17And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:
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And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. …
And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur. …
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-43)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. 1:1 ; 18 . Note, When any work is to be done for God it is good to set about it quickly, while the sense of duty is strong and pressing. And, for aught that appears, it was but one day’s work, for many other th…
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