Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
From the tribe of Benjamin, counting by their family lines and ancestral houses, recording the names of all men who were twenty years old and older, everyone who was able to serve in battle;
This verse is part of a military census, counting all the fighting-age men from the tribe of Benjamin who could serve in Israel's army.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the first census Moses conducted in the wilderness, about a year after the Israelites left Egypt. God commanded this military census to organize the tribes for both their journey to the Promised Land and for potential battles they would face. Benjamin was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Jacob's youngest son.
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