Numeri 26:34 (Numbers 26:34)

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 26:34 hæ sunt familiæ Manasse, et numerus earum, quinquaginta duo millia septingenti.

These are the families of Manasse, and their number was fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

# Latin Gloss Grammar Tag
1 hæ these NOM.PL.F.DEM
2 sunt are 3PL.PRES.ACT.IND
3 familiæ families NOM.PL.F
4 Manasse of Manasseh INDECL.NOUN
5 et and CONJ
6 numerus number NOM.SG.M
7 earum of them GEN.PL.F.PERS
8 quinquaginta fifty INDECL.NUM
9 duo two NOM.PL.M.NUM
10 millia thousand NOM.PL.N
11 septingenti seven hundred NOM.PL.M.NUM

Syntax

Main Clause: hæ sunt familiæ Manasse concludes the genealogical listing of the clan divisions of Manasse.

Subject: hæ familiæ functions as the subject of sunt.

Dependent Identifier: Manasse identifies the tribe to which the families belong.

Coordinated Clause: et numerus earum introduces the census total of the families.

Subject of Census Statement: numerus functions as the implied subject of the census declaration.

Numerical Predicate: quinquaginta duo millia septingenti states the total population counted for the tribe of Manasse.

Morphology

  1. hæ — Lemma: hic; Part of Speech: demonstrative pronoun; Form: nominative plural feminine; Function: modifies familiæ; Translation: “these”; Notes: points to the clan groups just enumerated.
  2. sunt — Lemma: sum; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person plural present active indicative; Function: copulative verb; Translation: “are”; Notes: links the subject with its identification.
  3. familiæ — Lemma: familia; Part of Speech: noun; Form: nominative plural feminine, 1st declension; Function: subject of sunt; Translation: “families”; Notes: refers to the clan divisions of Manasse.
  4. Manasse — Lemma: Manasse; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: indeclinable singular; Function: dependent identifier modifying familiæ; Translation: “Manasse”; Notes: patriarchal ancestor of the tribe.
  5. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: indeclinable coordinating conjunction; Function: joins the census statement to the identification clause; Translation: “and”; Notes: links the two related assertions.
  6. numerus — Lemma: numerus; Part of Speech: noun; Form: nominative singular masculine, 2nd declension; Function: subject of the implied census statement; Translation: “number”; Notes: refers to the census total.
  7. earum — Lemma: is; Part of Speech: pronoun; Form: genitive plural feminine; Function: dependent genitive modifying numerus; Translation: “of them”; Notes: refers back to the families of Manasse.
  8. quinquaginta — Lemma: quinquaginta; Part of Speech: numeral; Form: indeclinable cardinal numeral; Function: part of numerical predicate; Translation: “fifty”; Notes: first component of the census total.
  9. duo — Lemma: duo; Part of Speech: numeral; Form: nominative plural masculine; Function: completes the number fifty-two; Translation: “two”; Notes: combines with quinquaginta to form the total.
  10. millia — Lemma: mille; Part of Speech: numeral noun; Form: nominative plural neuter; Function: part of numerical predicate; Translation: “thousand”; Notes: denotes groups of one thousand.
  11. septingenti — Lemma: septingenti; Part of Speech: numeral; Form: nominative plural masculine; Function: completes the numerical predicate; Translation: “seven hundred”; Notes: completes the total of 52,700.

 

About Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Born around 346 A.D. in Stridon, St. Jerome was a scholar fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew whose ascetic discipline and deep engagement with Scripture prepared him for a monumental task: translating the Bible into Latin. Commissioned by Pope Damasus I around 382 A.D., Jerome began by revising the flawed Old Latin Gospels, then expanded his work to the entire Bible. For the New Testament, he corrected Latin texts using Greek manuscripts; for the Old Testament, he translated most books directly from Hebrew—a controversial but principled choice. His final Psalter, however, followed the Greek Septuagint tradition for liturgical use. This composite translation, later known as the Vulgate (editio vulgata), became the authoritative biblical text of the Western Church, formally endorsed at the Council of Trent in 1546. The Vulgate’s influence extends beyond theology into textual criticism and Latin education. As one of the earliest translations grounded in original-language scholarship, it offers a vital witness to the state of biblical texts in late antiquity. Jerome’s lexical and syntactic decisions are studied to trace manuscript history and assess variant readings. Its elegant Latin, consistent in grammar and rich in vocabulary, became a model for medieval and Renaissance learning, bridging classical and ecclesiastical Latin. More than a translation, the Vulgate helped define Christian doctrine, preserved the Latin language, and laid essential groundwork for the critical study of Scripture—remaining indispensable to students of Latin, theology, and textual history.
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