Genesis 46:24
22 These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.
23 The son of Dan: Hushim.
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.
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- BSB
- The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
- KJV
- And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
- WEB
- The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.
- ASV
- And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
- DARBY
- And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
- BLB
- And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
- ÅB
- og Naftalis sønner: Jahse'el og Guni og Jeser og Sillem;
- OTB
- Naftalis sønner het Jahseel, Guni, Jeser og Sjillem.
- B1930
- og Naftalis sønner: Jahse'el og Guni og Jeser og Sillem;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 7:13
The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum —the descendants of Bilhah.
Read in context2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
Read in contextNumbers 1:15
and from Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”
Read in context1 Chronicles 12:34
From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.
Read in contextNumbers 26:48–50
These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans: The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel, the Gunite clan from Guni,
Read in contextGenesis 30:7–8
And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:23
Concerning Naphtali he said: “Naphtali is abounding with favor, full of the blessing of the LORD; he shall take possession of the sea and the south.”
Read in contextGenesis 49:21
Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
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