Numbers 26:20

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sons	בְנֵי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Judah	יְהוּדָה֮ ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
families	לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ le.mish.pe.cho.Tam	H4940	a family · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
Shelah	לְשֵׁלָ֗ה le.she.Lah	H7956	Shelah · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
family	מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ mish.Pa.chat	H4940	a family · noun, common feminine singular construct
Shelanites	הַשֵּׁ֣לָנִ֔י ha.She.la.Ni	H8024	a Shelanite (collectively) · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
Pharez	לְפֶ֕רֶץ le.Fe.retz	H6557	Perets · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
family	מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת mish.Pa.chat	H4940	a family · noun, common feminine singular construct
Pharzites	הַפַּרְצִ֑י ha.par.Tzi	H6558	a Partsite (collectively) or descendants of Perets · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
Zerah	לְזֶ֕רַח le.Ze.rach	H2226	Zerach · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
family	מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת mish.Pa.chat	H4940	a family · noun, common feminine singular construct
Zarhites	הַזַּרְחִֽי ha.zar.Chi	H2227	a Zarchite or descendant of Zerach · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Genesis 46:12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez w…
Nehemiah 11:24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people…
Genesis 38:5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
Genesis 38:11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradvent…
Genesis 38:14 And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the w…
Genesis 38:26-30 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her ag…
Ruth 4:18-22 Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
1 Chronicles 2:3-8 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn o…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 26:5-51

This is the register of the tribes as they were now enrolled, in the same order that they were numbered in ch. 1. Observe, I. The account that is here kept of the families of each tribe, which must not be understood of such as we call families, those that live in a house together, but such as were the descendants of the several sons of the patriarchs, by whose names, in honour of them, their posterity distinguished themselves and one another. The families of the twelve tribes are thus numbered: - Of Dan but one, for Dan had but one son, and yet that tribe was the most numerous of all except Judah, Num 26:42, Num 26:43. Its beginning was small, but its latter end greatly increased. Zebulun wa…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 26:12

The sons of Simeon--It is supposed that this tribe had been pre-eminent in the guilt of Baal-peor and had consequently been greatly reduced in numbers. Thus God's justice and holiness, as well as His truth and faithfulness, were strikingly displayed: His justice and holiness in the sweeping judgments that reduced the ranks of some tribes; and His truth and faithfulness in the extraordinary increase of others so that the posterity of Israel continued a numerous people.

John Gill on Numbers 26:19

And the sons of Judah were Er and Onan,.... And besides these he had Shelah, Pharez, and Zerah, from whom families sprang, but none from the two first: for Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan; where they were born; and that because of their sins, as the Targum of Jonathan adds, see Genesis 38:7-10 so that there were but three families sprang from Judah, the Shelanites, Pharzites, and Zarhites; only the family of the Pharzites was divided into two families, the Hesronites and the Hamulites, so called from two sons of Pharez; the number of these families amounted to 76,500, so that there was an increase of 1900 since the last muster, which answers to Jacob's blessing, that he should be a…

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John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Jarib — An adversary. (1.) A son of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:24). (2.) One of the chiefs sent by Ezra to bring up the priests to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:16). (3.) Ezra 10:18.
Pharzites. The — the descendants of Parez the son of Judah. (Numbers 26:20)
Shelah — Petition. (1.) Judah’s third son (Gen. 38:2, 5, 11, 14). (2.) A son of Arphaxad (1 Chr. 1:18).
Shelanites, The — the descendants of Shelah. 1. (Numbers 26:20)
Zarhites, The — a branch of the tribe of Judah, descended from Zerah the son of Judah. (Numbers 26:13,20; Joshua 7:17; 1 Chronicles 27:11,15)
Zerah — Sunrise. (1.) An “Ethiopian,” probably Osorkon II., the successor of Shishak on the throne of Egypt. With an enormous army, the largest we read of in Scripture, he invaded the kingdom of Judah in the…
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Third numbering — Third numbering
Judah, The Tribe Of · Families of — Families of
Pharez · Children of — Children of
Shelah · 1. — 1.
Shelanites · General references — General references
Tribes Of Israel, The · Each of: Divided into families — Each of: Divided into families
Zarah · General references — General references

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 26:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 26:5-51

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 26:12

John Gill on Numbers 26:19

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 26:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 26:5-51

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 26:12

John Gill on Numbers 26:19

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 26:1-51

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 26:8-11

Rashi on Numbers 26:16