Numbers 26:42-43·~1 min
The Tribe of Dan
Dan’s descendants are named by their clans, all under the Shuhamite line, and the tribe’s total is given. The entry is especially compressed.
T42hese were the descendants of Dan by their clans: 43These were the clans of Dan. All of them were Shuhamite clans, and their registration numbered... 64,400.
Section summaryDan’s descendants are listed under the Shuhamite clans, and the tribe’s number is recorded as 64,400. The chapter’s rhythm stays spare and steady, carrying the census toward its complete national total.
Role in the chapterThis section serves the cumulative work of the census. Dan’s entry helps round out the count of Israel without interrupting the chapter’s measured pace.