Bible Strands
Numbers 2:6
and his division numbers 54,400.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses records the census tally and camp placement for the tribe of Issachar within the organized encampment of Israel.
The words — צְבָא֔וֹ (tze.va'/O) = his military group; פְקֻדָָ֑יו (fe.ku.Da/v) = his enrolled men.
The thread — The same tally appears in Numbers 1:29, while Numbers 26:25 records a later registration of 64,300 for the same tribe.
Why it lands — The text states a precise headcount for Issachar, establishing the numerical scale of the tribe’s contribution to the community. Readers must track how each tribal total functions within the broader census framework without assuming military or geographic details not present in this verse.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
Cross-references
- Numbers 1:29 those registered to the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.
- Numbers 26:25 These were the clans of Issachar, and their registration numbered 64,300.