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21 Those of them who were numbered[a] from the tribe of Reuben were 46,500.

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  1. Numbers 1:21 tn Heb “those numbered of them.” The form is פְּקֻדֵיהֶם (pequdehem), the passive participle with the pronominal suffix. This indicates that the number came to 46,500, but it specifically refers to “those numbered.” This expression occurs frequently throughout the book of Numbers.