KJV ORIGINAL
And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The number of fighting men in his army was 46,500.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is recording the exact count of soldiers available for battle from one of Israel's tribes as they organized their camp in the wilderness.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the detailed census Moses took of Israel's twelve tribes while they were camped in the wilderness after leaving Egypt. God commanded Moses to count all the men twenty years old and above who were able to serve in the army, organizing them by tribes around the tabernacle. This military organization was preparation for their eventual conquest of the Promised Land.
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