Numbers 26:40

40 The descendants of Bela through Ard and Naaman were: through Ard,^[a] the Ardite clan; through Naaman, the Naamite clan.

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Numbers 26:40 in Other Translations

KJV

40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

ESV

40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the clan of the Ardites; of Naaman, the clan of the Naamites.

NLT

40 These were the subclans descended from the Belaites: The Ardites, named after their ancestor Ard. The Naamites, named after their ancestor Naaman.

MSG

40 The sons of Bela through Ard and Naaman: Ard and the Ardite clan, Naaman and the Naamite clan.

CSB

40 Bela's descendants [from] Ard and Naaman: the Ardite clan [from] Ard; the Naamite clan from Naaman.

Numbers 26:40 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 26:40

(See Gill on Numbers 26:38)

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Numbers 26:40 In-Context

38 The descendants of Benjamin by their clans were: through Bela, the Belaite clan; through Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan; through Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan;

39 through Shupham, the Shuphamite clan; through Hupham, the Huphamite clan.

40 The descendants of Bela through Ard and Naaman were: through Ard, the Ardite clan; through Naaman, the Naamite clan.

41 These were the clans of Benjamin; those numbered were 45,600.

42 These were the descendants of Dan by their clans: through Shuham, the Shuhamite clan. These were the clans of Dan:

Cross References 1

1. S Genesis 46:21; 1 Chronicles 8:3

Footnotes 1

[a]. Samaritan Pentateuch and Vulgate (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text does not have "through Ard" .