KJV ORIGINAL
And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
From Shemida came the family group called the Shemidaites, and from Hepher came the family group called the Hepherites.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is listing two more family groups that descended from specific ancestors as part of Israel's official census.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the second census of Israel taken near the end of their 40 years in the wilderness, just before entering the Promised Land. Moses and Eleazar were counting all the tribes and family groups to determine how the land would be divided among them. These particular families were part of the tribe of Manasseh, one of Joseph's sons.
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