Numbers 26:22

These were the clans of Judah, and their registration numbered 76,500.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses records the second census at the plains of Moab, detailing the military-ready men of each tribe before the conquest of Canaan. The verse specifically identifies the enrolled clans belonging to the tribe of Judah.

The words — מִשְׁפְּחֹת יְהוּדָה (mishpeḥot Yehudah) literally renders "clans of Judah," while לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם (lipequdehem) denotes "their enrolled men." These terms anchor the verse in administrative accounting rather than genealogical storytelling.

The thread — This registration parallels the first census in Numbers 1:26 and establishes Judah’s military position under its standard in Numbers 2:3. The tribe's prominence later echoes Jacob's blessing in Genesis 49:8 regarding Judah's future leadership.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition of Judah's organized strength as a divinely ordered population ready for territorial inheritance. It requires the reader to track how tribal structure functions as the foundation for Israel's covenantal advance.

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The Hebrew words

אֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehthese מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥תmish.pe.Chot[were] [the] clans of יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudah לִפְקֻדֵיהֶ֑םli/f.ku.dei./Hemto/ enrolled [men]/ their שִׁשָּׁ֧הshi.Shahsix וְשִׁבְעִ֛יםve./shiv.'Imand/ seventy אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousand וַחֲמֵ֥שׁva./cha.Meshand/ five מֵאֽוֹת׃ סme.'othundred<s>

King James Version

These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

Cross-references

Genesis 49:8 Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
Numbers 1:26 From the sons of Judah, 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,
Numbers 2:3 On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
1 Chronicles 5:2 And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
Psalms 115:14 May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
Hebrews 7:14 For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.