Numbers 2:30

and his division numbers 53,400.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator records the military count for the tribe of Naphtali as it is positioned within the camp's formation. This follows the listing of the preceding tribe and precedes the assignment of the rear guard to Dan.

The words — The phrase וּ/פְקֻדֵי/הֶ֑ם (u./fe.ku.dei./Hem) translates literally to "and their enrolled [men]." It is paired with וּ/צְבָא֖/וֹ (u./tze.va.'/O), meaning "and his military group," to specify the counted fighting force.

The thread — The registration of Naphtali appears in Numbers 1:43 and is later recounted as 45,400 in Numbers 26:50.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition of the precise accounting and structured movement of each tribe. It requires the reader to track how individual tribal numbers contribute to the complete military organization.

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The Hebrew words

וּצְבָא֖וֹu./tze.va.'/Oand/ military group/ his וּפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םu./fe.ku.dei./Hemand/ enrolled [men]/ their שְׁלֹשָׁ֧הshe.lo.Shah[were] three וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםva./cha.mi.Shimand/ fifty אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousand וְאַרְבַּ֥עve./'ar.Ba'and/ four מֵאֽוֹת׃me.'othundred<s>

King James Version

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

Cross-references

Numbers 1:42 From the sons of Naphtali, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
Numbers 26:50 These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400.