Numbers 2:32
New International Version
These are the Israelites, counted according to their families. All the men in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550.

New Living Translation
In summary, the troops of Israel listed by their families totaled 603,550.

English Standard Version
These are the people of Israel as listed by their fathers’ houses. All those listed in the camps by their companies were 603,550.

Berean Standard Bible
These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
These are the ones who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were numbered according to their armies of the forces were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

New American Standard Bible
These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.

NASB 1995
These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.

NASB 1977
These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.

Legacy Standard Bible
These are the numbered men of the sons of Israel by their fathers’ households; the total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.

Amplified Bible
These are the men of the Israelites [twenty years old and upward] as numbered by their fathers’ households. The total of the numbered men of the camps by their armies, 603,550.

Christian Standard Bible
These are the Israelites registered by their ancestral families. The total number in the camps by their military divisions is 603,550.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These are the Israelites registered by their ancestral houses. The total number in the camps by their military divisions is 603,550.

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
So all the Israelites in the camp were counted according to their ancestral families. The troops were arranged by divisions and totaled 603,550.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is the total number of Israelites, counted by households. The grand total of all the troops in the camps was 603,550.

Good News Translation
The total number of the people of Israel enrolled in the divisions, group by group, was 603,550.

International Standard Version
Here is a summary of the census of the Israelis according to the tribes of their ancestral houses: All the divisions in the camps numbered 603,550,

Majority Standard Bible
These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.

NET Bible
These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those numbered in the camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.

New Heart English Bible
These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses. All who were numbered of the camps according to their armies were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

Webster's Bible Translation
These are those who 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.

World English Bible
These are those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were counted of the camps according to their armies were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And these the sons of Israel being reviewed, according to the house of their fathers: all they being reviewed of the camp according to their armies, six hundred thousand, and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
This is the number of the children of Israel, of their army divided according to the houses of their kindreds and their troops, six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

Catholic Public Domain Version
This is the number of the sons of Israel, of their army divided by the houses of their kinships and their companies: six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

New American Bible
These are the enrollments of the Israelites according to their ancestral houses. The total enrollment of the camps by companies is six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.

New Revised Standard Version
This was the enrollment of the Israelites by their ancestral houses; the total enrollment in the camps by their companies was six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
These are the numbers of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers; all those who were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
These are the numbers of the children of Israel for the house of their fathers; all of the numbers of the camp for their army: six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
This is the numbering of the children of Israel according to the houses of their families: all the numbering of the camps with their forces, was six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.

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Context
The Order of the Camps
31The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.” 32These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550. 33But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.…

Cross References
Exodus 12:37
The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.

Exodus 38:25-26
The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel— / a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.

Numbers 1:45-46
So all the Israelites twenty years of age or older who could serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families. / And all those counted totaled 603,550.

Numbers 26:51
These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.

Deuteronomy 1:10
The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Deuteronomy 10:22
Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

1 Chronicles 21:5
And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.

2 Samuel 24:9
And Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of valor who drew the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.

Genesis 46:27
And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.

Acts 7:14
Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.

Hebrews 11:12
And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

Revelation 7:4-8
And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel: / From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000, / from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000, ...

Revelation 14:1-5
Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads. / And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps. / And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. ...

Matthew 1:17
In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.

Romans 9:27
Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.


Treasury of Scripture

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.

Numbers 2:9
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.

Numbers 1:46
Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

Numbers 11:21
And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

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Numbers 2
1. The order of the tribes in their tents.














These are the Israelites
This phrase identifies the people of God, the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel. The term "Israelites" is derived from the Hebrew word "Yisra'el," which means "God prevails." This highlights their identity as a chosen nation, set apart by God for His purposes. Historically, the Israelites were a distinct ethnic group in the ancient Near East, and their identity was deeply tied to their covenant relationship with Yahweh. This covenantal identity is central to understanding their role in the biblical narrative as God's chosen people.

counted according to their families
The organization of the Israelites by families underscores the importance of familial and tribal structures in ancient Israelite society. The Hebrew word for "families" is "mishpachot," which refers to extended family units or clans. This structure was crucial for maintaining social order and ensuring the inheritance of land and blessings. It reflects the communal nature of Israelite life, where identity and responsibility were shared among family members, and it emphasizes the continuity of God's promises through generations.

by their ancestral houses
This phrase refers to the larger tribal divisions within the nation of Israel. The term "ancestral houses" is translated from the Hebrew "beyt avotam," meaning "house of their fathers." This highlights the patriarchal nature of Israelite society, where lineage and inheritance were traced through the male line. It also points to the fulfillment of God's promises to the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—whose descendants were to become a great nation. The ancestral houses served as the foundational units for organizing the tribes and maintaining their distinct identities.

The total of those numbered
This phrase indicates the result of the census taken of the Israelite men able to go to war. The Hebrew root for "numbered" is "paqad," which can mean to count, muster, or appoint. This census was not merely a statistical exercise but a preparation for the Israelites' journey and conquest of the Promised Land. It reflects God's order and provision, ensuring that the nation was ready for the challenges ahead. The act of numbering also signifies God's intimate knowledge and care for His people, as each individual is accounted for in His divine plan.

was 603,550
This specific number represents the total count of Israelite men aged twenty and above who were able to serve in the army. The precision of this figure underscores the historical reality of the event and the organizational structure of the Israelite community. It also reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars. This large number signifies the strength and potential of the nation as they prepared to enter the land God had promised them, demonstrating God's faithfulness and the unfolding of His redemptive plan through His chosen people.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
These
אֵ֛לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

are the Israelites,
בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

registered
פְּקוּדֵ֥י (pə·qū·ḏê)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

according to their families.
אֲבֹתָ֑ם (’ă·ḇō·ṯām)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

The total
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

of those numbered
פְּקוּדֵ֤י (pə·qū·ḏê)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

in the camps,
הַֽמַּחֲנֹת֙ (ham·ma·ḥă·nōṯ)
Article | Noun - common plural
Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army

by their divisions,
לְצִבְאֹתָ֔ם (lə·ṣiḇ·’ō·ṯām)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

was 603,550.
שֵׁשׁ־ (šêš-)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)


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