KJV King James Version
Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
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Numbers 1:36
Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
From the sons of Benjamin, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
WEB World English Bible
Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
ASV American Standard Version
Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Of the sons of Benjamin—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host—
Surrounding context — Numbers 1
33 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Ephraim, [were] forty thousand and five hundred.
34 Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
35 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Manasseh, [were] thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
36 Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
37 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Benjamin, [were] thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
38 Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
39 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe of Dan, [were] threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
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לִבְנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childבִנְיָמִ֔ןH1144 · bin.ya.minBenjaminתּוֹלְדֹתָ֥םH8435 · to.le.dahgenerationלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖םH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyלְבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplaceאֲבֹתָ֑םH1 · avfatherבְּמִסְפַּ֣רH4557 · mis.parnumberשֵׁמֹ֗תH8034 · shemnameמִבֶּ֨ןH1121 · benson: childעֶשְׂרִ֤יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyשָׁנָה֙H8141 · sha.nehyearוָמַ֔עְלָהH4605 · ma.alaboveכֹּ֖לH3605 · kolallיֹצֵ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeצָבָֽא׃H6635 · tsa.vaarmy
Cross-references
Genesis 49:27Benjamin shall ravin [as] a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.Genesis 46:21And the sons of Benjamin [were] Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.Genesis 35:16-18And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.Numbers 26:38-41The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:Genesis 44:20And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.2 Chronicles 17:17And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.Revelation 7:8Of the tribe of Zabulon [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin [were] sealed twelve thousand.
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