The Sons of Israel

22 And it came about, while Israel was living in that land, that (A)Reuben went and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it.

Now there were twelve sons of Jacob— 23 (B)the sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, then Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; 24 (C)the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin; 25 and (D)the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s female slave, were Dan and Naphtali; 26 and (E)the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s female slave, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

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22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine(A) Bilhah,(B) and Israel heard of it.

Jacob had twelve sons:

23 The sons of Leah:(C)

Reuben the firstborn(D) of Jacob,

Simeon, Levi, Judah,(E) Issachar and Zebulun.(F)

24 The sons of Rachel:

Joseph(G) and Benjamin.(H)

25 The sons of Rachel’s servant Bilhah:(I)

Dan and Naphtali.(J)

26 The sons of Leah’s servant Zilpah:(K)

Gad(L) and Asher.(M)

These were the sons of Jacob,(N) who were born to him in Paddan Aram.(O)

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Those Who Came to Egypt

Now these are the (A)names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. And the sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10 And the (B)sons of Simeon: [a]Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, [b]Jachin, [c]Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. 11 And the sons of Levi: [d]Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 And the sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the (C)sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 13 And the sons of Issachar: Tola, [e]Puvvah, [f]Iob, and Shimron. 14 And the sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; [g]all his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three. 16 And the (D)sons of Gad: [h]Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, [i]Ezbon, Eri, [j]Arodi, and Areli. 17 And the (E)sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. And the (F)sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. 18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah; and she bore to Jacob these sixteen persons. 19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. 20 (G)Now to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. 21 And the (H)sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, [k]Ehi, Rosh, [l]Muppim, [m]Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; there were fourteen persons in all. 23 And the sons of Dan: [n]Hushim. 24 And the sons of Naphtali: [o]Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and [p]Shillem. 25 These are the (I)sons of Bilhah, whom (J)Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, and she bore these to Jacob; there were seven persons in all.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 46:10 In Num 26:12 and 1 Chr 4:24, Nemuel
  2. Genesis 46:10 In 1 Chr 4:24, Jarib
  3. Genesis 46:10 In Num 26:13 and 1 Chr 4:24, Zerah
  4. Genesis 46:11 In 1 Chr 6:16, Gershom
  5. Genesis 46:13 In Num 26:23, Puvah; in 1 Chr 7:1, Puah
  6. Genesis 46:13 In Num 26:24 and 1 Chr 7:1, Jashub
  7. Genesis 46:15 Lit all the souls of
  8. Genesis 46:16 In Num 26:15, Zephon
  9. Genesis 46:16 In Num 26:16, Ozni
  10. Genesis 46:16 In Num 26:17, Arod
  11. Genesis 46:21 In Num 26:38, Ahiram
  12. Genesis 46:21 In Num 26:39, Shephupham; in 1 Chr 7:12, Shuppim
  13. Genesis 46:21 In Num 26:39, Hupham
  14. Genesis 46:23 In Num 26:42, Shuham
  15. Genesis 46:24 In 1 Chr 7:13, Jahziel
  16. Genesis 46:24 In 1 Chr 7:13, Shallum

These are the names of the sons of Israel(A) (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:

Reuben the firstborn(B) of Jacob.

The sons of Reuben:(C)

Hanok, Pallu,(D) Hezron and Karmi.(E)

10 The sons of Simeon:(F)

Jemuel,(G) Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar(H) and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

11 The sons of Levi:(I)

Gershon,(J) Kohath(K) and Merari.(L)

12 The sons of Judah:(M)

Er,(N) Onan,(O) Shelah, Perez(P) and Zerah(Q) (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).(R)

The sons of Perez:(S)

Hezron and Hamul.(T)

13 The sons of Issachar:(U)

Tola, Puah,[a](V) Jashub[b](W) and Shimron.

14 The sons of Zebulun:(X)

Sered, Elon and Jahleel.

15 These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram,[c](Y) besides his daughter Dinah.(Z) These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.

16 The sons of Gad:(AA)

Zephon,[d](AB) Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.

17 The sons of Asher:(AC)

Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.

Their sister was Serah.

The sons of Beriah:

Heber and Malkiel.

18 These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah,(AD) whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah(AE)—sixteen in all.

19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel:(AF)

Joseph and Benjamin.(AG) 20 In Egypt, Manasseh(AH) and Ephraim(AI) were born to Joseph(AJ) by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.[e](AK)

21 The sons of Benjamin:(AL)

Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.(AM)

22 These were the sons of Rachel(AN) who were born to Jacob—fourteen in all.

23 The son of Dan:(AO)

Hushim.(AP)

24 The sons of Naphtali:(AQ)

Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.

25 These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah,(AR) whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel(AS)—seven in all.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 46:13 Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text Puvah
  2. Genesis 46:13 Samaritan Pentateuch and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Num. 26:24 and 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text Iob
  3. Genesis 46:15 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
  4. Genesis 46:16 Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also Num. 26:15); Masoretic Text Ziphion
  5. Genesis 46:20 That is, Heliopolis