Numbers 1:21

21 The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.

Numbers 1:21 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 1:21

Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of
Reuben, [were] forty and six thousand and five hundred.
46,500 men. (See Gill on Numbers 1:20).

Numbers 1:21 In-Context

19 Everything was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses. So Moses counted them in the Desert of Sinai.

20 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Reuben, Israel's oldest son. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed one by one. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.

21 The number from the tribe of Reuben was 46,500.

22 Here is the number of men from the tribe of Simeon. All of the men who were able to serve in the army were counted. They were 20 years old or more. They were listed by name. They were listed one by one. They were listed in keeping with the records of their tribes and families.

23 The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.