Numbers 26:32

Study note

Setting — Moses and Eleazar record a second census of the Israelites in the plains of Moab, listing the family subdivisions of the tribe of Manasseh.

The words — מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mishpaḥat) denotes a clan or family unit, while הַ/שְּמִידָעִ֑י (ha-shemidaʿi) identifies the descendants or followers of Shemida.

The thread — The verse continues a systematic census that tracks tribal lineage to establish future land allotments, functioning alongside the surrounding clan lists in Numbers 26.

Why it lands — It requires a reader to recognize that family names in the wilderness census directly determine territorial inheritance and social structure for the coming generation.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.