Numbers 26:5

Numbers 26:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were: through Hanok, the Hanokite clan; through Pallu, the Palluite clan;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the clan of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the clan of the Palluites;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The children of Reuben were: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

Context of Numbers 26:5

3So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to the Israelites. Their camp was on the flat ground of Moab, beside the Jordan River. Jericho was on the other side of the river. They said, 4‘Count all the men who are 20 years old or older. The Lord has told Moses that we must do that.’ These are the names of the Israelites who came out of Egypt: The tribe of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn son had these clans: Hanoch's family, Pallu's family, 6Hezron's family and Carmi's family. 7There were 43,730 men in the clans of the tribe of Reuben.

Numbers 26:5 word by word

רְאוּבֵ֖ן בְּכ֣וֹר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּנֵ֣י רְאוּבֵ֗ן חֲנוֹךְ֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַחֲנֹכִ֔י לְפַלּ֕וּא מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַפַּלֻּאִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• the eldestבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• son of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• Hanochחֲנוֹךְchănôk · HanochH2585
• the familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the Hanochitesחֲנֹכִיchănôkîy · HanochiteH2599
• of Palluפַּלּוּאpallû' · PalluH6396
• of the Palluitesפַּלֻּאִיpallû'îy · PalluiteH6384

Commentaries on Numbers 26:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Following The tribes are mentioned in the same order as in the earlier census Numbers 25:14. Probably his tribesmen generally had followed his example, and had accordingly suffered most severely in the plague. In the parting blessing of Moses, uttered at no great interval from this date, the tribe of Simeon alone is omitted. The families of all the tribes, excluding the Levites, number 57. The ancestral heads after whom these families are named correspond…Read the comment
• 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 26:5

• Hanoch
• Pallu
• Phallu

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Reuben
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Inheritance
• Lot
• Pallu
• Silly
• Abiram
• Chanoch; Hanochites

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