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The count of the soldiers in Numbers 26 of the two and a half tribes were over 100,000. However, Joshua 4:13 shows that the special troops were about 40,000. 12 And the children of Reuben, and the...
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#3: Post edited
by
robev
·
2020-07-07T13:47:11Z (over 4 years ago)
- The count of the soldiers in Numbers 26 of the two and a half tribes were over 100,000. However, [Joshua 4:13](https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15788#v13) shows that the special troops were about 40,000.
- > 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of
- > Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken
- > to them.
- >
- > 13 About forty thousand armed for war passed over before the Lord to battle,
- > to the plains of Jericho.
The *chida* on Joshua [1:14](https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15785#v14) says- > Your wives, your children, and your cattle shall settle in the land that
- > Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan, and you, all the **mighty**
- > warriors, shall cross over armed before your brothers, and you shall help
- > them.
- **כל גבורי חיל** *All the mighty warriors* Apparently Joshua did not ask for all the men of fighting, only the *mighty warriors*. This would account for an apparent discrepancy. According to the census in *Numbers 26*, there were over 100,000 fighters in the three tribes, but only 40,000 participated in the first battle for Eretz Yisrael (Joshua 4:12-13), they were the *mighty warriors* (*Chida*)
- The count of the soldiers in Numbers 26 of the two and a half tribes were over 100,000. However, [Joshua 4:13](https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15788#v13) shows that the special troops were about 40,000.
- > 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of
- > Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken
- > to them.
- >
- > 13 About forty thousand armed for war passed over before the Lord to battle,
- > to the plains of Jericho.
- The *Chida* on Joshua [1:14](https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15785#v14) says
- > Your wives, your children, and your cattle shall settle in the land that
- > Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan, and you, all the **mighty**
- > warriors, shall cross over armed before your brothers, and you shall help
- > them.
- **כל גבורי חיל** *All the mighty warriors* Apparently Joshua did not ask for all the men of fighting, only the *mighty warriors*. This would account for an apparent discrepancy. According to the census in *Numbers 26*, there were over 100,000 fighters in the three tribes, but only 40,000 participated in the first battle for Eretz Yisrael (Joshua 4:12-13), they were the *mighty warriors* (*Chida*)
#2: Post edited
by
sabbahillel
·
2020-07-06T20:18:38Z (over 4 years ago)
- The count of the soldiers in Numbers 26 of the two and a half tribes were over 100,000. However, [Joshua 4:13](https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15788#v13) shows that the special troops were about 40,000.
- > 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of
- > Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken
- > to them.
- >
- > 13 About forty thousand armed for war passed over before the Lord to battle,
- > to the plains of Jericho.
The *chida on Joshua [1:14](https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15785#v14) says- > Your wives, your children, and your cattle shall settle in the land that
- > Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan, and you, all the **mighty**
- > warriors, shall cross over armed before your brothers, and you shall help
- > them.
- **כל גבורי חיל** *All the mighty warriors* Apparently Joshua did not ask for all the men of fighting, only the *mighty warriors*. This would account for an apparent discrepancy. According to the census in *Numbers 26*, there were over 100,000 fighters in the three tribes, but only 40,000 participated in the first battle for Eretz Yisrael (Joshua 4:12-13), they were the *mighty warriors* (*Chida*)
- The count of the soldiers in Numbers 26 of the two and a half tribes were over 100,000. However, [Joshua 4:13](https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15788#v13) shows that the special troops were about 40,000.
- > 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of
- > Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken
- > to them.
- >
- > 13 About forty thousand armed for war passed over before the Lord to battle,
- > to the plains of Jericho.
- The *chida* on Joshua [1:14](https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15785#v14) says
- > Your wives, your children, and your cattle shall settle in the land that
- > Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan, and you, all the **mighty**
- > warriors, shall cross over armed before your brothers, and you shall help
- > them.
- **כל גבורי חיל** *All the mighty warriors* Apparently Joshua did not ask for all the men of fighting, only the *mighty warriors*. This would account for an apparent discrepancy. According to the census in *Numbers 26*, there were over 100,000 fighters in the three tribes, but only 40,000 participated in the first battle for Eretz Yisrael (Joshua 4:12-13), they were the *mighty warriors* (*Chida*)
#1: Initial revision
by
sabbahillel
·
2020-07-06T20:17:39Z (over 4 years ago)
The count of the soldiers in Numbers 26 of the two and a half tribes were over 100,000. However, [Joshua 4:13](https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15788#v13) shows that the special troops were about 40,000. > 12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of > Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses had spoken > to them. > > 13 About forty thousand armed for war passed over before the Lord to battle, > to the plains of Jericho. The *chida on Joshua [1:14](https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/15785#v14) says > Your wives, your children, and your cattle shall settle in the land that > Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan, and you, all the **mighty** > warriors, shall cross over armed before your brothers, and you shall help > them. **כל גבורי חיל** *All the mighty warriors* Apparently Joshua did not ask for all the men of fighting, only the *mighty warriors*. This would account for an apparent discrepancy. According to the census in *Numbers 26*, there were over 100,000 fighters in the three tribes, but only 40,000 participated in the first battle for Eretz Yisrael (Joshua 4:12-13), they were the *mighty warriors* (*Chida*)