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.
All the firstborn males who were counted by name, from one month old and up, totaled 22,273.
This verse records the census count of all firstborn Israelite males who were at least one month old, totaling 22,273.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Numbers, during the Israelites' wanderings in the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt, God commanded Moses to conduct a census of the firstborn males as a way to honor the deliverance from the tenth plague, where the firstborn of Egypt were struck down but Israel's were spared. This count, totaling 22,273 males from one month old and upward, was part of assigning the Levites to serve as substitutes for these firstborn in the tabernacle duties, reflecting God's claim on the first and best of His people. It highlighted the ongoing organization of the Israelite community under God's covenant.
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