English Standard Version
Numbers 26:21
21And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.
Numbers 26:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
- New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Perez were: through Hezron, the Hezronite clan; through Hamul, the Hamulite clan.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
- New Living Translation (NLT)These were the subclans descended from the Perezites: The Hezronites, named after their ancestor Hezron. The Hamulites, named after their ancestor Hamul.
Context of Numbers 26:21
19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20And the sons of Judah according to their clans were: of Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites; of Perez, the clan of the Perezites; of Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites. And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites. 22These are the clans of Judah as they were listed, 76,500. 23The sons of Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites;
Read all of Numbers 26Numbers 26:21 word by word
וַיִּהְי֣וּ בְנֵי־פֶ֔רֶץ לְחֶצְרֹ֕ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶצְרֹנִ֑י לְחָמ֕וּל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הֶחָמוּלִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Pharezפֶּ֫רֶץperets · PerezH6557
- were; of Hezronחֶצְרוֹןchetsrôn · HezronH2696
- the familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- of the Hezronitesחֶצְרוֹנִיchetsrônîy · HezroniteH2697
- of Hamulחָמוּלchâmûl · HamulH2538
- of the Hamulitesחָמוּלִיchâmûlîy · HamuliteH2539
Cross-references for Numbers 26:21
- Numbers 1:26Of the people of Judah, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war:
- Numbers 2:3Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the chief of the people of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab,
- Genesis 49:8"Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down before you.
- 1 Chronicles 5:2though Judah became strong among his brothers and a chief came from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),
- Psalms 115:14May the Lord give you increase, you and your children!
- Hebrews 7:14For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.
Commentaries on Numbers 26:21
- 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
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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
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