Numbers 26:43All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.
The setting
Plains of Moab, near Jericho, ~1406 BC. Moses and Eleazar conduct the second census before entering Canaan. Modern-day Jordan River valley.
The emotion here: methodical reverence recording God's faithful preservation
The original word
pāqad (פָּקַד) — to count with care, to visit and attend to, not mere numbering
Why it matters
This is the only tribe whose population decreased from the first census 38 years earlier
Read with care
What most readers miss in Numbers 26:43
64,400 represents actual military-age men — total tribal population was likely 200,000+
Common misconceptionPeople think this is boring bookkeeping, but it's actually proof that God kept His promise to multiply Abraham's descendants despite 40 years of wilderness wandering and death.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Numbers 26:43
Bible Genome reading
Numbers 26:43 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Numbers 26:43 comes from the book of Numbers, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is resting, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include tribal size, record keeping. Notable phrases: sixty-four thousand four hundred.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same resting
“Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,”
— 1 Corinthians 13:4
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.”
— John 19:30
“Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.”
— Psalms 23:1
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfor…”
— Psalms 23:4
“"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth."”
— Psalms 46:10
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