KJV ORIGINAL
These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The total count of the Israelites came to 601,730 men.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records the final census count of fighting-age Israelite men after 40 years in the wilderness, showing God's faithfulness in preserving His people.
📚 Historical Context
This census was taken near the end of Israel's 40-year journey in the wilderness, just before they entered the Promised Land. It was the second major census recorded in Numbers (the first was in chapter 1), and it counted men aged 20 and older who could serve in the army. Remarkably, this number was very close to the first census count of 603,550, showing that despite plagues, wars, and wilderness hardships, God had preserved His people.
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