And the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהby their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםwere:יִּהְיוּof Shelah,לְשֵׁלָהthe familyמִשְׁפַּחַתof the Shelanites;הַשֵּׁלָנִיof Perez,לְפֶרֶץthe familyמִשְׁפַּחַתof the Perezites;הַפַּרְצִיof Zerah,לְזֶרַחthe familyמִשְׁפַּחַתof the Zerahites.הַזַּרְחִי
Numbers 26:20
Study it in the app“And the sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 26:20, word by word
- And the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- by their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchota” appears- wereיִּהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- of Shelahשֵׁלָהshela
Shelah
Shelah, the third son of Judah.
Where else “shela” appears- of the Shelanitesשֵּׁלָנִיshelani
Shelanite
Shelanite: a descendant of Shelah, of the tribe of Judah.
Where else “shelani” appears- of Perezפֶרֶץferets
Perez
Perez, "breach": a son of Judah and Tamar, ancestor of King David.
Where else “ferets” appears- of the Perezitesפַּרְצִיpartsi
Perezite
Perezite: a descendant of Perez, of the tribe of Judah.
Where else “partsi” appears- of Zerahזֶרַחzerach
Zerah
Zerah, the name of several people: above all a son of Judah and Tamar, twin of Perez; also a grandson of Esau, the father of a king of Edom, a Cushite who attacked Judah, and others.
Where else “zerach” appears- of the Zerahitesזַּרְחִיzarchi
Zerahite
Zerahite: a descendant of Zerah.
Where else “zarchi” appears
The context
19The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
20 · This verse (above)
21And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.