KJV King James Version
The 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:
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Numbers 26:38
The 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:
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,
WEB World English Bible
The 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;
ASV American Standard Version
The 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;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Sons of Benjamin by their families: of Bela is the family of the Belaite; of Ashbel the family of the Ashbelite; of Ahiram the family of the Ahiramite;
Surrounding context — Numbers 26
35 These [are] the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
36 And these [are] the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
37 These [are] the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These [are] the sons of Joseph after their families.
38 The 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:
39 Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: [of Ard], the family of the Ardites: [and] of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
41 These [are] the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them [were] forty and five thousand and six hundred.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
בְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childבִנְיָמִן֮H1144 · bin.ya.minBenjaminלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒H4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyלְבֶ֗לַעH1106 · be.laBelaמִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙H4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהַבַּלְעִ֔יH1108 · bal.iBelaiteלְאַשְׁבֵּ֕לH788 · ash.belAshbelמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהָֽאַשְׁבֵּלִ֑יH789 · ash.be.liAshbeliteלַאֲחִירָ֕םH297 · a.chi.ramAhiramמִשְׁפַּ֖חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyהָאֲחִירָמִֽי׃H298 · a.chi.ra.miAhiramite
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 8:1Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,Genesis 46:2And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here [am] I.Genesis 46:21And the sons of Benjamin [were] Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.1 Chronicles 7:6-12[The sons] of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
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