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Numbers 1:17
Numbers 1:17
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Numbers 1 — OverviewNumbers 1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIsrael was now to be formed into a commonwealth, or rather a kingdom;
for "the Lord was their King" (1 Sam. xii. 12), their government a
theocracy, and Moses under him was king in Jeshurun, Deut. xxxiii. 5.…Numbers 1 — OverviewNumbers 1 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeNumbers 1:1, God commands Moses to number the people; Numbers 1:5, The princes of the tribes; Numbers 1:17, The number of every tribe; Numbers 1:47, The Levites are exempted for the service of the Lord.Numbers 1 — OverviewNumbers 1 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis book has its name from the account it gives of the "numbers" of the children of Israel, twice taken particularly; which name it has with this Greeks and Latins, and so with the Syriac and Arabic versions; but with…Numbers 1:17-43Numbers 1:17-43 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here the speedy execution of the orders given for the numbering
of the people. It was begun the same day that the orders were given,
The first day of the second month; compare v. 18 with v. 1. Note, When…Numbers 1:17Numbers 1:17 · The Pulpit CommentaryThese men. Designated by direct command of God; yet probably the same, or some of the same, selected by Moses for obvious personal and social reasons a short time before (Exodus 18:25).Numbers 1:17-46Numbers 1:17-46 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
THE CENSUS TAKEN (Numbers 1:17-46).