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Numbers 26:14

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

These are the families of the tribe of Simeon, numbering twenty-two thousand two hundred people.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse records that the tribe of Simeon had 22,200 people when Moses counted all the Israelites in the wilderness.

📚 Historical Context

In the Book of Numbers, chapter 26, Moses conducted a second census of the Israelites in the wilderness as they prepared to enter the Promised Land, which was essential for organizing the tribes for land distribution and military purposes. This verse specifically lists the families and population of the Simeonites, one of the twelve tribes descended from Jacob, highlighting God's precise tracking of His people amid their journeys and challenges. Such censuses were a practical way to maintain tribal identity and ensure fair inheritance in ancient Israelite society.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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