KJV ORIGINAL
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The men from the tribe of Zebulun who were counted totaled 57,400.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that 57,400 fighting-age men were counted from the tribe of Zebulun during Israel's first census in the wilderness.
📚 Historical Context
This census took place about one year after the Israelites left Egypt, while they were camped at Mount Sinai. God commanded Moses to count all men aged 20 and older who were able to serve in the army, organizing them by their ancestral tribes. This military census was preparing the nation for their journey to and conquest of the Promised Land.
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