KJV ORIGINAL
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The men counted from the tribe of Reuben totaled 46,500.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben were counted in Israel's first military census.
📚 Historical Context
This census took place in the wilderness of Sinai about a year after the Israelites left Egypt. God commanded Moses to count all men aged 20 and older who were able to serve in the army, organizing them by their ancestral tribes. This was preparation for their journey to the Promised Land and the battles they would face.
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