These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
These are the family groups of Ephraim's descendants, and when they were counted, there were 32,500 people. These are Joseph's descendants organized by their families.
This verse records that the tribe of Ephraim had grown to 32,500 people when Moses counted all the Israelites in the wilderness.
📚 Historical Context
This census took place near the end of Israel's 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, just before they entered the Promised Land. Ephraim was one of Joseph's two sons who received tribal status, making Joseph's family line especially prominent among the twelve tribes. This counting was necessary to organize the tribes for military service and for dividing the land they were about to inherit.
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