God’s Word Translation
Numbers 26:18
18These were the families of Gad’s descendants. The total number of men was 40,500.
Numbers 26:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
- New International Version (NIV)These were the clans of Gad; those numbered were 40,500.
- English Standard Version (ESV)These are the clans of the sons of Gad as they were listed, 40,500.
- New King James Version (NKJV)These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them: forty thousand five hundred.
Context of Numbers 26:18
16the family of Ozni, the family of Eri, 17the family of Arodi, and the family of Areli. These were the families of Gad’s descendants. The total number of men was 40,500. 19Er and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan. 20The families descended from Judah were the family of Shelah, the family of Perez, and the family of Zerah.
Read all of Numbers 26Numbers 26:18 word by word
אֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת בְּנֵֽי־גָ֖ד לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
- according to those that were numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
- of them, fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
- thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
Cross-references for Numbers 26:18
- Genesis 38:1About that time Judah left his brothers and went to stay with a man from Adullam whose name was Hirah.
- Genesis 46:12The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan had died in Canaan.) The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
- 1 Chronicles 2:3Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. The Lord considered Er, Judah’s firstborn, evil, so the Lord killed Er.
Commentaries on Numbers 26:18
- 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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