These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.
These are the families of Naphtali organized by their family groups, and when they counted all the men, there were 45,400 of them.
This verse records that the tribe of Naphtali had 45,400 fighting-age men when Moses conducted the second census of Israel.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, Moses conducted a second census of the Israelites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land around 1400 BC, following God's instructions to assess the military strength and land distribution for each tribe. This census, taken in the wilderness, updated the population from an earlier count and reflected the tribes' growth or decline since their exodus from Egypt. Specifically, verse 50 records the tally for the tribe of Naphtali, showing 45,400 men of fighting age.
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