Numeri 26:47 (Numbers 26:47)

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Nm 26:47 hæ cognationes filiorum Aser, et numerus eorum quinquaginta tria millia quadringenti.

These are the clans of the sons of Aser, and their number was fifty-three thousand four hundred.

# Latin Gloss Grammar Tag
1 hæ these NOM.PL.F.DEM
2 cognationes clans NOM.PL.F
3 filiorum of the sons GEN.PL.M
4 Aser Asher INDECL.NOUN
5 et and CONJ
6 numerus number NOM.SG.M
7 eorum of them GEN.PL.M.PERS
8 quinquaginta fifty INDECL.NUM
9 tria three NOM.PL.N.NUM
10 millia thousand NOM.PL.N
11 quadringenti four hundred NOM.PL.M.NUM

Syntax

Identification Clause: hæ cognationes filiorum Aser concludes the genealogical listing of the clan divisions descended from Aser.

Subject: hæ cognationes serves as the implied subject of the identification statement.

Genitive Relationship: filiorum Aser identifies the clans as belonging to the descendants of Aser.

Coordinated Census Statement: et numerus eorum introduces the census total for the clans listed.

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

Numerical Predicate: quinquaginta tria millia quadringenti states the total population counted for the tribe of Aser.

Morphology

  1. hæ — Lemma: hic; Part of Speech: demonstrative pronoun; Form: nominative plural feminine; Function: modifies cognationes; Translation: “these”; Notes: points to the clan divisions just enumerated.
  2. cognationes — Lemma: cognatio; Part of Speech: noun; Form: nominative plural feminine, 3rd declension; Function: subject of the implied identification statement; Translation: “clans”; Notes: refers to the family divisions of Aser.
  3. filiorum — Lemma: filius; Part of Speech: noun; Form: genitive plural masculine, 2nd declension; Function: dependent genitive modifying cognationes; Translation: “of the sons”; Notes: identifies the descendants from whom the clans arise.
  4. Aser — Lemma: Aser; Part of Speech: proper noun; Form: indeclinable singular; Function: dependent identifier modifying filiorum; Translation: “Aser”; Notes: son of Iacob and ancestor of the tribe.
  5. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: indeclinable coordinating conjunction; Function: joins the identification statement to the census statement; Translation: “and”; Notes: links two closely related declarations.
  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. eorum — Lemma: is; Part of Speech: pronoun; Form: genitive plural masculine; Function: dependent genitive modifying numerus; Translation: “of them”; Notes: refers to the descendants of Aser.
  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. tria — Lemma: tres; Part of Speech: numeral; Form: nominative plural neuter; Function: completes the number fifty-three; Translation: “three”; 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. quadringenti — Lemma: quadringenti; Part of Speech: numeral; Form: nominative plural masculine; Function: completes the numerical predicate; Translation: “four hundred”; Notes: completes the total of 53,400.

 

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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