KJV ORIGINAL
Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The total number of men who were counted was 603,550.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse gives us the final count of all the Israelite men who were able to serve in the army - over 600,000 strong.
📚 Historical Context
This census took place in the wilderness of Sinai, about a year after the Israelites left Egypt. Moses was commanded by God to count all the men twenty years old and above who were able to go to war, organizing them by their tribes. This massive number shows how God had blessed and multiplied the descendants of Abraham during their time in Egypt, despite their slavery.
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