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Malcom: Welcome to Immerse: the
Daily Bible reading Experience.

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Day 100 and 32.

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immersed in Numbers.

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The fourth book in beginnings
numbers marks an important

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Advance in Israel story.

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The book begins with the Exodus
generation, the people God freed from

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slavery in Egypt, but ends with the
conquest generation, the people God

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will lead into the Promised Land.

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The Exodus generation isn't allowed
to enter the land because of their

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lack of faith in God's power and
their disobedience to his directions.

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This is one of many examples of Israel's
disloyalty to their covenant with God

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numbers helps us understand that Israel
suffered from the same flaw as all of

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humanity, rebellion and disobedience.

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If God is going to use Israel to bless all
peoples, then he is also going to have to

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overcome this flaw within his own people.

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The literary structure of numbers
alternates back and forth between story

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and law, showing how these two elements
of Israel's history are intertwined.

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Much of the nation's law is
given on the way because this

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is the people with a destiny.

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The law and story sections and
numbers have distinct characteristics,

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but their interrelated nature
shows how God's presence and

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word are living among his people.

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Law sections begin with
the Lord speaking to Moses.

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Aaron, or both the laws given are
typically to be kept in the future.

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When you finally settle in the
land I am giving you, the account

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gives no description of how anyone
obeyed or disobeyed the laws.

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No places and no people besides Moses
and Aaron are named in these sections.

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They typically end with a standard phrase
such as this is a permanent law for

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the people, or I am the Lord your God.

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Story sections are situated in place and
time, and they name all who are involved.

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For example, in the first month of the
year, the whole community of Israel

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arrived in the wilderness of Zinn.

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People respond to the Lord either
in obedience or disobedience, and

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subsequently received the consequences.

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Stories often end by explaining
how a place was named, for example.

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After that the area was known astara,
which means the place of burning because

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fire from the Lord had burned among them.

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There.

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These different law and story
sections and numbers were late

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to one another in intricate ways.

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Each law section is tied to
the proceeding story section.

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For example, at the end of the
book's second story section, it

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is announced that when the cloud
signifying the Lord's presence moves,

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the Israelites must break camp.

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The subsequent law section
commands trumpets to be made to

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signal when this should happen.

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We also see in these sections the
same kind of astic pattern we've

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already seen in Genesis and Exodus.

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The first item in a series paired with
the last one and so on in numbers.

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Each of the six law sections are paired
together, as are the six story sections.

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As it concludes, numbers pulls together
both strands story and law to show

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their inseparability informing the
identity of God's covenant people.

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It also brings the people to
the edge of the Promised Land.

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The book does not just describe the
journey, it also reveals the significance

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of what happens along the way.

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God's story with the world is
moving forward, but as we are

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learning, it is not an easy journey.

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God will continuously wrestle with
his people and his own commitment

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to the covenant will be tested.

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However, as we read of the travels of
Israel, we can see clear hints that

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the Lord's promise to bring blessing
to Abraham's family will prevail.

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Note, for example, the words that
God gives Moses for the high priest,

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Aaron and his sons to share with the
people of Israel as a special blessing.

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May the Lord bless you and protect you.

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May the Lord smile on you
and be gracious to you.

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May the Lord show you his
favor and give you his peace.

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These words begin with blessing and
end with peace while the Bible's

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story is not a straightforward path
to the fulfillment of God's intention.

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As there are ups and downs in the
journey, he is faithful and true to his

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word, and his last word will be peace.

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The book of numbers.

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A year after Israel's departure from
Egypt, the Lord spoke to Moses in the

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tabernacle in the wilderness of Sinai.

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On the first day of the second
month of that year, he said, From

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the whole community of Israel,
record the names of all the warriors

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by their clans and families.

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List all the men, 20 years old or
older who are able to go to war.

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You and Aaron must register the
troops and you will be assisted by

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one family leader from each tribe.

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These are the tribes and the names
of the leaders who will assist you.

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Ruben Eliza, son of sheer.

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Simeon Lumio, son of Zu Shadi,
Judah Naan, son of Amap Issachar.

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Nathaniel son of Zu.

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Zebulon.

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Elia, son of Healon.

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Ephrem.

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Son of Joseph Alima.

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Son of Manas.

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Son of Joseph Gamal.

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Son of Pza.

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Benjamin.

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A Biden son of Gioni, Dan Azer,
son of Emma Shadi, Asher, PA Jill,

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son of Akron, GAD Elias, son of
Duel Naftaly Ara, son of Enin.

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These are the chosen leaders of the
community, the leaders of their ancestral

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tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.

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So Moses and Aaron called together
these chosen leaders, and they

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assembled the whole community of Israel.

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On that very day, all the people
were registered according to their

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ancestry, by their clans and families.

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The men of Israel, who were 20 years
old or older, were listed one by one,

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just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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So Moses recorded their names
in the wilderness of Sinai.

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This is the number of men, 20 years
old or older who were able to go to

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war as their names were listed in the
records of their clans and families.

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Ruben Jacob's, oldest son, 46,500
Simeon, 59,300 Gad, 45,650.

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Judah, 74,600.

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Issachar, 54,400 Zebulun, 57,400.

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Ephraim, son of Joseph, 40,500
Manassas, son of Joseph,

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32,200 Benjamin, 35,400, Dan.

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62,700 Asher.

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41,500 NAFTA lie 53,400.

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These were the men registered by Moses
and Aaron and the 12 leaders of Israel

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all listed according to their ancestral
descent, they were registered by families,

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all the men of Israel who were 20 years
old or older and able to go to war.

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The total number was 603,550.

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But this total did not
include the Levites.

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For the Lord had said to Moses,
do not include the tribal

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of Levi in the registration.

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Do not count them with the
rest of the Israelites.

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Put the Levites in charge of the
Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with

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all its furnishings and equipment.

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They must carry the tabernacle and
all its furnishings as you travel,

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and they must take care of it
and camp around it whenever it is

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time for the tabernacle to move.

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The Levites will take it down,
and when it is time to stop,

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they will set it up again.

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But any unauthorized person who goes too
near the tabernacle must be put to death.

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Each tribe of Israel will camp in a
designated area with its own family

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banner, but the Levites will camp
around the tabernacle of the Covenant

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to protect the community of Israel.

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From the Lord's anger.

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The Levites are responsible to
stand guard around the tabernacle.

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So the Israelites did everything
just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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Then the Lord gave these
instructions to Moses and Aaron.

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When the Israelites set up camp, each
tribe will be assigned its own area.

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The tribal divisions will camp beneath
their family banners on all four sides

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of the tabernacle, but at some distance
from it, the divisions of Judah.

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Issachar and Zebulun are to camp toward
the sunrise on the east side of the

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tabernacle beneath their family banners.

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These are the names of the tribes,
their leaders, and the numbers

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of their registered troops.

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Judah Nashan, son of aab, 74,600,

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Nathaniel son of 54,400 Zabul.

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Elia son of Helen, 57,400.

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So the total of all the troops on
Judah's side of the camp is 186,400.

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These three tribes are to lead the way.

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Whenever the Israelites
travel to a new campsite.

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The divisions of Ruben, Simeon and Gad
are to camp on the south side of the

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tabernacle beneath their family banners.

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These are the names of the tribes,
their leaders, and the numbers

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of their registered troops.

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Ruben Eliza, son of Shadier, 46,500
Simeon Shalum, son of Zu Shadi, 59,300.

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Gad Eliasoph, son of duel, 45,650.

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So the total of all the troops on
Ruben's side of the camp is 151,450.

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These three tribes will be second in
line when whenever the Israelites travel.

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Then the tabernacle carried by the Levites
will set out from the middle of the camp.

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All the tribes are to travel in
the same order that they camp.

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Each in position under the
appropriate family banner.

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The divisions of Ephrem, Manasa,
and Benjamin are to camp on

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the west side of the tabernacle
beneath their family banners.

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These are the names of the tribes,
their leaders, and the numbers

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of their registered troops.

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Ephrem Alima, son of ama,
40,500 Mana Galio, son of Pza.

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32,200, Benjamin Abide
son of Gioni, 35,400.

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So the total of all the troops on
Ephraim's side of the camp is 108,100.

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These three tribes will be third in
line whenever the Israelites travel.

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The divisions of Dan, Asher and Naftaly
are to camp on the north side of the

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tabernacle beneath their family banners.

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These are the names of the tribes,
their leaders, and the numbers

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of their registered troops.

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Dan Ajar, son of Emma Shadi,
62,700 Asher, son of Akron, 41,500.

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NAFTA lie, a Hira son of Enon, 53,400.

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So the total of all the troops on
Dan's side of the camp is 157,600.

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These three tribes will be last
marching under their banners

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whenever the Israelites travel.

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In summary, the troops of Israel listed
by their families totaled 603,550.

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But as the Lord had commanded, the Levites
were not included in this registration.

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So the people of Israel did everything.

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As the Lord had commanded Moses,
each Klan and family set up camp and

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marched under their banners exactly
as the Lord had instructed them.

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This concludes today's
immerse reading experience.

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Thank you for joining us.