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Numbers 1:36

What does Numbers 1:36 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 1:36 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 Benjamin, 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 Benjamin, 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 Benjamin, 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 Benjamin 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 Benjamin--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 Benjamin, 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 Benjamin: 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.35those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

v.36This passage

v.37those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

Cross references

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

  • Numbers 26:38

    The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

  • 2 Chronicles 17:17

    And of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;

  • Genesis 44:20

    And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loveth him.

  • Genesis 46:21

    And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

  • Revelation 7:8

    Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Benjaminweresealed twelve thousand.

  • Genesis 35:16

    And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was still some distance to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor.

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