Numbers 26:57

Numbers 26:57 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
• New International Version (NIV)These were the Levites who were counted by their clans: through Gershon, the Gershonite clan; through Kohath, the Kohathite clan; through Merari, the Merarite clan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This was the list of the Levites according to their clans: of Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites; of Merari, the clan of the Merarites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And these are those who were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

Context of Numbers 26:57

55But the land must be divided by drawing lots. The tribes will receive their land based on the names of their ancestors. 56Whether the tribes are large or small, the land must be divided by drawing lots.” The families descended from Levi were listed as the family of Gershon, the family of Kohath, and the family of Merari. 58These were the families of Levi: the Libnite family, the Hebronite family, the Mahlite family, the Mushite family, and the Korahite family. Kohath was the ancestor of Amram. 59The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born in Egypt. She gave birth to Amram’s children: Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.

Numbers 26:57 word by word

וְאֵ֨לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֣י הַלֵּוִי֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְגֵרְשׁ֗וֹן מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔י לִקְהָ֕ת מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקְּהָתִ֑י לִמְרָרִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמְּרָרִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• they that were numberedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: listH6485
• of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• after their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of Gershonגֵּרְשׁוֹןgêreshôn gêreshôm · GershonH1648
• of the Gershonitesגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיgêreshûnnîy · GershoniteH1649
• of Kohathקְהָתqehâth · KohathH6955
• of the Kohathitesקְהָתִיqŏhâthîy · KohathiteH6956
• of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847
• of the Meraritesמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4848

Cross-references for Numbers 26:57

• Numbers 3:17Gershon, Kohath, and Merari were the sons of Levi.
• Numbers 16:1Korah (son of Izhar), Dathan and Abiram (sons of Eliab), and On (son of Peleth) dared to challenge Moses. (Korah was a descendant of Kohath and Levi. Dathan, Abiram, and On were descendants of Reuben.)

Commentaries on Numbers 26:57

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-62Verses 57-62 Levi was God's tribe; therefore it was not numbered with the rest, but alone. It came not under the sentence, that none of them should enter Canaan excepting Caleb and Joshua.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57-61The family of Kohath received special attention as the clan of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 26:57

• Gershon
• Levites

In the dictionaries

• Inheritance
• Lot
• Merarites
• Silly
• Abiram
• Chronology of the New Testament
• Dathan
• Dathema
• Discrepancies, Biblical
• Egypt

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