After the plague - These words serve to show approximately the date when the census was taken and suggest the reason for the great decrease …

And it came to pass after the plague ... — The plague probably destroyed the remnant of the generation which had come out…

And it came to pass after the plague. This is the second census of which we read as having been made by Moses. Nevertheless, it i…

And it came to pass after the plague
Related in the preceding chapter; how long after is not certain, perhaps before…

Moses did not number the people except when God commanded him. Here, the families are registered, as well as the tribes. The total was nearly the s…