Numbers 26:51
New International Version
The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730.

New Living Translation
In summary, the registered troops of all Israel numbered 601,730.

English Standard Version
This was the list of the people of Israel, 601,730.

Berean Standard Bible
These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.

King James Bible
These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

New King James Version
These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

New American Standard Bible
These are the ones who were numbered of the sons of Israel, 601,730.

NASB 1995
These are those who were numbered of the sons of Israel, 601,730.

NASB 1977
These are those who were numbered of the sons of Israel, 601,730.

Legacy Standard Bible
These are those who were numbered of the sons of Israel, 601,730.

Amplified Bible
This was the [total] number of the [male] Israelites, 601,730 [twenty years old and upward who were able to go to war].

Christian Standard Bible
These registered Israelite men numbered 601,730.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These registered Israelite men numbered 601,730.

American Standard Version
These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

Contemporary English Version
The total number of Israelite men listed was 601,730.

English Revised Version
These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The total number of Israelite men was 601,730.

Good News Translation
The total number of the Israelite men was 601,730.

International Standard Version
The total of those numbered among the Israelis was 601,730.

Majority Standard Bible
These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.

NET Bible
These were those numbered of the Israelites, 601,730.

New Heart English Bible
These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.

Webster's Bible Translation
These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

World English Bible
These are those who were counted of the children of Israel, six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
These [are] numbered ones of the sons of Israel—six hundred thousand and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

Young's Literal Translation
These are numbered ones of the sons of Israel, six hundred thousand, and a thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

Smith's Literal Translation
These the reviewings of the sons of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
This is the sum of the children of Israel, that were reckoned up, six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

Catholic Public Domain Version
This is the sum of the sons of Israel, who were counted: six hundred thousand and one thousand seven hundred thirty.

New American Bible
These were the Israelites who were enrolled: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

New Revised Standard Version
This was the number of the Israelites enrolled: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred thirty.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
These were the numbers of the children of Israel, six hundred and one thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
All of the numbers of the sons of Israel: six hundred thousand and a thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
These are they that were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
This is the numbering of the children of Israel, six hundred and one thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Tribe of Naphtali
50These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400. 51These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.

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

Numbers 1:46
And all those counted totaled 603,550.

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

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.

Exodus 38:26
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 11:21
But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’

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.

Acts 7:17
As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.

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.

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.

Revelation 7:4
And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:

Revelation 14:1
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.

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.


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These men of Israel
This phrase refers to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, who were the chosen people of God. The Israelites were organized into twelve tribes, each descending from one of Jacob's sons. This census was taken in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, as the Israelites prepared to enter the Promised Land. The census was significant for determining military strength and organizing the distribution of land among the tribes. The men counted were those able to go to war, typically aged 20 and above, highlighting the importance of readiness for conquest and settlement.

numbered 601,730
This number represents the total count of Israelite men eligible for military service. It is a reflection of God's promise to Abraham to make his descendants as numerous as the stars (Genesis 15:5). The census shows a slight decrease from the previous count in Numbers 1, which was 603,550, indicating the impact of the wilderness wanderings and divine judgments on the population. The census also served to organize the community for the upcoming division of the land, as each tribe's inheritance was proportional to its size.

in all
The phrase "in all" emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the census, including all eligible men from each tribe. This total count was crucial for the allocation of land in Canaan, as described later in Numbers 26:52-56. The census underscores the unity and collective identity of the Israelites as God's covenant people, preparing to fulfill their divine mandate to possess the land promised to their forefathers. This unity is a precursor to the New Testament concept of the Church as the body of Christ, where all members are counted and valued.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Moses and Eleazar
Moses, the leader of Israel, and Eleazar, the high priest, conducted the census of the Israelites in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.

2. Israelites
The descendants of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were counted in this census as they prepared to enter the Promised Land.

3. Plains of Moab
The location where the census took place, situated across the Jordan River from Jericho, marking a significant point in Israel's journey to the Promised Land.

4. Census
This event was the second census of the Israelites, taken to determine the number of men eligible for military service as they prepared to conquer Canaan.

5. Promised Land
The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and which the Israelites were preparing to enter.
Teaching Points
God's Faithfulness and Sovereignty
The census demonstrates God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promise to Abraham to make his descendants as numerous as the stars. It also shows His sovereignty in preparing His people for the next phase of their journey.

Preparation and Readiness
Just as the Israelites were counted and prepared for entering the Promised Land, Christians are called to be prepared and ready for the spiritual battles they face, equipped with the armor of God.

Community and Accountability
The census underscores the importance of community and accountability within the body of Christ. Each member is counted and valued, contributing to the mission of the church.

Trust in God's Provision
Despite the challenges ahead, the Israelites were reminded to trust in God's provision and guidance. Similarly, believers are encouraged to trust in God's provision in their lives.(51) Six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.--The sum total exhibits a decrease of 1,820, as compared with the census taken at Sinai thirty-eight years previously. On this decrease Bishop Wordsworth observes as follows:--"When the Israelites were suffering persecution in Egypt they 'multiplied exceedingly' (Exodus 1:7; Exodus 1:20); but after their deliverance from Egypt they rebelled against God, and 'He consumed their days in vanity, and their years in trouble' (Psalm 78:33). . . . Here there is comfort and warning to the Church and every soul in it--comfort in time of affliction, and warning in days of prosperity."

Verse 51. - These were the numbered of the children of Israel. The results of this census as compared with the former may be tabulated thus: -

Tribe. ? (No. of families.) ?[First Census.]

Reuben. ? (4) ? [46,500]

Simeon. ? (5) ? [59,300] . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


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

men
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

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

601,730 [in all].
שֵׁשׁ־ (šêš-)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)


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