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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Numbers
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 203,866 words · 574 reading sections
Numbers 1:1
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible. Numbers 1:1 INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS This book has its name from the account it gives of the "numbers" of the children of Israel, twice taken particularly; which name it has with this Greeks and Latins, and so with the Syriac and Arabic versions; but with the Jews it is cal…
564 wordsSECTION 2Numbers 1:2
Numbers 1:2 Ver. 2. 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 Abr…
315 wordsSECTION 3Numbers 1:3
Numbers 1:3 Ver. 3. 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 goi…
246 wordsSECTION 4Numbers 1:4
Numbers 1:4 Ver. 4. 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 Nu 1:16 and Nu 7…
110 wordsSECTION 5Numbers 1:5
Numbers 1:5 Ver. 5. 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 ho…
498 wordsSECTION 6Numbers 1:6
Numbers 1:6 Ver. 6. Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. See Gill on "Nu 1:5".…
18 wordsSECTION 7Numbers 1:7
Numbers 1:7 Ver. 7. Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab. See Gill on "Nu 1:5".…
18 wordsSECTION 8Numbers 1:8
Numbers 1:8 Ver. 8. Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. See Gill on "Nu 1:5".…
18 wordsSECTION 9Numbers 1:10
Numbers 1:10 Ver. 10. Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. See Gill on "Nu 1:5".…
30 wordsSECTION 10Numbers 1:11
Numbers 1:11 Ver. 11. Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. See Gill on "Nu 1:5".…
18 wordsSECTION 11Numbers 1:12
Numbers 1:12 Ver. 12. Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. See Gill on "Nu 1:5".…
18 wordsSECTION 12Numbers 1:16
Numbers 1:16 Ver. 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" {d}, whom God had called by name and selected from the rest of the …
194 wordsSECTION 13Numbers 1:17
Numbers 1:17 Ver. 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 Nu 1:…
72 wordsSECTION 14Numbers 1:18
Numbers 1:18 Ver. 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, Nu 1:1; so expeditious were he and Aaron in do…
260 wordsSECTION 15Numbers 1:19
Numbers 1:19 Ver. 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, 1Ch 21:17; so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai; where they now were …
137 wordsSECTION 16Numbers 1:20
Numbers 1:20 Ver. 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 E…
2,797 wordsSECTION 17Numbers 2:1
Numbers 2:1 INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 2 This chapter contains the order of the encampment and march of the tribes of Israel in their proper places about the tabernacle; the general direction for the same is in Nu 1:1; the particulars follow; on the cast of the tabernacle the camp of Judah was to pitch, and under his st…
271 wordsSECTION 18Numbers 2:2
Numbers 2:2 Ver. 2. Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard,.... Or banner, of which there were four, as appears from the following account, under each of which were placed three tribes; and so every man of each tribe was to pitch his tent in the tribe he belonged to, and by the standard un…
545 wordsSECTION 19Numbers 2:3
Numbers 2:3 Ver. 3. And on the east side, towards the rising of the sun,.... Which rises in the east; or of all; for, as Jarchi observes, that which is "before" is called "Kedem", the east, as the west is called "behind": shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch, throughout their armies; the tribes of Ju…
234 wordsSECTION 20Numbers 2:4
Numbers 2:4 Ver. 4. And his host, and those that were numbered of them,.... As they had been before; and, supposing these words to be the words of God, there is no necessity of rendering them in the future, as some have observed; though they seem rather to be the words of Moses, who under every tribe repeats the numbe…
124 wordsSECTION 21Numbers 2:5
Numbers 2:5 Ver. 5. And those that do pitch next unto him [shall be] the tribe of Issachar,.... Who with Zebulun, after mentioned, as placed with him under the same standard, were the brethren of Judah, by the same mother Leah, and so fitly put together, as most likely to continue in harmony and love; and being the yo…
97 wordsSECTION 22Numbers 2:6
Numbers 2:6 Ver. 6. And his host,.... The host of Issachar; and those that were numbered thereof, [were] fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 54,400 men. Which had been numbered, for it does not appear that there was a fresh account taken; see Nu 1:29.…
49 wordsSECTION 23Numbers 2:7
Numbers 2:7 Ver. 7. [Then] the tribe of Zebulun,.... He pitched next; though the order of their encampment was not, as it may seem, first Judah, after him Issachar, and below him Zebulun; for Judah lay between these two, the one before him, and the other behind him; and it was Issachar that was behind, and Zebulun bef…
141 wordsSECTION 24Numbers 2:8
Numbers 2:8 Ver. 8. And his host,.... That is, the host of Zebulun; and those that were numbered thereof, [were] fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 57,400 men; see Nu 1:31.…
35 wordsSECTION 25Numbers 2:9
Numbers 2:9 Ver. 9. All that were numbered in the camp of Judah [were] an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies,.... 186,400 men. The sum total of the three tribes, which formed that camp: this was the largest camp of them all, being near 30,000 more than Da…
130 wordsSECTION 26Numbers 2:10
Numbers 2:10 Ver. 10. On the south side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies,.... This camp consisted of the tribes of Reuben, Simeon, and Gad, which was divided into lesser bodies, regiments, or companies, called armies; and this was placed to the south of the tabernacle, or to the…
176 wordsSECTION 27Numbers 2:11
Numbers 2:11 Ver. 11. And his host,.... That is, the host of Reuben, as distinct from his camp, of which it was only a part, and of which Elizur was captain; and those that were numbered thereof, [were] forty and six thousand and five hundred. 46,500 men; see Nu 1:21.…
53 wordsSECTION 28Numbers 2:12
Numbers 2:12 Ver. 12. And those which pitch by him [shall be] the tribe of Simeon,.... Under his standard, and on one side of it; Reuben and Simeon being brothers by the mother as well as the father's side, might well be thought to agree together; and Reuben being the eldest brother, and the eldest of all Jacob's sons…
89 wordsSECTION 29Numbers 2:13
Numbers 2:13 Ver. 13. And his host,.... That is, the host of Simeon: and those that were numbered of them, [were] fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 59,300 men; the same as in Nu 1:23.…
39 wordsSECTION 30Numbers 2:14
Numbers 2:14 Ver. 14. Then the tribe of Gad,.... Who was placed on the other side of Reuben's standard, and according to the former direction he must be before, and Simeon behind; and Gad being the eldest son of Leah's handmaid Zilpah, is fitly placed under Leah's firstborn, and being the son of an handmaid, could not…
116 wordsSECTION 31Numbers 2:15
Numbers 2:15 Ver. 15. And his host,.... That is, the host of Gad, as distinct from those of Reuben and Simeon, which together formed the camp; and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. 45,650 men; see Nu 1:25.…
51 wordsSECTION 32Numbers 2:16
Numbers 2:16 Ver. 16. And all that were numbered in the camp of Reuben [were] an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies,.... 151,450 men. Putting Reuben's host, and the hosts of Simeon and Gad together, Nu 2:13, which was much lesser than the preceding camp, bei…
109 wordsSECTION 33Numbers 2:17
Numbers 2:17 Ver. 17. Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites,.... Which reached four miles, according to the Targum of Jonathan, as did Judah's. Levi's stone, as the Jews say {i}, was the carbuncle, and his flag was coloured, a third part white, and a third part black, a…
345 wordsSECTION 34Numbers 2:18
Numbers 2:18 Ver. 18. On the west side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Ephraim, according to their armies,.... It was in the rear or behind, consisting of his tribe, and of the tribes of Manasseh and Benjamin, divided into several companies, and extended four miles, as the above Targum. The Jewish writers say {…
193 wordsSECTION 35Numbers 2:19
Numbers 2:19 Ver. 19. And his host,.... That is, the host of Ephraim; and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty thousand and five hundred. 40,500 men. Not his camp, but his host, or the army, which consisted only of his own tribe see Nu 1:33.…
50 wordsSECTION 36Numbers 2:20
Numbers 2:20 Ver. 20. And by him [shall be] the tribe of Manasseh,.... Who though the elder brother to Ephraim, yet Ephraim was preferred to him, and had a standard given him, and his elder brother was directed to pitch by it; and this being agreeably to the prophecy of Jacob, could not well be objected to; and Benjam…
130 wordsSECTION 37Numbers 2:21
Numbers 2:21 Ver. 21. And his host,.... That is, the host of Manasseh; and those that were numbered of them, [were] thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 32,200 men; see Nu 1:35.…
36 wordsSECTION 38Numbers 2:22
Numbers 2:22 Ver. 22. Then the tribe of Benjamin,.... He was to pitch under the same standard of Ephraim, and the other side of it from that of Manasseh; the one being before, and the other behind, and the standard in the middle; See Gill on "Nu 2:7"; and the captains of the sons of Benjamin [shall be] Abidan the son…
1,447 wordsSECTION 39Numbers 3:1
Numbers 3:1 INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 3 In this chapter an account is given of the genealogy of the priests and Levites, and of the gift of the Levites to the priests, of the numbering of them, and the service they were to perform; and first of the priests, the sons of Aaron, Nu 3:1; and then of the Levites, as given u…
363 wordsSECTION 40Numbers 3:2
Numbers 3:2 Ver. 2. And these [are] the names of the sons of Aaron,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds, disciples of Moses, the master of the Israelites; none of the posterity of Moses being expressly, named; Jarchi observes, that the sons of Aaron are called the generations of Moses, because he taught them the law; for …
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Numbers 3:3 Ver. 3. These [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed,.... With the holy, anointing oil, with which they were anointed when, Aaron was and they only, see Ex 30:30; whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office; that is, whom Moses consecrated, by anointing them, putti…
84 wordsSECTION 42Numbers 3:4
Numbers 3:4 Ver. 4. And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord,...., By flaming fire, as the Targum of Jonathan adds, see Le 10:2; and so were not alive at this time when the account of the priests and Levites was taken: when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai; after the tabernacle was…
321 wordsSECTION 43Numbers 3:5
Numbers 3:5 Ver. 5. And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... After he had given him the order for the numbering the children of Israel, and for the manner of their encampment and journeying: saying; as follows.…
37 wordsSECTION 44Numbers 3:6
Numbers 3:6 Ver. 6. Bring the tribe of Levi near,.... Separate them from the rest, set them apart for special service about, the sanctuary, let them have a place nearer to it than the other tribes, or offer them, that is, to the Lord, as in Nu 8:11; as well as bring them near to Aaron; so it follows: and present them…
136 wordsSECTION 45Numbers 3:7
Numbers 3:7 Ver. 7. And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation,.... The charge of Aaron and of all the people of Israel, which was to secure the sanctuary from being polluted or plundered: this the Levites were to be employed about, and thereby ease the high priest and the other priests, …
262 wordsSECTION 46Numbers 3:8
Numbers 3:8 Ver. 8. And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation,.... Take care of them that none be lost or come to any damage, especially while it was moving, and carried from place to place; then the several parts of it, as well as the vessels in it, were committed to their care and…
92 wordsSECTION 47Numbers 3:9
Numbers 3:9 Ver. 9. And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons,.... To be their ministers and servants: they [are] wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel: even all of them entirely, none excepted; the whole tribe which were not in the priestly office; those were separated from the rest of…
186 wordsSECTION 48Numbers 3:10
Numbers 3:10 Ver. 10. And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons,.... To the priestly office; this was done before, but is renewed for the confirmation of it, and repeated to put them in mind of it, that they be careful to execute it, as follows: and they shall wait on their priest's office, to do what was peculiar to…
297 wordsSECTION 49Numbers 3:11
Numbers 3:11 Ver. 11. And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... Continued to speak unto him, and give him the reason of his appointing the Levites to minister to the priests and serve the tabernacle: saying: as follows.…
38 wordsSECTION 50Numbers 3:12
Numbers 3:12 Ver. 12. And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel,.... Separated them from others, and set them apart for the service of the sanctuary; this was his own act and deed, and which he did of his own will and pleasure, who is a sovereign Being, and might and would do whatsoever…
466 wordsSECTION 51Numbers 3:13
Numbers 3:13 Ver. 13. Because all the firstborn [are] mine,.... Not merely in a general way, as all creatures are his, but in a special manner as his own, and that for the following reason: [for] on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man a…
249 wordsSECTION 52Numbers 3:14
Numbers 3:14 Ver. 14. And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai,.... At the same time he gave the order, and made the declaration before mentioned, and in the place where now the children of Israel were, and from whence they shortly removed: saying; as follows.…
50 wordsSECTION 53Numbers 3:15
Numbers 3:15 Ver. 15. Number the children of Levi,.... Who were left out of the general muster of the children of Israel, but now were to be numbered alone, and in a different manner, and for, a different purpose, the Lord having a special regard auto, them, and special service for them: after the house of their fath…
274 wordsSECTION 54Numbers 3:16
Numbers 3:16 Ver. 16. And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord,.... Took the account of all of a month old in the several houses and families of the tribe of Levi; though Moses is only here mentioned, yet it seems from Nu 3:39; that Aaron was concerned with him in it; yea, in an after numbering of the…
146 wordsSECTION 55Numbers 3:17
Numbers 3:17 Ver. 17. And these were the sons of Levi, by their names,.... The immediate offspring and descendants of that patriarch: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; these went down with him into Egypt, Ge 46:11.…
38 wordsSECTION 56Numbers 3:18
Numbers 3:18 Ver. 18. And these [are] the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families,.... Or to Gershon belonged two families, called after the names of his sons, who were now numbered, namely, Libni and Shimei; and who are elsewhere mentioned as his sons, Ex 6:17; and from hence were the families of the Libnite…
66 wordsSECTION 57Numbers 3:19
Numbers 3:19 Ver. 19. And the sons of Kohath, by their families,.... Who was the second son of Levi: Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel; so in Ex 6:18; and from whom were named the family of the Amramites, to which Moses and Aaron belonged; and the families of the Izeharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites, as they ar…
63 wordsSECTION 58Numbers 3:20
Numbers 3:20 Ver. 20. And the sons, of Merari, by their families,.... The third son of Levi; Mahli and Mushi; the same as in Ex 6:19; from whom were denominated the families of the Mahlites and Mushites, who, as the preceding families, were numbered at this time: these [are] the families of the Levites, according to…
67 wordsSECTION 59Numbers 3:21
Numbers 3:21 Ver. 21. Of Gershon [was] the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites,.... The first son of Levi: these [are] the family of the Gershonites; that were now, numbered.…
35 wordsSECTION 60Numbers 3:22
Numbers 3:22 Ver. 22. Those that were numbered of them,.... Of the two families that sprung from Gershon: according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upwards: in the said families; [even] those that were numbered of them, [were] seven thousand and five hundred; 7,500 men, which was neither the lea…
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