Numbers 26:7

7 These were the families of Reuben. The total number of men was 43,730.

Numbers 26:7 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 26:7

(See Gill on Numbers 26:5)

Numbers 26:7 In-Context

5 Reuben was Israel's firstborn. The descendants of Reuben were the family of Hanoch, the family of Pallu,

6 the family of Hezron, and the family of Carmi.

7 These were the families of Reuben. The total number of men was 43,730.

8 Eliab was the son of Pallu,

9 and Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram were the sons of Eliab. (It was Dathan and Abiram, men chosen by the community, who defied Moses and Aaron's authority. They joined Korah's followers when they defied the LORD's authority.