Numbers 1:45

45 And the whole number of the children of Israel by their houses and families, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go to war,

Numbers 1:45 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 1:45

So were all those that were numbered of the children of
Israel
Of all the tribes, excepting Levi, that is, all the sums of the number of the children of Israel; all put together made the sum total given in the next verse:

by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all
that were able to go forth to war in Israel;
all in every tribe, family, and house, that were above twenty years of age, healthful and strong, and fit for war.

Numbers 1:45 In-Context

43 Fifty-three thousand four hundred.
44 These are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the twelve princes of Israel, every one by the houses of their kindreds.
45 And the whole number of the children of Israel by their houses and families, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go to war,
46 Were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men.
47 But the Levites in the tribes of their families were not numbered with them.
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