Bible Strands
Numbers 2:4
and his division numbers 74,600.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records God’s command to Moses regarding the military organization of Israel’s tribes at the threshold of the wilderness. This verse specifies the exact muster count for the division stationed on the eastern side of the camp.
The words — The Hebrew phrase וּפְקֻדֵי הֶם (u./fe.ku.dei./Hem) translates literally to "and their enrolled [men]," while צְבָאוֹ (tze.va.'O) means "his military group." These terms function as the formal census notation for the fighting-age cohort.
The thread — The identical count appears in Numbers 1:27, while Numbers 26:22 records a later registration of 76,500 for the same tribe.
Why it lands — The text states a fixed number for Judah’s division, establishing the camp’s geographic and numerical order. It requires the reader to track how divine muster replaces tribal autonomy with structured obedience.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
Cross-references
- Numbers 1:27 those registered to the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.
- Numbers 26:22 These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered 76,500.