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.
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The sons of Perez: Hezron and the Hezronite clan, Hamul and the Hamulite clan.
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These were the clans of Judah. They numbered 76,500.
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The sons of Issachar by clans: Tola and the Tolaite clan, Puah and the Puite clan,
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Jashub and the Jashubite clan, Shimron and the Shimronite clan.
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These were the clans of Issachar. They numbered 64,300.
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