Numbers 1 · Verse 45

Numbers 1:45

So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;
Numbers 1:45, King James Version

Numbers 1:45 in other translations

BSBSo all the Israelites twenty years of age or older who could serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.
WEBSo all those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war in Israel—
ASVSo all they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;
YLTAnd they are, all those numbered of the sons of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host in Israel,
DARBYAnd all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, according to their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, all that went forth to military service in Israel,
BBESo all those who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their families, all those of twenty years old and over who were able to go to war,
WebsterSo were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;

What does Numbers 1:45 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 1:45-46
45-46. all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand, &c.--What an astonishing increase from seventy-five persons who went down to Egypt about two hundred fifteen years before [see on Ge 46:8], and who were subjected to the greatest privations and hardships! And yet this enumeration was restricted to men from twenty years and upwards [Nu 1:3]. Including women, children, and old men, together with the Levites, the whole population of Israel, on the ordinary principles of computation, amounted to about 2,400,000.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 1:44-46

We have here the sum total. How much was required to maintain all these in the wilderness! They were all provided for by God every day. When we observe the faithfulness of God, however unlikely the performance of his promise may appear, we may take courage as to those which yet remain to be fulfilled to the church of God.

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Numbers 1:45 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּֽהְי֛וּvai.yih.Yuand they wereH1961
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
פְּקוּדֵ֥יpe.ku.Dei[those] enrolled ofH6485
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1004
אֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.Tamancestors theirH1
מִבֶּ֨ןmi.Benfrom a son ofH1121
עֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimtwentyH6242
שָׁנָה֙sha.Nahyear[s]H8141
וָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahand up -wardsH4605
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
יֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'[one who] goes forthH3318
צָבָ֖אtza.Va'warfareH6635
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃be.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478

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

Context

  • Numbers 1:44

    These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.

  • Numbers 1:45

    So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;

  • Numbers 1:46

    Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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Numbers 1:45 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y fueron todos los contados de los hijos de Israel por las casas de sus padres, de veinte años arriba, todos los que podían salir á la guerra en Israel;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tous les dénombrés des fils d’Israël, selon leurs maisons de pères, depuis l’âge de 20 ans et au-dessus, tous ceux qui étaient propres au service militaire en Israël,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es waren alle Gemusterten der Kinder Israel, nach ihren Vaterhäusern, von zwanzig Jahren und darüber, jeder, der zum Heere auszog in Israel:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fueruntque omnis numerus filiorum Israël per domos et familias suas a vigesimo anno et supra, qui poterant ad bella procedere,