Genesis 35:25
23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
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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
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
Read in contextGenesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
Read in contextGenesis 46:23–25
And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
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