Numbers 2:19

19 His division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred.

Numbers 2:19 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 2:19

And his host
That is, the host of Ephraim;

and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty thousand and five
hundred.
40,500 men. Not his camp, but his host, or the army, which consisted only of his own tribe see ( Numbers 1:33 ) .

Numbers 2:19 In-Context

17 "Then the tent of meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.

18 "On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Efrayim according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Efrayim shall be Elishama the son of `Ammihud.

19 His division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred.

20 "Next to him shall be the tribe of Menashsheh: and the prince of the children of Menashsheh shall be Gamli'el the son of Pedatzur.

21 His division, and those who were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.