Numbers 26:40

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

Numbers 26:40 in Other Translations

King James Version (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.
English Standard Version (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.
New Living Translation (NLT)
40 These were the subclans descended from the Belaites: The Ardites, named after their ancestor Ard. The Naamites, named after their ancestor Naaman.
The Message Bible (MSG)
40 The sons of Bela through Ard and Naaman: Ard and the Ardite clan, Naaman and the Naamite clan.
American Standard Version (ASV)
40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: [of Ard], the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
40 The descendants of Bela ([through] Ard and Naaman) were the family of Ard and the family of Naaman.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
40 Bela's descendants [from] Ard and Naaman: the Ardite clan [from] Ard; the Naamite clan from Naaman.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
40 Bela's sons came from Ard and Naaman. The Ardite family came from Ard. The Naamite family came from Naaman.

Numbers 26:40 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 26:40

(See Gill on Numbers 26:38)

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" .
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