Numbers 1 · Verse 34

Numbers 1:34

Of the children of Manasseh, 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;
Numbers 1:34, King James Version

Numbers 1:34 in other translations

BSBAnd from the sons of Manasseh, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
WEBOf the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:
ASVOf the children of Manasseh, 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;
YLTOf the sons of Manasseh--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--
DARBYOf the children of Manasseh: 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:
BBEThe generations of the sons of Manasseh were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over who was able to go to war;
WebsterOf the children of Manasseh, 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;

What does Numbers 1:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 1:20-44

20-44. These are those that were numbered--In this registration the tribe of Judah appears the most numerous; and accordingly, as the pre-eminence had been assigned to it by Jacob [Ge 49:8-12], it got the precedence in all the encampments of Israel. Of the two half-tribes of Joseph, who is seen to be "a fruitful bough" [Ge 49:22], that of Ephraim was the larger, as had been predicted. The relative increase of all…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 1:1-43

The people were numbered to show God's faithfulness in thus increasing the seed of Jacob, that they might be the better trained for the wars and conquest of Canaan, and to ascertain their families in order to the division of the land. It is said of each tribe, that those were numbered who were able to go forth to war; they had wars before them, though now they met with no opposition. Let the believer be prepared to…

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Numbers 1:34 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Neiof [the] descendants ofH1121
מְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehManassehH4519
תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םtol.do.Tamgenealogies theirH8435
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םle.mish.pe.cho.Tamto clans theirH4940
לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1004
אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.Tamancestors theirH1
בְּמִסְפַּ֣רbe.mis.Parby [the] number ofH4557
שֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotnamesH8034
מִבֶּ֨ןmi.Benfrom a son ofH1121
עֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimtwentyH6242
שָׁנָה֙sha.Nahyear[s]H8141
וָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahand up -wardsH4605
כֹּ֖לkoleveryH3605
יֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'[one who] goes forthH3318
צָבָֽא\׃tza.Va'warfareH6635

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 1:34

  • Numbers 26:28-34

    The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites. These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites: And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites: …

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Context

  • Numbers 1:33

    Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.

  • Numbers 1:34

    Of the children of Manasseh, 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;

  • Numbers 1:35

    Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

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Numbers 1:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
De los hijos de Manasés, por sus generaciones, por sus familias, por las casas de sus padres, conforme á la cuenta de los nombres, de veinte años arriba, todos los que podían salir á la guerra;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Des fils de Manassé: leurs générations, selon leurs familles, selon leurs maisons de pères, suivant le nombre des noms, depuis l’âge de 20 ans et au-dessus, tous ceux qui étaient propres au service militaire,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Von den Söhnen Manasses: ihre Geschlechter nach ihren Familien, nach ihren Vaterhäusern, nach der Zahl der Namen, von zwanzig Jahren und darüber, jeder, der zum Heere auszog,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Porro filiorum Manasse per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt per nomina singulorum a viginti annis et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,