King James Version
Numbers 26:49 in the King James Version says “Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.”
Numbers 26:49 · KJV
These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.
These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
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“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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