Genesis 35:25
23 The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
24 The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
26 And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
27 Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
- KJV
- And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
- WEB
- The sons of Bilhah (Rachel’s servant): Dan and Naphtali.
- ASV
- and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel`s handmaid: Dan and Naphtali;
- DARBY
- And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant: Dan and Naphtali.
- BLB
- and the sons of Bilhah, maidservant of Rachel: Dan and Naphtali;
- ÅB
- Og Rakels slavekvinne Bilhas sønner var: Dan og Naftali.
- OTB
- Sønnene til Rakels tjenestekvinne Bilha var Dan og Naftali.
- B1930
- Og Rakels trælkvinne Bilhas sønner var: Dan og Naftali.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 30:4–8
So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,
Read in contextGenesis 37:2
This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.
Read in contextGenesis 46:23–25
The son of Dan: Hushim.
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