Bible Commentary

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty and one thousand and five hundred. And his host,…. That is, the host of Asher; and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty and one thousand and five hundred. 41,500 men; as they were numbered Nu 1:41. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:28”

And those that encamp by him [shall be] the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher [shall be] Pagiel the son of Ocran. And those that encamp by him [shall be] the tribe of Asher,…. Dan had a standard given him, though the son of an handmaid, being the firstborn of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:27”

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. And his host,…. That is, the host of Dan; and those that were numbered of them, [were] threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 62,700 men, which agrees with the account of this tribe in Nu 1:39. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:26”

The standard of the camp of Dan [shall be] on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan [shall be] Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. The standard of the camp of Dan [shall be] on the north side by their armies,…. To the left of the tabernacle as encamped, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:25”

All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim [were] a hundred thousand and eight thousand and a hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank. All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim [were] an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies,…. 108,100 men. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:24”

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] thirty and five thousand and four hundred. And his host, c. 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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:23”

Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin [shall be] Abidan the son of Gideoni. Then the tribe of Benjamin,…. He was to pitch under the same standard of Ephraim, and the other side of it from that of Manasseh; the one being before, and the other behind, and the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:22”

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] thirty and two thousand and two hundred. And his host,…. That is, the host of Manasseh; and those that were numbered of them, [were] thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 32,200 men; see Nu 1:35. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:21”

And by him [shall be] the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh [shall be] Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. And by him [shall be] the tribe of Manasseh,…. Who though the elder brother to Ephraim, yet Ephraim was preferred to him, and had a standard given him, and his elder … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:20”

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty thousand and five hundred. And his host,…. That is, the host of Ephraim; and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty thousand and five hundred. 40,500 men. Not his camp, but his host, or the army, which consisted only of his own … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 2:19”