Numbers 26:40

Numbers 26:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Bela through Ard and Naaman were: through Ard, the Ardite clan; through Naaman, the Naamite clan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites; of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

Context of Numbers 26:40

38The families descended from Benjamin were the family of Bela, the family of Ashbel, the family of Ahiram, 39the family of Shupham, and the family of Hupham. The descendants of Bela (⌞through⌟ Ard and Naaman) were the family of Ard and the family of Naaman. 41These were the families descended from Benjamin. The total number of men was 45,600. 42The family descended from Dan was the family of Shuham. This was the family descended from Dan.

Numbers 26:40 word by word

וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־בֶ֖לַע אַ֣רְדְּ וְנַעֲמָ֑ן לְאַרְדְּ מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הָֽאַרְדִּ֔י לְנַֽעֲמָ֔ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽנַּעֲמִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Belaבֶּ֫לַעbela‛ · BelaH1106
• were Ardאַרְדְּ'ard · ArdH714
• and Naamanנַעֲמָןna‛ămân · NaamanH5283
• the familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the Arditesאַרְדִּי'ardîy · ArditeH716
• of the Naamitesנַעֲמִיna‛ămîy · NaamiteH5280

Cross-references for Numbers 26:40

• Numbers 1:36The roster of families and households for the descendants of Benjamin listed the men by name who were at least 20 years old and eligible for military duty.
• Numbers 2:22“Then ⌞will be⌟ the tribe of Benjamin. The leader for the people of Benjamin is Abidan, son of Gideoni.
• Genesis 46:21The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

Commentaries on Numbers 26:40

• 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 26:40

• Ard
• Bela
• Benjamin
• Naaman

In the dictionaries

• Naaman
• Ard
• Farm
• Inheritance
• Lot
• Silly
• Abiram
• Bela; Belah
• 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