Bilangan 1:44

1:44 These were the men whom Moses and Aaron numbered ¹  along with the twelve leaders of Israel, each of whom ²  was from his own family.

Bilangan 2:1

The Arrangement of the Tribes

2:1 ³ The Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron:

Bilangan 4:40

4:40 those of them numbered by their families, by their clans, were 2,630.

Bilangan 14:4

14:4 So they said to one another, ⁴  “Let’s appoint ⁵  a leader ⁶  and return ⁷  to Egypt.”

Bilangan 26:51

Total Number and Division of the Land

26:51 These were those numbered of the Israelites, 601,730. ⁸ 

Bilangan 36:10

36:10 As the Lord had commanded Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad did.

[1:44]  ¹ tn The construction uses both the passive participle הַפְּקֻדִים (happÿqudim) and the verb פָּקַד (paqad), giving a literal translation of “these were the numbered ones, whom Moses and Aaron numbered.”

[1:44]  ² tn Heb “they were one man for the house of his fathers.”

[2:1]  ³ sn For this chapter, see C. E. Douglas, “The Twelve Houses of Israel,” JTS 37 (1936): 49-56; C. C. Roach, “The Camp in the Wilderness: A Sermon on Numbers 2:2,” Int 13 (1959): 49-54; and G. St. Clair, “Israel in Camp: A Study,” JTS 8 (1907): 185-217.

[14:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “a man to his brother.”

[14:4]  ⁵ tn The verb is נָתַן (natan, “to give”), but this verb has quite a wide range of meanings in the Bible. Here it must mean “to make,” “to choose,” “to designate” or the like.

[14:4]  ⁶ tn The word “head” (רֹאשׁ, ro’sh) probably refers to a tribal chief who was capable to judge and to lead to war (see J. R. Bartlett, “The Use of the Word רֹאשׁ as a Title in the Old Testament,” VT 19 [1969]: 1-10).

[14:4]  ⁷ tn The form is a cohortative with a vav (ו) prefixed. After the preceding cohortative this could also be interpreted as a purpose or result clause – in order that we may return.

[26:51]  ⁸ sn This number shows only a slightly smaller total in the second census; the first was 603,550.