Numbers 26:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

📖 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

Referenced Verses

• Gen 46:12 : 12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
• Neh 11:24 : 24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.
• Matt 1:3 : 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
• Luke 3:33 : 33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
• Ruth 4:18-22 : 18 Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, 19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, 20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, 21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, 22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
• 1 Chr 2:3-8 : 3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him. 4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 5 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. 6 And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. 7 And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed. 8 And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
• 1 Chr 4:21 : 21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
• Neh 11:4 : 4 And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;
• Neh 11:6 : 6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
• Gen 38:5 : 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
• Gen 38:11 : 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.
• Gen 38:14 : 14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
• Gen 38:26-30 : 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. 27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. 30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.