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Genesis 46:6-28
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Genesis 46:6-28
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6 So they took their livestock and their goods, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to Egypt, (A)Jacob and all his descendants with him. 7 His sons and his sons’ sons, his daughters and his sons’ daughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt.
8 Now (B)these were the names of the children of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: (C)Reuben was Jacob’s firstborn. 9 The (D)sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 10 (E)The sons of Simeon were [a]Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, [b]Jachin, [c]Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. 11 The sons of (F)Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 The sons of (G)Judah were (H)Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). (I)The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 13 The sons of Issachar were Tola, [d]Puvah, [e]Job, and Shimron. 14 The (J)sons of Zebulun were Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. 15 These were the (K)sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the persons, his sons and his daughters, were thirty-three.
16 The sons of Gad were [f]Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, [g]Ezbon, Eri, [h]Arodi, and Areli. 17 (L)The sons of Asher were Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, and Serah, their sister. And the sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel. 18 (M)These were the sons of Zilpah, (N)whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bore to Jacob: sixteen persons.
19 The (O)sons of Rachel, (P)Jacob’s wife, were Joseph and Benjamin. 20 (Q)And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him. 21 (R)The sons of Benjamin were Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, (S)Ehi, Rosh, (T)Muppim, [i]Huppim, and Ard. 22 These were the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: fourteen persons in all.
23 The son of Dan was [j]Hushim. 24 (U)The sons of Naphtali were [k]Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and [l]Shillem. 25 (V)These were the sons of Bilhah, (W)whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob: seven persons in all.
26 (X)All the persons who went with Jacob to Egypt, who came from his body, (Y)besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, were sixty-six persons in all. 27 And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt were two persons. (Z)All the persons of the house of Jacob who went to Egypt were seventy.
Jacob Settles in Goshen
28 Then he sent Judah before him to Joseph, (AA)to point out before him the way to Goshen. And they came (AB)to the land of Goshen.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 46:10 Nemuel, 1 Chr. 4:24
- Genesis 46:10 Jarib, 1 Chr. 4:24
- Genesis 46:10 Zerah, 1 Chr. 4:24
- Genesis 46:13 Puah, Num. 26:23; 1 Chr. 7:1
- Genesis 46:13 Jashub, Num. 26:24; 1 Chr. 7:1
- Genesis 46:16 Sam., LXX Zephon and Num. 26:15
- Genesis 46:16 Ozni, Num. 26:16
- Genesis 46:16 Arod, Num. 26:17
- Genesis 46:21 Hupham, Num. 26:39
- Genesis 46:23 Shuham, Num. 26:42
- Genesis 46:24 Jahziel, 1 Chr. 7:13
- Genesis 46:24 Shallum, 1 Chr. 7:13
Genesis 46:6-28
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Genesis 46:6-28
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6 So Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt,(A) taking with them their livestock and the possessions(B) they had acquired(C) in Canaan. 7 Jacob brought with him to Egypt(D) his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.(E)
8 These are the names of the sons of Israel(F) (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt:
Reuben the firstborn(G) of Jacob.
9 The sons of Reuben:(H)
Hanok, Pallu,(I) Hezron and Karmi.(J)
10 The sons of Simeon:(K)
Jemuel,(L) Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar(M) and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 The sons of Levi:(N)
Gershon,(O) Kohath(P) and Merari.(Q)
12 The sons of Judah:(R)
Er,(S) Onan,(T) Shelah, Perez(U) and Zerah(V) (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).(W)
The sons of Perez:(X)
Hezron and Hamul.(Y)
13 The sons of Issachar:(Z)
Tola, Puah,[a](AA) Jashub[b](AB) and Shimron.
14 The sons of Zebulun:(AC)
Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
15 These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram,[c](AD) besides his daughter Dinah.(AE) These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.
16 The sons of Gad:(AF)
Zephon,[d](AG) Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.
17 The sons of Asher:(AH)
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,(AI) whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah(AJ)—sixteen in all.
19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel:(AK)
Joseph and Benjamin.(AL) 20 In Egypt, Manasseh(AM) and Ephraim(AN) were born to Joseph(AO) by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.[e](AP)
21 The sons of Benjamin:(AQ)
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.(AR)
22 These were the sons of Rachel(AS) who were born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
25 These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah,(AW) whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel(AX)—seven in all.
26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob—those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives—numbered sixty-six persons.(AY) 27 With the two sons[f] who had been born to Joseph in Egypt,(AZ) the members of Jacob’s family, which went to Egypt, were seventy[g] in all.(BA)
28 Now Jacob sent Judah(BB) ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen.(BC) When they arrived in the region of Goshen,
Footnotes
- Genesis 46:13 Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text Puvah
- Genesis 46:13 Samaritan Pentateuch and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Num. 26:24 and 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text Iob
- Genesis 46:15 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Genesis 46:16 Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also Num. 26:15); Masoretic Text Ziphion
- Genesis 46:20 That is, Heliopolis
- Genesis 46:27 Hebrew; Septuagint the nine children
- Genesis 46:27 Hebrew (see also Exodus 1:5 and note); Septuagint (see also Acts 7:14) seventy-five
Acts 7:14
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