KJV ORIGINAL
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The men from the tribe of Dan who were counted totaled 62,700.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that 62,700 fighting men were counted from the tribe of Dan during Israel's census in the wilderness.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the first census Moses conducted of Israel's twelve tribes while they camped in the wilderness of Sinai, about a year after leaving Egypt. The census counted all men aged 20 and older who were able to serve in the military. Dan was one of Jacob's twelve sons, and his descendants had grown into a large, strong tribe by this time.
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