KJV ORIGINAL
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
His army and those who were counted with them numbered 62,700 men.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records the military census count of 62,700 fighting men from one of Israel's tribes during their wilderness journey.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the detailed census Moses conducted of Israel's twelve tribes while they camped in the wilderness of Sinai, approximately one year after leaving Egypt. God commanded this military census to organize the tribes around the tabernacle and prepare them for both defense and their eventual conquest of the Promised Land. Each tribe's fighting men (ages 20 and above) were carefully counted and assigned specific positions in the camp.
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