These were the descendants of Issachar by their clans: The Tolaite clan from Tola, the Punite clan from Puvah,
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
- KJV Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:
- NKJV The sons of Issachar according to their families were: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puah, the family of the Punites;
- NASB The sons of Issachar by their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
- NLT These were the clans descended from the sons of Issachar: The Tolaite clan, named after their ancestor Tola. The Puite clan, named after their ancestor Puah.
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Quick answer
The census lists the clans of Issachar by their founding families. The roll continues to the next tribe.
Overview
Issachar's families are recorded by their ancestral heads, maintaining the census structure. Documenting each clan secured the tribe's identity for inheritance and organization. The listing carries forward the orderly accounting of the new generation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 1 Chr 7:1The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
- Gen 46:13The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
- Gen 30:17–18And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
- Num 2:5The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar,
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