Genesis 46:18
16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
19 The sons of Rachel Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.
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
- These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.
- KJV
- These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
- WEB
- These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob, even sixteen souls.
- ASV
- These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
- DARBY
- These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob: sixteen souls.
- BLB
- These [are] the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob—six [and] ten souls.
- ÅB
- dette var barn av Silpa, som Laban gav sin datter Lea; hun fødte Jakob disse barn, seksten sjeler.
- OTB
- Dette var barna som ble født til Jakob av Silpa, som Laban hadde gitt til sin datter Lea—seksten i alt.
- B1930
- dette var barn av Silpa, som Laban gav sin datter Lea; hun fødte Jakob disse barn, seksten sjeler.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 29:24
And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
Read in contextGenesis 30:9–13
When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
Read in contextExodus 1:4
Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Read in contextGenesis 35:26
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.
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