KJV ORIGINAL
And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
All the firstborn males who were counted by name, from one month old and up, totaled 22,273.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records the census count of all firstborn Israelite males who were at least one month old, totaling 22,273.
📚 Historical Context
This census was taken during Israel's time in the wilderness after leaving Egypt, as part of God's command to count the firstborn males who belonged to Him. Since God had spared the Israelite firstborn during the final plague in Egypt, they were considered His special possession. However, God chose the Levites to serve in the tabernacle instead of the firstborn from all tribes.
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