King James Version
Numbers 26:30 in the King James Version says “These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:”
Numbers 26:30 · KJV
The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.
Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.
These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:
And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:
And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“These are the sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“the family”
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
“the family”
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
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