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.
• New International Version (NIV)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;
• 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.

Context of Numbers 26:58

56The division of the inheritance of larger and smaller tribes is to be decided by the lot.” 57These were the numbers of the Levites by their families: by Gershon the Gershonite family, by Kohath the Kohathite family, by Merari the Merarite family. These were the families of Levi: the Libnite family, the Hebronite family, the Machlite family, the Mushite family and the Korahite family. Kohath fathered Amram. 59Amram’s wife’s name was Jochebed daughter of Levi, who was born to the Levites in Egypt. She gave birth for Amram, Aaron and Moses, as well as Miriam their sister. 60Aaron was the father of Nadab, 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 from the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
• Exodus 6:20Amram married Jochebed, his father’s sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
• Leviticus 18:12You are not to uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister, for she is your father’s direct 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
• Mushi
• 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