Why is the census explicitly 'by their names, every male' instead of just a headcount? That's an unusual level of individual accounting for how ancient censuses typically get described.
Historical & Culturalלמשפחתם — [TAKE YE THE SUM OF THE CONGREGATION …] AFTER THEIR FAMILIES — in order to ascertain the number of individuals in each tribe.<br><br>לבית אבתם BY THE HOUSE OF THEIR FATHERS — One whose father belongs to one tribe and his mother to another t...
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