³⁰ Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, ^(A)“You have ^(B)troubled me ^(C)by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; ^(D)and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.”

⁸ Now ^(A)these were the names of the children of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: ^(B)Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn.

Israel’s Suffering in Egypt

1 Now ^(A)these are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt; each man and his household came with Jacob: ² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; ³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ⁴ Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.