The Meaning of Numbers 26:5 Explained

Numbers 26:5

KJV: Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:

YLT: Reuben, first-born of Israel -- sons of Reuben: of Hanoch is the family of the Hanochite; of Pallu the family of the Palluite;

Darby: Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: the children of Reuben: of Enoch, the family of the Enochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

ASV: Reuben, the first-born of Israel; the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Reuben,  the eldest  son of Israel:  the children  of Reuben;  Hanoch,  [of whom cometh] the family  of the Hanochites:  of Pallu,  the family  of the Palluites: 

What does Numbers 26:5 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 26:5 mean?

Reuben [was] the firstborn of Israel the sons of Reuben [were of] Hanoch the family of the Hanochites of] Pallu of the Palluite
רְאוּבֵ֖ן בְּכ֣וֹר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּנֵ֣י רְאוּבֵ֗ן חֲנוֹךְ֙ מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַחֲנֹכִ֔י לְפַלּ֕וּא הַפַּלֻּאִֽי

רְאוּבֵ֖ן  Reuben 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְאוּבֵן  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Leah.
בְּכ֣וֹר  [was]  the  firstborn 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
בְּנֵ֣י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
רְאוּבֵ֗ן  of  Reuben 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְאוּבֵן  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Leah.
חֲנוֹךְ֙  [were  of]  Hanoch 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲנׄוךְ 
Sense: eldest son of Cain.
מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת  the  family 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
הַחֲנֹכִ֔י  of  the  Hanochites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲנׄכִי  
Sense: descendants of Hanoch.
לְפַלּ֕וּא  of]  Pallu 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פַּלּוּא  
Sense: the 2nd son of Reuben, father of Eliab, and progenitor of a family of Israel.
הַפַּלֻּאִֽי  of  the  Palluite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פַּלֻּאִי  
Sense: descendants of Pallu, the 2nd son of Reuben.