Bible Strands
Numbers 2:23
and his division numbers 35,400.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses records the muster count for the tribe of Benjamin immediately after naming Abidan son of Gideoni as their leader, within the broader account of arranging Israel's tribal camps around the sanctuary.
The words — The Hebrew phrase וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם (u./fe.ku.dei./Hem) means "and their enrolled [men]" and אֶלֶף (E.lef) means "thousand," together forming the literal statement that their enrolled military group numbered five and thirty thousand four hundred.
The thread — Numbers 1:37 records the identical 35,400 figure for Benjamin at the initial Sinai muster, while Numbers 26:41 reports a subsequent registration of 45,600 for the same tribe.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to verify exact tribal counts against their assigned camp positions and departure sequence, demanding careful attention to how each division's number fits the structured military and religious order.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Cross-references
- Numbers 1:37 those registered to the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.
- Numbers 26:41 These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered 45,600.