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These areאֵלֶּהthe sonsבְּנֵיof Gilead:גִלְעָדIezer,אִיעֶזֶרthe familyמִשְׁפַּחַתof the Iezerites;הָאִיעֶזְרִיof Helek,לְחֵלֶקthe familyמִשְׁפַּחַתof the Helekites;הַחֶלְקִי
Numbers 26:30
Study it in the app“These are the sons of Gilead: Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 26:30, word by word
- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Gileadגִלְעָדgilad
Gilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appears- Iezerאִיעֶזֶרiezer
Iezer
Iezer, a descendant of Gilead, of the tribe of Manasseh. Elsewhere he is called Abiezer.
Where else “iezer” appears- the familyמִשְׁפַּחַתmishpachat
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpachat” appears- of the Iezeritesאִיעֶזְרִיiezri
Iezerite
Iezerite: a descendant of Iezer, of the tribe of Manasseh.
Where else “iezri” appears- of Helekחֵלֶקchelek
Helek
Helek, a descendant of Gilead, of the tribe of Manasseh. The name means "portion."
Where else “chelek” appears- of the Helekitesחֶלְקִיchelki
Helekite
Helekite: a descendant of Helek, of the tribe of Manasseh.
Where else “chelki” appears
Places in this verse
Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
The context
29The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir fathered Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
30 · This verse (above)
31and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;