Numbers 1:33
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.
Cross-references
Numbers 26:37
Parallel
Numbers 26:37 records the second census of Ephraim (32,500), showing a decrease from the 40,500 here.
Genesis 48:19
Prophetic fulfillment
In Genesis 48:19, Jacob prophesies Ephraim will become a multitude of nations; this census shows the tribe's substantial size.