Numbers 26 · Verse 20

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.
Numbers 26:20, King James Version

Numbers 26:20 in other translations

BSBThese were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
WEBThe sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
ASVAnd the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
YLTAnd sons of Judah, by their families, are: of Shelah the family of the Shelanite; of Pharez the family of the Pharzite; of Zerah the family of the Zarhite;
DARBYAnd the sons of Judah, after their families: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Pherez, the family of the Pharzites; of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
BBEAnd the sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelahites: of Perez, the family of the Perezites: of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
WebsterAnd the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharezites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

What does Numbers 26:20 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 26:1-51

Moses did not number the people but when God commanded him. We have here the families registered, as well as the tribes. The total was nearly the same as when numbered at mount Sinai. Notice is here taken of the children of Korah; they died not, as the children of Dathan and Abiram; they seem not to have joined even their own father in rebellion. If we partake not of the sins of sinners, we shall not partake of…

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Numbers 26:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּהְי֣וּvai.yih.Yuand they wereH1961
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
יְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahJudahH3063
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒le.mish.pe.cho.Tamto clans theirH4940
לְשֵׁלָ֗הle.she.Lahof ShelahH7956
מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chat[the] clan ofH4940
הַשֵּׁ֣לָנִ֔יha.She.la.Nithe Shelahite[s]H8024
לְפֶ֕רֶץle.Fe.retzof PerezH6557
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַתmish.Pa.chat[the] clan ofH4940
הַפַּרְצִ֑יha.par.Tzithe Perezite[s]H6558
לְזֶ֕רַחle.Ze.rachof ZerahH2226
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַתmish.Pa.chat[the] clan ofH4940
הַזַּרְחִֽי\׃ha.zar.Chithe Zerahite[s]H2227

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Cross references for Numbers 26:20

  • 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 were Hezron and Hamul.

  • 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.

  • 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 of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him. And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. …

  • 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.

  • Nehemiah 11:4

    And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;

  • 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 again no more. And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. …

  • 1 Chronicles 4:21

    The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

  • Nehemiah 11:6

    All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.

  • Matthew 1:3

    And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

  • Ruth 4:18-22

    Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, …

  • Luke 3:33

    Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

  • 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 way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Shelah.
Ge 38:5,11,14,26-30; 1Ch 4:21
Pharez.
Ge 38:27-29; 46:12; Ru 4:18-22; 1Ch 2:3-8; Ne 11:4,6,24
Perez.
Mt 1:3; Lu 3:33
Phares. Zerah.
Ge 38:30; 46:12
Zarah.
1Ch 2:4; Ne 11:24

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Context

  • Numbers 26:19

    The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

  • 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.

  • Numbers 26:21

    And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

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Numbers 26:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y fueron los hijos de Judá por sus familias: de Sela, la familia de los Selaitas; de Phares, la familia de los Pharesitas; de Zera, la familia de los Zeraitas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les fils de Juda, selon leurs familles: de Shéla, la famille des Shélanites; de Pérets, la famille des Partsites; de Zérakh, la famille des Zarkhites.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es waren die Söhne Judas nach ihren Geschlechtern: von Schela das Geschlecht der Schelaniter; von Perez das Geschlecht der Parziter; von Serach das Geschlecht der Sarchiter.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fueruntque filii Juda per cognationes suas: Sela, a quo familia Selaitarum: Phares, a quo familia Pharesitarum: Zare, a quo familia Zareitarum.