And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
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Verse 20 is found in chapter 26 of Numbers. After the plague, God commands a new census of the community. The enumeration by tribes identifies the new generation that will receive the land. The implicit comparison with the first census shows the effect of the wilderness events: the previous adult generation has largely disappeared and another generation now occupies its place in the project of entering Canaan.
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Es waren aber die Kinder Juda's in ihren Geschlechtern: Sela, daher das Geschlecht der Selaniter kommt; Perez, daher das Geschlecht der Pereziter kommt; Serah, daher das Geschlecht der Serahiter kommt.
Y fueron los hijos de Judá por sus familias: de Sela, la familia de los Selaitas; de Phares, la familia de los Pharesitas; de Zera, la familia de los Zeraitas.
Los hijos de Judá, por sus clanes: de Sela, el clan de los selaítas; de Fares, el clan de los faresitas; de Zera, el clan de los zeraítas.
Voici les fils de Juda, selon leurs familles: de Schéla descend la famille des Schélanites; de Pérets, la famille des Péretsites; de Zérach, la famille des Zérachites.
E i figliuoli di Giuda, distinti per le lor nazioni, furono, di Sela, la nazione de’ Selaniti; di Fares, la nazione de’ Farsiti; di Zara, la nazione degli Zariti.
Assim os filhos de Judá foram segundo as suas famílias; de Selá, a família dos selanitas; de Perez, a família dos perezitas; de Zerá, a família dos zeraítas.
按著宗族, 猶大 的眾子:屬 示拉 的,有 示拉 族;屬 法勒斯 的,有 法勒斯 族;屬 謝拉 的,有 謝拉 族。
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