Numbers 1:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. ”

Numbers 1:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A month had passed away since the setting up of the tabernacle Exodus 40:2 , Exodus 40:17 : and the Sinaitic legislation was now complete (compare Leviticus 27:34 ). A census (“sum”) was comm...
Numbers 1:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And with you there shall be a (c) man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. (c) That is, the chiefest man of every tribe.
Numbers 1:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 1:1-46 (from P, which is used uninterruptedly as far as Numbers 10:28 ). The Numbering of the Secular Tribes. The date of this census is about eleven months after the arrival at Mt. Si...
Numbers 1:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

man. Hebrew. 'ish. See App-14. every tribe. Hence twelve, and, with Moses and Aaron, fourteen. So the twelve apostles, with Paul and Barnabas. fourteen.
Numbers 1:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
Numbers 1:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. With you there shall be a man ... - (see the note at Numbers 1:2 .) The social condition of the...
Numbers 1:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The First Numbering of the People At Sinai Moses receives the command to take the number of the males over twenty years of age in the eleven secular tribes, the tribe of Levi being enumerated sepa...
Numbers 1:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Of every tribe. — Or, for every tribe. Every one head... — The words may be rendered every one a head ... There were many heads of fathers’ houses in each tribe; but it appears from Numbers...
Numbers 1:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE CENSUS AND THE CAMP 1. THE MUSTERING Numbers 1:1-46 FROM the place of high spiritual knowledge, where through the revelation of God in covenant and law Israel has been constituted His nat...
Numbers 1:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Numbered for War; Set Apart for Worship Numbers 1:1-4 This book records two numberings of the host; the first, at Sinai; and the second, thirty-eight years after, on the threshold of Canaan. It...
Numbers 1:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Book of Numbers deals with the wilderness. It is the story of a long discipline resulting from disobedience. History moves forward, for God ever protects His own purposes from the failure of His...
Numbers 1:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Had not this method of numbering by families a particular design, more clearly thereby to ascertain the genealogy of the Lord Jesus Christ? Hebrews 7:14 Let the Reader remark with me, what dignity...
Numbers 1:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And with you there shall be a man of every tribe ,.... Excepting Levi, of which Moses and Aaron were, to assist in taking the account, and to see that it was an exact and perfect one: everyone hea...
Numbers 1:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. Ver. 4. A man of every tribe. ] These were men of renown. Num 1:16 To "do worthily in Ephrata," is t...
Numbers 1:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE FIRST CENSUS OF ISRAEL (vs.1-46) After Israel's leaving Egypt, over a year passed before we read of this census being taken. In David's time, when he determined to number the people ( 2 Samue...
Numbers 1:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Numbering of the Israelites. B. C. 1490. 1 And the L ORD spake unto Moses in the wi...
Numbers 1:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To inspect the work, that it might be faithfully and impartially done.
Numbers 1:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And with you (ye) there shall be a man of every tribe, every one head of his fathers' house.' Furthermore twelve men were to be called on to assist, one from each of the twelve tribes, each to be...
Numbers 1:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE NUMBERING OF THE PEOPLE ( Numbers 1:1-3 ) “The object of the encampment at Sinai,” says Perowne, “has been accomplished. The Covenant has been made, the Law given, the Sanctuary set up, the P...
Numbers 1:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 1:2 . Take ye the sum. The Israelites had been numbered, for the purpose of subscribing half a shekel towards the erection of the tabernacle. Now they are numbered for war; and were afterw...
Numbers 1:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

A man of every tribe: every one head of the house of his fathers. Bank and service I. Co-operation in divine service. 1. The toil of Moses and Aaron would be lessened. 2. The accomplishme...
Numbers 1:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

THE CENSUS OF SINAI ( Numbers 1:1-4 ). EXPOSITION THE CENSUS DIVINELY COMMANDED ( Numbers 1:1-4 ). Numbers 1:1 In the tabernacle of the congregation —where the Lord spa...
Numbers 1:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Muster of the People
Numbers 1:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 27:1-22 ; Exodus 18:25 ; Joshua 22:14 ; Numbers 1:16 ; Numbers 10:14-27 ; Numbers 13:2-15 ; Numbers 17:3 ; Numbers 2:3-31 ; Numbers 25:14 ; Numbers 25:4 ; Numbers 34:18-28 ;...

Numbers 1:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Numbers 1:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Numbers 1:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 1:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Numbers 1:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Numbers 1:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Numbers 1:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 1:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Numbers 1:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Numbers 1:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Numbers 1:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Numbers 1:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Numbers 1:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Numbers 1:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Numbers 1:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 1:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Numbers 1:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Numbers 1:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 1:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Numbers 1:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Numbers 1:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Numbers 1:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Numbers 1:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Numbers 1:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge