Numbers 2:11

Numbers 2:11 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 2:11

And his host
That is, the host of Reuben, as distinct from his camp, of which it was only a part, and of which Elizur was captain;

and those that were numbered thereof, [were] forty and six thousand
and five hundred.
] 46,500 men; see ( Numbers 1:21 ) .

Numbers 2:11 In-Context

10 "Those camping on the south are to be under the banner of the camp of Re'uven; they are to camp according to companies; by tribe and leader they are as follows: Tribe Chief Number Re'uven Elitzur the son of Sh'de'ur 46,500 Shim'on Shlumi'el the son of Tzurishaddai 59,300 Gad Elyasaf the son of Re'u'el 45,650 Total 151,450 "This group is to set out second.
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