“As for the sons of Merari, you are to number them by their families and by their clans.

So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the community numbered the Kohathites by their families and by clans,

The Issacharites by their families: from Tola, the family of the Tolaites; from Puah, the family of the Puites;

These are the Benjaminites, according to their families, and according to those numbered of them, 45,600. ¹ 

The Naphtalites by their families: from Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; from Guni, the family of the Gunites;

These who are named above were the leaders of their clans. Their extended families increased greatly in numbers.

Their relatives, listed according to their families, ¹  included Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber – seven in all.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites by their families. ¹ 

Beriah, and Shema. They were leaders of the families living in Aijalon and chased out the inhabitants of Gath.

Their relatives, listed in their genealogical records, numbered 956. All these men were leaders of their families. ¹ 

His son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders of their families, for they were highly respected.

They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for. ¹ 

Prepare yourselves by your families according to your divisions, as instructed ¹  by King David of Israel and his son Solomon.

Yet he protected ¹  the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.

who must be silenced because they mislead whole families by teaching for dishonest gain what ought not to be taught.

From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to its language, according to their families, by their nations.

These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.

These are the sons of Shem according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and according to their nations.

These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations, and from these the nations spread ¹  over the earth after the flood.

These were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, according to their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,