Numbers 26:64 notes that none of the first generation were in this census, explaining why the total here (601,730) is a new generation count.

Numbers 26:65 reinforces that only Caleb and Joshua survived from the first generation, directly linking to the total count here being of the next generation.

Numbers 1:46 gives the first census total (603,550), directly comparable to the second census total here (601,730), showing a slight decrease.

Numbers 2:32 gives the same first census total (603,550) as Numbers 1:46, directly comparable to the total here.

Deuteronomy 10:22 highlights the fulfillment of the promise: from seventy to a multitude as numerous as the stars — this census confirms that.