The leaders of Israel are counting the men, 20 years old and older, according to their tribes and families. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
# 32,500 men
"thirty-two thousand five hundred men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
# These were Joseph's descendants
The word "these" refers to all of the men descended from Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. AT: "These were Joseph's descendants, descended from his sons Manasseh and Ephraim," (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# counted in each of their clans
This can be stated in active form. AT: "they counted them in each of their clans" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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