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Numbers 2:19 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty thousand five hundred. "
Numbers 2:19
Verse in Context
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17 “Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.
18 “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
19 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty thousand five hundred.
20 “Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
21 His division, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
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Numbers 2:1
"The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,"
Numbers 2:2
"“The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall encamp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it."
Numbers 2:3
"“Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab."
Numbers 2:4
"His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred."
Numbers 2:5
"“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar."
Numbers 2:6
"His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred."
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