Numbers 3:17-18

The Summary of Families

3:17 These were the sons ¹  of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

3:18 These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.

Numbers 13:4

13:4 Now these were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;

Numbers 22:15

Balaam Accompanies the Moabite Princes

22:15 Balak again sent princes, ²  more numerous and more distinguished than the first. ³ 

Numbers 26:14

26:14 These were the families of the Simeonites, 22,200. ⁴ 

Numbers 26:27

26:27 These were the families of the Zebulunites, according to those numbered of them, 60,500. ⁵ 

Numbers 34:19

34:19 These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

Numbers 35:29

35:29 So these things must be a statutory ordinance ⁶  for you throughout your generations, in all the places where you live.

¹ tn The word “sons of” does at the outset refer to the sons of Levi. But as the listing continues the expression refers more to the family groups of the various descendants.

² tn The construction is a verbal hendiadys. It uses the Hiphil preterite of the verb “to add” followed by the Qal infinitive “to send.” The infinitive becomes the main verb, and the preterite an adverb: “he added to send” means “he sent again.”

³ tn Heb “than these.”

³ sn Before entering Sinai the tribe numbered 59,300, the third largest. Now it was about one-third its original size.

⁴ sn The Zebulunites showed a slight increase from 57,400 to 60,500.

⁵ tn Heb “a statute of judgment” (so KJV).