Ver. 38-41. The sons of Benjamin, after their families This tribe was numbered next to Ephraim, being under his standard. Five of the sons of Benjamin are omitted, perhaps because they died without issue, and so no families sprang from them; the names of the five sons mentioned vary a little from the names of them in ( Genesis 46:21 ) instead of Ehi, it is here Ahiram; and instead of Huppim and Muppim, it is here Shupham and Hupham; from these last five were the families of the Belaite, Ashbelite, Ahiramite, Shuphamite, and Huphamite; and from the eldest of them sprang two other families, the Ardite and Naamite, from Ard and Naaman, two sons of Bela; the number of men in these families was 45,600, so that here was an increase of 10,200.
36
To Symaer, the family of the Symaerites; and to Opher, the family of the Opherites.
37
And to Salpaad the son of Opher there were no sons, but daughters: and these the names of the daughters of Salpaad; Mala, and Nua, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa.
38
These the families of Manasse according to their numbering, fifty-two thousand and seven hundred.
39
And these the children of Ephraim; to Suthala, the family of the Suthalanites; to Tanach, the family of the Tanachites.
40
These the sons of Suthala; to Eden, the family of the Edenites.