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46:5 g Ge 45:19
46:6 h Dt 26:5 ;
Jos 24:4 ; Ps 105:23 ; Isa 52:4 ; Ac 7:15
46:7 i Ge 45:10 46:8 j Ex 1:1 ; Nu 26:4
46:9 k 1Ch 5:3
46:10 l Ge 29:33 ; Nu 26:14 m Ex 6:15
46:11 n Ge 29:34 ; Nu 3:17
46:12 o Ge 29:35 p 1Ch 2:5 ; Mt 1:3
46:13 q Ge 30:18 r 1Ch 7:1
46:14 s Ge 30:20
46:16 t Ge 30:11 u Nu 26:15
46:17 v Ge 30:13 ; 1Ch 7:30‐31
46:18 w Ge 30:10 x Ge 29:24
46:19 y Ge 44:27
46:20 z Ge 41:51 a Ge 41:52
46:21 b Nu 26:38-41 ; 1Ch 7:6-12 ; 8:1
46:25 c Ge 30:8 d Ge 29:29 and their wives in the carts g that Phar aoh had sent to trans port him . 6 So Ja cob and all his offspring went to Egypt , h tak ing with them their live stock and the pos ses sions they had ac quired in Ca naan . 7 Ja cob brought with him to Egypt his sons and grand sons and his daughters and granddaughters — ​all his offspring . i
8 These are the names of the sons of Is rael j ( Ja cob and his de scen dants ) who went to Egypt :
Reuben the firstborn of Jacob . 9 The sons of Reu ben : k
Ha nok , Pallu , Hez ron and Karmi . 10 The sons of Sim eon : l
Jemuel , m
Ja min , Ohad , Ja kin , Zo har and Shaul the son of a Ca naan ite woman . 11 The sons of Levi : n
Gershon , Kohath and Merari . 12 The sons of Judah : o
Er , Onan , She lah , Pe rez and Ze rah ( but Er and Onan had died in the land of Ca naan ). The sons of Pe rez : p
Hezron and Hamul . 13 The sons of Issachar : q
Tola , Puah , a r Jashub b and Shimron .
14 The sons of Zebulun : s
Sered , Elon and Jahleel .
15 These were the sons Leah bore to Ja cob in Pad dan Aram , c be sides his daugh ter Di nah . These sons and daugh ters of his were thirty- three in all .
16 The sons of Gad : t Zephon , d u Haggi , Shuni , Ez bon , Eri , Ar odi and Areli .
17 The sons of Asher : v Imnah , Ishvah , Ishvi and Beriah . Their sister was Serah . The sons of Be riah :
Heber and Malkiel . 18 These were the chil dren born to Ja cob by Zil pah , w whom La ban had given to his daughter Leah x
— ​sixteen in all .
19 The sons of Jacob ’ s wife Rachel : Joseph and Benjamin . y
20 In Egypt , Manasseh z and Ephraim a were born to Jo seph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera , priest of On . e
21 The sons of Benjamin : b
Bela , Be ker , Ash bel , Gera , Na a man , Ehi , Rosh , Mup pim , Hup pim and Ard . 22 These were the sons of Ra chel who were born to Ja cob — ​four teen in all .
23 The son of Dan : Hushim .
24 The sons of Naph tali : Jahziel , Guni , Jezer and Shillem .
25 These were the sons born to Ja cob by Bil hah , c whom La ban had given to his daugh ter Rachel d
— ​seven in all . a 13 Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac ( see also 1 Chron . 7:1 ); Masoretic Text Puvah b 13 Samaritan Pentateuch and some
Septuagint manuscripts ( see also Num . 26:24 and 1 Chron . 7:1 ); Masoretic Text Iob c 15 That is , Northwest Mesopotamia d 16 Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint ( see also Num . 26:15 ); Masoretic Text Ziphion e 20 That is , Heliopolis
about 150 miles ( 240 kilometers ). They leave no living family member in Canaan . 46:8 – 27 A list of Jacob ’ s family interrupts the report of Jacob ’ s journey . It is arranged on the basis of his two wives and their two maidservants : Leah ’ s children ( vv . 8 – 15 ), Zilpah ’ s children ( vv . 16 – 18 ), Rachel ’ s children ( vv . 19 – 22 ), and Bilhah ’ s children ( vv . 23 – 25 ). A concluding summary follows the lists of names ( vv . 26 – 27 ). This register includes all of Jacob ’ s offspring , not just those who accompanied him down to Egypt ( e . g ., Er and Onan [ v . 12 ] died in Canaan , and Joseph and his sons [ v . 20 ] were already in Egypt ). 46:8 – 15 Those associated with Leah comprise six sons , one daughter , 25 grandchildren , and two great-grandsons , for a total of 34 ( but see v . 15 and note ).
46:8 Reuben the firstborn of Jacob . Placed at the start of the list , reflecting that he was the first son born to Jacob ( 29:32 ). However , due to Reuben ’ s inappropriate relationship with Bilhah ( 35:22 ), Jacob gave the privileged status of firstborn to Joseph ( 1 Chr 5:1 – 2 ). 46:15 thirty-three . The list names 34 people , not 33 ( see note on vv . 8 – 15 ). This somewhat obvious discrepancy is not easy to explain . Ohad ( v . 10 ) is missing from similar lists in Num 26:12 – 13 ; 1 Chr 4:24 . Consequently , some scholars suggest that his name should be deleted here . Another possible explanation is that Dinah ( v . 15 ), as the only woman listed , should be excluded from the total . Yet , v . 15 specifically refers to “ sons and daughters .” To complicate the picture further , Er and Onan ( v . 12 ) died in Canaan ( 38:2 – 10 ) and should not be counted among those who migrate to Egypt . Additionally , Perez ’ s two sons , Hezron and Hamul ( v . 12 ), were probably born in Egypt . 46:18 Zilpah . Leah ’ s maidservant ( 29:24 ); she became a surrogate mother when Leah appeared unable to have more children ( 30:9 – 12 ; 35:26 ). 46:19 Joseph . He is included in the list even though he and his family were already in Egypt ( see note on vv . 8 – 27 ). 46:22 Rachel . Although she was Jacob ’ s favorite wife ( 29:18 – 20,30 – 31 ), she was initially unable to have children and was jealous of her sister Leah ( 30:1 ). 46:25 Bilhah . Rachel ’ s maidservant ( 29:29 ); she became a surrogate mother when Rachel was unable to have children ( 30:3 – 8 ).