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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Numbers 1 In this chapter orders are given to Moses to take the number of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upwards, Numbers 1:1; and the men that were to assist in this work, one of each tribe are mentioned by name, Numbers 1:4; all which was accordingly done, Numbers 1:17; and the particular numbers of each tribe...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai,.... Which is different from the wilderness of Sin, Exodus 16:1; and had its name from the mountain so called, on which God gave the law of the decalogue, and where the Israelites had been encamped eleven months, Exodus 19:1; in the tabernacle of the congregation; which had now been set up a...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel,.... Excepting the Levites; nor were any account taken of the mixed multitude that came out of Egypt with the children of Israel, only of them; and this account was taken, partly to observe the fulfilment of the divine promise to Abraham concerning the multiplication of his seed,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
From twenty years old and upwards,.... All that had entered into their twentieth year, or, as it should rather seem, who were full twenty years of age, and all that were above it without any limitation; though some limit it to fifty, and others to sixty years, when men may be reasonably excused going to war; for to know who were fit for it seems...
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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 head of the house of his fathers; and prince of the tribe he belonged to, as appears from Numbers 1:16 and Numbers 7:2, where an account is given of the same...
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And these [are] the names of the men that shall stand with you,.... Be present with Moses and Aaron when numbering the people; not merely as spectators of the affair, and inspectors of the accounts, but as assistants in the work; each man in his tribe, being best acquainted with the families and houses in it; and these men were not pitched upon by...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. [See comments on Numbers 1:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab. [See comments on Numbers 1:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. [See comments on Numbers 1:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon. [See comments on Numbers 1:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. [See comments on Numbers 1:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. [See comments on Numbers 1:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. [See comments on Numbers 1:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran. [See comments on Numbers 1:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel. [See comments on Numbers 1:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan. [See comments on Numbers 1:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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" (d), whom God had called by name and selected from the rest of the congregation to the above service, whereby great...
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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...
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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...
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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 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...