Bible Strands
Numbers 2:13
and his division numbers 59,300.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records the finalization of the tribal encampment orders during the wilderness departure. The text specifies the military registration total for the tribe of Simeon as they assume their designated position.
The words — The Hebrew phrase וּפְקֻדֵי הֶם (u./fe.ku.dei./Hem) translates literally to "and their enrolled [men]," while תּשׁעָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וּשְלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת (tish.'Ah va./cha.mi.Shim 'E.lef u./she.Losh me.'ot) literally renders "nine fifty thousand and three hundred."
The thread — This count directly mirrors the initial Simeonite registration in Numbers 1:23 and stands in contrast to the later reduced census in Numbers 26:14. The repeated military tally tracks the tribe's demographic status across the wilderness period.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition of the precise organizational structure imposed on the Israelite tribes before they advance. It requires the reader to acknowledge that each tribe's assigned position and strength were formally documented and divinely ordered.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
Cross-references
- Numbers 1:23 those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.
- Numbers 26:14 These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.