Genesis 46:25
23 And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob’s sons’ wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
27 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.
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 Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.
- KJV
- These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
- WEB
- These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel, his daughter, and these she bore to Jacob: all the souls were seven.
- ASV
- These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
- DARBY
- These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob: all the souls were seven.
- BLB
- These [are] the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob—seven souls in all.
- ÅB
- dette var sønnene til Bilha, som Laban gav sin datter Rakel; hun fødte Jakob disse barn, i alt syv sjeler.
- OTB
- Dette var sønnene som ble født til Jakob av Bilha, som Laban hadde gitt til sin datter Rakel—syv i alt.
- B1930
- dette var sønnene til Bilha, som Laban gav sin datter Rakel; hun fødte Jakob disse barn, i alt syv sjeler.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 29:29
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
Read in contextGenesis 35:22
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
Read in contextExodus 1:2
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Read in contextGenesis 35:25
And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
Read in contextGenesis 30:3–8
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
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