Numbers 1:44

44 Moshe, Aharon and the twelve leaders of Isra'el, each from a clan,

Numbers 1:44 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 1:44

These [are] those that were numbered
Or, as the Targum of Jonathan, these are the sums of the numbers; namely, those before given of the several respective tribes:

which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, [being]
twelve men;
for though the tribe of Levi was not numbered, yet Joseph having a double portion, his two sons are reckoned as distinct tribes; so that one out of each tribe made up the number twelve:

each one for the house of his fathers;
for the tribe he belonged to, with which it might reasonably be supposed he was best acquainted, and could more readily take the number of them.

Numbers 1:44 In-Context

42 Descendants of Naftali 53,400

43

44 Moshe, Aharon and the twelve leaders of Isra'el, each from a clan,

45 counted the people of Isra'el by their clans, those twenty years old and over, eligible for military service in Isra'el;

46 and the grand total came to 603,550.