Numbers

Numbers 26:38–41

³⁸These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans:

The Belaite clan from Bela,

the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel,

the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,

³⁹the Shuphamite clan from Shupham,^h

and the Huphamite clan from Hupham.

⁴⁰And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ardⁱ and the Naamite clan from Naaman.

⁴¹These were the clans of Benjamin, and their registration numbered . . . 45,600.

Footnotes

h 26:39 A few MT manuscripts, SP, Vulgate, and Syriac (see also LXX); most MT manuscripts Shephupham
i 26:40 SP and Vulgate (see also LXX); MT does not include from Ard.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the descendants	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Benjamin	בִנְיָמִן֮	ḇin·yā·min	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin
by their clans	לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒	lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4940 clan
The Belaite	הַבַּלְעִ֔י	hab·bal·‘î	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1108 Belaite
clan	מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙	miš·pa·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4940 clan
from Bela	לְבֶ֗לַע	lə·ḇe·la‘	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1106 Bela
the Ashbelite	הָֽאַשְׁבֵּלִ֑י	hā·’aš·bê·lî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H789 Ashbelite
clan	מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת	miš·pa·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4940 clan
from Ashbel	לְאַשְׁבֵּ֕ל	lə·’aš·bêl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H788 Ashbel
the Ahiramite	הָאֲחִירָמִֽי׃	hā·’ă·ḥî·rā·mî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H298 Achiramite
clan	מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת	miš·pa·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4940 clan
from Ahiram	לַאֲחִירָ֕ם	la·’ă·ḥî·rām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H297 Achiram

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the Shuphamite	הַשּׁוּפָמִ֑י	haš·šū·p̄ā·mî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7781 Shuphamite
clan	מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת	miš·pa·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4940 clan
from Shupham	לִשְׁפוּפָ֕ם	liš·p̄ū·p̄ām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8197 Shephupham
the Huphamite	הַחוּפָמִֽי׃	ha·ḥū·p̄ā·mî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2350 Chuphamite
clan	מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת	miš·pa·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4940 clan
from Hupham	לְחוּפָ֕ם	lə·ḥū·p̄ām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2349 Chupham

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיִּהְי֥וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the descendants	בְנֵי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Bela	בֶ֖לַע	ḇe·la‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1106 Bela
from Ard	אַ֣רְדְּ	’ard	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H714 Ard
and Naaman	וְנַעֲמָ֑ן	wə·na·‘ă·mān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5283 Naaman
the Ardite	הָֽאַרְדִּ֔י	hā·’ar·dî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H716 Ardite
clan	מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙	miš·pa·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4940 clan
the Naamite	הַֽנַּעֲמִֽי׃	han·na·‘ă·mî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5280 Naamanite
clan	מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת	miš·pa·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4940 clan
from Naaman	לְנַֽעֲמָ֔ן	lə·na·‘ă·mān	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5283 Naaman

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	אֵ֥לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
the clans	לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם	lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4940 clan
of Benjamin	בִנְיָמִ֖ן	ḇin·yā·min	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin
and their registration numbered	וּפְקֻ֣דֵיהֶ֔ם	ū·p̄ə·qu·ḏê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
45,600	חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה	ḥă·miš·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H2568 five

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Numbers 26:38 1 Chronicles 8:1

Numbers 26:40 1 Chronicles 8:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.