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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).