Numbers 26:23
21 And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
22 These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.
Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:
24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
25 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.
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Compare
- BSB
- These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,
- KJV
- Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:
- WEB
- The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
- ASV
- The sons of Issachar after their families: [of] Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
- DARBY
- The sons of Issachar, after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puah, the family of the Punites;
- BLB
- The sons of Issachar by their clans: Of Tola, the clan of the Tolaite; of Puvah, the clan of the Punite;
- ÅB
- Issakars barn var etter sine slekter: Fra Tola tola'ittenes slekt, fra Puva punittenes slekt,
- OTB
- Etterkommerne av Issakar etter deres familier var: fra Tola, tola'ittenes familie; fra Puva, punittenes familie;
- B1930
- Issakars barn var efter sine ætter: Fra Tola tola'ittenes ætt, fra Puva punittenes ætt,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 46:13
And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
Read in context1 Chronicles 7:1
Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
Read in contextGenesis 30:17–18
And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.
Read in contextNumbers 2:5
And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
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