KJV ORIGINAL
All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
All the families of the Shuhamites, when they were counted, totaled 64,400 people.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that the Shuhamite clan numbered 64,400 people in the census.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, this verse is from a census taken by Moses in the wilderness, as the Israelites prepared to enter the Promised Land after their years of wandering. This specific count refers to the families of the Shuhamites, a subclan within the tribe of Dan, and it was part of a larger effort to assess the population for military organization and land allocation. The census highlighted God's ongoing faithfulness in preserving and numbering His people despite their challenges.
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