Numbers 26:47

Numbers 26:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
• New International Version (NIV)These were the clans of Asher; those numbered were 53,400.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These are the clans of the sons of Asher as they were listed, 53,400.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those who were numbered of them: fifty-three thousand four hundred.

Context of Numbers 26:47

45Heber's family and Malkiel's family were clans from Beriah's descendants. 46There was also a daughter of Asher who was called Serah. There were 53,400 men in the clans of the tribe of Asher. 48The tribe of Naphtali had these clans: Jahzeel's family, Guni's family, 49Jezer's family and Shillem's family.

Numbers 26:47 word by word

אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת בְּנֵי־אָשֵׁ֖ר לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֧ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים אֶ֖לֶף וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836
• according to those that were numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• and threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967

Cross-references for Numbers 26:47

• Genesis 46:24The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
• 1 Chronicles 7:13Naphtali's sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shallum. They were Bilhah's grandsons.

Commentaries on Numbers 26:47

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-65After nearly 40 years, Israel registered their men of military age again. This was while camping on the plains of Moab across from Jericho (compare chapters 1–4). The overall population changed only slightly, with 603,550 in the first registration and 601,730 in the second. This nearly complete replacement of the population showed that the Lord remained faithful to Israel despite their repeated acts of rebellion (26:63–65).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-511. after the plague--That terrible visitation had swept away the remnant of the old generation, to whom God sware in His wrath that they should not enter Canaan (Psa 95:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 26:47

• Asher

In the dictionaries

• Asher
• Four Hundred
• Farm
• Inheritance
• Lot
• Silly
• Abiram
• Asher (1)
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Dathan

Commentaries on Numbers 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings