Numbers 26:4 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Count all the people who are twenty years old and older, just as the LORD commanded Moses and the Israelites who came out of Egypt.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is instructing Moses to take a census of all adult Israelites who left Egypt, counting everyone twenty and older.

📚 Historical Context

This census took place near the end of Israel's 40-year wilderness journey, just before they entered the Promised Land. It was the second major census - the first was taken shortly after leaving Egypt. This count would determine military strength and how the land would be divided among the tribes.

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