Numbers 1:42

What does Numbers 1:42 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 1:42 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 Naphtali, 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 Naphtali, throughout 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 Naphtali, 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 Naphtali 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

<FI> Of<Fi> the sons of Naphtali--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 Nephtali, 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, were able to go forth to war,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Of the sons of Naphtali: 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.41those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

v.42This passage

v.43those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

Cross references

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

  • Genesis 46:24

    And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

  • Genesis 49:21

    Naphtali is a hind let loose: He giveth goodly words.

  • Numbers 26:48

    The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;

  • Genesis 30:7

    And Bilhah Rachel’s handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

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