🔢WEB · Numbers 26:37
What does Numbers 26:37 mean?
"These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families."
— Numbers 26:37 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
These are the families of Manasseh. Those who were counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
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;
of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
Explanation
This verse comes at the close of a section listing the clans of Ephraim, one of the two tribes descended from Joseph (the other being Manasseh). In plain terms, the verse simply reports a number: when the various family groups within
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