Numbers 26:15
in Numbers 26These were the descendants of Gad by their clans: The Zephonite clan from Zephon, the Haggite clan from Haggi, the Shunite clan from Shuni,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;
KJV
The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:
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This verse in Numbers 26
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThe children of Gad, after their families tribe was numbered next to Simeon,.... because it lay encamped with that under the standard of Reuben. There is a little variation in the names of two or three of his sons, from those by which they are called Gen 46:16, instead of Ziphion, here Zephon; and for Haggai, here Haggi; and what is much wider, for Ezbon, here Ozni.
This site's exposition
These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans
on Numbers 26:12-18
Simeon comes out of the wilderness at 22,200, down from 59,300 at Sinai, the largest fall of any tribe. Chapter 25:14 had just named Zimri, the man slain at Peor, as "the leader of a Simeonite family".
This site's exposition
The Zephonite clan from Zephon
John Gill explains that Gad follows Simeon because both camped under the standard of Reuben. He also notes that several names differ from the list in Genesis 46:16, where Zephon appears as Ziphion. John Wesley suggests that names were sometimes added or changed on occasions Scripture does not record.
The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| גָד֮ | gad | Gad | H1410 → | 72 times |
| לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ | lemishpechotam | to clans their | H4940 → | 303 times |
| לִצְפ֗וֹן | litzfon | of Zephon | H6827 → | |
| מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ | mishpachat | [the] clan of | H4940 → | 303 times |
| הַצְּפוֹנִ֔י | hatzefoni | the Zephonite[s] | H6831 → | |
| לְחַגִּ֕י | lechagi | of Haggi | H2291 → | |
| מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת | mishpachat | [the] clan of | H4940 → | 303 times |
| הַֽחַגִּ֑י | hachagi | the Haggite[s] | H2291 → | |
| לְשׁוּנִ֕י | leshuni | of Shuni | H7764 → | |
| מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת | mishpachat | [the] clan of | H4940 → | 303 times |
| הַשּׁוּנִֽי׃ | hashuni | the Shunite[s] | H7765 → |
בְּנֵ֣י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
גָד֮Gad
gadH1410 →72 times
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒to clans their
lemishpechotamH4940 →303 times
לִצְפ֗וֹןof Zephon
litzfonH6827 →
מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙[the] clan of
mishpachatH4940 →303 times
הַצְּפוֹנִ֔יthe Zephonite[s]
hatzefoniH6831 →
לְחַגִּ֕יof Haggi
lechagiH2291 →
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת[the] clan of
mishpachatH4940 →303 times
הַֽחַגִּ֑יthe Haggite[s]
hachagiH2291 →
לְשׁוּנִ֕יof Shuni
leshuniH7764 →
מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת[the] clan of
mishpachatH4940 →303 times
הַשּׁוּנִֽי׃the Shunite[s]
hashuniH7765 →
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
Genesis 46:16The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
it leads to
- Numbers 26:15–17
These were the descendants of Gad by their clans: The Zephonite clan from Zephon, the Haggite clan from Haggi, the Shunite clan from Shuni,
- Genesis 30:11
Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
- Numbers 1:11
from Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;
- Numbers 1:24–25
From the sons of Gad, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 26:15–17
Through
Numbers 2:14Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,
it leads to
- Numbers 1:14
from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
- Numbers 7:42
On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, drew near.
- Numbers 10:20
and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.
- Numbers 7:47
and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
- Numbers 1:14
Where this verse is studied
About Numbers
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.