Numbers 26:20 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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וַיִּהְי֣וּvai.yih.Yuand they were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Numbers 26:20 word 1
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Numbers 26:20 word 2
יְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Numbers 26:20 word 3
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒le.mish.pe.cho.Tamto clans their
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: family
Used 302 times. Also: Genesis 8:19, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT Numbers 26:20 word 4
לְשֵׁלָ֗הle.she.Lahof Shelah
Lemma: שֵׁלָה (she.lah) · Strong's: H7956
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shelah
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 38:5, Genesis 38:11, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:26, Genesis 46:12, 1 Chronicles 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7956; TAHOT Numbers 26:20 word 5
מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙mish.Pa.chat[the] clan of
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: family
Used 302 times. Also: Genesis 8:19, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT Numbers 26:20 word 6
הַשֵּׁ֣לָנִ֔יha.She.la.Nithe Shelahite[s]
Lemma: שֵׁלָנִי (she.la.ni) · Strong's: H8024
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Shelanite
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8024; TAHOT Numbers 26:20 word 7
לְפֶ֕רֶץle.Fe.retzof Perez
Lemma: פֶּ֫רֶץ (pe.rets) · Strong's: H6557
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Perez
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 38:29, Genesis 46:12, Numbers 26:21, Ruth 4:12, Ruth 4:18, 1 Chronicles 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6557; TAHOT Numbers 26:20 word 8
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַתmish.Pa.chat[the] clan of
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: family
Used 302 times. Also: Genesis 8:19, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT Numbers 26:20 word 9
הַפַּרְצִ֑יha.par.Tzithe Perezite[s]
Lemma: פַּרְצִי (par.tsi) · Strong's: H6558
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Perezite
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6558; TAHOT Numbers 26:20 word 10
לְזֶ֕רַחle.Ze.rachof Zerah
Lemma: זֶ֫רַח (ze.rach) · Strong's: H2226I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zerah
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 38:30, Genesis 46:12, Joshua 7:1, Joshua 7:18, Joshua 7:24, Joshua 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2226I; TAHOT Numbers 26:20 word 11
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַתmish.Pa.chat[the] clan of
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: family
Used 302 times. Also: Genesis 8:19, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT Numbers 26:20 word 12
הַזַּרְחִֽי\׃ha.zar.Chithe Zerahite[s]
Lemma: זַרְחִי (zar.chi) · Strong's: H2227
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Zerahite
Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 26:13, Joshua 7:17, 1 Chronicles 27:11, 1 Chronicles 27:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2227; TAHOT Numbers 26:20 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| These were | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the descendants | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| by their clans | → | מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family |
| The Shelanite | → | שֵׁלָנִי H8024 Shelanite |
| clan | → | מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family |
| from Shelah | → | שֵׁלָה H7956 Shelah |
| the Perezite | → | פַּרְצִי H6558 Perezite |
| clan | → | מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family |
| from Perez | → | פֶּ֫רֶץ H6557 Perez |
| [and] the Zerahite | → | זַרְחִי H2227 Zerahite |
| clan | → | מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family |
| from Zerah | → | זֶ֫רַח H2226I Zerah |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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