Numbers 1:41
Numbers 1:41 in Multiple Translations
those registered to the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
Forty-one thousand, five hundred of the tribe of Asher were numbered.
from the tribe of Asher, totaled 41,500.
The nomber of them also of ye tribe of Asher was one and fourtie thousand and fiue hudreth.
their numbered ones, for the tribe of Asher, [are] one and forty thousand and five hundred.
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
Forty-one thousand and five hundred.
Berean Amplified Bible — Numbers 1:41
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Numbers 1:41 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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פְּקֻדֵי/הֶ֖ם
לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה
אָשֵׁ֑ר
אֶחָ֧ד
וְ/אַרְבָּעִ֛ים
אֶ֖לֶף
וַ/חֲמֵ֥שׁ
מֵאֽוֹת
פְּקֻדֵי/הֶ֖ם
pâqad
H6485
to reckon
V-Qal-Inf-c | Suff
לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה
maṭṭeh
H4294
tribe
Prep | N-ms
אָשֵׁ֑ר
ʼÂshêr
H836
Asher
N-proper
אֶחָ֧ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
Adj
וְ/אַרְבָּעִ֛ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
forty
Conj | Adj
אֶ֖לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
Adj
וַ/חֲמֵ֥שׁ
châmêsh
H2568
five
Conj | Adj
מֵאֽוֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
Adj
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Hebrew Word Reference — Numbers 1:41
פְּקֻדֵי/הֶ֖ם
pâqad
H6485
"to reckon"
V-Qal-Inf-c | Suff
This word means to visit or oversee, and can imply a range of actions, from friendly to hostile. It is used in various contexts, including appointing, avenging, or delivering something into someone's care. The KJV translates it in many ways, including appoint, avenge, or commit.
Definition: : list/count 1) to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pay attention to, observe 1a2) to attend to 1a3) to seek, look about for 1a4) to seek in vain, need, miss, lack 1a5) to visit 1a6) to visit upon, punish 1a7) to pass in review, muster, number 1a8) to appoint, assign, lay upon as a charge, deposit 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be sought, be needed, be missed, be lacking 1b2) to be visited 1b3) to be visited upon 1b4) to be appointed 1b5) to be watched over 1c) (Piel) to muster, call up 1d) (Pual) to be passed in review, be caused to miss, be called, be called to account 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to set over, make overseer, appoint an overseer 1e2) to commit, entrust, commit for care, deposit 1f) (Hophal) 1f1) to be visited 1f2) to be deposited 1f3) to be made overseer, be entrusted 1g) (Hithpael) numbered 1h) (Hothpael) numbered
Usage: Occurs in 269 OT verses. KJV: appoint, [idiom] at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, [idiom] by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overseer, have (the) oversight, punish, reckon, (call to) remember(-brance), set (over), sum, [idiom] surely, visit, want. See also: Genesis 21:1; Numbers 26:47; Psalms 8:5.
לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה
maṭṭeh
H4294
"tribe"
Prep | N-ms
In the Bible, this word can mean a tribe, like the 12 tribes of Israel, or a staff, like the one Moses used to lead his people in Exodus 4:2.
Definition: : tribe 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)
Usage: Occurs in 205 OT verses. KJV: rod, staff, tribe. See also: Genesis 38:18; Numbers 34:19; Psalms 105:16.
אָשֵׁ֑ר
ʼÂshêr
H836
"Asher"
N-proper
Asher was the eighth son of Jacob and one of the twelve tribes of Israel, mentioned in Genesis 30:13. The tribe of Asher was known for its happy and blessed people. Asher is also the name of a region in Palestine.
Definition: A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.13; son of: Israel (H3478) and Zilpah (H2153); brother of: Gad (H1410); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Imnah (H3232), Ishvah (H3438), Ishvi (H3440), Beriah (H1283) and Serah (H8294); also translated "pine" or "cypress wood" at Ezk.27.6(?); Ashurite at 2Sa.2.9(?); § Asher = "happy" 1) son of Jacob and Zilpah 2) the tribe descended from Asher 3) a city east of Shechem in Manasseh
Usage: Occurs in 41 OT verses. KJV: Asher See also: Genesis 30:13; Joshua 17:11; Ezekiel 48:34.
אֶחָ֧ד
ʼechâd
H259
"one"
Adj
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means one or united, and is used to describe something that is single or unique. It is often translated as one, first, or alone. For example, in Genesis 1:5, God calls the light day and the darkness night, and separates them into one thing from another.
Definition: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)
Usage: Occurs in 739 OT verses. KJV: a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together, See also: Genesis 1:5; Exodus 36:26; Numbers 7:70.
וְ/אַרְבָּעִ֛ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
"forty"
Conj | Adj
The number forty is what this Hebrew word represents, often used in the Bible to mark significant periods of time, like the 40 days of rain in Genesis or the 40 years of Israel's wilderness journey.
Definition: forty
Usage: Occurs in 123 OT verses. KJV: -forty. See also: Genesis 5:13; Judges 13:1; Psalms 95:10.
אֶ֖לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
"thousand"
Adj
A thousand, as in Exodus 20:6 where God shows love to thousands of people. It represents a large number or a company of people under one leader, like an army or a group of soldiers.
Definition: : thousand 1) a thousand 1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops
Usage: Occurs in 390 OT verses. KJV: thousand. See also: Genesis 20:16; Joshua 3:4; 2 Kings 18:23.
וַ/חֲמֵ֥שׁ
châmêsh
H2568
"five"
Conj | Adj
This Hebrew word simply means the number five. It is used throughout the Bible to describe quantities of five, such as five loaves of bread in Matthew 14:17. It can also mean a multiple of five.
Definition: 1) five 1a) five (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of five (with another number) 1c) fifth (ordinal number)
Usage: Occurs in 272 OT verses. KJV: fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece). See also: Genesis 5:6; Numbers 31:45; Ezra 2:66.
מֵאֽוֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
"hundred"
Adj
Means a hundred, used as a simple number or part of a larger number in the Bible. It appears in various forms, including fractions like one one-hundredth. Found in books like Genesis and Psalms.
Definition: 1) hundred 1a) as simple number 1b) as part of larger number 1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100) Aramaic equivalent: me.ah (מְאָה "hundred" H3969)
Usage: Occurs in 511 OT verses. KJV: hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore. See also: Genesis 5:3; Numbers 2:6; Judges 18:17.
Study Notes — Numbers 1:41
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Context — The Number of Every Tribe
39those registered to the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.
40From the sons of Asher, 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,
41those registered to the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.
42From the sons of Naphtali, 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, 43those registered to the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Numbers 26:47 | These were the clans of Asher, and their registration numbered 53,400. |
| 2 | Numbers 2:28 | and his division numbers 41,500. |
Numbers 1:41 Summary
This verse tells us that there were 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher who were twenty years of age or older and able to serve in the army. This shows that God was faithful to His promise to make the Israelites a numerous people, as stated in Genesis 15:5 and Genesis 22:17. Just like the tribe of Asher, we can be prepared to fulfill our role in God's plan by trusting in His promises and being faithful to His commands, as seen in Deuteronomy 10:12-13 and Matthew 22:37-40. By doing so, we can be part of a larger community that is working together to fulfill God's plan, as described in 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 and Ephesians 4:1-16.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the significance of the number 41,500 in Numbers 1:41?
The number 41,500 represents the total number of men from the tribe of Asher who were twenty years of age or older and able to serve in the army, as recorded in the census described in Numbers 1:1-4 and Numbers 1:40-41, which is similar to the way Moses conducted the census in Exodus 30:12 and Exodus 38:26.
How does the tribe of Asher's population compare to other tribes in Israel?
The tribe of Asher's population of 41,500 is smaller than some of the other tribes, such as the tribe of Dan with 62,700 men, as seen in Numbers 1:39, but larger than others, like the tribe of Naphtali with 53,400 men, as seen in Numbers 1:43, demonstrating God's sovereignty over the population of each tribe as promised in Genesis 12:2 and Genesis 17:2-6.
What can we learn from the fact that the tribe of Asher had 41,500 men able to serve in the army?
This shows that God was faithful to His promise to make the Israelites a numerous people, as stated in Genesis 15:5 and Genesis 22:17, and that the tribe of Asher was prepared to fulfill their role in the conquest of Canaan, as described in Numbers 1:1-4 and Joshua 1:1-9.
How does this verse relate to the overall theme of the book of Numbers?
This verse is part of the larger theme of the book of Numbers, which is the preparation of the Israelites to enter the Promised Land, as seen in Numbers 1:1 and Numbers 36:13, and the organization of the tribes for this purpose, as described in Numbers 1:1-4 and Numbers 2:1-34, ultimately pointing to the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises, as seen in Deuteronomy 1:10-11 and Deuteronomy 10:22.
Reflection Questions
- What does this verse reveal about God's faithfulness to His promises, and how can I apply this to my own life?
- How does the organization of the Israelites into tribes and armies reflect God's plan for their future, and what can I learn from this about God's plan for my own life?
- In what ways can I, like the tribe of Asher, be prepared to fulfill my role in God's plan, as described in Ephesians 2:10 and 1 Corinthians 12:12-31?
- What does this verse teach me about the importance of being part of a community, as seen in Acts 2:42-47 and Hebrews 10:24-25, and how can I apply this to my own relationships with others?
Gill's Exposition on Numbers 1:41
Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Asher, [were] forty and one thousand and five hundred. 41,500 men. [See comments on Numbers 1:20].
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 1:41
And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from
Cambridge Bible on Numbers 1:41
17–46. The numbers ascertained by the census. There can be no doubt that the numbers given in chs. 1–3 and 26 are purely artificial. Gray (Numbers, pp. 10–15) shews that (1) they are impossible, (2) when compared with each other they yield absurd results, (3) they are inconsistent with numbers given in Hebrew literature earlier than P . (1) The number of male Israelites of fighting age is put at 603,550, which appears in round numbers as 600,000 in Numbers 11:21, Exodus 12:37. But the fighting men could form hardly more than a quarter of the whole; so that the population would reach a total of some 2¼ millions. The present population of the Sinaitic peninsula is estimated at from 4,000 to 6,000, and a body of over 2 million people could not find subsistence even if dispersed all over the peninsula. (2) The male first-born numbered 22,273 (Numbers 3:43); and it is fair to suppose that the number of families in which the first-born child was a female would be about the same, giving a total of some 44,546 families; in which case there was an average of about 50 children to a family. Again, from Numbers 3:12 we gather that the ‘first-born’ means the first-born of the mother, not the eldest son of a father who might have several wives. There were, therefore, 44,546 mothers.
But this number (assuming that the number of women over 20 years of age was the same as that of the men, i.e. 600,000) involves the extreme improbability that only 1 in 14 women over 20 years of age had any children. (3) According to Judges 5:8 the tribes of Benjamin, Ephraim. Manasseh, Naphtali, Zebulun and Issachar yielded only 40,000 persons, i.e. apparently fighting men. But in these six tribes the fighting men were 273,300 at the first census, and 301,000 at the second (Numbers 26). Again, in Judges 18 it is related that the Danites had no proper territory belonging to them; and therefore 600 armed men (obviously the greater part of the tribe) migrated to the north. But the fighting men of Dan numbered 62,700 at the first census, and 64,400 at the second. See, further, the additional note at the end of the chapter.
Whedon's Commentary on Numbers 1:41
AND MUSTER OF THE ADULT MALES, Numbers 1:1-46.At the close of the third book of Moses the temple in the wilderness — the tabernacle — had been erected, the law of sacrifices instituted, the Aaronic