God’s Word Translation
Numbers 26:21
21The descendants of Perez were the family of Hezron and the family of Hamul.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.
- 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.
Context of Numbers 26:21
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. The descendants of Perez were the family of Hezron and the family of Hamul. 22These were the families of Judah. The total number of men was 76,500. 23The families descended from Issachar were the family of Tola, the family of Puah,
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 1:26The roster of families and households for the descendants of Judah listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.
- Numbers 2:3“On the east side, facing the rising sun, the armies led by Judah will camp under their flag. The leader for the people of Judah is Nahshon, son of Amminadab.
- Genesis 49:8“Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down to you.
- 1 Chronicles 5:2Even though Judah was more prominent than his brothers and the prince was to come from him, Joseph received the rights as firstborn.)
- Psalms 115:14May the Lord continue to bless you and your children.
- Hebrews 7:14Everyone knows that our Lord came from the tribe of Judah. Moses never said anything about priests coming from that tribe.
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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