KJV ORIGINAL
The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The entire group of people together numbered 42,360.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records the total count of Jewish exiles who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem to rebuild their homeland.
📚 Historical Context
This census was taken during Nehemiah's time as he organized the returned Jewish exiles in Jerusalem around 445 BC. The people had been in Babylonian captivity for about 70 years, and several waves of returnees had come back to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple. Nehemiah was conducting this count to establish proper governance and ensure the city was adequately populated for defense and worship.
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