John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:15
Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan . See Gill on Numbers 1:5 . read more
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John Gill
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:16
These were the renowned of the congregation ,.... The most famous and eminent among the people, for their birth and pedigree, or for their excellent qualities of wisdom, courage, and the like; or "the called of the congregation" F4 קריאי העדה "convocati coetus", Montanus, Drusius; "convocati e coetu", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. , whom God had called by name and selected from the rest of the congregation to the above service, whereby great honour was done them: Aben Ezra... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:17
And Moses and Aaron took these men ,.... They doubtless sent for them, and acquainted them with the nomination of them, by the Lord himself, for such a service; and they took them with them to the place where the number of the people was to be taken: which are expressed by their names : in Numbers 1:16 , and that as declared by the mouth of God himself. read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:18
And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month ,.... The month Ijar, as the Targum of Jonathan, answering to part of April and May: this was done on the selfsame day the Lord spake unto Moses about this affair, Numbers 1:1 ; so expeditious were he and Aaron in doing the will of God: and they declared their pedigrees ; either Moses and Aaron, according to Aben Ezra, who inquired when they were born, because of the computation of twenty years; and... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:19
As the Lord commanded Moses ,.... In this Moses and David differed in numbering the people of Israel; the one did it by an express command from God, and in obedience to it; the other without one, and against his will, 1 Chronicles 21:17 , so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai ; where they now were when this order was given, Numbers 1:1 ; and from whence they removed the twentieth day of this month, Numbers 10:11 ; so that in less than three weeks time, perhaps much sooner,... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:20
And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son ,.... Were numbered first, and next to them those of Simeon and Gad, for they were numbered according to the order in which they were to be encamped; for under Reuben's standard were Simeon and Gad, and under Judah's Issachar and Zebulun, and under Ephraim's Manasseh and Benjamin, and under Dan's Asher and Naphtali; and according to their order were the tribes numbered: by their generations : or "their generations", the birth, descent, and... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:21
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred . 46,500 men. See Gill on Numbers 1:20 . read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:22
Of the children of Simeon, by their generations ,.... See Gill on Numbers 1:20 . read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:23
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred . 59,300 men. See Gill on Numbers 1:20 . read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Numbers 1:14
Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel . See Gill on Numbers 1:5 . read more