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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Numbers 2:31

The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, with their banners."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Dan;   Naphtali;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dan, the Tribe of;   Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Dan;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dan (1);   Naphtali;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Naph'tali;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Last Days at Sinai;   On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Go;   Naphtali;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dan;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"All who were numbered of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards."
King James Version
All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.
Lexham English Bible
All the ones counted from the camp of Dan are one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They will set out last according to their divisions."
New Century Version
There are 157,600 men in the camps of Dan and its neighbors. They will be the last to march out of camp, and they will travel under their own flag.
New English Translation
All those numbered of the camp of Dan are 157,600. They will travel last, under their standards."
Amplified Bible
"The total of the numbered men [of the three tribes on the north side] in the camp of Dan was 157,600. They shall move out last, standard after standard."
New American Standard Bible
"The total of the numbered men of the camp of Dan was 157,600. They shall set out last by their flags."
Geneva Bible (1587)
All the nomber of the host of Dan was an hundreth and seuen and fiftie thousand and sixe hundreth: they shall goe hinmost with their standerdes.
Legacy Standard Bible
The total of the numbered men of the camp of Dan was 157,600. They shall set out last by their standards."
Contemporary English Version
These 157,600 troops will march into battle last.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set forth last according to their standards.
Easy-to-Read Version
"There are 157,600 men in Dan's camp. They will be the last to move when the people travel from place to place. Each group will have its own flag."
English Standard Version
All those listed of the camp of Dan were 157,600. They shall set out last, standard by standard."
George Lamsa Translation
The total number of the camp of Dan was a hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred. They shall march last with their standards.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
The total number who belong to Dan’s encampment is 157,600; they are to move out last, with their banners.”
Literal Translation
All numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred and fifty seven thousand and six hundred. They shall pull out last by their standards.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So yt all they which belonge to the hoost of Dan, be in the summe, an hudreth thousande, seuen & fiftie thousande, & sixe hundreth. And they shalbe the last in the iourney with their baners.
American Standard Version
All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set forth hindmost by their standards.
Bible in Basic English
The number of all the armies in the tents of Dan was a hundred and fifty-seven thousand, six hundred. They will go forward last, by their flags.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
All they that were numbred with the hoast of Dan, were an hundred thousande, fiftie and seuen thousand and sixe hundred: And they shall go hinmost with their standerdes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
all that were numbered of the camp of Dan being a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred; they shall set forth hindmost by their standards.'
King James Version (1611)
All they that were numbred in the Campe of Dan, were an hundred thousand, and fifty and seuen thousand, and sixe hundred: they shall goe hindmost with their standerds.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
All that were numbered of the camp of Dan, were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred: they shall set out last according to their order.
English Revised Version
All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set forth hindmost by their standards.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle that weren noumbrid in the castels of Dan weren an hundrid thousynde seuene and fifti thousynde and sixe hundrid; thei schulen go forth the laste.
Young's Literal Translation
All those numbered of the camp of Dan [are] a hundred thousand, and seven and fifty thousand, and six hundred; at the rear they journey, by their standards.
Update Bible Version
All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall set forth hindmost by their standards.
Webster's Bible Translation
All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan [were] a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred: they shall go hindmost with their standards.
World English Bible
"All who were numbered of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards."
New King James Version
"All who were numbered of the forces with Dan, one hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred--they shall break camp last, with their standards."
New Living Translation
So the total of all the troops on Dan's side of the camp is 157,600. These three tribes will be last, marching under their banners whenever the Israelites travel."
New Life Bible
The whole number among the tents of Dan is 157,600. They will be last to move on with their flags."
New Revised Standard
The total enrollment of the camp of Dan is one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last, by companies.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
All they who are numbered to the camp of Dan, a hundred and fifty-seven thousand and six hundred, in the hindmost rank, shall they set forward, by their standards.
Douay-Rheims Bible
All that were numbered in the camp of Dan, were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred: and they shall march last.
Revised Standard Version
The whole number of the camp of Dan is a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last, standard by standard."
THE MESSAGE
The total number of men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out, under their flags, last in the line of the march.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The total of the numbered men of the camp of Dan was 157,600. They shall set out last by their standards."

Contextual Overview

3On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their banner: The leader of the sons of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab, 4and his division numbers 74,600. 5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar, 6and his division numbers 54,400. 7Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon, 8and his division numbers 57,400. 9The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first. 10On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their banner: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur, 11and his division numbers 46,500. 12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

an hundred: Numbers 2:9, Numbers 2:16, Numbers 2:24

They: Numbers 10:25

Reciprocal: Numbers 23:10 - the fourth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan [were] an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred,.... 157,600 men. Consisting of his own tribe, and those of Asher and Naphtali, which make the largest camp next to Judah:

they shall go hindmost with their standards; for though, while encamped, they lay to the north, or the left side of the tabernacle, yet, when marching, they brought up the rear, and were the rear guard to the tabernacle; so that it had in its van and rear the two largest camps, which were wisely ordered for its safety: "standards" is put for "standard", the plural for the singular; for there was but one standard to a camp, unless this takes in their ensigns, of which they had many.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. The area of the camp might be about three square miles:

Numbers 2:14

Reuel - Doubtless an error of transcription for Deuel Numbers 1:14.


 
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