Numbers 26:23

23 The descendants of Issachar by their clans were: through Tola, the Tolaite clan; through Puah, the Puite^[a] clan;

Numbers 26:23 in Other Translations

23 Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:

23 The sons of Issachar according to their clans: of Tola, the clan of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the clan of the Punites;

23 These were the clans descended from the sons of Issachar: The Tolaite clan, named after their ancestor Tola. The Puite clan, named after their ancestor Puah.

23 The sons of Issachar by clans: Tola and the Tolaite clan, Puah and the Puite clan,

23 The sons of Issachar after their families: [of] Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;

23 The families descended from Issachar were the family of Tola, the family of Puah,

23 Issachar's descendants by their clans: the Tolaite clan from Tola; the Punite clan from Puvah;

23 Here are the names of Issachar's sons. They are listed by their families. The Tolaite family came from Tola. The Puite family came from Puah.

Numbers 26:23 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 23-25. Of the sons of Issachar, after their families
This tribe was numbered next to Judah, because it was under his standard. Two of his sons are a little differently named than they are ( Genesis 46:13 ) instead of Phuvah one is called Pua, and instead of Job another is called here Jashub; this tribe consisted of four families, and the number of warlike men in it was 64,300; their increase since the last numbering of them is 9900.

Numbers 26:23 In-Context

21 The descendants of Perez were: through Hezron, the Hezronite clan; through Hamul, the Hamulite clan.

22 These were the clans of Judah; those numbered were 76,500.

23 The descendants of Issachar by their clans were: through Tola, the Tolaite clan; through Puah, the Puite clan;

24 through Jashub, the Jashubite clan; through Shimron, the Shimronite clan.

25 These were the clans of Issachar; those numbered were 64,300.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 46:13; 1 Chronicles 7:1

Footnotes

• [a]. Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text "through Puvah, the Punite"