Numbers 2:23

23 His troops number 35,400.

Numbers 2:23 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 2:23

And his host
That is, the host of Benjamin;

and those that were numbered of them, [were] thirty and five thousand
and four hundred.
35,400 men. The least number of all the tribes, excepting the tribe of Manasseh, ( Numbers 2:21 ) ; see ( Numbers 1:37 ) .

Numbers 2:23 In-Context

21 His troops number 32,200.
22 And next to him is the camp of Benjamin, led by Abidan son of Gideoni.
23 His troops number 35,400.
24 The total number of men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, troop by troop, is 108,100. They are third in the order of the march.
25 To the north are the companies of the camp of Dan under its flag, led by Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
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