Numbers 1:33 records the exact same count of 40,500 for Ephraim from the first census.

Numbers 1:32 introduces the census of Ephraim that yields the same count repeated here.

Numbers 26:37 gives a later census count for Ephraim (32,500), showing a decrease from the 40,500 here.

Genesis 48:19 prophesies Ephraim's greatness; the large army count here fulfills that blessing.