The Meaning of Numbers 26:28 Explained

Numbers 26:28

KJV: The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim.

YLT: Sons of Joseph by their families are Manasseh and Ephraim.

Darby: The sons of Joseph, after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

ASV: The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The sons  of Joseph  after their families  [were] Manasseh  and Ephraim. 

What does Numbers 26:28 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 26

1  The sum of all Israel is taken in the plains of Moab
52  The law of dividing among them the inheritance of the land
57  The families and number of the Levites
63  None but Caleb and Joshua was left of those who were numbered at Sinai

What do the individual words in Numbers 26:28 mean?

The sons of Joseph according to their families by Manasseh and Ephraim [were]
בְּנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֖ף לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וְאֶפְרָֽיִם

בְּנֵ֥י  The  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יוֹסֵ֖ף  of  Joseph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄוסֵף  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel.
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם  according  to  their  families  by 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
וְאֶפְרָֽיִם  and  Ephraim  [were] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶפְרַיִם  
Sense: second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh.

What are the major concepts related to Numbers 26:28?

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