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Numbers 1:17

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

So Moses and Aaron took the men who had been specifically chosen and named:

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Moses and Aaron gathered the specific men who had been chosen by name to help them with an important task.

📚 Historical Context

This verse occurs during Israel's time in the wilderness after leaving Egypt, when God commanded Moses to take a census of all the fighting men. Moses and Aaron were selecting tribal leaders who had been specifically named by God to help count the people from each of the twelve tribes. This was part of organizing the nation for their journey to the Promised Land and potential military campaigns.

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