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Numbers 26:64

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But among all these people, there wasn't a single man who had been counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when they first counted the Israelites in the wilderness of Sinai.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows that none of the men from the original generation that left Egypt were still alive - they had all died during the 40 years in the wilderness.

📚 Historical Context

This refers to the second census taken near the end of Israel's 40-year journey in the wilderness, compared to the first census taken shortly after leaving Egypt (Numbers 1). An entire generation had died during those decades of wandering because of their disobedience and lack of faith when they refused to enter the Promised Land.

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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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