KJV King James Version
These [are] the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
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1 Chronicles 2:1
These [are] the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
WEB World English Bible
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
ASV American Standard Version
These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
These are sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 2
1 These [are] the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: [which] three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [were] five.
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Genesis 32:28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.Revelation 7:5-8Of the tribe of Juda [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad [were] sealed twelve thousand.Genesis 35:22-26And 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:Genesis 49:4-28Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou [it]: he went up to my couch.Genesis 35:18And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.Exodus 1:2-4Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,Genesis 46:8-27And these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.Genesis 49:2Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.Numbers 13:4-15And these [were] their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.Genesis 29:32-35And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.Numbers 26:5-65Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, [of whom cometh] the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:Genesis 30:5-24And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.Numbers 1:5-15And these [are] the names of the men that shall stand with you: of [the tribe of] Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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