Numbers 26:58

Numbers 26:58 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These are the clans of Levi: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, the clan of the Korahites. And Kohath was the father of Amram.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, and the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begot Amram.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, and the Korahites were all subclans of the Levites. Now Kohath was the ancestor of Amram,

Context of Numbers 26:58

56Each inheritance is to be distributed by lot among the larger and smaller groups.” 57These were the Levites who were counted by their clans: through Gershon, the Gershonite clan; through Kohath, the Kohathite clan; through Merari, the Merarite clan. These also were Levite clans: the Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, the Korahite clan. (Kohath was the forefather of Amram; 59the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born to the Levites in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses and their sister Miriam. 60Aaron was the father of Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Numbers 26:58 word by word

אֵ֣לֶּה׀ מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת לֵוִ֗י מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת הַלִּבְנִ֜י מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַֽחֶבְרֹנִי֙ מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַמַּחְלִי֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמּוּשִׁ֔י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַקָּרְחִ֑י וּקְהָ֖ת הוֹלִ֥ד אֶת־עַמְרָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• of the Libnitesלִבְנִיlibnîy · LibniteH3846
• of the Hebronitesחֶבְרוֹנִיchebrônîy chebrônîy · HebroniteH2276
• of the Mahlitesמַחְלִיmachlîy · MahliteH4250
• of the Mushitesמוּשִׁיmûshîy · MushiteH4188
• of the Korathitesקׇרְחִיqorchîy · KorahiteH7145
• And Kohathקְהָתqehâth · KohathH6955
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Amramעַמְרָם‛amrâm · AmramH6019

Cross-references for Numbers 26:58

• Exodus 2:1Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman,
• Exodus 6:20Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
• Leviticus 18:12“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.

Commentaries on Numbers 26:58

• 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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5858. families of the Levites--The census of this tribe was taken separately, and on a different principle from the rest. (See Ex 6:16-19).Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 26:58

• Amram
• Kohath
• Levites
• Libni

In the dictionaries

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

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