Numbers 1:43 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

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The total count of men from the tribe of Naphtali was 53,400.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse records that 53,400 men from the tribe of Naphtali were counted in Israel's first military census.

📚 Historical Context

In the Book of Numbers, God commanded Moses to conduct a census of the Israelite men aged 20 and older who were able to serve in the army, as part of organizing the community in the wilderness. This took place shortly after the Exodus from Egypt, when the Israelites were preparing to enter and conquer the Promised Land. The count for the tribe of Naphtali, at 53,400 men, reflected the size and military potential of each tribe during this formative period.

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