Numbers 26:14
12 The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:
13 Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.
15 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:
16 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- These were the clans of Simeon, and there were 22,200 men.
- KJV
- These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.
- WEB
- These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.
- ASV
- These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.
- DARBY
- These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.
- BLB
- These [are] the clans of the Simeonite, two and twenty thousand and two hundred.
- ÅB
- Dette var simeonittenes slekter, to og tyve tusen og to hundre.
- OTB
- Dette var familiene til simeonittene, og de som ble talt, var 22 200.
- B1930
- Dette var simeonittenes ætter, to og tyve tusen og to hundre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 1:22–23
Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Read in contextNumbers 2:12–13
And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Read in context