-yishera'el-khekhol-'asher-tzivah-yehvah-'et-mosheh-khen-chanv-ledigeleyhem-vekhen-nasa'v-'iysh-lemishefechotayv-'al-veyt-'avotayv
KJV: And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.
AKJV: And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.
ASV: Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set forward, every one by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.
YLT: And the sons of Israel do according to all that Jehovah hath commanded Moses; so they have encamped by their standards, and so they have journeyed; each by his families, by the house of his fathers.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 2:34Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Numbers 2:34
Numbers 2:34 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Numbers 2:34
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Numbers 2:34
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Moses
Exposition: Numbers 2:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Numbers 2:1
- Numbers 2:2
- Numbers 2:3
- Numbers 2:4
- Numbers 2:5
- Numbers 2:6
- Numbers 2:7
- Numbers 2:8
- Numbers 2:9
- Numbers 2:10
- Numbers 2:11
- Numbers 2:12
- Numbers 2:13
- Numbers 2:14
- Numbers 2:15
- Numbers 2:16
- Numbers 2:17
- Numbers 2:18
- Numbers 2:19
- Numbers 2:20
- Numbers 2:21
- Numbers 2:22
- Numbers 2:23
- Numbers 2:24
- Numbers 2:25
- Numbers 2:26
- Numbers 2:27
- Numbers 2:28
- Numbers 2:29
- Numbers 2:30
- Numbers 2:31
- Numbers 2:32
- Numbers 2:33
- Numbers 2:34
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Dominus
- Num
- Judah
- Issachar
- Zebulun
- Shedeur
- Simeon
- Zurishaddai
- Gad
- Reuel
- Occidentalem
- Manasseh
- Pedahzur
- Benjamin
- Gideoni
- Dan
- Asher
- Ocran
- Naphtali
- Enan
- Moses
- Israel
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Commentary Witness
Numbers 2:1
Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.
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Numbers 2:1
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness