Numbers 26:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The descendants of Judah by their families: The family of Shelah from Shelah; the family of the Shelanites. The family of Perez from Perez; the family of the Perezites. The family of Zerah from Zerah; the family of the Zerahites.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּהְי֣וּ בְנֵי־יְהוּדָה֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְשֵׁלָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַשֵּׁ֣לָנִ֔י לְפֶ֕רֶץ מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַפַּרְצִ֑י לְזֶ֕רַח מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַזַּרְחִֽי׃

Transliteration

And wayyihyû sons of-Yəhûdāh to mišpəḥōtām to Šēlāh mišpaḥat the Šēlānî to Pereṣ mišpaḥat the Parṣî to Zeraḥ mišpaḥat the Zarḥî

Grammar Details

• *wayyihyû*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they were
• *Yəhûdāh*: proper noun - Judah
• *mišpəḥōtām*: noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their families
• *Šēlāh*: proper noun - Shelah
• *mišpaḥat*: noun, feminine singular construct - family/clan of
• *Šēlānî*: gentilic adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the Shelanite
• *Pereṣ*: proper noun - Perez
• *Parṣî*: gentilic adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the Perezite
• *Zeraḥ*: proper noun - Zerah
• *Zarḥî*: gentilic adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the Zerahite

Word Meanings

• *mišpəḥōtām*: their families/clans/relatives
• *mišpaḥat*: family/clan/relatives

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the sons{H1121} of Judah{H3063} after their families{H4940} were: of Shelah,{H7956} the family{H4940} of the Shelanites;{H8024} of Perez,{H6557} the family{H4940} of the Perezites;{H6558} of Zerah,{H2226} the family{H4940} of the Zerahites.{H2227}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the sons{H1121} of Judah{H3063} after their families{H4940} were; of Shelah{H7956}, the family{H4940} of the Shelanites{H8024}: of Pharez{H6557}, the family{H4940} of the Pharzites{H6558}: of Zerah{H2226}, the family{H4940} of the Zarhites{H2227}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But the childern of Iuda in their kynred were: Sela of whom cometh the kynred of the Selamites: and of Phares cometh the kynred of ye Pharesites: and of Serah cometh the kynred of the Serahites.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But ye children of Iuda in their kyndreds, were, Sela: of whom cometh the kynred of the Selanites. Phares: of whom cometh the kynred of the Pharesites. Serah: of whom cometh ye kynred of ye Serahites.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So were the sonnes of Iudah after their families: of Shelah came the familie of ye Shelanites: of Pharez, the familie of the Pharzites, of Zerah, the familie of the Zarhites.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But the chyldren of Iuda after their kinredes, were Sela, of whom cometh the kinred of the Selanites: Phares, of whom commeth the kinred of the Pharezites: Zareh, of whom cometh the kinred of the Zarehites.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And sons of Judah, by their families, are: of Shelah the family of the Shelanite; of Pharez the family of the Pharzite; of Zerah the family of the Zarhite;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelahites: of Perez, the family of the Perezites: of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And the Judahites by their families were: from Shelah, the family of the Shelahites; from Perez, the family of the Perezites; and from Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 46:12 : 12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. However, Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
• Neh 11:24 : 24 Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, from the descendants of Zerah, son of Judah, was the king's representative for every matter concerning the people.
• Matt 1:3 : 3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar; Perez was the father of Hezron; Hezron was the father of Ram.
• Luke 3:33 : 33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
• Ruth 4:18-22 : 18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, 19 Hezron fathered Ram, and Ram fathered Amminadab, 20 Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon, 21 Salmon fathered Boaz, and Boaz fathered Obed, 22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.
• 1 Chr 2:3-8 : 3 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua, the Canaanite. However, Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and He put him to death. 4 Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, gave birth to Perez and Zerah. The total number of Judah’s sons was five. 5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 6 The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all. 7 The son of Carmi was Achar (the troubler of Israel), who was unfaithful by violating the devoted things. 8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.
• 1 Chr 4:21 : 21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah, were Er, the father of Lecah; Laadah, the father of Mareshah; and the families of the house of linen workers at Beth-Ashbea.
• Neh 11:4 : 4 Some from the descendants of Judah and the descendants of Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, from the family of Perez.
• Neh 11:6 : 6 The descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem totaled 468 capable men.
• Gen 38:5 : 5 She gave birth to yet another son and named him Shelah. Judah was in Chezib when she gave birth to him.
• Gen 38:11 : 11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, 'Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up,' for he thought, 'He might die too, just like his brothers.' So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.
• Gen 38:14 : 14 So she took off her widow's garments, covered herself with a veil, wrapped herself up, and sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. She saw that Shelah had grown up, but she had not been given to him as a wife.
• Gen 38:26-30 : 26 Judah recognized them and said, 'She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.' And he did not have relations with her again. 27 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb. 28 As she was giving birth, one of them extended his hand, and the midwife tied a scarlet thread around it, saying, 'This one came out first.' 29 But then he pulled his hand back, and his brother came out. She said, 'What a breach you have made for yourself!' So he was named Perez. 30 Afterward, his brother came out with the scarlet thread on his hand, and he was named Zerah.