Exodus 1:2

1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

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
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
KJV
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
WEB
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
ASV
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
DARBY
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
BLB
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
ÅB
Ruben, Simeon, Levi og Juda,
OTB
Ruben, Simeon, Levi, sammen med Juda;
B1930
Ruben, Simeon, Levi og Juda,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 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:

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