Numbers 26:20

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;

📖 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 sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah, (and Er and Onan die in the land of Canaan.) And sons of Pharez are Hezron and Hamul.
• Neh 11:24 : 24 And Pethahiah son of Meshezabeel, of the sons of Zerah, son of Judah, `is' by the hand of the king, for every matter of the people.
• Matt 1:3 : 3 and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,
• Luke 3:33 : 33 the `son' of Amminadab, the `son' of Aram, the `son' of Esrom, the `son' of Pharez,
• Ruth 4:18-22 : 18 And these are genealogies of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, 19 and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminidab, 20 and Amminidab 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 Sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, first-born of Judah, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him to death. 4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law hath borne to him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah `are' five. 5 Sons of Pharez: Hezron, and Hamul. 6 And sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; all of them five. 7 And sons of Carmi: Achar, troubler of Israel, who trespassed in the devoted thing. 8 And sons of Ethan: Azariah.
• 1 Chr 4:21 : 21 Sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, and Laadah father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the service of fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;
• Neh 11:4 : 4 And in Jerusalem have dwelt of the sons of Judah, and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalaleel, of the sons of Perez;
• Neh 11:6 : 6 all the sons of Perez who are dwelling in Jerusalem `are' four hundred sixty and eight, men of valour.
• Gen 38:5 : 5 and she addeth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Shelah; and he was in Chezib in her bearing him.
• Gen 38:11 : 11 And Judah saith to Tamar his daughter-in-law, `Abide a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son groweth up;' for he said, `Lest he die -- even he -- like his brethren;' and Tamar goeth and dwelleth at her father's house.
• Gen 38:14 : 14 and she turneth aside the garments of her widowhood from off her, and covereth herself with a vail, and wrappeth herself up, and sitteth in the opening of Enayim, which `is' by the way to Timnath, for she hath seen that Shelah hath grown up, and she hath not been given to him for a wife.
• Gen 38:26-30 : 26 And Judah discerneth and saith, `She hath been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to Shelah my son;' and he hath not added to know her again. 27 And it cometh to pass in the time of her bearing, that lo, twins `are' in her womb; 28 and it cometh to pass in her bearing, that `one' giveth out a hand, and the midwife taketh and bindeth on his hand a scarlet thread, saying, `This hath come out first.' 29 And it cometh to pass as he draweth back his hand, that lo, his brother hath come out, and she saith, `What! thou hast broken forth -- on thee `is' the breach;' and he calleth his name Pharez; 30 and afterwards hath his brother come out, on whose hand `is' the scarlet thread, and he calleth his name Zarah.