18 Fheſe are the families of the children of Gad. according to thoſe that were numbred of them, fourty thouſand and five hundred #.
Fewer by above 5000 than there were 1a their laſt numbring, Numb. 2.15.
19 * The ſons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. :
20 And the ſons of Judah after their families were ; of Shelah,the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Phaizites : of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
21 And the ſonsof Pharez x were ; of Heſron, the family of the Heſronites ; of Hamul, the family of the Humuiites.
* Which though J:4ahs Grandchildrenare here mentioned among his ſons, becaule they are pur in the ſtead of Er and Onan, which died before.
22 Theſe are the families of Judah,according to thoſe that were numbred of them, threeſcore and ſixteen thouſand and five hundred y»
y About 2000 more than they were, Num. 1. 27. whereas the fore- going Tribes wer- all diminiſh<0d. rhis Trive was now encreaſed,2nd the bleſſing promiſed tn that Tribe above the reſt, Ger. 49. 8. doth herein begin to ſhew it ſelf. ? =
2 * Of the ſons of Iffachar after their families : of Tola, the family of the Toiaices + of Pua z, the family of the Punites.
z Called alſo Phavah, Gen. 46. 13. as his brother Jajbub, verſe 24. is called Job, Gen. 46. 13. ; :
24 Ot jaibub, the family of the Jaſhubites ; of Shim- ron, the family ofthe Shimcomires. :
25 Theſe -re the tamilies of lifachar, according to thoſe chat were numbred ot them, threeſcore and four thouſand and three hundred 4.
a A great increaſe. Compare Numb. 2. 6. |
26 Of* the ſons of Zebulun, after their families, of Sered, the families of the Sardites: of Elon, the tamily ot the Elonites : of Jahlcel, the family of the Jahleelices.
27 Theſe are the families of the Zebulunites, accor- ding to thoſe that were numbred of them, threeſcore thouſand and tive hundred 5b.
bþ Whereas before they were but 57400 in Numb. x. 31.and 2.8. So that Judahs camp was much encrealed, as Revbens was much
diminiſhed,
25 * The ſons of Joſeph, after their families, were Manaſleh and Ephraim.
29 Of the ſons of Manaſſeh 8 of * Machir, the fa- mily of che Machirites : and Machir begar Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadires. |
c Gilead is here mentioned as Machirs only ſon, and therefore ſome conceive that the family of the Machirites, and of the Gileaartes, are one end the ſame family. only called by cwo n-mes, firſt Machirites, bur afre: wards Gileaditcs. Others make them diſtin families, becauſ: Machir had other children, Gen. 50- 23- 1 Chron. 7. i4, 15, 16. which are callcd by their fathers name, Machirites ; whereas the children of his e/deft ſon Gilead are called by his name, Gzleadites. But though Machir had other children, it ſeems they and their politcriry were extin& ar this time, and that Machir alone was left and his poſteriry, as may be gathered by comparing this and the following Verſes with Jef. 17. 1,2,3. and 1 Chron. 7. 14, 15, 16,17, 18, 19.
20 Theſe are the ſons of Gilead, of Jeezer d, the family of the Jeezerires : of Helek, the family of the Helekites.
d Called alſo Abiezer, Jof. 17. 2. Judg. 6. 11, 34. 1 Chron. 7, 18.
21 And of Afriel, the family of the Aſnelites ; and of Sechem, the family of che Sechemites :
22 And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites : and of Hepber, the family of the Hepherites.
23 And * Zelophead the ſon of Hepher had no ſons but daughters : and the names of the daughters of Ze- lophead, were Mahluh, and Noah, Hogiah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
34 Theſe are the families of Manafſeh, and choſe that were numbred of them, fifry and two thouſand and ſeven hundred e.
e Whereas they were but 32200. in Num. 1.35. So they are now increaſed above 20000. according to that prophecy, Gen. 49. 22.
Theſe are the fons of Ephraim, after their fami- lies : of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhires : of Becher f, the family of the Bachrites ; of Tahan, the f-mily of the Tahanires.
t Called alſo Bered, 1 Chron. 7. 20,
B E R S. | 36 And'theſe arethe ſons of Shuthelah : the family of the Eranites.
evident from Scripture-inſtances.
37 Theſe are the familics of the ſons of Ephraim, ac- cording to thoſe that were numbred of them thirty and ewo thouſand and five hundred. Theſe are the ſors of Joſeph after their fimilies.
Bela, thefamily of the Belaites: of Aſhbel 3, thef amily of the Aſhbelitesz of Ahiram &,the family ofthe Ahiramites:
h Who were ten, Gen. 46. 21. whereof only five are here menti- oned, the reſt probab'y, together with their families, being extinCt ere this time. 7z Called alſo Fedaiel, 1 Chros. 7. 6. kCalled alfo Abarah, 1 Chron 8. 1. and Ehi. Gen. 46. 21.
39 Of Shupham } the family of the Shuphamites : of —— _ wy family of the Huphamites. alled a! Called Heppinn, pre bg 125 Lie on 0p DO
49 And the ſons of Bela were Ard and Naaman : of Ard 1, the family of the Ardites : and of Naaman. the family of the Naamites. ;
» Or, Arde, and by tranſpoſition, Adar, 1 Chron: $. $.
41 Theſe aze the ſonsof Benjamin atter their families: and they that were numbred of them, were fourty and five thouſand and ſix hundred.
42 Theſe are the ſons of Dan after their families : of Shuham o, che family of the Shuhamices. Theſe are the ates gy Dan after their families p.
0 Called, anſpoſition, 'm. Gen. families he fey ng - 055 ory na on þ The greater
43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to choſe that were numbred of them, were threeſcore and four thouſand aad four hundred 4.
7 All fromone ſon and family, whereas of Benjamin who had t:n ſans, and here five families, there were only 45600 to ſhew that the
increaſe of families depends lingly upon God's blefling and good pleature.
of the Jeſuires z of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. r Called Ju, Gen. 46.17. where alſo there is another ſon of Aſber named, to wit. 1buah, waoſe family ſeems now to be loſt.
45 Of che ſons of Beriah: of Heber, thefamily of th Heberites : of Maichiel, the family of the Malchielites 46 Andthe name of the daughter ot Aſher,was Sarah s.
5 Who ſeems to be here mentioned becauſe the was a woman of maſculine wiſdom, or courage, or other vertue.
' 47 Theſe are the tamilies of the ſons of Aſher, accor- ding to thoſe that were numbred of them who were fity and three thouſand and iour hundred z.
# Whereas they were oniy 41500 in Numb; 1. 41.
48 * Ot the ſons oft Naphrali after their families : Jahzeel, the family ofthe Jahzeelites : of Guni mily of the Gunites : :