Numbers 26:40

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: [of Ard], the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־בֶ֖לַע אַ֣רְדְּ וְנַעֲמָ֑ן מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הָֽאַרְדִּ֔י לְנַֽעֲמָ֔ן מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽנַּעֲמִֽי׃

Transliteration

And wayyihyû bənê-ḇelaʿ ʾard and naʿămān: mišpaḥat the ʾardî; to naʿămān mišpaḥat the naʿămî.

Grammar Details

*wayyihyû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they were/became
*bənê*: construct state, masculine plural of *bēn* - sons of
*ḇelaʿ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Bela
*ʾard*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ard
*naʿămān*: proper noun, masculine singular - Naaman
*mišpaḥat*: construct state, feminine singular - family/clan of
*ʾardî*: gentilic adjective, masculine singular - Ardite
*naʿămî*: gentilic adjective, masculine singular - Naamite

Word Meanings

*wayyihyû*: and they were/became/existed
*bənê*: sons/descendants/members
*mišpaḥat*: family/clan/household

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 8:3 : 3 And Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

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