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Numbers 2:8
and his division numbers 57,400.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records God’s census instructions to Moses and Aaron as they organize the tribes of Israel around the tabernacle. This verse specifies the military count for the tribe of Zebulun within the eastern camp.
The words — The Hebrew term צְבָאוֹ (tzevao) means “his military force” or “his division,” while פְקֻדָּיו (pequddav) refers to his “enrolled men.” Together with the numerical sequence שִׁבְעָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת, they establish the exact headcount of 57,400.
The thread — This specific count repeats the registration given in Numbers 1:31 and aligns with the clan breakdown recorded in Numbers 26:26. The figure anchors Zebulun’s place within the larger military organization of the Israelite camp.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of precise enumeration as a structural requirement for the community’s movement and camp arrangement. It requires the reader to note how individual tribal counts function within a divinely ordered military framework.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
Cross-references
- Numbers 1:31 those registered to the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.
- Numbers 26:26 These were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans: The Seredite clan from Sered, the Elonite clan from Elon, and the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.