Numbers 1:2
“Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel,.... Excepting the Levites; nor were any account taken…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Numbers 1:1-4
A month had passed away since the setting up of the tabernacle Exo 40:2, Exo 40:17 : and the Sinaitic legislation was…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 1:1-16
I. We have here a commission issued out for the numbering of the people of Israel; and David, long after, paid dearly…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
their families Rather their clans, i.e. groups of families related by blood.
fathers" houses here denotes families,…
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