“Tell” is archaic for “count”. That’s why they call those people at the bank “tellers”.
In related news, when you TELL a story of something that happened, you give an “acCOUNT”.
The history, across most languages, of words meaning “word” and “count” (and “sort” and “gather”) is fascinating.
Thanks. That’s one reason I think the KJV-or-die attitude is a little wierd: you can become gravely misled by archaic word usage.