Focused Passage

Genesis 46:8-27

God Reassures Israel on the Way to Egypt, the Family Descends in Promise, and Joseph Meets His Father Again

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8 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

9 The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

13 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.

14 The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

15 These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.

16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

17 The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

18 These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.

19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

20 Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

22 These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.

23 The son of Dan: Hushim.

24 The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

25 These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.

26 All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.

27 And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.

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Verse 8

Original words

Now these וְאֵ֨לֶּה H428 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural are the names שְׁמ֧וֹת H8034 Noun - masculine plural construct of the sons בְּנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular Jacob יַעֲקֹ֣ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular and his descendants וּבָנָ֑יו H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular who went הַבָּאִ֥ים H935 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural to Egypt מִצְרַ֖יְמָה H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Reuben רְאוּבֵֽן׃ H7205 Noun - proper - masculine singular Jacob’s יַעֲקֹ֖ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular firstborn בְּכֹ֥ר H1060 Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 9

Original words

The sons וּבְנֵ֖י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Reuben רְאוּבֵ֑ן H7205 Noun - proper - masculine singular Hanoch חֲנ֥וֹךְ H2585 Noun - proper - masculine singular Pallu וּפַלּ֖וּא H6396 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Hezron וְחֶצְר֥וֹן H2696 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Carmi וְכַרְמִֽי׃ H3756 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 10

Original words

The sons וּבְנֵ֣י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Simeon שִׁמְע֗וֹן H8095 Noun - proper - masculine singular Jemuel יְמוּאֵ֧ל H3223 Noun - proper - masculine singular Jamin וְיָמִ֛ין H3226 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ohad וְאֹ֖הַד H161 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Jachin וְיָכִ֣ין H3199 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Zohar וְצֹ֑חַר H6714 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Shaul וְשָׁא֖וּל H7586 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular the son בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of a Canaanite woman הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית׃ H3669 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Jemuel is another name for Nemuel; see Numbers 26:12.
  • Zohar is a variant of Zerah; see Numbers 26:13 and 1 Chronicles 4:24.
Verse 11

Original words

The sons וּבְנֵ֖י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Levi לֵוִ֑י H3878 Noun - proper - masculine singular Gershon גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן H1648 Noun - proper - masculine singular Kohath קְהָ֖ת H6955 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Merari וּמְרָרִֽי׃ H4847 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 12

Original words

The sons וּבְנֵ֣י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular Er עֵ֧ר H6147 Noun - proper - masculine singular Onan וְאוֹנָ֛ן H209 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Shelah וְשֵׁלָ֖ה H7956 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Perez וָפֶ֣רֶץ H6557 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Zerah וָזָ֑רַח H2226 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular but Er עֵ֤ר H6147 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Onan וְאוֹנָן֙ H209 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular died וַיָּ֨מָת H4191 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Canaan כְּנַ֔עַן H3667 Noun - proper - masculine singular The sons בְנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . וַיִּהְי֥וּ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural of Perez פֶ֖רֶץ H6557 Noun - proper - masculine singular Hezron חֶצְר֥וֹן H2696 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Hamul וְחָמֽוּל׃ H2538 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

The sons וּבְנֵ֖י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Issachar יִשָׂשכָ֑ר H3485 Noun - proper - masculine singular Tola תּוֹלָ֥ע H8439 Noun - proper - masculine singular Puvah וּפֻוָּ֖ה H6312 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Job וְי֥וֹב H3102 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Shimron וְשִׁמְרֽוֹן׃ H8110 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Hebrew; SP and Syriac Puah; see 1 Chronicles 7:1.
  • Hebrew; SP and some LXX manuscripts Jashub; see Numbers 26:24 and 1 Chronicles 7:1.
Verse 14

Original words

The sons וּבְנֵ֖י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Zebulun זְבוּלֻ֑ן H2074 Noun - proper - masculine singular Sered סֶ֥רֶד H5624 Noun - proper - masculine singular Elon וְאֵל֖וֹן H356 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Jahleel וְיַחְלְאֵֽל׃ H3177 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 15

Original words

These אֵ֣לֶּה׀ H428 Pronoun - common plural are the sons בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Leah לֵאָ֗ה H3812 Noun - proper - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative born יָֽלְדָ֤ה H3205 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular to Jacob לְיַעֲקֹב֙ H3290 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular in בְּפַדַּ֣ן H6307 Preposition Paddan-aram אֲרָ֔ם H758 Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . וְאֵ֖ת H854 Conjunctive waw | Preposition in addition to his daughter בִתּ֑וֹ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Dinah דִּינָ֣ה H1783 Noun - proper - feminine singular The total כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct number נֶ֧פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct of sons בָּנָ֛יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and daughters וּבְנוֹתָ֖יו H1323 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular [was] thirty-three שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים H7970 Number - common plural . . . וְשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃ H7969 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • That is, northwest Mesopotamia
Verse 16

Original words

The sons וּבְנֵ֣י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Gad גָ֔ד H1410 Noun - proper - masculine singular Ziphion צִפְי֥וֹן H6837 Noun - proper - masculine singular Haggi וְחַגִּ֖י H2291 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Shuni שׁוּנִ֣י H7764 Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezbon וְאֶצְבֹּ֑ן H675 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Eri עֵרִ֥י H6179 Noun - proper - masculine singular Arodi וַֽאֲרוֹדִ֖י H722 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Areli וְאַרְאֵלִֽי׃ H692 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • SP and LXX Zephon; see also Numbers 26:15.
  • Arodi is a variant of Arod; see Numbers 26:17.
Verse 17

Original words

The children וּבְנֵ֣י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Asher אָשֵׁ֗ר H836 Noun - proper - masculine singular Imnah יִמְנָ֧ה H3232 Noun - proper - masculine singular Ishvah וְיִשְׁוָ֛ה H3438 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ishvi וְיִשְׁוִ֥י H3440 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Beriah וּבְרִיעָ֖ה H1283 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and their sister אֲחֹתָ֑ם H269 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Serah וְשֶׂ֣רַח H8294 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular The sons וּבְנֵ֣י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Beriah בְרִיעָ֔ה H1283 Noun - proper - masculine singular Heber חֶ֖בֶר H2268 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Malchiel וּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל׃ H4439 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

These אֵ֚לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural are the sons בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct - אֵ֙לֶּה֙ H428 Pronoun - common plural of Jacob לְיַעֲקֹ֔ב H3290 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular born וַתֵּ֤לֶד H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker to Zilpah זִלְפָּ֔ה H2153 Noun - proper - feminine singular whom אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative Laban לָבָ֖ן H3837 Noun - proper - masculine singular gave נָתַ֥ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to his daughter בִתּ֑וֹ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leah לְלֵאָ֣ה H3812 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular sixteen שֵׁ֥שׁ H8337 Number - feminine singular construct . . . עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה H6240 Number - feminine singular construct in all נָֽפֶשׁ׃ H5315 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 19

Original words

The sons בְּנֵ֤י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Jacob’s יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular wife אֵ֣שֶׁת H802 Noun - feminine singular construct Rachel רָחֵל֙ H7354 Noun - proper - feminine singular Joseph יוֹסֵ֖ף H3130 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Benjamin וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ H1144 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה H4519 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and Ephraim אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ H669 Noun - proper - masculine singular were born וַיִּוָּלֵ֣ד H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to Joseph לְיוֹסֵף֮ H3130 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרַיִם֒ H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Pronoun - relative - יָֽלְדָה־ H3205 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular - לּוֹ֙ Preposition | third person masculine singular by Asenath אָֽסְנַ֔ת H621 Noun - proper - feminine singular daughter בַּת־ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct vvv פּ֥וֹטִי H6319 of Potiphera פֶ֖רַע H6319 Noun - proper - masculine singular priest כֹּהֵ֣ן H3548 Noun - masculine singular construct of On אֹ֑ן H204 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker

BSB notes

  • That is, Heliopolis, as in LXX
Verse 21

Original words

The sons וּבְנֵ֣י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Benjamin בִנְיָמִ֗ן H1144 Noun - proper - masculine singular Bela בֶּ֤לַע H1106 Noun - proper - masculine singular Becher וָבֶ֙כֶר֙ H1071 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ashbel וְאַשְׁבֵּ֔ל H788 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Gera גֵּרָ֥א H1617 Noun - proper - masculine singular Naaman וְנַעֲמָ֖ן H5283 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ehi אֵחִ֣י H278 Noun - proper - masculine singular Rosh וָרֹ֑אשׁ H7220 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Muppim מֻפִּ֥ים H4649 Noun - proper - masculine singular Huppim וְחֻפִּ֖ים H2650 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Ard וָאָֽרְדְּ׃ H714 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 22

Original words

These אֵ֚לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural are the sons בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Rachel רָחֵ֔ל H7354 Noun - proper - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative born יֻלַּ֖ד H3205 Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular to Jacob לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב H3290 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct fourteen אַרְבָּעָ֥ה H702 Number - masculine singular . . . עָשָֽׂר׃ H6240 Number - masculine singular in all נֶ֖פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 23

Original words

The son וּבְנֵי־ H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Dan דָ֖ן H1835 Noun - proper - masculine singular Hushim חֻשִֽׁים׃ H2366 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

The sons וּבְנֵ֖י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Naphtali נַפְתָּלִ֑י H5321 Noun - proper - masculine singular Jahzeel יַחְצְאֵ֥ל H3183 Noun - proper - masculine singular Guni וְגוּנִ֖י H1476 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Jezer וְיֵ֥צֶר H3337 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Shillem וְשִׁלֵּֽם׃ H8006 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 25

Original words

These אֵ֚לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural are the sons בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Jacob לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב H3290 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular born וַתֵּ֧לֶד H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker - אֵ֛לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural to Bilhah בִלְהָ֔ה H1090 Noun - proper - feminine singular whom אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative Laban לָבָ֖ן H3837 Noun - proper - masculine singular gave נָתַ֥ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to his daughter בִּתּ֑וֹ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Rachel לְרָחֵ֣ל H7354 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular seven שִׁבְעָֽה׃ H7651 Number - masculine singular in all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct נֶ֥פֶשׁ נֶ֥פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 26

Original words

All those כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct belonging to Jacob לְיַעֲקֹ֤ב H3290 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular who came הַבָּאָ֨ה H935 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular to Egypt מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular his direct descendants יֹצְאֵ֣י H3318 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct . . . יְרֵכ֔וֹ H3409 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular besides מִלְּבַ֖ד H905 Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct the wives נְשֵׁ֣י H802 Noun - feminine plural construct of Jacob’s יַעֲקֹ֑ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . נֶ֖פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular sons בְנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct [numbered] sixty-six שִׁשִּׁ֥ים H8346 Number - common plural . . . וָשֵֽׁשׁ׃ H8337 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular persons הַ֠נֶּפֶשׁ H5315 Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 27

Original words

And with the two שְׁנָ֑יִם H8147 Number - md - נֶ֣פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular sons וּבְנֵ֥י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct who אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative had been born יֻלַּד־ H3205 Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular to ל֥וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular Joseph יוֹסֵ֛ף H3130 Noun - proper - masculine singular in Egypt בְמִצְרַ֖יִם H4714 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular the members הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ H5315 Article | Noun - feminine singular of Jacob’s יַעֲקֹ֛ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular family לְבֵֽית־ H1004 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct who went הַבָּ֥אָה H935 Article | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular to Egypt [were] מִצְרַ֖יְמָה H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular seventy שִׁבְעִֽים׃פ H7657 Number - common plural in all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct

BSB notes

  • Hebrew; LXX the nine sons, probably including Joseph’s grandsons through Ephraim and Manasseh; see 1 Chronicles 7:14–29.
  • Hebrew (see also Exodus 1:5); LXX (see also Acts 7:14) seventy-five

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