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Numbers 26:20
20The descendants of Judah by their clans were: through Shelah, the Shelanite clan; through Perez, the Perezite clan; through Zerah, the Zerahite clan.
Numbers 26:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the sons of Judah according to their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Parzites; of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
- New Living Translation (NLT)These were the clans descended from Judah’s surviving sons: The Shelanite clan, named after their ancestor Shelah. The Perezite clan, named after their ancestor Perez. The Zerahite clan, named after their ancestor Zerah.
Context of Numbers 26:20
18These were the clans of Gad; those numbered were 40,500. 19Er and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan. The descendants of Judah by their clans were: through Shelah, the Shelanite clan; through Perez, the Perezite clan; through Zerah, the Zerahite clan. 21The descendants of Perez were: through Hezron, the Hezronite clan; through Hamul, the Hamulite clan. 22These were the clans of Judah; those numbered were 76,500.
Read all of Numbers 26Numbers 26:20 word by word
וַיִּהְי֣וּ בְנֵי־יְהוּדָה֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְשֵׁלָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַשֵּׁ֣לָנִ֔י לְפֶ֕רֶץ מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַפַּרְצִ֑י לְזֶ֕רַח מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַזַּרְחִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- after their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- were; of Shelahשֵׁלָהshêlâh · ShelahH7956
- of the Shelanitesשֵׁלָנִיshêlânîy · ShelaniteH8024
- of Pharezפֶּ֫רֶץperets · PerezH6557
- of the Pharzitesפַּרְצִיpartsîy · PereziteH6558
- of Zerahזֶ֫רַחzerach · ZerahH2226
- of the Zarhitesזַרְחִיzarchîy · ZerahiteH2227
Commentaries on Numbers 26:20
- 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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