Numbers 1:23

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

Those that were mbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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Referenced Verses

Num 26:14 : 14 These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.
Num 2:13 : 13 And his host, and those that were mbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
Num 25:8-9 : 8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. 9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
Num 25:14 : 14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Num 1:21-22
2 verses
85%
21Those that were mbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
22Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were mbered of them, according to the mber of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Num 2:11-13
3 verses
84%
11And his host, and those that were mbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
12And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
13And his host, and those that were mbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
1 Chr 12:25
83%
25Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
Num 1:24-33
10 verses
80%
24Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the mber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
25Those that were mbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
26Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the mber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
27Those that were mbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
28Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the mber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
29Those that were mbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
30Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the mber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
31Those that were mbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
32Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the mber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
33Those that were mbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.
Num 1:41-43
3 verses
78%
41Those that were mbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
42Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the mber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
43Those that were mbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Num 1:45-46
2 verses
77%
45So were all those that were mbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;
46Even all they that were mbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
Num 26:14
76%
14These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.
Num 1:35-37
3 verses
76%
35Those that were mbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
36Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the mber of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
37Those that were mbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Num 1:39
75%
39Those that were mbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
Num 26:51
75%
51These were the mbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
Num 2:32
75%
32These are those which were mbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were mbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
Num 2:30
75%
30And his host, and those that were mbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Num 2:23
74%
23And his host, and those that were mbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
Num 3:22
73%
22Those that were mbered of them, according to the mber of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were mbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
Rev 7:7
73%
7Of the tribe of Simeon we sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi we sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar we sealed twelve thousand.
Num 2:6
73%
6And his host, and those that were mbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
Num 4:40
73%
40Even those that were mbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
Num 2:8
73%
8And his host, and those that were mbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
Num 1:6
72%
6Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Josh 19:1
72%
1And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
Num 26:27
71%
27These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were mbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.
1 Chr 4:42
71%
42And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
Num 10:19
71%
19And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Num 2:4
71%
4And his host, and those that were mbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
Num 2:15
71%
15And his host, and those that were mbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
Num 1:19
70%
19As the LORD commanded Moses, so he mbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
Num 3:34
70%
34And those that were mbered of them, according to the mber of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred.
Num 2:19
70%
19And his host, and those that were mbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
Num 3:43
70%
43And all the firstborn males by the mber of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were mbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.
Josh 19:9
70%
9Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
Num 26:43
70%
43All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were mbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.
1 Chr 5:18
70%
18The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.