But Mosessaid,"The people,amongwhomI am, are 600,000on foot;yet You have said,'I will givethem meat,so that they may eatfor a wholemonth.'
And I will makeyou a greatnation,And I will blessyou, And makeyour namegreat;And so you shall be a blessing;
Now the sonsof Israeljourneyedfrom Ramesesto Succoth,about sixhundredthousandmenon foot,asidefrom children.
a bekaa head([that is], halfa shekelaccording to the shekelof the sanctuary),for eachonewho passedoverto those who were numbered,from twentyyearsoldand upward,for 603,550men.
even allthe numberedmen were 603,550
"Wheream I to get meatto giveto allthispeople?For they weepbeforeme, saying,'Giveus meatthat we may eat!'
but a wholemonth,untilit comesout of your nostrilsand becomesloathsometo you; becauseyou have rejectedthe LORDwhois amongyou and have weptbeforeHim, saying,"Whydid we everleaveEgypt?"'"
"Should flocksand herdsbe slaughteredfor them, to be sufficientfor them? Orshould allthe fishof the seabe gatheredtogether for them, to be sufficientfor them?"
Theseare the numberedmen of the sonsof Israelby their fathers'households;the totalof the numberedmen of the campsby their armies,603,550
Theseare those who were numberedof the sonsof Israel,601,730
