Numbers 1:38

“Of the sons of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, everyone who went out to the army:”

Numbers 1:38 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 1:38, word by word

Of the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
their generationsתּוֹלְדֹתָtoldota

generations

What comes from someone: his descendants and their history. "These are the generations of..." is the phrase with which Genesis opens each of its sections.

Where else “toldota” appears
by their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpchota” appears
by their fathers’ housesבֵיתvet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

Where else “vet” appears
by their fathers’ housesאֲבֹתָavota

head of family

The head of a family or clan.

Where else “avota” appears
according to the numberמִסְפַּרmispar

number

The amount that results from counting: how many there are.

Where else “mispar” appears
of namesשֵׁמֹתshemot

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shemot” appears
from twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
yearsשָׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shana” appears
old and upwardמַעְלָmala

above

Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".

Where else “mala” appears
who went outיֹצֵאyotse

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yotse” appears
to the armyצָבָאtsava

army

An army.

Where else “tsava” appears

Places in this verse

Dan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Dan

    Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel

    A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.

    The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).

    Judges 18:29Genesis 14:141 Kings 12:29Judges 20:1

The context

37those of them counted from the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

38 · This verse (above)

39those of them counted from the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

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