KJV ORIGINAL
Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
When they counted all the males from one month old and older, the total number was seven thousand five hundred.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records the census count of 7,500 males in one of the Levite family groups who would serve in God's tabernacle.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the census of the Levites that God commanded Moses to take in the wilderness. The Levites were the tribe set apart to serve God in the tabernacle, replacing the firstborn of all Israel. This particular count refers to the Gershonites, one of the three main Levite family groups, and includes males from infancy onward since they were all considered consecrated to God's service.
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