Numbers 1:24

What does Numbers 1:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 1:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The generations of the sons of Gad were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Of the sons of Gad--their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host--

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Of the sons of Gad, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Of the sons of Gad: their generations, after their families, according to their fathers' houses, by the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service:

Context

v.23those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

v.24This passage

v.25those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 30:10

    And Zilpah Leah’s handmaid bare Jacob a son.

  • Genesis 46:16

    And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

  • Numbers 2:14

    And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

  • Genesis 49:19

    Gad, a troop shall press upon him; But he shall press upon their heel.

  • Numbers 26:15

    The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

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