And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
His army and those who were counted in it numbered forty thousand five hundred men.
This verse is recording the exact number of fighting men in one of Israel's tribal armies during their wilderness journey.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, God instructed Moses to conduct a census of the Israelites after their exodus from Egypt, organizing them into tribes for their wilderness journey and military readiness. This census helped establish order around the Tabernacle and prepared the people for potential conflicts as they traveled toward the Promised Land. Specifically, Numbers 2:19 details the count of fighting men from the tribe of Simeon, emphasizing God's precise oversight of His nation's structure.
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