40Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
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Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. …
And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son. …
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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