KJV ORIGINAL
Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The total number of those who were counted was 8,580.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records the final count of Levites who were eligible to serve in the tabernacle, totaling 8,580 men.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes the census of the Levite clans (Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites) who were between 30 and 50 years old and qualified to work in the tabernacle. Moses and Aaron conducted this count as God commanded, organizing the worship and transportation system for Israel's portable sanctuary during their wilderness journey. The Levites had the sacred responsibility of caring for the tabernacle and its furnishings as the Israelites traveled toward the Promised Land.
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