Numbers 1:19
As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
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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…
We 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 Num 1:18 with…
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…