52 S Genesis 46:8
8 These are the n
ames of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who
went to Egypt:
Reuben the firstborn of Jacob.
9 The sons of Reuben:
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
10 The sons of Simeon:
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite
woman.
11 The sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
12 The sons of Judah:
Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan had died in the
land of Canaan).
The sons of Perez:
Hezron and Hamul.
13 The sons of Issachar:
Tola, Puah, a Jashub b and Shimron.
14 The sons of Zebulun:
Sered, Elon and Jahleel.
15 These were the sons Leah bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, c besides his
daughter Dinah. These sons and daughters of his were thirty-three in all.
16 The sons of Gad:
Zephon, d Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Areli.
17 The sons of Asher:
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah.
Their sister was Serah.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.
18 These were the children born to Jacob by Zilpah, whom Laban had given
to his daughter Leah — sixteen in all.
19 The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel:
Joseph and Benjamin. 20 In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born
to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. e
21 The sons of Benjamin:
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and
Ard.
22 These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob — fourteen in all.
23 The son of Dan:
Hushim.
24 The sons of Naphtali:
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem.
25 These were the sons born to Jacob by Bilhah, whom Laban had given to
his daughter Rachel — seven in all.
26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob — those who were his direct de
scendants, not counting his sons’ wives — numbered sixty-six persons. 27 With
the two sons f who had been born to Joseph in E
gypt, the members of Jacob’s
family, which went to Egypt, were seventy g in all.
28 Now Jacob sent Judah a
head of him to Joseph to get directions to Go
shen. When they arrived in the region of Goshen, 29 Joseph had his chariot
made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph
appeared before him, he t hrew his arms a
round his father h and wept for a
long time.
a 13
Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 7:1); Masoretic Text Puvah
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 f 27 Hebrew; Septuagint the nine children g 27 Hebrew (see also Exodus
1:5 and note); Septuagint (see also Acts 7:14) seventy-five h 29 Hebrew around him
b 13