And the sons of Pallu; Eliab. The curtailment that had occurred in the senior line is introduced here, either in exaltation of God’s grace…

And the sons of Pallu
Or son, the plural for the singular, Pallu having but one son, whose name was Eliab, the fathe…

Moses did not number the people except when God commanded him. Here, the families are registered, as well as the tribes. The total was nearly the s…