Numbers 2:30

30 The whole army of his fighting men, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

Numbers 2:30 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 2:30

And his host
That is, the host of Naphtali;

and those that were numbered of them;
not that some part of the tribe of Naphtali was numbered, which made up the host Ahira was captain of, but the whole of it, who were all numbered that were of twenty years of age and upwards; and the same is to be observed in all the above places, where this phrase is used;

[were] fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
53,400 men; see ( Numbers 1:43 ) .

Numbers 2:30 In-Context

28 The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
29 Of the tribe of the sons of Nephtali the prince was Ahira the son of Enan.
30 The whole army of his fighting men, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
31 All that were numbered in the camp of Dan, were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred: and they shall march last.
32 This is the number of the children of Israel, of their army divided according to the houses of their kindreds and their troops, six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
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