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Numbers 1:23

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The number of men counted from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse records that 59,300 fighting men were counted from the tribe of Simeon during Israel's census in the wilderness.

📚 Historical Context

This census took place about one year after Israel's exodus from Egypt, while they were camped at Mount Sinai. God commanded Moses to count all men aged 20 and older who were able to serve in the army, tribe by tribe. This was both for military organization and to fulfill God's promises about Israel becoming a great nation.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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