Numbers 26:50
Numbers 26:50 in Multiple Translations
These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400.
These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.
These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.
These are the families of Naphtali by their families: and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand, four hundred.
These were the families descended from Naphtali, and they numbered 45,400.
These are the families of Naphtali according to their housholdes, and their nomber, fiue and fourtie thousande and foure hundreth.
These [are] families of Naphtali by their families, and their numbered ones [are] five and forty thousand and four hundred.
These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were counted of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.
These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and four hundred.
These are the kindreds of the sons of Nephtali by their families: whose number was forty-five thousand four hundred.
Berean Amplified Bible — Numbers 26:50
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Numbers 26:50 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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אֵ֛לֶּה
מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת
נַפְתָּלִ֖י
לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם
וּ/פְקֻ֣דֵי/הֶ֔ם
חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה
וְ/אַרְבָּעִ֛ים
אֶ֖לֶף
וְ/אַרְבַּ֥ע
מֵאֽוֹת
אֵ֛לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
Pron
מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
N-fp
נַפְתָּלִ֖י
Naphtâlîy
H5321
Naphtali
N-proper
לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
Prep | N-fp | Suff
וּ/פְקֻ֣דֵי/הֶ֔ם
pâqad
H6485
to reckon
Conj | V-Qal-Inf-c | Suff
חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה
châmêsh
H2568
five
Adj
וְ/אַרְבָּעִ֛ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
forty
Conj | Adj
אֶ֖לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
Adj
וְ/אַרְבַּ֥ע
ʼarbaʻ
H702
four
Conj | Adj
מֵאֽוֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
Adj
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Hebrew Word Reference — Numbers 26:50
אֵ֛לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
"these"
Pron
This Hebrew word is used to point out specific people or things, like saying 'these' or 'those'. It appears in the book of Genesis, where God says 'let there be light' and separates the light from the darkness.
Definition: 1) these 1a) used before antecedent 1b) used following antecedent Aramaic equivalent: el.leh (אֵלֶּה "these" H0429)
Usage: Occurs in 697 OT verses. KJV: an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m). See also: Genesis 2:4; Exodus 35:1; Deuteronomy 1:35.
מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת
mishpâchâh
H4940
"family"
N-fp
This word refers to a family or clan, and can also mean a tribe or nation, such as the people of Israel, emphasizing the importance of family ties.
Definition: 1) clan, family 1a) clan 1a1) family 1a2) tribe 1a3) people, nation 1b) guild 1c) species, kind 1d) aristocrats
Usage: Occurs in 224 OT verses. KJV: family, kind(-red). See also: Genesis 8:19; Numbers 26:41; Esther 9:28.
נַפְתָּלִ֖י
Naphtâlîy
H5321
"Naphtali"
N-proper
Naphtali was a son of Jacob and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He was born to Bilhah, Rachel's servant, and is first mentioned in Genesis 30:8. Naphtali's descendants lived in the region of Galilee.
Definition: A man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.30.8; son of: Israel (H3478) and Bilhah (H1090A); brother of: Dan (H1835H); half-brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Jahzeel (H3183), Guni (H1476), Jezer (H3337) and Shillem (H8006) Also named: Nephthaleim (Νεφθαλείμ "Naphtali" G3508) § Naphtali = "wrestling" 1) the 5th son of Jacob and the 2nd by Bilhah the handmaid of Rachel 2) the tribe descended from Naphtali the son of Jacob 3) the territory assigned to the tribe of Naphtali
Usage: Occurs in 47 OT verses. KJV: Naphtali. See also: Genesis 30:8; Judges 1:33; Psalms 68:28.
לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑/ם
mishpâchâh
H4940
"family"
Prep | N-fp | Suff
This word refers to a family or clan, and can also mean a tribe or nation, such as the people of Israel, emphasizing the importance of family ties.
Definition: 1) clan, family 1a) clan 1a1) family 1a2) tribe 1a3) people, nation 1b) guild 1c) species, kind 1d) aristocrats
Usage: Occurs in 224 OT verses. KJV: family, kind(-red). See also: Genesis 8:19; Numbers 26:41; Esther 9:28.
וּ/פְקֻ֣דֵי/הֶ֔ם
pâqad
H6485
"to reckon"
Conj | V-Qal-Inf-c | Suff
This word means to visit or oversee, and can imply a range of actions, from friendly to hostile. It is used in various contexts, including appointing, avenging, or delivering something into someone's care. The KJV translates it in many ways, including appoint, avenge, or commit.
Definition: : list/count 1) to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pay attention to, observe 1a2) to attend to 1a3) to seek, look about for 1a4) to seek in vain, need, miss, lack 1a5) to visit 1a6) to visit upon, punish 1a7) to pass in review, muster, number 1a8) to appoint, assign, lay upon as a charge, deposit 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be sought, be needed, be missed, be lacking 1b2) to be visited 1b3) to be visited upon 1b4) to be appointed 1b5) to be watched over 1c) (Piel) to muster, call up 1d) (Pual) to be passed in review, be caused to miss, be called, be called to account 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to set over, make overseer, appoint an overseer 1e2) to commit, entrust, commit for care, deposit 1f) (Hophal) 1f1) to be visited 1f2) to be deposited 1f3) to be made overseer, be entrusted 1g) (Hithpael) numbered 1h) (Hothpael) numbered
Usage: Occurs in 269 OT verses. KJV: appoint, [idiom] at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, [idiom] by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overseer, have (the) oversight, punish, reckon, (call to) remember(-brance), set (over), sum, [idiom] surely, visit, want. See also: Genesis 21:1; Numbers 26:47; Psalms 8:5.
חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה
châmêsh
H2568
"five"
Adj
This Hebrew word simply means the number five. It is used throughout the Bible to describe quantities of five, such as five loaves of bread in Matthew 14:17. It can also mean a multiple of five.
Definition: 1) five 1a) five (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of five (with another number) 1c) fifth (ordinal number)
Usage: Occurs in 272 OT verses. KJV: fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece). See also: Genesis 5:6; Numbers 31:45; Ezra 2:66.
וְ/אַרְבָּעִ֛ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
"forty"
Conj | Adj
The number forty is what this Hebrew word represents, often used in the Bible to mark significant periods of time, like the 40 days of rain in Genesis or the 40 years of Israel's wilderness journey.
Definition: forty
Usage: Occurs in 123 OT verses. KJV: -forty. See also: Genesis 5:13; Judges 13:1; Psalms 95:10.
אֶ֖לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
"thousand"
Adj
A thousand, as in Exodus 20:6 where God shows love to thousands of people. It represents a large number or a company of people under one leader, like an army or a group of soldiers.
Definition: : thousand 1) a thousand 1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops
Usage: Occurs in 390 OT verses. KJV: thousand. See also: Genesis 20:16; Joshua 3:4; 2 Kings 18:23.
וְ/אַרְבַּ֥ע
ʼarbaʻ
H702
"four"
Conj | Adj
The number four is a simple counting number in Hebrew, used to describe quantities of things, such as people, objects, or groups.
Definition: four
Usage: Occurs in 277 OT verses. KJV: four. See also: Genesis 2:10; Judges 20:47; Esther 9:21.
מֵאֽוֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
"hundred"
Adj
Means a hundred, used as a simple number or part of a larger number in the Bible. It appears in various forms, including fractions like one one-hundredth. Found in books like Genesis and Psalms.
Definition: 1) hundred 1a) as simple number 1b) as part of larger number 1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100) Aramaic equivalent: me.ah (מְאָה "hundred" H3969)
Usage: Occurs in 511 OT verses. KJV: hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore. See also: Genesis 5:3; Numbers 2:6; Judges 18:17.
Study Notes — Numbers 26:50
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Context — The Tribe of Naphtali
48These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans: The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel, the Gunite clan from Guni,
49the Jezerite clan from Jezer, and the Shillemite clan from Shillem.
50These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400.
51These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all. 52Then the LORD said to Moses,Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Numbers 1:42–43 | From the sons of Naphtali, 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, those registered to the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400. |
| 2 | Numbers 2:29–30 | Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan, and his division numbers 53,400. |
Numbers 26:50 Summary
The verse Numbers 26:50 tells us that there were 45,400 men in the clans of Naphtali, which was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. This number is important because it shows how many people were in the tribe of Naphtali, and it helps us understand the size and organization of the Israelites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land, as promised in Deuteronomy 1:8. The record of the clans of Naphtali also reminds us that God is a God of order and detail, who cares about every person and every family, as seen in Psalm 138:8 and Matthew 10:30. By studying this verse, we can see God's faithfulness and care for His people, and we can learn to trust in His goodness and provision, as seen in Romans 8:28 and Philippians 4:19.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the significance of the number 45,400 in Numbers 26:50?
The number 45,400 represents the total registration of the clans of Naphtali, which is a part of the larger census of the Israelites as described in Numbers 26. This number is important because it shows the growth and size of the tribe of Naphtali, as seen in comparison to other tribes like Judah, which had 76,500 men, as recorded in Numbers 26:22.
Why did God command Moses to take a census of the Israelites?
God commanded Moses to take a census of the Israelites, as seen in Numbers 26:1-4, in order to organize and prepare the people for their conquest of the Promised Land, as promised in Deuteronomy 1:8 and Joshua 1:6.
How does the numbering of the clans of Naphtali relate to the overall purpose of the book of Numbers?
The numbering of the clans of Naphtali in Numbers 26:50 is part of the larger narrative of the book of Numbers, which tells the story of the Israelites' journey from Mount Sinai to the Promised Land, as seen in Numbers 33:1-49 and Deuteronomy 34:1-12.
What can we learn from the genealogical records in the book of Numbers?
The genealogical records in the book of Numbers, such as the record of the clans of Naphtali in Numbers 26:48-50, demonstrate God's faithfulness to His people and His attention to detail in their lives, as seen in Psalm 138:8 and Isaiah 46:10.
Reflection Questions
- What does the numbering of the clans of Naphtali reveal about God's care for His people?
- How does the record of the clans of Naphtali in Numbers 26:48-50 contribute to our understanding of the tribe's history and significance?
- What can we learn from the example of the Israelites' obedience to God's command to take a census, as seen in Numbers 26:1-4?
- In what ways does the book of Numbers, including the record of the clans of Naphtali, point forward to the coming of Jesus Christ and the fulfillment of God's promises, as seen in Luke 3:23-38 and Hebrews 11:1-40?
Gill's Exposition on Numbers 26:50
[See comments on Numbers 26:48]
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 26:50
These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Cambridge Bible on Numbers 26:50
5–51. The twelve secular tribes are numbered, the sacred tribe of Levi being omitted. The names are based upon Genesis 46:8-27, but with the addition of Ephraim and Manasseh, who, having been born in Egypt, could not be reckoned in Gen. among those who went down into Egypt. The total number at the first census, thirty-eight years before (ch. 1) was 603,550; now it Isaiah 601,730. The order of the tribes is the same, except that Manasseh (Numbers 26:29-34) precedes Ephraim (Numbers 26:35-37). Reuben, Simeon, Gad, Ephraim and Naphtali have decreased in numbers, while the other seven have increased. The impossibility of the figures is shewn in note on Numbers 1:46.
Whedon's Commentary on Numbers 26:50
48-50. The sons of Naphtali — This record corresponds with Genesis and 1 Chronicles.