King James Version
Numbers 26:14 in the King James Version says “These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.”
Numbers 26:14 · KJV
The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:
Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.
The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:
Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“These are the families”
H4940a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
“thousand”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
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