Of the sons of Dan, their descendants by their families, by their fathers’ households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go to war,
Parallel translations
- WEB Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
- KJV Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
- BSB From the sons of Dan, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- NKJV From the children of Dan, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:
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Quick answer
Dan's men are counted by families and names, all able for war. The census proceeds to the next tribe.
Overview
Dan, a son of Bilhah, is numbered fully among Israel. The consistent method affirms the equal covenant standing of all the tribes. Dan would later become the second-largest tribe, as the following verse records.
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Cross-references · 4
- Gen 46:23The son of Dan: Hushim.
- Num 26:42–43These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.
- Gen 30:5–6Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.
- Gen 49:16–17“Dan will judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
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