Numbers 2:16

16 All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.

Numbers 2:16 in Other Translations

16 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.

16 All those listed of the camp of Reuben, by their companies, were 151,450. They shall set out second.

16 So the total of all the troops on Reuben’s side of the camp is 151,450. These three tribes will be second in line whenever the Israelites travel.

16 The total number of men assigned to Reuben, troop by troop, is 151,450. They are second in the order of the march.

16 The total number in their military divisions who belong to Reuben's encampment is 151,450; they will move out second.

Numbers 2:16 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 2:16

And all that were numbered in the camp of Reuben [were] an
hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty,
throughout their armies
151,450 men. Putting Reuben's host, and the hosts of Simeon and Gad together, ( Numbers 2:13 Numbers 2:15 ) , which was much lesser than the preceding camp, being 34,500 fewer in number:

and they shall set forth in the second rank:
they in journeying moving next to the camp of Judah, and before the tabernacle; for though, while encamped, the camp of Reuben lay on the south, or right side of it, yet, when marching, went before it.

Numbers 2:16 In-Context

14 The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.

15 His division numbers 45,650.

16 All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.

17 Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.

18 On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.

Cross References

• 1. Numbers 10:18