Numbers 26:5-7
Context26:5 Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The Reubenites: from 1 Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the family of the Palluites; 26:6 from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Carmi, the family of the Carmites. 26:7 These were the families of the Reubenites; and those numbered of them were 43,730. 2
Numbers 26:15-18
Context26:15 The Gadites by their families: from Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; from Haggi, the family of the Haggites; from Shuni, the family of the Shunites; 26:16 from Ozni, 3 the family of the Oznites; from Eri, 4 the family of the Erites; 26:17 from Arod, 5 the family of the Arodites, and from Areli, the family of the Arelites. 26:18 These were the families of the Gadites according to those numbered of them, 40,500. 6
1 tc The Hebrew text has no preposition here, but one has been supplied in the translation for clarity. Cf. vv. 23, 30, 31, 32.
2 sn The Reubenites had decreased from 46,500 to 43,730.
3 tc The MT of Gen 46:16 reads this as “Ezbon.”
4 tc The Greek version and Smr have “Ad[d]i,” probably by confusion of letters.
5 tc Gen 46:16 and the LXX here read “Arodi.”
6 sn The Gadites decreased from 45,650 to 40,500.