And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife. {waited...: Heb. was before}

And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

Now the children of Israel after their number, {to wit}, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course {were} twenty and four thousand.