KJV ORIGINAL
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
His army and those who were counted among them numbered fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is recording the exact number of fighting men in one of Israel's tribal armies during their time in the wilderness.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of the first military census Moses conducted in the wilderness of Sinai, about a year after the Israelites left Egypt. God commanded Moses to count all the men twenty years old and above who could serve in the army, organizing them by their tribes for both military and camp purposes. This specific count refers to the tribe of Gad's fighting force as they prepared for their journey to the Promised Land.
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