Numbers 26:23

The Tribe of Issachar

23 These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah, ^[a]

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 And these were the descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul.

22 These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered 76,500.

23 These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,

24 the Jashubite clan from Jashub, and the Shimronite clan from Shimron.

25 These were the clans of Issachar, and their registration numbered 64,300.

Footnotes

• [a]. SP, LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac the Puite clan from Puah; see 1 Chronicles 7:1.