1 Chronicles 7:5

The Descendants of Issachar · 1 Chronicles 7:1–5

Modern

Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies.

Traditional

And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.

Literal

And their brothers among all the clans of Issachar were mighty men, eighty-seven thousand in all reckoned.

Latin

Fratres quoque eorum per omnem cognationem Issachar robustissimi ad pugnandum, octoginta septem millia numerati sunt.

Hebrew

English

Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies.

This chapter provides the genealogies of the remaining tribes of Israel.
The sections on the tribes of Issachar, Benjamin, and Asher may come from a military census. These lists are almost the same length, use military terms, record the father's houses, and do not mention settlements.
The tribes of Zebulun and Dan are completely omitted, and Naphtali has only a short record.

Theme notes and profiles

Issachar: Son of Jacob and Leah, forefather of tribe