Numbers 2:11

11 And his division and the {ones counted} [are] forty-six thousand five hundred.

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

9 All those counted from the camp of Judah [are] one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred. They will set out first according to their divisions.

10 "The standard of the camp of Reuben [will be] to the south according to their divisions. The leader of the descendants [will be] Elizur son of Shedeur.

11 And his division and the {ones counted} [are] forty-six thousand five hundred.

12 Those encamped next to him [will be] the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the descendants of Simeon [will be] Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

13 And his division and the {ones counted} [are] fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "the ones counted of him," or "the ones mustered of him"