Numbers 26:30
in Numbers 26These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;
KJV
These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:
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This verse in Numbers 26
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
These were the descendants of Manasseh
on Numbers 26:29-34
Manasseh's roll reaches Hepher and Zelophehad, then records five daughters a muster of men who "can serve in the army" had no need of. In chapter 27 they ask a share of the inheritance this census is taken to divide.
This site's exposition
the Iezerite clan from Iezer
The roll of Manasseh runs three generations deep, from Machir to Gilead to the sons of Gilead. Iezer and Helek are the first of those sons to head clans. Matthew Henry counts eight families in Manasseh, so the smallest tribe at Sinai now has the most clans.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵ֚לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [were] [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| גִלְעָ֔ד | gilad | Gilead | H1568 → | 134 times |
| אִיעֶ֕זֶר | ʾiezer | Iezer | H372 → | |
| מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת | mishpachat | [the] clan of | H4940 → | 303 times |
| הָאִֽיעֶזְרִ֑י | haiezri | the Iezerite[s] | H373 → | |
| לְחֵ֕לֶק | lechelek | of Helek | H2507 → | |
| מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת | mishpachat | [the] clan of | H4940 → | 303 times |
| הַֽחֶלְקִֽי׃ | hachelki | the Helekite[s] | H2516 → |
אֵ֚לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
בְּנֵ֣י[were] [the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
גִלְעָ֔דGilead
giladH1568 →134 times
אִיעֶ֕זֶרIezer
ʾiezerH372 →
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת[the] clan of
mishpachatH4940 →303 times
הָאִֽיעֶזְרִ֑יthe Iezerite[s]
haiezriH373 →
לְחֵ֕לֶקof Helek
lechelekH2507 →
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת[the] clan of
mishpachatH4940 →303 times
הַֽחֶלְקִֽי׃the Helekite[s]
hachelkiH2516 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Judges 6:24So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
it leads to
- Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
- Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
- Genesis 22:14
Through
Judges 6:11Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it…
it leads to
- Joshua 17:2
So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of…
- Judges 8:2
But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 11:32
And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
- Joshua 17:2
Through
Judges 6:34So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 24:20
Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments…
- 1 Chronicles 12:18
Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to…
- Judges 3:10
The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against…
- 2 Chronicles 24:20
Where this verse is studied
About Numbers

This page draws on Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary.
